Aftermath TV show cancelled after one season on Syfy and Space. Pictured: James Tupper as Joshua Copeland, Louis Ferreira as Bob “Moondog” Black. (Photo by: Eike Schroter / Aftermath ULC / Syfy.)
While doomsday meteors, mass vanishings, demonic possessions, and serpent gods couldn’t stop the Copeland family, no one is immune to the network TV Powers That Be. The Aftermath TV show on Syfy has been cancelled after its first and only season.
Star James Tupper broke the news that there would be no Aftermath season two, on Twitter. Halfire Entertainment produced the post-apocalyptic sci-fi drama in association with Syfy and Canada’s Space channel. Anne Heche, Julia Sarah Stone, Taylor Hickson, and Levi Meaden also starred.
James Tupper Announces Space and Syfy Have Cancelled Aftermath After One Season
So sad to report #Aftermath will not be getting a second season. #sobummed
— James Tupper (@MrJamesTupper) January 12, 2017
Aftermath Season One Ratings | Syfy
In the US, Aftermath premiered on Tuesday, September 27, 2016 with a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic and 634,000 viewers. While the series never really built on that audience, it did manage to maintain it.
Overall, the first season of Aftermath averaged a 0.16 in the demo and drew an average total audience of 594,000 viewers.
Those numbers currently put Aftermath right in the middle of Syfy’s slate. Out of the 15 Syfy TV shows we have been tracking in to 2016-17 television season, Aftermath ranks seventh, when we sort by either demo ratings or average total audience size.
Although it is a bit of a surprise to see a cable channel cancel a middle-of-the-pack TV series, remember, Aftermath is a Syfy-Space co-production. In other words, the decision was not only Syfy’s to make.
That said, in the recent past, Syfy has cancelled shows that earned better ratings in both measures. When the cable channel cancelled Defiance after three seasons, it was averaging a 0.25 and 1.125 million, respectively. Similarly, Dominion, which was cancelled after two seasons on Syfy, averaged a 0.25 in the demo and 869,000 total viewers.
Aftermath TV show cancelled; no season two on Syfy and Space. Pictured: Louis Ferreira as Bob “Moondog” Black, James Tupper as Joshua Copeland, Julia Sarah Stone as Dana Copeland. (Photo by: Eike Schroter / Aftermath ULC / Syfy.)
Finally, what do you think? Did you watch the first season of the Aftermath TV show? Do you think Syfy and Space should have cancelled or renewed it for a second season? Let us know, below.
I really into this show. Just. Found the show on demand. Bum that they cancel this show. Please rethink about that. Decision. Thank u. Pg
Very upset to hear they won’t be doing season 2. My mom and I just binged watched the whole season on demand. I wish I knew about it earlier so I could have helped the week to week ratings by watching it then. Aftermath was awesome.. and now I’ll never know what happened with Karen Copeland 🙁
I loved aftermath so much! I’m dying for season 2
Makes me glad I don’t subscribe to SyFy and get my shows via torrent.
You do realize the irony of that statement… you’re glad you torrent shows which helps contribute to the low ratings that got it cancelled… and its cancellation further justifies your torrenting? This is why we can’t have nice things isn’t it?
I’m really bummed out!!!! This was a great series with potentially endless possibilities!!! Why not give the show a shot before canceling it!!??? Boo to you Syfy! Big mistake letting this one go… ratings would have definitely went up.
Definitely needs a second season, but more press or something. I never knew it was on. Maybe was on opposite another show I love. IDK. But very well written and acted. Loved it!!1
I stayed up all night watching the first season and seeing that there was one season I was curious. Unbelievable, i can’t believe such a good series got trashed after one season. I wish they would reconsider….i hate seeing such a good story go to waste.
I will no longer be watching any new series on SyFy. I am always thoroughly disappointed when they cancel them. Disappointment in the network itself may be a contributing factor to low ratings.
This is why they can’t get the “ratings” because it seems to be a pattern with all channels that they don’t give a series a chance to survive past the first season. At this point I’m going to stop watching all new shows unless they get pass a 2nd season. I’m personally tired of investing my time to get hooked on a good show, only to have it not renewed. Seen it done with Aftermath, Moonlight, The Secret Circle, Human Target, Kindred: The Embraced, The Lottery, and my favorites that got cancelled which include The Returned, The Gates, Almost Human,… Read more »
Omg! I’m crushed!! This was a GREAT ! PLEASE RECONSIDER!!
Go figure… another good show cancelled. Can you believe I have a file called Cancelled and write down the name of the show. In like 2 yrs I have 78 shows listed. And then they wonder why so many people are cutting the cord.
I don’t know how they know how many people watches a show, but sure they didn’t count me neither! I watched the show more than once, and I was checking every month to see when season 2 starts, but it was cancelled! !! It shouldn’t be cancelled, I am very disappointed, this is the 3Rd show on syfy chanel that I start watching and they cancelled!!! The Syfy channel is not doing things right , the loose me for the next show, because I know, no matter what they will be cancEllington that show anyways ,leaving me again, frustrated and… Read more »
It angers me greatly. Everytime I get into a show I find out it’s been cancelled and that pisses me off. Why put it out and leave it on a cliff hanger if you don’t intend to do anything else with it. You invest all this time draw people and and then BAM it’s a great big middle finger to the audience.and then you have shows that literally suck and they run forever. I’ve lost faith in this world. Of all the trash that gets to stay on the air and they get rid of good shows. Like ghost hunters… Read more »
I was wanting season 2 so bad!!! C’mon Syfy!WHYYY
What a bummer. I was really looking forward to Season 2…