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’m 60 and my sons are 34 and 41. They , their families (10, 14, 16,) and I really enjoyed Aftermath. We all felt it had a good story line, one that kept you on your toes. It’s sad that so many mindless, predictable comedies and so called dramas remain based on T&A and sexual innuendos. Aftermath was a show most all ages could enjoy and relate to. It will be missed….
I really don’t think networks understand Science Fiction viewers or binge watchers AT ALL. You still make the traditional mistakes of the old time executives and look at the short term numbers. You have no forward vision if all you look at are statistics! We nerds eat this stuff up like candy and prefer NOT to watch it on regular TV by waiting each week for the episode to air. That is so not how we do TV anymore. Come on really? Start clueing in on new tech and stop cancelling every 5 seconds of a good thing when the… Read more »
I can stop checking for season two now. I was looking forward to enjoying another season.
Awww my husband and I are so bummed to find out there will not be a second season.. I just hinged out on season one and was excited for season2 .. He was like when fies season 2 come out I looked it up tinfind out it was cancelled. So sad.. I really enjoyed that show.. It’s a shame.. That was surly going to be a regular show for us.. Oh well better luck next time I guess… Smh
Just found this show and binged watched the entire season… I really enjoyed the show … and the charterers …really disappointed it is not renewed…
Should have renewed it for sure I loved that show
Should have given it longer, this was hasty IMO, to cancel it so fast. It wasn’t the best show on TV, but it was entertaining and was growing on me more and more and I already was enjoying it
Sad it wasn’t renewed. We just finished the first season via streaming. We were always on pins and needles for the next episode. Very well acted. I wish they would reconsider their decision to cancel.
Just found the series so binge watched it, loved it! Very disappointed that it wasn’t renewed. It certainly would have become a regular for me, too bad. Hopefully another network will pick it up!
Awesome show bring it back.
I’m so disappointed to hear they won’t be coming back I looked forward to watching Aftermath
Yeas there should be a second season I love this show!
Hasty decision to cancel the show. I just found it and watched the whole season. Was about to recommend the show to friends and family. The show good expand another two seasons at least. Reconsider reinstating the show. Remember most people are finding shows on there own time with streaming services so don’t judge off live air viewings. This is a great series.
I thought the show was fantastic, I am getting tired of networks doing this to us. Aftermath was great and so was Dominion, I wish they would re-consider.
Upset it won’t have another season, I will stop waiting for it. Loved the diversity.
Yet another disappointment from SyFy. Le Sigh.