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.
Maybe I’m the last to know. Sorry that they canceled such a great show. I was really hoping for a Second season.
I’m so mad! I love this tv show I watch it every night after I get home from the gym. Ugh why does this always happen! This show is fantastic and I am so bummed . I would like to see another show similar to this, I wish I would have known about this show earlier 🙁
At least the episodes are available to watch online for those that missed some. Doesn’t help with the cliff hanger ending to season 1 but you can at least enjoy it a second time around. Who knows, if enough people stream the episodes for a second watch maybe they will get the hint and renew for a second season.
I loved aftermath
Me and my family thought it was an excellent show we are sadly disappointed in syfy’s decision.
Barb and Dennis…we do not think that the show should have been cancelled after one season. Good show…
absolutely gutted, this was a brilliant program. one of the best i’ve seen in a while. It so should have got a second season.
I cant believe it, I just started watching it on Demand and I am hooked only to be disappointed that this show is canceled. I hope you change your mind, you should have advertised it better
Well, another series down that my family liked. Guess it didn’t have enough sex & a LGBT story line to keep it on.
Great, enthralling show. Unfortunate that good shows get nixed and bad shows are still around!!?? Too sad……
syfy why do you do this?!? Aftermath is the only reason i watched your channel, because this is now the second show that you cancelled that was amazing you guys need to step up why do i want to watch your channel only to get hooked then have it ripped away…you just lost another fan
I really liked that show, they should have renewed it for a second season!!!
Why I love this show I’m hurt syfy
So sad #Aftermath was such a good show you could never predict what would happen next. Why do the keep cancelling all the good shows.
Shouldn’t have cancelled. Very disappointed. It caught my attention and I couldn’t get enough. Just got my heart broken!
I can usually read and watch t.v. because I know the next step in the plot. I became a syfy person do to this. On your Aftermath I couldn’t keep up with what just happened. I love to be out witted and am bummed.