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.
My husband and I just binged watched the whole first season in 2 days bc we got hooked! Bring it back please! You already took away lost girl, though it got 6 seasons. Take away magicians, everyone I talk to says it’s not worth watching like this one was! Please give us at least a 2nd season to wrap it up. This is just like loosing Tera Nova
So disappointed! Every time I get hooked on something they cancel it!!! #BRINGBACKAFTERMATH #STOPCANCELINGMYSHOWS
Please bring back Aftermath! It’s a great show!
I quite enjoyed the series,the only thing that bugged me was that Anne heche always wore those damned sunglasses.it made her very unpersonnal with the audience.
Aftermath was an amazing series and it would have done amazingly great if it was put in a better time slot. I honestly knew is was going to be dumed based on that alone. The only thing good that came of this is that I made a lot of money placing bets that it was going to cancelled due to the time slot alone. Wish it came back.
04/22/17 – I just discovered this show on Syfy On Demand. Great show. It should not have been cancelled. At the very least we should have been given a better ending. How about a movie? It should have been promoted better.
I enjoyed this series immensely, cant believe they cancelled it. They made a very poor decision. Not sure if i will let myself watch anymore series on this network due to my feeling let down by this cancellation. Do not want to invest my time when this network cancels series for no apparent good reason.
Very disappointed! The show had very little promotion but still maintained it’s core audience through out the season. In other words once you saw an episode of Aftermath you were a fan and kept watching. Personally I feel there is room for a new sci-fi network and a need for one that respects it audience and supports it’s actors, writers, and other creative talent enough to ensure a place for new programming to mature and discover their voice and develop the relationship with their viewers. I am loosing patience with SciFy and other networks that are more interested in playing… Read more »
Bring it back! Great first season, would love to see a second.
Grrrrrrr. They should’ve done a second season. I liked it and hate when they don’t really get to explain wtf is actuality going on. That’s going to bug the heck out of me now. Maybe you can just have the writers send me the script for the second season they were planning to make so I can have some closure. That really sucks to cancel that show. There are so many shows on tv right now that SHOULD be cancelled instead of this one! That’s harsh!
Loved it was looking forward to season 2
Like all cool shows through the years… Constantine, Firefly, Blade… they get axed. Sad to see it’s gone.
At least bring it back to see if they save.the world. I really like this kind of series. I.don’t thinknit.has should have been canceled! !
Just finished streaming Aftermath only to discover NO SEASON TWO!
Really enjoyed the family and the sci-fi dramatics.
Seems like we nevert get to finish these storylines. Decent sci-fi is not that easy to find for avid Roku owners.
I was really enjoying aftermath. Not happy at all that they have cancelled aftermath.