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.
What?!? I just read that’s Ann Heche is playing in a new show this fall so I looked up season 2 of Aftermath and saw it has been cancelled. This was such a great show! We are super disappointed they cancelled it. It was the only show we watched on Syfy channel! BRING IT BACK!!!
No!!!! This was my favorite show other than walking dead! Wth syfy! You do this all the time! Bring it back! Pronto! I swear I won’t watch anymore syfy!
I lovex this show. hard to believe it will be a 1 season show. I am not a fan of syfy shows and this is why.
No!!!!! I do not think they should have cancelled it after one season!!!! It was awesome and it was sad enough to see that there was only one season, when I read season 2 was cancelled I nearly cried. What is wrong with people, why do they like such crap tv and not awesome shows like this??? Someone else needs to pick it up. We got Family Guy back on the air, how do we get this back on the air?? FX? They have The Strain, also a great show with similar themes. Come on fellow fans. Help get Aftermath… Read more »
Me and my mother attended every Aftermath episode, it was different, exciting, ans kept you on your toes. There is not any other show like it, unlike the million boring hospital shows. Although, Syfy has cancelled some of my favorite shows. I loved Warehouse 13 and Aphas there were zero shows as fun as those. I honestly we longer watch Syfy anymore.
Aftermath is just awesome. Will never understand why the good shows always get cancelled. My second time binge watching it, had to bring my husband into it the second time. Such a shame to loose an excellent program
This was your best show! Very stupid to have cancelled it. Another disappointment from SyFy, along with Dominion
Well I’ve Never watched Syfy till today and I loving this show, on episode 6. Look up to see when season 2 starts and find this. I’m gonna finish season 1 but then I’ll just stick with AMC cause they know how to keep a show going.
Exactly how I feel.!! I stuck with it. Never missed a show. Now we will never know what happens. Syfy you stink!
It pisses me off when tv companies come it with a tv show and first 2 episodes might not get the ratings it wanted but give it time. Even tho after season 1, the ratings werent that great it was still watched by some. WE FANS who liked it want to know where the mother went and more. Don’t cancel it!!! Executives cancel things too quickly. Geez
Damm another one bits the dust just getting in to it!!! Wish they at least an ending!!!
I’m not a huge Scy-Fy fan and this is why! EVERY TIME I start watching one of their shows, Dominion, Helix, Aftermath, they cancel them! I don’t understand why they keep doing this?! It’s really frustrating when you get involved in a show and can’t wait to see what will happen next, but instead it’s just GONE! Way to go Scy-Fy!!! You’ve disappointed me for the last time.
Well that’s too bad. I thought it was really good.
Aftermath was just getting started watched the whole season loved it. I thought it was well written and had good actors. Wanted to see the second season
It seems that most shows geared towards thinking people get cancelled. Targeting the nerd/scientific/higher IQ demographic always loses to the bubble gum for the eyes crowd. All the way back to Max Headroom back in the 80s this continues to happen over and over. Someone should figure the puzzle out and get smarter about targeting the crowd that is fueling and driving your future….not very smart decision.
Why do you keep doing this to me?! Whyyyyy? You can’t end it like this! You make me so sad!!!!! I am going to stop watching new seasons BC you keep breaking my heart!