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.
Ran into this accidently, never seen an ad,s for it. I M of older generation but loved it. hate to hear no 2nd Season. Shame
I enjoyed the show. I liked the family dynamics. Even their worse episode was better than done of the shows remaining on the air. Seriously disappointed.
I just started watching it on a search looking for SiFi shows. Why wasn’t this show advertised. I didnt know it was even on and now watching the series on demand. First good SyFy series in a long time. I have cable +HBO, showtime, Netflix and couldn’t find a good show that isn’t ripe with propaganda and though only on episode 4 so far it hasn’t tried to convince the world that certain behaviors are widespread that are not in real world.
Uuugghhh!! Why do they always cancel the good shows??
Been looking for start date of season two. This just stinks..
IT HUH, have been waiting for a premier date…and now this. There are not enough good sci-fi shows, and they keep canceling them.
I found this series by accident a few days ago and have watched the whole season 1. I think it is awesome and am highly disappointed that it is cancelled for additional seasons. Please reconsider and make a season 2. There is definitely an audience for this type of series. Perhaps if there was more promotion of the series there would be a larger audience. I had never even heard of it until I found it by accident. Please reconsider and don’t cancel……
Never understood how the world ends yet the family finds the mother’s sister, finds long lost military buddies, and her father all in the first 9 episodes. I can’t even find my wife in the mall.
Really? After just 1 season? SYFY, you just lost this viewer!!!:(
I came across this how by accident, it was great, and they left you hanging, what was going to happen after she went up into the Hole??? bring this show back it was really good, totally enjoyed watching it on demand
Just binged season one on demand. This show was addictive and really good. The sad thing was that I had no idea this show existed until I just came across it by chance. The networks should do a better job making people aware of what they have on air.
This is just sad. I really liked this show. Syfy takes off all the good shows it seems and leaves some pretty dumb stuff on the air.
Honestly, every show I absolutely love gets cancelled. This really was a great show. There are so many stupid comedies on for years that truly stink but shows like Aftermath that makes you think are gone. Truly think time to cancel cable and subscriptions.
Typical Syfy stupidity. No wonder why they changed the name.
This is so disappointing. Me and my family enjoyed the first season and we were looking forward to the next. I don’t understand why it was cancelled after only one season. This was better than some of the other shows and you go and cancel it just like that. You didn’t even give it a real chance. SMH
This is the second good show that Syfy has cancelled. I don’t understand what they are doing. They cancelled Helix and now Aftermath smh.