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 wish they would have done a season 2. So many things unanswered. It’s just like Helix. Canceled after 2 seasons….. And yet Z Nation has had 4 or 5 seasons?! Come on!
It’s just wrong to start a show without a ending. People like to imagine a beginning and a end to things. Although I personally loved the show Aftermath, if it had to be cancelled, they should have made one last episode of the season to wind things up. Not doing so doesn’t say a lot for the networks respect for its fans that watched the show.
Should have renewed aftermath for season two!
I watched this show in prison and loved it. Great acters and a great plot. Just got online to find out it had been cancelled. Just because it didn’t do well the first season is no reason to cancel. Most shows pick up a lot more viewers in the second season
In prison? What were you in for?
Think aftermath should get second season it was different and i thought very interesting and we need canadian produced shows tv big wigs are to quick to cancel what shame really liked it Kevin 58 yrs young cheers
Of the many syfy series whose discontinuation left a bad taste in the mouth, this one probably left the worst. I will miss it.
I really liked this show & wanted another season! They always cancel the good shows–idiots!
Y’all was stupid for cancel the aftermath series I was looking forward to watching that again
i think that it was a good show and saying that i am really devastated that it was cancelled especially considering we didnt even get an ending they should of atleast brought 1 or 2 more episodes out to create some sort of an ending
We found Aftermath really entertaining. Too bad it got cancelled-it was getting much better nearer the end of the season.
Maybe Syfy must rather close their doors seeing that they do not take viewers comments into account. There have been awesome series’s that they just cancel as they feel like it … stupid … Maybe you should extent your viewers ratings to South Africa
I loved this show.
It’s good that SyFy has improved their content (ie. Expanse). It’s what I always hoped SyFy would be, but this merry-go-round of canceling great and interesting shows really has to stop if they ever hope to get loyal viewers that will have faith that if they get interested in a SyFy show, it won’t be cancelled after one season. That is truly frustrating.
I hate to see it be cancelled it was a really good mystery syfy. These programs never get a real chance.
Bummer please renew for fans in UK too
Wtf??!! Me and my wife love this show, why do they always cancel good shows?