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 just finished the first season and I really enjoyed it. I don’t have cable so I think you should give a series a chance to catch on. Most people have left cable so not everyone has the opportunity to catch a new show until the season is over. Give it another chance.
I love the show please bring it back I was absolutely hooked on it
Wow we really enjoyed this show come Syfy bring it back!
OMG I freaking loved this show. I found it on our firestick and binged watched it! How could you do this!!!! I am SO MAD! This show is amazing.
Seriously ?!? Aftermath was fantastic!! It’s no wonder why Space has lower ratings than other stations- every time that they get a good series, they cancel it!! Viewers will simply stop watching original series from these stations!! Why get on to a series when they don’t renew them!!
Ah come on! I’m loving season one! I have 6 more episodes to go. Please do a second season!!
Syfy channel used to be good they keep doing this with all their shows get you going and then they don’t even finish it off. It’s no wonder people don’t watch this channel anymore
I enjoyed series one don’t understand why it’s cancelled
That sucks we put ot on our pvr and just watched it really nice maybe this is why people don’t watch these shows simply why bother to watch.
Aftermath deserves a season 2. It was one of my family’s favorite. Please reconsider.
For The Love of God Do Season 2 You just can’t get the world hooked and then cancel.
I really loved the show “Aftermath”. Each episode was connected to the previous one and also built steps for future episodes and all the actors worked well together. I think syfy channel should reconsider their decision and produce season 2.
I really enjoyed Aftermath. It was quite thought provoking.
Such a shame, just watched the first series, thoroughly enjoyed it 🙂
so typical, they don’t give a chance to a show to develop, towards the end it was getting quite good. guess they’ll try another reality show maybe….. boo