When Alcatraz debuted, it looked like the show had a very good chance at being renewed for a second season. But how do things look now? Will the TV series be cancelled after all?
Alcatraz follows police detective Rebecca Madsen (Sarah Jones) and Dr. Diego Soto (Jorge Garcia) as they try to solve the mystery of how 340 prison inmates and guards disappeared in 1963 and are now reappearing in modern day. The cast also includes Jonny Coyne, Parminder Nagra, Jason Butler Harner, and Sam Neill.
The TV show debuted with a solid 3.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.05 million total viewers. In week two, the demo slipped 9% to a still respectable 3.0 rating with 9.03 million. New shows typically fall 15-20% in their second week so this was a good sign. Week three dropped another 7%. That wasn’t positive but not horrible either.
Unfortunately, the ratings have just kept falling. In February, NBC kicked off the second season of The Voice and Alcaraz took a big hit, dropping 18% on February 6th and then another 17% on the 13th. And the numbers just keep going down. Last week’s episode was a series low with a 2.1 in the demo.
For the first time in many years, the big networks all have really strong programming on Monday nights and FOX has ended up on the bottom. House, which is in its final season, keeps dropping and so does Alcatraz.
Alcatraz’s season average is currently a 2.3 in the demo with 7.1 million. On our FOX report card — which ranks the network’s shows based on demo averages — Alcatraz has a “C.” Terra Nova, which has already been cancelled, had a better demo average and has a “C+”. When a show that was performing better than yours has been cancelled, that’s not a good sign.
Alcatraz is definitely on the bubble but, in light of the downward ratings trend, I expect it to be cancelled by May. There’s just no reason to expect that the series will do any better if given a second season.
But, what do you think? Do you think Alcatraz will beat the odds and be renewed for a second season? Should it be cancelled?
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Please make the 2n season!!!!!
This is a great show. I so don’t get it, cancelling good shows and keeping crappy ones on season after season.
Seriously? Cancel Alcatraz? Are you really going to let a show go before it can estabish itself? Think Star Trek!
I agree with you Gerard, i am so sick of getting really into a show i like, only to find out 13 or so episodes later that whoops, it’s been cancelled….it happened with 9 lives of Chloe King which i liked also….it’s been 3 weeks now with no new shows what is going on?
OK, Seriously, why would they not have a 2nd season?!?!?!?! How are they going to create something so incredibly awesome and end season one like that without a season 2?!?!?!?! I got to know what happens next! If not, how will I know what happens with Rebecca and the whole story behind the doors!
Where is the petition? I will sign!!!!!
I’m with “gin”; LOVE this show, it has to come back!!!!!!!
Come on we need this to come back especially since other fox shows are leaving and it’s a great show!
Please give the show an second season. It is a really good show. I think you are so quick to cancel a show if its not an A+ show. Give it a second season and I know it will do better.
Thanks,
SS
give the tv network the ass.
fox has three shows that i won’t miss Alcatraz, Bones, House. They are my fave so Please
bring Alcatraz back. It is one of the best shows i have ever seen. Please bring it back. Thank you.
Sharon
LOOOOVVVVEEEE Alcatraz…please renew it!!!!!
A great show! Sometimes I really don’t understand choices of the masses.
This show was maybe not with the most brilliant acting but a very catchy storyline, original murder cases and always leaving you to want to know how this all happened.
Certainly better than a lot of shows that just go on forever.
I’m so tired of this getting hooked on a tv show and having ******** cancel it before it has a chance to prove itself. What ever hapened to the customer is always right. If you cancel this show I swear I’ll through my tv out the f’n window. I’ve had enough.
Alcatraz is fascinating. It should be allowed another season to see if it has legs!!!!!!! It is the only show worth watching these days. Finally some creativity rather than reality!