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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That would suck if the cancel Alcatraz. I have watched it every week since it started without fail. I find it seems to go by so quickly that I just can’t believe an hour has passed by. I was shocked when they flatlined Rebecca at the end of the last episode, I hope they bring her back! There is nothing else to watch on Monday night!
I really hate it when tv networks cancelled shows! I mean fox has the “Voice” and ” American Idol” (those shows bores the crap out of me and they should be cancelled. )There’s only 2 shows I love on fox. Alcatraz and Fringe. If fox canelled Alcatraz then I guess Friday I watch Fringe and that’s it for fox. Honestly, Alcatraz should go to ABC and take the place of Desperate Housewives on Sunday nights. KEEP ALCATRAZ GOING.
I hope it isn’t cancelled! I love the show. I adore Hauser/Lucy. Damn! =(
Terra Nova got cancelled?! Hey FOX, why don’t you just go the way of NBC and just cancel everything? I’ve already cancelled NBC. It is forbidden to watch any NBC related shows in my household under penalty of death. Don’t think I won’t do the same thing to FOX. If you keep cancelling my shows, then I will cancel you! I’m sick of network television, it’s the same bs with every new show. If the whole planet isn’t watching, it’s going to get cancelled.
My best friend watch both the voice and alcatraz and we love them both. we are so waiting for the second season! we cant wait for the second season! Please keep the show! We are on the edge of our seats waiting to see what happens!
I hardly watch tv but I have been watching this show since day 1. I have enjoyed it a lot. Especially since I was just at Alcatraz recently. I really hope it doesn’t get cancelled as to many questions still left unanswered.
Please renew Alcatraz and bring Rebecca back to life. A different night might help the ratings but I will continue to DVR it no matter what night it’s on. I thought the show got better as the season went on after I better understood the plot.
Please don’t cancel Alcatraz. It is one of the few shows on now that I constantly watch each and every week without fail. I totally cannot wait for another episode to show on TV each week. This is such a great suspensful show! Fox please don’t screw up and cancel yet another good show !!!!
Don’t cancel Alcatraz! Bring it back for one more season and see how it goes, but maybe change the time slot. This is one of my favorite shows, and the closest thing to Lost ( I miss that show). If the show is cancelled…we want answers!
I have enjoyed Alcatraz and made a point to watch it every week. FOX did screw up a bit by showing some shows out of order, but now things make more sense. I agree with Kat, Rebecca can stay dead and the show would not suffer. Although they probably would’ve injected with some of the colloidal silver and she would return from the grave and then have some innate tracking ability.
Why not give it a shot on another night? Fox is terrible and destroys shows, it’s terribly frustrating.
The show started off very well and peaked my interest right away. The problem is the same problem that the show “Lost” had which is too many questions and not enough answers. We go from mystery to mystery without any inking as to what is really going on. Lost ended after years of viewing with about 90% of the mysteries unexplained which left me far from satisfied. Infact I felt as if I had read a mystery novel with several of the pages in the last chapter torn out. It was a total disappointment. A great story line but with… Read more »
I absoulutely love this show! its so good. i hope they keep it going!!
I’m so hooked on Alcatraz – and I’m tired of becoming invested in a series only to have it pulled because if your 50 you have no voice………………..I’m tired of all the singing competitions, and love something that makes me think. Please give it another season to catch on – even if it has to be moved.
The cast is terrific.
Thanks for listening.
Hope the show comes back! I really enjoyed it.