NBC had big hopes for their all-drama Thursday night schedule. Unfortunately, the ratings have been dismal and now the network has cancelled their new drama, Allegiance, after five episodes.
On the Allegiance TV show, Katya and Mark O’Connor (Hope Davis and Scott Cohen) and their daughter Natalie (Margarita Levieva) are part of a dormant Russian sleeper cell that has just been reactivated. Their mission is to turn their son Alex (Gavin Stenhouse), an idealistic CIA analyst, into a spy. Others in the cast are Morgan Spector, Kenneth Choi, and Alex Peters.
The series debuted on February 5th to a dismal 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.98 million viewers. Then the numbers got even worse after that, hitting lows with a 0.7 in the demo and 3.32 million viewers.
NBC’s eight-episode mini-series The Slap has also been doing very poorly and recently relocated The Blacklist has been taking a beating opposite Scandal on ABC and with no lead-in support.
The network has now decided to pull the plug on Allegiance. They’re moving The Slap to 10pm for the remainder of its short run and will fill the 8pm timeslot with special editions of Dateline NBC.
It’s unclear how many episodes of Allegiance will be left unaired or when/if they will see the light of day. Whatever happens, it looks unlikely that the show’s relatively small audience will get any kind of closure.
What do you think? Did you like Allegiance on NBC? Do you think that the network should have cancelled this series? Should they air the remaining episodes?
My husband and I love Allegiance and have been searching the guide for weeks wondering where it went. Finally found several unaired episodes on demand and caught up only to read that NBC has cancelled the show!?! Why is it that this network always cancels the good shows but keeps the brainless ones, like The Slap? I truly hope they air the remainder of the episodes and a real network picks up Allegiance going forward. It’s an intelligent, fast paced show that really keeps you guessing. It deserves a chance!
This show was excellent!! NBC should give it 1 full season before making a decision…. Very disappointed….
I like the show and will be sorry to see it go. Maybe another network will see its value and pick it up. Seems like the good ones are scrapped and the junk stays around forever.
I hate shows like Scandal, & LOVE the Blacklist! PLEASE, don’t cancel it! Allegiance was ok. I would have kept on watching! My 2 favorites are Chicago Fire & Chicago PD! Please keep them on! They are my 2 favorites of all the shows!
Just found out about this show and watched the episodes and just love it! hoping it comes back.
It’s a shame that this series was cancelled. I thought it was one of the best new shows out there. I’m very disappointed. Hope you will bring it back.
the amount off crap on tv, and they cancel this nice slick show (give it a chance).
Yes, I agree….give it a chance!
It is one of the show that I look forward to every week. NBC should find a new home for the show until it gains a bigger following and can stand on its own. Does the network think that Dateline can do a better job in that timeslot? No!! We need to see the rest of the season!!
This show was similar to the Americans but was set in different time periods it showed how things can still possibly be true!! I would love to watch more than the eight episodes I watched!!! Can you please put the last few on demand so I can see his far the story goes before it is gone forever!! Usually 10-13 episodes are made hoping to see any episodes available!! Wish another network would pick it up!! This show was better than 60% of the shiws that are on or have been renewed!! Jane the virgin really the slap should never… Read more »
Boycott NBC. They cancelled one of their great shows in a long time. Left the TV viewers hanging. Please bring it BACK…..
I am not surprised by the shallowness of network TV Executives ability to really think out a show. My husband and I were really enjoying The Alliance and am very disappointed that they didn’t’ really give it a chance to succeed but instead showed sports shows (who cares!) and some stupid showing called “Slap” really that’s the best you can do. They finally have a smart engaging show like Allegiance and they cancel it. I would love it if they would give it another opportunity.
I agree….way, too, much sports on local TV! Football is the only sport I like! Can’t sports be put on a Satellite station! There are, so, many that aren’t being watched. Sports can take up a few of these!
Loved the show. So much more interesting than the Americans.
Please bring allegiance back was a very good show i couldnt wit to watch . Th slap seemed more silly you really should have moved time slot for this show not the slap . Very disappointed in nbc !
NBC should not have cancelled the show. I really liked it. Am disappointed. They should at least show all the episodes. Was there any warning to the viewers that the show might be cancelled and it is their fault it was a waste of time to watch. Bring it back if possible.
Allegiance was a great series. So disppointed NBC cancelled. It gets better every episode. I think they didn’t get much time to promote it.
Not too many people has heard of it. Please bring it back to give another chance.
I agree with all of these comments! PLEASE BRING BACK ALLEGIANCE! It’s a very good show with amazing actors!!! It wasn’t given a fair chance!