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?
Yes, this show may be about the Russians too, but it’s so different. It’s got a dynamic cast, plenty of eye candy. Great writing! My wife and I are hooked. We heard about it from friends and are obsessed. Please don’t cancel this show!
I am so glad to see the support of this show here. I too have been hooked from the outset, and found it to be one of the better written and acted shows on television. Thankfully NBC has been streaming the episodes. I look forward to it each week. Through reading these posts I received an answer to a question I have long had: Do Nielsen ratings take “On Demand” or DVR watching into proper account? Apparently not. I would certainly support a campaign to reach NBC’s collective ear, as suggested by J Hull. I will be notified of new… Read more »
Good job. I was wondering if DVR or OnDemand was taken into consideration as well. Very interesting. Very stupid on part of the networks!
I am also terribly disappointed that NBC cancelled Allegence. Perhaps Netflix will pick up the episodes already aired then continue this very well written, thought provoking, well acted series and continue it as their own.
Just another reason why streaming servies are winning over broadcast stations. So sorry NBC.
It absolutely sickens me to discover that Allegiance has been cancelled, over a month before I even had the chance to watch the show! The name of the show is perfect, it just took me awhile to find it! Why aren’t we allowed any time to find a show before it’s cancelled? It used to be that they would run a show from September through May, then show re-runs in the Summer. There was plenty of time for word to travel. Time for me to find a show I saw a trailer of, even though I could not remember the… Read more »
I am very disappointed that they cancelled this show. I watched the 12 episodes on demand only to be left hanging with the understanding that because it was cancelled the would not be an episode 13. Good show!!!!
Everyone would be shocked if they could not watch the conclusion-Episode 13 beginning Thursday.
I believe they continued filming after learning of the cancellation, which makes me believe that someone will be showing the entire series during the “off season”.
I’d watch the whole series over again, it was that good.
I love this show too….the time slot changed and it took areal devoted fan to find it…so I’ve watched episodes oon demand….I love Alex or rather his personality and his brain…..you haven’t given it a chance to let viewers catch on….the Americans a similar story line isn’t near as good and it’s ran for four seasons..or more. The new series slap is terrible. Give it another chance it is one of the best new series on…and I watch them all!!!
I love Allegiance! I’m disappointed that it’s been cancelled. Alex reminds me of Sherlock Holmes on Elementary & Dr. Reid on Criminal Minds because he is so intelligent. At least finish the season up if you don’t bring the show back for another season. As far as Blacklist goes, it’s one of our favorites! Me & my wife go back & forth between it & Scandal on which to watch first after recording them. Hope you’re not planning on canceling this too. It will be hard to replace this show. Thank you.
The problem I see with this system of ratings and show cancellations, is that it all seems to defy logic. Here you are with a show that you think and know is great, but it gets bad ratings, advertisers wont pay as much and so the smart business decision is to cancel and replace. At what point do you ask yourself why the ratings are so poor, do you really think it’s a poor show, the demographic or the audience has just changed? It has changed but I would say not that much. Proof of this is in similar shows… Read more »
Love this show, I’m hooked, It’s a big let down if it’s canceled.
I just started watching this on TiVo and half way through the Pilot I was hooked. I have been watching “The Americans” on Fox and I think this is even better possibly because it takes place NOW vs. the 1980’s. But interestingly the plots are almost the same in the FX show after several seasons the KGB is now telling the active spies that they have to recruit their teenage children to start training to work for the KGB similar to what is happening in the Pilot. also like the Blacklist I am not clear if they are moving it… Read more »
I will have to check out the “Americans”. Sounds good. Thanks for idea.
I’ll have to check out the Americans too. Funny that the Americans is on it’s 3’rd season and the rating average is only 1.08 mil. Allegiance average is 3.75 mil and it was canceled.
Agreed, us Americans just follow and believe as we are unconsciously led. Likely, jman, there is more than meets the eye on this show’s cancellation and they just tell us it is due to the ratings.
Could not find Americans on OnDemand. Anyone know the network? I will check out Scandal since one of you said that was good.
Love Alex too. Cool character. Loved when he and Michelle fell for each other. Broke my heart when she was killed.
I thought Allegiance was a great suspense spy drama – looked forward to seeing it. I think people just weren’t aware of how good it was or that it was even on – if the show had an audience I am sure they would have stayed with it. I have been seeing episode on my On Demand feature and hope they will finish out the season. I am very disappointed that it has been cancelled and there will be no season two.
Keep allegiance on the air
I love Allegiance and The Blacklist. I watch both of them on demand on Hulu. NBC really is shooting itself in the foot on this one. Too bad, as this is a great series that is very believable in today’s world.
I love Allegiance and The Blacklist. I watch both of them on demand on Hulu. NBC really is shooting itself in the foot on this one. Too bad, as this is a great series that is very believable in today’s world.
I LOVE THIS SHOW,AND I WATCH ON DEMAND