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When will Norman’s madness end? Has the Bates Motel TV show been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on A&E? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Bates Motel season six. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
A prequel series to Alfred Hitchcock’s feature film, Psycho, airing on the A&E cable channel, Bates Motel stars Vera Farmiga, Freddie Highmore, Max Thieriot, Olivia Cooke, and Nestor Carbonell, with Kenny Johnson recurring. Rihanna will guest as Marion Crane, a role originated by Janet Leigh in the 1960 movie. At the end of season four, Norman Bates (Highmore) murdered his beloved mother, Norma (Farmiga). Season five kicks off two years later, with Norman living a double life. He appears to be a happy, well-adjusted White Pine Bay resident. At home, though, he blacks out more often. Will the ‘Mother’ personality (Farmiga) assume complete control of his mind? Soon, Dylan Massett (Thierot) and Emma Decody (Cooke) will find themselves embroiled in the madness. Meanwhile, the incarcerated Alex Romero (Carbonell) plots to destroy his stepson and avenge the murder of his one true love.
Season Five Ratings
The fifth season of Bates Motel averaged a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.28 million viewers. Compared to season four, that’s down by 20% in the demo and down by 14% in viewership. Find out how Bates Motel stacks up against other A&E TV shows.
In May of 2016, the creators announced Bates Motel would end with a fifth and final season. The series has ended but, could there be a follow-up? Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Because the creators planned to end this psychological horror drama with season five, you could say that Bates Motel was not cancelled, but it is ending with season five, just the same. No matter how you slice it, there will be no season six. Ta ta, Norman.
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What do you think? Do you wish Bates Motel would be renewed for a sixth season? Is this A&E series ending too soon or at the right time?
Bates Motel is the best show on TV with phenomenal actors and actresses I don’t understand why it has to end so soon this could’ve been a 10 year series or longer and they can still make a sixth season great Norman could still be in the institution under Dr. Edwards and everything that happened after could be a black out or dream after seeing the picture of Romero and Norma in the the news article or after Dylan moved he could’ve had a bad dream and that lead him Emma and their little girl back home for a visit… Read more »
Please bring Bates Motel back. I have never missed an episode! Such a great show!
Please, if this has to end,, please bring all of the cast back just like they are family and friends in Bates Motel in another series,, I live to watch these actors,, they have done a superb job. Everyone wants Bates Motel back,, there is a lot of subject material left to write about…. please.
Please don’t have Bates Motel end It was entirely too soon,,, this cast is perfect together,, our familys’ favorite show.. we want to continue to watch,,, please let this have been one of his black outs or a very bad dream or something,,, I am a cancer victim and this is my only outlet,, I enjoy this show only please bring it back
Wow u can’t shaft loyal fans of this show like that. cuz it wasn’t ended definitely. we don’t know what happened after Romero Norman and the girl left in the car. we need a definite ending either Norman dies. Romero dies n Norman goes to a nut ward or mental asylum like in the original movie or they kill each other. but if u want to end it this is not the way to do things. Wrong Wrong Wrong.
I don’t want this show to end. I don’t know what I am going to do. I can’t wait for Monday’s and I can’t wait till the next season once the one is over. I am gonna cry. I can’t take it. This show is a part of me and I am gonna cry. I want another season or like one said a show that has the same people in it. I will miss everyone. I am going to buy all the seasons and watch all over again!!! I love you guys and will miss all of you!!! Please rethink… Read more »
I think sure it keep going to season 6 and more season’s love it you guys have done a great performance and are a great actors.please renewed
Yes please renew. There must be a season 6. I’m hooked.
I want Bates renewed.
This is too soon. There are how many sequel movies following this original movie. This is a great show. Too many good shows have already been done because of bad scheduling of time slots. Take some of the stupid reality crap off . And do acting entertainment. Enough is enough
I don’t know what will my life be after this tv series ends, it is so ****** good, definitely, one of the best shows ever released on tv, so sad for it to end, why? why? Why does this kind of things happen?
I hate to see this series end this way it still has loop holes that need to continue there 5 people at my house we all love this show don’t end it
My sister and I loved the movie so when we heard about Bates Motel coming to TV we were excited. We love the show and can’t understand why it’s going off after the fifth season. I’ve read that the ratings have gone down. We’re going to miss the characters and the show.
If we can’t have another season. I wish the writers, producers,etc. could come up with another series with the same actors
Yes me too, really like the actors and actresses.
Can’t get enough of Norman!!!!! Great twist on the original
Don’t cancel this is a great show!!!