Late last week, it was revealed that ABC had cut the first season of their new Blood & Oil TV show, from 13 to 10 episodes. Does this mean that the series has been cancelled or does it still have a shot at being renewed for a second season? How are the ratings?
On Blood & Oil, young couple Billy (Chace Crawford) and Cody LeFever (Rebecca Rittenhouse) move to Williston, North Dakota to seek their fortune. Billy’s drive attracts the attention of oil barron Hap Briggs (Don Johnson) and Hap takes him under his wing, much to the dismay of Hap’s son Wick (Scott Michael Foster). The rest of the cast includes Amber Valletta, Adan Canto, India de Beaufort, Miranda Rae Mayo, and Delroy Lindo.
The series debuted on September 27th and attracted a 1.36 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.36 million viewers. It was a disappointing start for the new drama. Both Once Upon a Time and Quantico (Blood & Oil’s lead-in and lead-out programs) did much better which could mean that some viewers specifically tuned out for the new series.
The ratings saw a reasonable drop in week two but then saw a huge tumble in week three — falling to a 0.86 in the demo (down 31%) with 3.91 million (down 26%). Viewership dropped another 11% in week four.
While some new ABC series have received full season orders (Quantico and Dr. Ken), the network has cut Blood & Oil’s episode order. While the network hasn’t officially cancelled the series, it’s clear they have no intention of making any more episodes unless there’s a surprise upturn in the ratings.
Word is that the cast and crew are currently filming episode eight. Episodes nine and 10 are likely in pre-production. Hopefully there’s still time for the writers to give the series some semblance of a satisfying conclusion.
What do you think? Do you like the Blood & Oil TV show? Do you think that it should be cancelled? Would you keep it on the air if you ran the network?
I vote to.keep it.
I think you should kept it! I love the show!!
I love the show and wondered why it wasn’t on anymore…
So annoying!! Every time you get into a good show, it seems
it gets cut..
Keep it! please give more consideration before cancelling..this is well done and just enough drama.
This sucks I love this show I think they should keep it on air and give it a chance I think it will the next big hit
I vote keep it! My husband and I enjoy the show, even though we usually have to watch it by recording on DVR or Hulu. My husband works offshore and we live in an area of oilfield workers…so its nice to see a glimpse of that lifestyle and where the oil boom started turned into a show with a little bit of drama. At the same time, it’s giving people the insight of main men in the oilfield. Hopefully it could be taken a step further into the lives of the oilfield workers on rigs, offshore on boats and away… Read more »
I love Blood and Oil. I actually like it better than Quantico. ABC most definitely need to reconsider their choice to cancel the show!!!
I would keep it! My husband and I loved it.
We watched all 10 episodes of season 10 but it televised opposite The Good Wife, which is one of our favorites. So we had to watch it the following day on Hulu. Blood & Oil is a fantastic series and should be continued. The network might want to give it a different time slot so more people can view it, and have time to fall in love with the show, as we did!
yes, not to mention it was on during football season! Come on!
My mom and I love this show, please keeep it
I love the show, I hope they keep it, I think this is a well written show, give it a chance or try a new time slot.
Please don’t cancel Blood and Oil me and my beau are addicted to it,awesome show ,great cast…All around EXCELLENT SHOW!!!! PLEASE RECONSIDER GIVE IT ANOTHER SHOT..
I looked forward to Sunday night TV watching after I discovered Blood and Oil was going to air. It captured me from the start and I never missed a single episode. I was at the beauty shop and everyone in the shop were having a fit because of the cancellation. Please bring it back!
Keep it we Love it ! Give it a better chance.
PLEASE DON’T TAKE BLOOD AND OIL OFF.MY DAUGHTER AND I WATCH IT EVERY TIME IT COMES ON. WE NEED MORE SHOWS LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF ALL THESE REALITY SHOWS THEY ARE COMING OUT WITH. BRING BACK BLOOD AND OIL. WE LOVE IT.
I look so forward to Sunday nights so I can watch Blood and Oil. It was so exciting that a good show was finally on for my husband and me to watch. I was a t the beauty shop and all in there were disappointed about the cancellation ~ Please do not cancel ~ it is so good. We’re hooked!