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?
Love this show. . Keep It. . cant wait to see what happens next
Thought it was great bring it back
PLEASE KEEP IR AND TRY IT FOR AT LEAST ONE MORE SEASON.
Keep it . it was a great show.
I think blood & oil is pretty awesome! Love the story line and the actors you have chosen are perfect for this series!! Please keep it on the air!!!
BRING BACK BLOOD &OIL
This show started slow it also grew on our family as the episode got more interesting and don Johnson got more devious we really got into it we really miss the show tough the cast was ment for that
I loved this show. Bring it back
Bring Blood and Oil back, please!!! No wonder Fox is #1. They give their new programs a chance.
I love Blood and Oil. Don Johnson was ideal for the role. Don’t you realize that lots of young people now do not even watch regular tv. They are subscribing to HULU, buying the pre-loaded flash drives, using tv viewer USB sticks, etc. Not everyone watches Network tv nowadays but you are in such a hurry to cancel a good show. Word of mouth is the best form of advertising and it usually travels at a snails pace. C’mon, bring it back & give it a chance.
I loved Blood & Oil from the start. The name alone would case many not to give it a chance. The pilot was very important and should have ran more than once. The show was not promoted much and I also think starting a new show on a Sunday is tough. Put it on a pay-per-view channel, I’ll watch it!
Please bring it back we loved it and couldn’t wait for the next episode!!!!!!!
We loved the show. Looked forward to it every week.
Best show in a long time — please bring it back.
Please keep Blood and Oil — we love it.