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?
We love the show ,and it was getting better , also love Don Johnson and all the other cast .please don’t cancelled it, my husband and I also my daughter my friend inMidland Tx and I am from Ft Worth Tx .Keep the show!!!!!
Please keep this show and don’t cancel….love the characters as the cast is wonderful – good to see Don Johnson again!
Please keep blood and oil I love this show always look forward to it every sunday!
Please do not cancel! Love this series.
Please, Please, Please do NOT cancel this show. It is my new favorite show. It reminds me of the old Dallas show but current day. Love Don Johnson as the nasty oil business tycoon. The other characters are just as great. You must give this show a chance. I’ve talked to my friends and they just missed getting in the series from the start, but are very much interested in watching it. Actually, I am completely shocked that it hadn’t been renewed yet. I figured it had already received a green light for season 2.
Love this show…do not cancel….
Everyone is great !!!!! Best new show!!!!
give the show a chance, it is addictive and getting better each week.
and if you do decide to cancel it, give it a proper ending.
love this showwwwwww!!!!!!! Keep it!!!!
Don’t cancel the show. I agree with another response on the board…it is getting better. Most people have a hard time choosing between football, the Good Wife and Walking Dead. This show had a hard time going head-to-head with these three big performers. Don Johnson plays the part so well and is back in rare form. The cast is great and plays off each other so well…DON’T CANCEL IT. There is always online viewership. Like House of Cards on Netflix…it films the entire season and then puts it out there for viewers to watch. Online is where it is at.… Read more »
Don’t cancel this show. It s getting really good now!
The show got off a little slow, but is getting real good! please keep it! I hate when you get into a show and they pull the plug……
I love Blood &Oil, it’s so much better than the other new ones, I also like Quantco but it doesn’t conflict with each other, please keep it one more season at least to see if it gets better ratings
Keep this show. It is opposite the good wife which is a very established and popular series try a different day etc before cancelling
Don’t cancel Blood and Oil. It is one of the better shows to premiere this year.
Maybe it would do better on a different night?
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE keep it going, it’s a really good show. All the good shows never get a chance. It’s one of my favorite shows now where I can just sit on the couch and enjoy a good show. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KEEP IT ON… you will disappoint so many people that like this show.