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?
This is a great show. I look forward to watching it. Keep it on!
Please do not cancel. Except I wish they would let me be a writer on the show. I grew up there. Iwent back there to work in the oil boom two years ago at a hospital .My family is in the ranching, gravel truck and oil business. This show has so much untapped potential. No.1. They should turn it from a soap into a drama. No.2. There’s so much there to cover — what human beings do to each other when pushed that hard in harsh conditions when crowded together. There’s a military base, old cold war missile sites. It’s… Read more »
I love this show…is one of the best new season shows. Quantico and Dr Ken got 2nd seasons while Blood & Oil was whacked to 10 episodes?? Is great old fashioned soap. Love the characters and storyline….this sucks
Blood and oil is awesome , please don’t cancel !!!!!
I love this show.
Why do the executives never give shows a fair chance?
I hate Quantico and Once Upon A Time, the latter for being science fiction, fantasy BS and the former for being politically correct unrealistic BS.
Bring back BLOOD AND OIL. Someone criticized for being like Dallas, one of the greatest series of all time!
Love this show. Great replacement for Revenge. Several of my friends have started
Watching it also.
Please continue it. Thanks
Please keep the show and let the plot continue to develop. Don Johnson is doing a fine job. The show is in a tough time slot with Madame Secretary overlapping when sports make 60 Minutes run over.
Geesh, give the show a chance. Move it to another night and see how it does. It’s an excellent show with a good, strong cast. It is aimed at adults instead of 20-somethings. That’s a good thing!!
I love this show. So does my family. The acting is great and so is the story line. Please don’t cancel it. Maybe move it to another night. It might just get bad ratings cause there are a lot of good shows on Sunday that people watch. And you have to think a lot of people are watching it streaming not when it’s on. I would try moving it on a different night. Just don’t cancel it! It’s to good of a show. Give it another shot!
This is one of the best shows ABC has produced in a long time. Give it a chance as people are just finding it. Fantastic story line and cast. I love the chemistry and drama.
Please don’t cancel. One of the better shows on TV. Great cast and storyline.
Please do not cancel. Give this show a chance. Don Johnson and his cast are very good in their roles. We are tired of series directed at the thirty somethings. Finally an adult script with handsome talented actors.
Why doesn’t ABC find a new night and time to try instead of cancelling it?! Give it another chance! It’s a fantastic show – great storyline, gorgeous cast…c’mon ABC smartin up!!
Love the show, please don’t cancel