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?
Please DON’T!!!! I love love love this show!
Please keep the show running, I love to watch the show every week so dose my whole family, there is not a lot of shows we will all agree on but we love this show. I even got the app on our phones because we did not want to miss anything.
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! Once you watch it you are hooked. It is beautifully done and a refreshing change from the usual.
Please do not cancel this show! I look forward to it every sunday night
LOVE THIS SHOW!
Please please keep this show…it’s amazing…very well done!! Give it a chance….
I would hate to see this show get canceled because it’s a great show in a crappy time slot. I’m not usually able to watch it live and catch it on ABC’s app through the fire tv. I hope that these numbers are also included and that it’s moved to a different night so it can find a larger audience. Shows in today’s age aren’t given a chance and that’s why many people don’t invest in them until they’ve proven there’s going to be at least a second season. This is the first year I have given new shows a… Read more »
love this show!!!!!! Great cast, great storyline!!!!
Don’t cancel Blood & Oil!!!!
c’mon … this is a darn good show why cancel it? I watch it all the way Zimbabwe and always looking forward to the next episode… Don’t cut it!!!!!
Keep blood and oil. Don’t cancel!!
Come on. cancelling this show is ridiculous.. It’s a great show. As usual they keep the crappy shows and take the good ones off.
I love, love, love this show! Please don’t cancel it. There’s only 3 or 4 shows that are
must-see for me and this is one of them. I love the drama! It reminds me of Dallas, Falcon Crest, Dynasty, all of those great old shows. I look forward to it every Sunday night!
I loved the new series,Blood and Oil. I hope it doesn’t get cancelled. The network should give it a chance or consider moving to another day to see if viewers will tune in since Sunday has the football and several shows that viewers are watching. I really hope the executives will reconsider.
Please do not cancel.I know lots of people who this would upset.
Finally the network has put out a quality piece of work and now you want to cancel it before you even gave it a chance……… If you look at the ratings the problem wasn’t the show- the problem was the time slot! There are sooooo many shows like- Quantico, CSIs, and the million other cop/crime dramas…….. THIS SHOW IS AN ORIGINAL!!!! It’s like a nighttime soap opera for men and women! This show WILL be a ratings LEADER if you just give it a chance! The casting is perfect. The writing is phenomenal. The show is meant to be an… Read more »
I love Blood & Oil. I couldn’t wait for episode #8. Now after searching I find out that you are cutting episodes. I found it on HuluPlus which is not really where you want people to view it I suppose. This show is a great one. I watched Revenge on HuluPlus also knowing it was on a local channel. Couldn’t wait to see that show either. It is difficult to satisfy every one in the household on a specific hour on a specific day like that. Do not cancel. This is a great series that can be enjoyed for years… Read more »
This show has great potential, but the writers need to dig deeper!!