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 love the show and want it to go on! Twisted family betrayals is always good family drama!!!
Took a little while to getting going but now I’m hooked!
i love it….i even wait til 11 to watch the 2nd run of the walking dead!!! maybe change the days…not many shows can compete TWD!
Please Keep It.
Thank you. God bless.
Please keep Blood and Oil! Best since Dallas. It is getting really good and has great possibilities in the future.
Please do not cancel this show! The storyline potentials are fabulous and so is the cast!
If the writing is great, it could go another season. Some of the programs that started out absolutely great in the first year or two have completely deteriorized by the third season. Acting is good and there are possibilities. So if they can keep up an exciting story, I’d vote for yes.
Don’t cancel the show is just getting real good!!!
Blood and Oil is the best new series in a long time! I hope it is not cancelled!
Please don’t cancel BLOOD &OIL it’s a great show! Some of us are outside of your preferred age group but LOVE the show!
We are also outside of age group studies, older, but watch and enjoy the show.
Omg!! R u kidding me! This show is awesome! I love the cast! Don Johnson is awesome! Please do not cut this show…there are a lot of show on TV, in which a lot of people watch, & some of us don’t watch. And apparently there are a faith few that look forward to Blood & Oil every week! Please give it a chance!
Don’t cancel the series please.
Gino from Italy
Please don’t cancel Blood and Oil as it is turning into a Great show – first episode or two I thought there was a scene or two that was a little ‘out there’, but I feel the show and the plot has only improved – give it a full 13 week season and PLEASE renew it!!
Please don’t cancel BLOOD and OIL! It is an awesome show with great plot and characters. You cancel every great series give it a chance to catch on!
Please don’t cancel the show! I love this show!!!