The ratings for the first season of Blunt Talk were quite low. Will they continue to fall in season two or, will they rise? Will Starz renew the TV show for a third season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
Set in Los Angeles, Blunt Talk revolves around Falklands War veteran and broadcaster Walter Blunt (Patrick Stewart). He’s a British import who’s intent on conquering the world of American cable news as well as the fallout from his well-intentioned but mostly misguided decision-making — both on and off the air. The rest of the cast includes Jacki Weaver, Adrian Scarborough, Dolly Wells, Timm Sharp, Mary Holland, Karan Soni, and Romany Malco. Season two guests include Fred Armisen, Jason Schwartzman, Moby, Fred Melamed, Golden Brooks, Erik Griffin, Brett Gelman, Ed Begley, Brent Spiner, Paul Scheer, Trace Lysette, Leslie Ann Warren, Stacey Keach, Rob Huebel, Angela Kinsey, Charles Fleischer, Brian Baumgarner, Stephen Tobolowsky, and Daniel Stewart (Patrick Stewart’s son).
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
12/20 update: Starz has cancelled Blunt Talk. No Season three. Details here.
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For comparisons: The first season of Blunt Talk averaged a 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 220,000 viewers.
What do you think? Do you like the Blunt Talk TV show? Should this TV series be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
I know the ratings were low but I loved this show and its cast. I’m curious how the ratings of other STARZ shows are doing.
The ratings were WORSE than season one. It didn’t average over a 0.10 last season either. Now you know why it was CANCELLED! Deservedly so.
One of my favorite ensemble casts on TV period. The writing is great. If there’s a tragedy to too much great TV being on nowadays and this show gets cut, it’ll be a loss to me, but the time I’ve spent watching it was in no way wasted. RENEW! Give it some time.
We love this show! Please renew! Patrick Stewart still has it
Please Renew enough said
I Love this show – please renew!!!
I love Walter and really appreciate all the love and loyalty Harry and the crew have towards Walter or at least the cable news network. Seriously you must renew “Blunt Talk”. It needs more promotion, I know of many people that looked for it in 2015 but had trouble finding it, And when it became
a little too hard they gave up. I’m glad I did
not give up, its been great to share it with
others whether introducing newbies to it or
turning on the ones that had given up. Renew
Renew, Renew.