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Jason Bull and his team won’t be back at work for the 2022-23 television season. The CBS drama series is ending so there won’t be a seventh year for Bull. Star Michael Weatherly broke the news via Twitter.
A legal drama series, the Bull TV show stars Weatherly, Yara Martinez, Geneva Carr, Jamie Lee Kirchner, Christopher Jackson, and MacKenzie Meehan. Matt Dellapina and Ollie Robinson recur. The show follows Dr. Jason Bull (Weatherly) who is brilliant, brash, and charming. Together with his team of experts at Trial Analysis Corporation, Bull combines psychology, human intuition, and high-tech data to learn what makes those in a courtroom tick. The team includes neurolinguistics expert Marissa Morgan (Carr), former NYPD detective Danny James (Kirchner), hacker Taylor Rentzel (Meehan), and image expert Chunk Palmer (Jackson). In high-stakes trials, Bull’s remarkable insights and top-notch staff create winning strategies that tip the scales of justice in his clients’ favor. In his personal life, Bull has remarried Isabella “Izzy” Colón (Martinez) and they have a young daughter.
The sixth season of Bull averages a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.23 million viewers in the live+same day ratings (includes all DVR playback through 3:00 AM). Compared to season five, that’s down by 28% in the demo and down by 16% in viewership. It’s one of the network’s lowest-rated scripted series in the traditional ratings but sees a sizable uptick in delayed viewing. In the live+seven day ratings, Bull’s been averaging a 0.60 in the demo with 7.40 million, an increase of 80% and 75%, respectively.
In a statement on Twitter, Weatherly wrote, “Hello all! It’s been my privilege to play Dr Jason Bull but after 6 Seasons of incredible storylines, I’ve decided it’s time to pursue new creative challenges and bring his story to a close. It has been an honor to work with this talented cast, crew, and writing/producing team who helped reinvent the legal drama. Stay tuned for a big series finish…Thanks to all the fans from the bottom of my heart. You will always be a part of our Bull family!”
There are a dozen installments left to air in the 22 episode season and the series finale is expected to air in May.
What do you think? Have you kept up with the Bull TV show on CBS? Are you sorry to hear that it won’t be returning for a seventh season?
I’m upset!
I’ll miss this show and the cast, they’re all great.
Could Michael Weatherly return to NCIS as ToTony Dinozzo??
I watched Bull a couple of times, but couldn’t turn Tony DiNozzo into Bull. I wish Michael would return to NCIS. He has been truly missed.
He should go back to ncis to replace Gibbs and bring Cote with him
Another good one bites the dust…. hope he has another series lined up. I enjoy Bull and think he was wonderful on NCIS
The demographics 18-49 is always used as a reason that the ratings aren’t good enough. That data is so lame. Older people are more loyal to their shows and they certainly spend more money on products that may be advertised. When a show has been on a particular night for years and then is suddenly changed to another night, they KNOW they will have a change in viewership and you KNOW that they have plans to drop the show. That gives them the ‘reason’ to drop it. The loss of Benny definitely affected the heart of the show, but was… Read more »
We are regulars…from the git-go. However, it has gotten stale (predictable) over the years.
I enjoy this show, I missed Benny this season. Thought it had good storylines. Maybe he’ll go back to NCIS.
I will really miss this show. Benny was my favourite character. Maybe if he came back, eh?
Another thing: the demographic needs to be changed to 18 TO 80. PEOPLE over 50 watch tv too and are dedicated to watching good TV.
Thanks
We hate losing Dr. Bull and the others, and as said, figured it was on the way out when schedule changed. Also, 18-80 is right, what do they think, we quit watching TV?
I’ll miss this show as well. Lots of interesting stories & the cast is great. I did miss the cast members who left, especially Benny. But I sure hope Michael Weatherly gets another show. I’m a big fan of his.
I always watch Bull, maybe not the same day. It moved to a bad day this year. no wonder viewer levels have changed. Always do when you change the day a show is on.
Don’t agrree….. this day & age we all have pvr’s doesn’t matter what night it is on… Sad that Marissa left & extremely sad that Benny left… the show just coming to an end with characters leaving… to be expected but not appreciated.. I will miss them all. . Bull, Chunk, Marissa, Benny, Taylor, Danny, Cable even though she been gone awhile. 🙂
I love this series. I will definitely miss Bull.
It makes sense with the first girl leaving after season 4 but before season 5 Started. Due to inappropriate behavior. And in season 5 Benny leaving due to important behavior. And in season 6 his partner doesn’t want to do the show anymore. I see why he would end it before it gets pulled by the network to keep a good relationship with them for more show in the future.
I will miss you. We have been friends for years. Please say there will be another series with you in it. I love “who” you have been in 2 series.