It looks like Agent Starling will be turning in her badge. Last month, it looked like the Clarice TV show, was poised to move from the CBS network to the Paramount+ streaming service (along with SEAL Team and Evil) for its second season. Now, Deadline reports it’s looking more likely that the show will be cancelled instead.
Based on The Silence of the Lambs, the Clarice TV series stars Rebecca Breeds, Michael Cudlitz, Lucca de Oliveira, Kal Penn, Nick Sandow, Devyn Tyler, and Marnee Carpenter. The series is a deep dive into the untold personal story of FBI Agent Clarice Starling (Breeds) as she returns to the field in 1993, one year after the hunt for serial killer Buffalo Bill (Simon Northwood). Brilliant and vulnerable, Clarice’s bravery gives her an inner light that draws monsters and madmen to her. However, her complex psychological makeup — which comes from a challenging childhood — empowers her to begin to find her voice while working in a man’s world. It also helps her begin to escape the family secrets that have haunted her throughout her life.
Airing on Thursday nights, the first season of Clarice is averaging a 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.88 million viewers.
It’s CBS’ lowest-rated scripted series of the season so cancellation by the network wouldn’t come as much of a surprise. The series has been a solid performer on Paramount+ however.
MGM Television, who produces the series with CBS Television Studios, and Paramount+ (owned by CBSViacom) had been in negotiations for Clarice to be renewed for a second season on the streaming service. Now, negotiations have reportedly broken down with each side supposedly blaming the other. MGM being acquired by Amazon is supposedly not a factor in the deal going south.
Due to the show’s low ratings and the fact that CBS already has a full slate of series 2021-22, there appears to be no viable path for Clarice’s survival.
What do you think? Have you watched the Clarice TV show on CBS? Would you watch season two on Paramount+ or some other platform?
Watch Clarice every week. Would be devastated to see it cancelled.
Clarice, Seal Team and Evil… I will have nothing left to watch! Paying too much for regular TV already! Paramount+ can go jump!!
U cancel the good, intelligent shows and … Nevermind. Keep Clarice, it is a good show.
I love Clarice too. I am not paying for paramount+
Too many good shows being cancelled on regular TV. I hate the game & reality shows. Nice to watch a murder mystery or drama.
I love Clarice and I can hardly wait each week to see the show on CBS. I don’t know why the ratings are so low, I find it an excellent thriller, sit on the edge of your seats, hold your breath thriller and I certainly don’t say that about tv shows ever. Will be so disappointed to see the show canceled. So very disappointed!! Saturday night has some openings that it could be shown there rather than some of the crappy shows being shown now.,
Won’t miss it. Tried watching the first episode but it was really dull.
There have been so many better CBS shows cancelled before this.
Horrible Show..just another waste of Money and Air Time!
My husband and I really enjoy watching Clarice and would love to see it picked up by Paramount+. It’s frustrating to see ratings using the demographic up to the age of 49 when there’s so many of us over that age that love the majority of the shows that are getting canceled.
Yes I would. Give it a chance.
One of .y favorite shows. I was going to cancel Paramount but when they signed with Clarice and SEAL Team I didn’t.
I may reconsider.
i liked it better than most rubbish and def better than any REALITY crap
Yeah!!!!! I think that was one of the worst shows I’ve ever watched.
Please give Clarice the chance at another Season. This show is so intense and keeps me glued to the TV. I have not watched a show as good as this, one that makes me feel so many emotions and on the edge of my seat the entire hour. PleaseCBS/Parmount + renew Clarice for another season.
I like this show. I think it’s interesting and reflect back to silence of the lambs. Please don’t cancel the show. I would watch it on Paramount or some other streaming service
This is one of my favorite shows, why do all the good ones get canceled & some others don’t? I have watched this since the beginning & it is a great show, PLEASE keep this show on, you do have fans!!!!!