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The struggle (and story) of the Bowman family ends tonight. The Colony TV show has been cancelled after three seasons but, would you have watched more episodes and a fourth season? Should it have been dropped?
A USA Network sci-fi drama, Colony stars Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Tory Kittles, Peter Jacobson, and Alex Neustaedter. The story unfolds in the near-future, in a world where citizens are under military occupation by the Colony Transitional Authority, as part of a large extraterrestrial invasion. Former FBI agent Will Bowman (Holloway) and wife Katie (Callies) were raising their daughter and two sons in Los Angeles, but were separated from the younger boy during the invasion and did everything they could to get him back. The third season kicked off six months after the season two finale, with Will and Katie rebuilding their family in the world beyond the walls. They begin a journey during which they uncover the truth behind the occupation. Once again, this family finds themselves having to choose sides.
The show debuted in January 2016 and got off to a positive start with a 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.36 million viewers. The series lost some steam over the course of the season. The first year averaged a 0.38 rating with 1.13 million and it was renewed for a second season.
Season two of Colony launched in January 2017 and the 13 episodes ended up averaging a 0.26 demo rating with 814,000 viewers. Compared to season one, that was down by 31% in the demo and 28% in viewership. Still, Colony was renewed for a third year even before the season two finale aired.
USA didn’t start running season three until May 2018. Thus far, the third season has averaged a 0.17 demo rating with 672,000 viewers. Compared to last year, that’s down by 36% and 18%, respectively.
Colony is currently one of USA Network’s lower-rated scripted series but, other shows aren’t doing that much better. While it’s not a complete surprise that USA cancelled Colony, they could have easily renewed it to wrap up the story with a final season. Unfortunately, they opted to end the series after three seasons and 36 episodes.
What do you think? Do you think that USA should have cancelled the Colony TV show? Should the series have been renewed for a fourth (and final) season or, is season three a good place to end it?
Love this show
Not the cookie cutter crap you see on tv now
Let Netflix or Amazon solve this problem=)
Great series. Consistent and realistic like the Expanse. Would love to see a final season.
I can’t believe they canceled it. I hate it when they cancel great shows like this. I would have definitely watched it. Been a fan since the first episode.
I would have kept on watching. Snyder alone made the show fantastic, but the rest of the cast and story were good as well. Couldn’t they at least wrap up in a mini-series?
I was so disappointed when I found out they were not going to show the colony. I have only google serched for show just a hand full of times and the colony was one of the shows I looked for. I was so excited and waiting for the show. Very disappointing
This is ********! They ruined the show with huge potential. If they planned to cancel they should have at least given us a closure!
Yes it was dropped with no notice. Colony was one of the best shows on tv and i have watch a lot. Why the hell did you drop it? I don’t understand who decides these things. They would rather renew **** like “this is us” crap. This was an intelligent show but americans are trumpies and live in a fake news world and watch ****.
I have enjoyed the show & am disappointed that it was canceled.
Seriously DISAPPOINTED !!Very upset Colony was cancelled. Finish the story USA! I was looking forward to a season 4!! I put 3 seasons worth of time into this show.. we don’t even know the story ends for gosh sake‘s !! So tired of getting into a series and…… POOF… CANCELLED!!!!! SO OVER USA
I have enjoyed the show and am definitely disappointed that it was canceled.
After investing three years watching Colony was very unfair to end it on a bigtime cliffhanger. Hopefully, it gets picked up by another network. If so, we could call that “The Greatest Day.” See what I did there?
Unbelievable, it was one of the few shows I looked forward to every week. So disappointed with the cancelation, they could of at least ended it with a dramatic bang. The Network sucks!!!
The Colony should close at season four for closure
Very upset Colony was cancelled. Finish the story USA! I was looking forward to a season 4.
I was really into that show im so tired of all my favorite shows getting cancelled or ending while still doing very well in ratings