It looks like Common Law won’t be back for a second season. While the TV show hasn’t been officially cancelled by USA, the signs are all there.
Common Law follows a pair of LAPD detectives — Travis Marks (Michael Ealy) and Wes Mitchell (Warren Kole). They bicker but their talents mesh so well that their commanding officer, Captain Sutton (Jack McGee), orders them into counseling to keep the team together. The series also features the talents of Sonya Walger, Elizabeth Chomko, Alicia Coppola, Nora Zehetner, and Reed Diamond.
The first season averaged 2.13 million with a 0.6 demo rating on Friday nights. It was the lowest-rated original scripted series on USA this summer, performing worse than Fairly Legal, the sophomore series that also aired on Fridays.
According to Deadline, Common Law’s fate seems all but sealed. The options for the entire cast have expired so those contracts would have to be renegotiated for a second season to happen — if the actors aren’t committed to other projects. In addition, the show’s executive producer and showrunner, Craig Sweeny, has been hired as an executive producer on CBS’ Elementary series — a new take on Sherlock Holmes.
What do you think? Would you like to see a second season of Common Law? Why do you think the show didn’t catch on with a bigger audience?
Finally a decent new show and they’re canceling it! My husband and I love this show. Clever writing and excellent acting! Bummer. Hope they somehow get a 2nd season!
Please bring back Common Law. That’s the best Tv show ever!! If they don’t bring it back everyone will be so bummed 🙁 So please come back please please please please please
I love this Show 🙂 In Germany we can watch only 4 episodes 🙂 Tomorrow comes the next episode 🙂
But this is a funny show ..Travis and Wes are so cute there are the perfect team .
I really hope it comes a season 2 and the show doesn’t get cancelled .
(Greetings from Gemany)
Love this show. There definitely should be a second season. It might not have been as big of a hit because new episodes aired on Fridays
Oh no!!!! I love this show!
my favorite new show this year. please bring it back for a season 2
My sister and I have differents tastes when it comes to tv shows. Common Law was one of the few shows that we both agreed was fantastic! It had a little bit of everything. The perfect mix of drama and comedy. I love the delivery! The fact that we were kept waiting the whole season before we found out why Wes pulled a gun on Travis! It was great! And then that song at the end (by AWOLNATION) it was absolutly right! PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THE SHOW! GIVE IT A CHANCE TO REACH OTHERS WITH A SECOND SEASON! I PROMISE… Read more »
Do not cancel Common Law. It is a wonderful show and one that I look forward to seeing every week. It is very entertaining and funny!!
Best show on USA network! It would be a shame for there to be no season 2.
I will be really disappointed if “Common Law” was cancelled. Cancel “White Collar” and keep “CL” which is entertaining and fun.
Please do not cancel, I liked seeing them pay off each other.
My husband and I feel this was truly an entertaining show. We hope it returns for a season 2+. It’s a good show to come home and unwind to. We don’t understand though why if there are 7 days week, all the shows need to air at mutual times on the same day, leaving the rest of the week open with nothing to watch but reruns of whatever happens to be on. We also love Royal Pains and White Collar and are happy they are coming back.
I adore Common Law! I really wish that a season 2 would be in the near future. USA cannot let this series end. It is just too good of a series. Action, comedy, romance, drama and chemistry make thus series. Do not let it end. This amazing show is too much of gem.
Common Law was AMAZING i watched it every week you would be stupid not to bring it back. If you decide to cancel it then you should also cancel shows like Royal Pains a nock off of House
The show was great. The writing fast-paced and actually funny… not the 6th grade-level funny either. Friday night is a hard night for a new show. Unfortunately USA lineup is not the best in the world so people also not only did not catch CL but also skipped most of the USA lineup. Royal Pains— really????