TV shows The Flash and Gotham have been doing well this season. Unfortunately, the same can’t be said for another DC Comics based series — Constantine. NBC has decided to shut down production after 13 episodes but it’s supposedly not cancelled and there could still be a second season.
Constantine revolves around the travels and work of John Constantine (Matt Ryan), an occult detective. He tries to help the innocent though his soul is already damned to hell. Others in the cast are Harold Perrineau, Charles Halford, and Angelica Celaya.
The supernatural series debuted on October 24th to a 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.28 million viewers. It was an okay start for a Fridays at 10pm series.
The numbers plunged about 30% in week two but that was Halloween so an above average decline was to be expected. The ratings rebounded a bit in week three and then dropped again in week four, falling to a 0.8 demo rating and 3.47 million. This past Friday’s numbers went back up again but the ratings are still pretty awful.
Deadline reports that production will be shut down after all 13 episodes of the first season have been produced. NBC isn’t ordering additional episodes at this time but it’s supposedly still in contention for a second season — for now, the optimism is based on last Friday’s increase and the DVR numbers.
Unless Constantine’s numbers continue to improve, it’s hard to believe that the network would put the time and money into producing and launching a second season. They’ve kept low-rated Hannibal around for three seasons (the show that will likely replace Constantine on the schedule in 2015) but only because it doesn’t cost them very much as a licensed show.
What do you think? Do you like Constantine? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season? How do you watch? Live, DVR, on demand, or ?
The show is horrible. They started off with Lucy Griffiths and then turned it in to a sausage fest in episode 2.
The only thing that is going to sell are the major characters and only if they are done well. We want to see Batman and Superman. We don’t want to see how 14-year old Bruce Wayne learned to masturbate or how 16-year-old Superman learned to drive. We want them kicking ass and saving the world in their costumes.
Amen brother!
Every superhero had to start somewhere. Do you think they just magically appeared to save your ass and beat the villain? And do you think superman and batman aren’t sausage fests? That’s all they are. Grow up and try to see past all the ass-kicking! They are characters with deeper meaning and subtext! Besides some people enjoy other things besides super heros wanting to save the world from bad people each week. Maybe some see the supernatural as an evil that should be vanquished too. Don’t get me wrong I love the ass-kicking also, but it’s nice to see something… Read more »
Constatine is a great tv show. I love it. They should not cancel it. Its freaking amazing. #SaveConstatine
its okay but it wont bit the movie……
Sad to see the networks – yet again – throw away what could be one of the best shows of the season.
If they kill Constantine prematurely, they’ll be instantly creating a tv cult classic, just like they did to Firefly and Deadwood, two amazing shows that were never replicated and had viewers thinking “I wonder what could’ve been”
Please don’t cancel the show, me and my husband love the show. It’s a perfect follow up for Grimm.
Big mistake to cancel the show it’s great it has good supernatural and has a good story line and great actors
Sorry NBC, you lost me when you cancelled Dracula
Getting better each episode, patience is a virtue the networks are lacking, perhaps if Matt Ryan stopped over acting IMO the rating would be better
AWESOME show and strange as it may seem, a genre that I have never enjoyed in the past. Love Matt Ryan, perfect as Constantine … and his supporting characters, of course. While I realize that I am not in the hot demographic for NBC, I sincerely hope the mucky-mucks will decide to renew Constantine. And here’s a thought … take another look at the way the magic numbers are determined and start including those of us who still watch and record your TV programs. Hard to believe, I know, but not every human being watches their programs on the internet.… Read more »
I think it’s a very entertaining show full of great stories and hellish fun . So I hope
The show continues. I do like Matt Ryan as Constantine and I think never a dull moment
So far.
don’t cancel it, i think it will get better and it’s a lot better than a lot of the other garbage out there.
After dreadful supernatural and based on comic book shows, one gets a decent (not superb) one and it may be cancelled? do these people count views on hulu or other web services, i tend to stay away from network television because of droll like the big bang theory or supernatural, please don´t axe constantine it´s better that the average shoe
Too early to tell if Constantine gets renewed for Season Two or getting canceled just like what Dracula did last season. Really hope that Season Three of Hannibal will fill the void in the 10 p.m. Friday night time slot for the second year in a row.
The walking dead has more drama and unexpected events like the search for the little girl ended up as a horror after all-NOW THAT WAS AN EYE OPENER-UNFORTUNITE FOR THE MOM. Constantine has nothing to match or offer, its a Flopp ! So bring back ” GANG RELATED “!!!!!!!!!!!
I am a huge Hellblazer fan and I think this show is doing the comic nothing but due justice and respect. Matt Ryan is killing it as Constantine and I’m loving what the show is doing for building the mythology around Constantine and adapting the story to TV. I’ve seen worse shows get more of a break than this one so I, without a doubt, hope that NBC gives this show a chance.
I totally agree with you. The show is awesome and Matt Ryan is perfect as Constantine. This is the show that I was waiting all summer on and it hasn’t disappointed me one bit. I hope NBC renews it and moves it to a new day and time, if not sell it to another company that knows how to handle its epicness!!