Marvel’s Agent Carter drew low ratings and was cancelled but star Hayley Atwell was often praised for her work on the series. Now, she has a new TV show on ABC called Conviction and the network has given it Castle’s old timeslot. Is this new TV series worth watching? Cancel or keep it?
A legal drama series, Conviction follows what happens when attorney Hayes Morrison (Hayley Atwell), the daughter of a former President, gets “blackmailed” into joining the Conviction Integrity Unit. It’s a NYC department that re-examines cases when there is suspicion of wrongful conviction. The rest of the cast includes Eddie Cahill, Shawn Ashmore, Merrin Dungey, Emily Kinney, Manny Montana, and Daniel Franzese.
The series launched on October 3rd and attracted a 0.92 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.17 million viewers. It was a disappointing start to be sure. The second installment fell more than 15%, registering a 0.78 rating with 4.23 million.
While it’s still early in the season, the ratings for Conviction so far have been terrible. It’s the network’s lowest-rated series in the demo with a 0.85 rating and 4.7 million. Last season, Castle (which was cancelled) averaged a 1.08 in the demo with 6.20 million viewers.
Unless the numbers for Conviction improve quickly, it looks certain that the legal drama will be cancelled and may not even be allowed to finish out its 13 episodes.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Conviction TV show? Do you think that it should be cancelled or kept on the air to give the audience a chance to find it? Is it a better show than the ratings seem to indicate?
Please keep it!
Keep! i love the show.
Keep, keep, keep!
Love this show! Hayley Atwell is fantastic!
Please keep it. I love this show!
Keep it I love it
I just watched the first three episodes on demand and was pleasantly surprised by the show! I’ll definitely be turning in live next week. I think Hayley Atwell is great and her chemistry with Eddie Cahill is super! I totally ship their characters as a couple. Hope the show lasts!
Please keep it, why does all the shows i like get low ratings! Give it a go, its better than many shows out there.
The first episode wasn’t that good, but it gets better each week. As everyone points out, it’s no “Agent Carter.”
I really like it. Smart and witty dialogs. I hope it continues.
Keep it. I like this show.
Keep it. I think the ratings would be better in an earlier time slot
I think it should be kept. Let the season play itself out.
PLEASE KEEP ITTTT!!!! I LOVE ITTTTT!!!
Keep it. It is very informative on legal applications. I have to record it and watch later because of competition at that time slot.