The cast of White Collar got a chance to wrap up their series with a final short season but Covert Affairs won’t get that chance. USA Network has cancelled the series after five seasons, leaving fans with plenty of questions and no season six.
On Covert Affairs, operatives Annie Walker (Piper Perabo) and Auggie Anderson (Chris Gorham) work together in the CIA’s Domestic Protection Division (DPD). The show’s cast also includes Kari Matchett, Peter Gallagher, Hill Harper, and Nicholas Bishop.
The move to abruptly cancel the adventure spy series comes as a bit of a surprise but the decision reportedly all came down to money. USA owns the show but it’s not a cheap show to produce with rising talent fees and expensive location filming around the world.
In addition, the fifth season of Covert Affairs saw a big drop in the ratings — falling nearly 48% in the 18-49 demographic when compared to season four. Total viewership dropped 32%, to 1.54 million.
The final episode aired December 18th. Hopefully the producers will share what Annie’s decisions about her personal and professional life would have been.
What do you think? Do you like the Covert Affairs TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season instead?
I LOVED the whole five seasons. Watched each episode at least twice. But I think the final moments of season five were a perfect ending for the series. It was time. Don’t we ll want the characters to have some peace and happiness?
Another great show bits the dust, station will just put on another stupid reality. I think this is the last show on USA that I watch
They could at least do a movie and wrap it up.
So sorry that there will not be a season six of Covert Affairs, so enjoying watching Annie and Auggie and company, It was one of the best shows on USA. I don’t know about the ratings, but it was one USA’s best series. I will truly miss the show.
USA had some of the best shows on TV. This channel used to be one of my speed dials. The only thing left are reality bs and sports, there are no more good “sitcoms” left anymore. Necessary Roughness, White Collar, Fairly Legal, Covert Affairs, Suits and Rush were my FAVORITES! It won’t be long before I cancel my cable completely. Outrageous to pay to watch nothing. And Idc what the critics say about the show Modern Family, it’s crap. A sitcom based as a reality show. There’s enough “little people”, polygamist, 16 & pregnant, invetro families, 600lbs slobs, rednecks and… Read more »
This SUCKS! This is the ONLY show I watch on the USA network! And after this stunt, I won’t bother watching anything else on this network knowing that they may abruptly cancel it WITHOUT any prior warning! This is BS! If they want to know why their ratings were sinking, maybe its because there was several months between when season 4 ended and season 5 started. Then there was very little, if any, announcement that season 5 was starting, and if I hadn’t had my TV set to automatically record it, I would have missed the new season! It amazes… Read more »
Well, well, well. Like many here, I can’t say I’m completely surprised. Five years is an impressive run for any show, and I understand that every show must end eventually (the occasional evidence to the contrary notwithstanding). What does surprise me, like pretty much everyone else, is this cancellation coming as it did with no warning and after a cliffhanger. It shows no love for the fans, and no respect for the show itself and all the people involved in its production. So they claim it was too expensive? Well, who said they had to send their characters running all… Read more »
Well said.
ITA. Thank you. Very well said.
We used to be faithful watchers of USA’s character friendly dramas. but not any more. USA is now an officially blocked channel in our home and has been removed from being visible in our channel guide. I would love to see someone else pick it up but realize it is probably unlikely. Best of luck to everyone in the cast and crew of Covert Affairs. Thank you for five wonderful seasons!
Well Scarlett that last comment of yours was so true and well put.
I love thIs show.. why was it cancelled? ive liked piper perabo since she was in the movie,:coyote ugly”.it is 10 times better than royal pains or white collar. PLEEEEASE BRING IT BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so annoyed that they left this hanging like they did. I have no other reason to watch USA network. I want to see the ending and now we’re all hanging here. How rediculous that they did this, this way. Piss on them!
I am not surprised, the first 3 seasons were fantastic, then it started going downhill. It is the ONLY show I ever watch on USA, and having decided to Tivo the entire season 5, I now have the choice to delete it rather than watch it as I know there is a lot of storylines not finished when it was cancelled. But USA will not care, this year I age out of their precious demographic. 18-49 no more. While reading all of these messages, I wonder if people have thought of trying to contact the businesses who bought ad time… Read more »
Thanks for the laugh. I never noticed the gun thing, but I for one was always amazed that whenever Annie was being hunted, she never thought to wear a disguise, or even bothered wearing sunglasses and putting her hair under a cap. Seriously, did she think she wouldn’t stand out in Hong Kong, a tall blonde American in a sea of short brunettes?? LOL Talk about suspending reality. I agree with you, Jennifer Garner was much more believable.
I am so disappointed that the great show Covert Affairs was cancelled. USA Network needs to reconsider that decision ASAP. If they would make the video pages easier accessible they could even reach a larger audience. Season 5 needs an end that seems logical and not a cliff hanger.
What do I think? I think I am very pissed at USA Network right now…GRRRRRRRRR!
Cannot fathom USA cancelling Covert Affairs. Huge mistake not going to watch USA anymore nothing worth viewing now
Netflix HELP!!!
I can’t believe that they are cancelling yet another great series, first they cancel Rush, now they cancel Covert Affairs!! They are really ruining the season if you ask me!! These are both great shows and I don’t understand why they are cancelling them! This is very frustrating!!!!!
Covert affairs , is the only show that USA has that’s any good anymore. Please give covert affairs one more season for a finale that’s the least you could do for the best show you have . We just discovered the show six weeks ago and adventure been watching on Amazon prime and USA on demand. Bring monk back too