NBC has decided that their low-rated Friday night drama, Crossbones, will now wrap with a pair of episodes on Saturday August 2nd. The installments had previously been set for Friday, August 1st and Friday, August 8th.
Though the network hasn’t said that Crossbones has been cancelled, the ratings have been terrible and it’s highly unlikely to return for a second season.
Crossbones revolves around the life of Edward Teach (John Malkovich), better known as Blackbeard the pirate, and his desire to aquire a valuable invention called the longitude chronometer. Others in the cast are Yasmine Al Massri, Richard Coyle, Claire Foy, David Hoflin, Tracy Ifeachor, and Chris Perfetti.
Here are the schedule notes:
UPDATES-NBC PRIMETIME SCHEDULE – Friday August 1, 2014 – Friday August 8, 2014
“RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS”
(X) “ZAC EFRON”
08/01/2014 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Friday) : SERIES PREMIERE – ZAC EFRON JOINS FAMED ADVENTURER AND SURVIVALIST ON NBC’S INSPIRING, LARGER-THAN-LIFE ADVENTURE REALITY SERIES — World-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls (“Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls,” “Man vs. Wild”) leads Zac Efron (“Neighbors”) on a non-stop extreme survival journey into the Northeast Appalachian mountain range wilderness. With Bear’s help, Zac challenges himself physically as well as mentally on an awe-inspiring journey he could never have imagined. TV-PG L
“DATELINE NBC”
(X) “FR2345”
08/01/2014 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Friday) :
“NBC NEWS SPECIAL”
(X) “HANNAH ANDERSON: ANATOMY OF A KIDNAPPING”
08/01/2014 (10:00PM – 11:00PM) (Friday) :
“CROSSBONES”
(X) “CROSSBONES”
08/02/2014 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Saturday) : Blackbeard sets sail, setting the endgame in motion… and testing the loyalty of his crew to the limits and beyond. Back on Santa Compana, Kate trusts Tom Lowe with a startling request… that leaves him minutes to save both their lives. TV-14 V
“CROSSBONES”
(X) “BLACKBEARD”
08/02/2014 (09:00PM – 10:00PM) (Saturday) : Fire rains down on Santa Campana as Blackbeard (John Malkovich) risks all against William Jagger’s (guest star Julian Sands) maniacal attack. Lowe (Richard Coyle) must choose between saving the people he loves, the man he admires…. and the legacy Edward Teach has built. Also starring Yasmine Al Massri, Claire Foy, David Hoflin, Tracy Ifeachor, and Chris Perfetti. TV-14 V
“RUNNING WILD WITH BEAR GRYLLS”
(X) “BEN STILLER”
08/08/2014 (08:00PM – 09:00PM) (Friday) : BEN STILLER EMBARKS ON A JOURNEY OF A LIFETIME TO TEST HIMSELF – World-renowned survivalist Bear Grylls (“Get Out Alive with Bear Grylls,” “Man vs. Wild”) meets actor Ben Stiller (“Secret Life of Walter Mitty”) on the rugged mountains of the Isle of Skye in Northern Scotland to go on a once in a lifetime adventure. As they explore their surroundings Bear tests Ben’s limits in an effort to see how he measures up to the unpredictable and unforgiving challenges of Mother Nature. TV-PG L
“DATELINE NBC”
(X) “FR2346”
08/08/2014 (09:00PM – 11:00PM) (Friday) :
What do you think? Have you been enjoying the Crossbones series? Would you watch a second season or, should it be cancelled?
Crossbones is one of the best shows on television! Please let it continue! The acting, directing, everything is top notch. Friday evenings in the summer is not a good test of how a show should be judged. I do not have regular tv and watch via the NBC app after the first showing. Please please keep it going!
Please don’t cancel give it more time. Summer is a difficult time to sit inside. We PVR the show just finished tonight Aug 28. Loved it. Got better to late.
Oh God I hope they dont cancel yet another excellent show! Crossbones is fantastically written and played! Its so hard these days to find a good, quality television program around all the garbage reality crap out there. Crossbones is wonderful, deep, intrguing and completley immersing..if thats even a word..lol. A great story and a great cast…please DO NOT cancel it!!!
I LOVE Crossbones. I wasn’t home on Friday nights during the season. I downloaded the season and watched it all. I love it and hope it is back.
I really enjoyed the show, I hope they do not cancel it. We were not able to watch it on Friday nights, but we recorded every episode and would enjoy sitting down and relaxing while we watched it every Sunday. It has some great actors and a fantastic story line. I couldn’t wait till the next week to see what would happen next.
Absolutely LOVE the show! Even my 87 yr old mother enjoyed every episode. We would BOTH be very sad to see it end. Please bring it back for another season. We are still telling people about it & perhaps many more will watch if it comes back for another season. Great acting and a wonderful plot & story. Cant wait for more.
I loved the show and would hate to see it cancelled. The acting, directing, costumes & sets were wonderfully done. I produced a historical/pictorial poster years ago titled “New World Pirates & Treasure.” From the research I did, I know there are many true pirate tales to be told and had assumed they would be presented with this series. Why stop with just one pirate, NBC? Don’t quit when you’ve got a good thing going!
I love this show! Why cancel it? I don’t care what higher ups think, I’m the one watching it and I thought the viewers opinion mattered! It is a great show man every time a great series comes out it is cancelled but the CRAP shows are what we are stuck watching SERIOUSLY SICK OF REALITY SHOWS AND THE DAMN KARDASHIAN BULLCRAP! BRING IT BACK!
Was a great show…. John Malkovic is a great Blackbeard!!!! Hope Crossbones is renewed for a second season.
Excellent program, enjoyed watching & hope its not cancelled, would love to watch a 2nd season.
We love Crossbones!!! Please don’t cancel !
Love the show! Don’t cancel!
This is a great show, with the best acting by Malkovich seen on TV in years. And the Dr
Isn’t hard to look at. He is fabulous also. It’s something DIFFERENT. Do we really need another CSI show, or cop show? Give it one more season, pleeeeez!
Love the show Crossbones. Please do not cancel the show!!
I absolutely love this show, the characters, the stories, john!, the sets, please continue the series. I can’t understand who could have possibly not rated it well. It’s unique, simply well done.
Love the show. Well done, perhaps why it didn’t get the viewers.