A couple years ago, NBC aired Crusoe, an adventure series based on the classic Robinson Crusoe novel and character. It was quickly cancelled. Now, the network is trying Crossbones, another adventure series about the same era. Will this one be a success and be renewed for a second season or, will it be cancelled as well? We’ll have to wait and see.
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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
Final season averages: 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.68 million total viewers.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Crossbones TV show? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for second season?
Don they not realilize that people watch it from recorded tv or over the internet. Most people watch on veriys devices pull your head out of the sand and come to the 2100 century nod stop relying on the Nelson rating and bring back crossbones
Really enjoyed Crossbones. Drama, suspense mixed with history. How can you loose.
Excellent acting. My family will watch again no matter who picks it up.
Why did they cancel such a great show?!? The plot line was exciting, the actors were amazing, AND it was something other than yet another cop (sorry, murder mysteries CAN get boring after awhile) or reality show. The only reason why there was so few views is because it was in a bad time slot. One cannot expect a bunch of people to have time during the summer. They need to take into consideration the views on instant streaming channels (e.i. Amazon Instant Video) and on their own website, as well as the sales of the DVD’s, once Summer is… Read more »
They cancelled it for the same reason they cancelled Dollhouse and other good shows, it lacks the mindlessness required to draw the attention of the masses and get the ratings needed to keep the greed machine going. What… Blackbeard isn’t big and burly, doesn’t say ‘arrrgh’, and huh? no black beard?!?!? This will simply not do! John Malkovich and network prime time do not mix for this very reason. Also, the Saturday night double feature threw viewers off, as you can see by the numbers, as if the summertime airing wasn’t enough of a challenge to obtain viewership. What a(nother)… Read more »
Love John M and the show hope it is renewed….
Crossbones, well written, enjoy the show. Please renew!
Love the show. Great actors, great story line. TV has very few shows that are worth watching. It would be a mistake to cancel this series.
Love Crossbones. Quality acting by quality actors. Both husband and I enjoy it.
whenever i have a hard time falling asleep, I play a rerun of crossbones
Really enjoyed the show!!!! Was interesting and entertaining! Enough of the reality stuff already-shows like crossbones actually required some thought. Wish another good network line like tnt or cw would pick up another season. can only hope
Please renew Crossbones one of the few quality shows my hubby and I watch!
NBC has not actually cancelled this show. I don’t know what they are doing; waiting for no one to notice when they do? Trying to keep another network from making a deal to air it? I know that John Malkovich was willing to do a second series of episodes. I can only hope that some network will pick it up. There is no other show on TV that I know of which is historically based adventure with top-notch acting and writing. It would be nice if the networks occasionally tried to stimulate the minds and imagination of the viewers, rather… Read more »
Please renew the show. I almost cried when I read that Crossbones is being cancelled 🙁
Sincerely Iman (Sarajevo, Bosnia)
I absolutely loved this show!!!! Can’t believe that its being canceled! This show has everything……great actors, great story line, action and excitement!! Please do not cancel!!! This show is such a improvement from some of the other crap they put on the t.v.!!!!!
I am so tired of excellent programming being cancelled
such as Crossbones! At least show the last two episodes!! Why put a an old
repeat of Law and order instead? I’ m just disgusted at the choices the TV execs
are making lately. Too much stupid “reality” shows and not enough original programming.
Who are they checking for the ratings? They are obviously not checking with the
right households. Everyone I know LOVED Crossbones!!!
Did you get the NBC head-fake too? It aired with an off-night (Saturday?) season finale two episode “conclusion”. If our DVR hadn’t recorded it, I would have felt equally ripped-off.
Please please renew! Everytime a quality show with quality actors and a really almost addictive plot comes to TV it gets cancelled.
As a longtime taxpayer and over the magic age of 49 I actually have time to watch the TV. I believe your ratings are very skewed. A show with an actual plot that involves thought and an ability to remember may actually be enjoyed by your older audience!
Consider us too please, we actually watch a lot of television now that we do not have children to distract us!
Sincerely DCDavis