Last night, NBC aired the finale of Crossing Lines. The season ended on a cliffhanger that has viewers itching for season two. Will the show be renewed, or will it be cancelled instead?
Crossing Lines follows a former NYPD officer who’s become addicted to morphine and ends up working as a trash collector for a carnival in the Netherlands. The International Criminal Court recognizes his worth and recruits him to help investigate crimes that cross international borders.
The show stars William Fichtner, Marc Lavoine, Gabriella Pession, Tom Wlaschiha, Moon Dailly, Richard Flood, and Donald Sutherland.
The police procedural series debuted June 23rd to a disappointing 0.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.38 million viewers. The first hour ranked a distant third in its timeslot, easily beaten by a rerun of FOX’s Family Guy and the debut of Whodunnit? on ABC.
Though viewership is lower in the summer months, the peaock network could not be happy with these numbers. The later weeks saw them get even worse. Over the course of the season, Crossing Lines has fallen as low as a 0.5 demo rating and 2.51 million viewers.
If NBC were producing the Crossing Lines, there’d be no way that they would make a second season. There’s just not enough ad money to pay for the production.
Thankfully for fans, NBC doesn’t produce the show. Crossing Lines was jointly commissioned by TF1 in France and by Sony for their AXN channels.
NBC merely licenses the series so it costs them much less. Based on the ratings, it’s still extremely unlikely that the peacock network will air a second season.
However, there’s hope that another season will be produced by Sony and TF1. If that happens, another US channel could pick it up or, at the very least, episodes could be released on DVD. We’ll post any updates as they become available.
But, what do you think? Would you like to see a second season of Crossing Lines or should it be cancelled instead? Why didn’t more people watch? If NBC doesn’t want season two, which channel would be a better fit?
Love the show hope they make a second season
I had a hard time getting into the show at first but I’m so glad I didn’t give up on it. It’s a very good show and there are a lot of great comments above that I hope NBC takes into consideration. Please do not cancel.
Crossing Lines is a fantastic show. I can’t believe they are thinking about not doming back for season 2.
It took us awhile to get into it, but my husband and I really ended up liking this show! Hope it comes back at least long enough to answer the season one cliffhangers! =)
just love the show give it one more chance maybe usa if not nbc
I love it! Bring it back! To amc or travel channel….
I love the show. NBC didn’t promo the show could be why the ratings were low, I accidentally found it.
Yes, please renew!! I have really enjoyed this show with some great actors. I am looking forward to second season, but would not be shocked to see NBC not renew it; they have done this before with good shows.
one of my favorite shows, sure hope it is back for a second season!
Looking forward to a second season. Loved the show, the only complaint would be the diction – with so many varied accents, it’s a bit difficult to always understand the dialogue.
Sure hope it returns.
New approach, exciting, yes we watch it . One of our top “must see”. Needs another season
Yes please renew. Very few quality shows remain, and sometimes it takes a while for people to sift through the trash.
I would be very upsetting if they cancelled this show. It’s very refreshing to see something different. I love it.
Love this show, bring back a second season.
Yes, please renew! Watched each episode we really enjoyed this show!