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?
Great show! Always a twist great story line keeps you on the edge of your sit.
Bring it back……
Renew please-Fantastic show
yes I would really love to see a second season of crossing lines love the show please keep the show going!!
Well done shows are cancelled while the simplistic, mind dulling shows remain.
YOU BET I WANT TO SEE MORE OF CROSSING BORDERS, OR LINES OR WHATEVER….WHY DO YOU ALWAYS CANCEL THE GOOD SERIES??? IS THAT NBC AGAIN? I DONT KNOW WHY YOU DIDNT TAKE IT TO CBS FIRST, WE WOULD STILL BE WATCHING IT. EVERYTHING IS ON STANDBY IN CROSSING BORDERS OR LINES OR WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT. JUST AS WE WERE BECOMING FAMILIAR WITH THE CAST YOU CUT IT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF SEVEN DIFFERENT DRAMAS. GIVE IT A CHANCE PLEASE AND GIVE US A CHANCE PLEASE. THX
This was a great start for a first season and looking forward to more. Very intriguing.
We felt that this was actually one of the best shows of 2013. I want to see more episodes no matter the channel.
Agree completely, enjoyed everything about it…character development, European location/plots, etc. Any channel….just let me know!
Bring it back
Great show love it did not miss one of the 10
I liked this show from the beginning. I’d want Netflix or Hulu to pick it up and run with the possibilities as we learn more back story for each of the flawed people representing law enforcement
I love this show but hated they killed off one the players, also mixed of actors/actress.
loved this show – try TNT or FX for new network
I liked the show and was looking forward to
Season 3 but as always, find a show you like
And of course they cancel it for some stupid
Reality tv that normal people can’t stomach.
Dena
The show got better with time. It was a vety good show and I would like to see more of it.
Love this show and hope they do a second season!! Why do they always cancel the good ones and keep the drivel on television?? This is why I canceled my cable and only watch online 😉