After two seasons on the air, TNT has cancelled Dark Blue. No season three for Carter Shaw and his LAPD team.
Dark Blue stars Dylan McDermott as the leader of an undercover unit whose members are so covert that some of the members of the department don’t even know they’re involved. The rest of the cast includes Omari Hardwick, Logan Marshall-Green, Nicki Aycox, and Tricia Helfer.
The cancellation of the cop drama doesn’t come as much of a surprise. Despite a decline in ratings, the series was renewed for a second season last December. The second round of 10 episodes began airing in August and the numbers were worse than they’d been in year one.
Season two averaged a 0.6 rating in the key 18-49 demographic and 2.25 million total viewers. Those figures make the series the worst performer of TNT’s summer season and ripe for cancellation.
Dark Blue ended its run with two episodes on September 15th.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that the TV show has been cancelled? How would you have ended the series?
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My wife and I loved this show,we actually couldn’t wait for it to come on, one of the greatest shows on tv. Hopefully you would reconsider bringing it back. Maybe it wasn’t advertised as well as other shows however it was an excellant show!!!!
I am PISSED that they cancelled Dark Blue! There are very few shows on the air now that are worth watching and that was one of them!
Also a BIG fan of the show… just found this out, pretty pissed.
I Loved Dark Blue. That was the best show every. The characters were great and good looking. McDermott is a good actor and everything he plays in he does it well. It was a whole new breed of characters that we eye catchers and were down to earth. Please Please consider bringing the show back I looked forward to watching it. It keep your eyes and mouth open with what ever was going to happen next. I was sadden to here that it had be canceled.
I loved that show, it was more real on how that life is. Very good show just on the wrong network or time slot I guess. To the writers of the show excellent job, I enjoyed all stories and plots, you got my heart pounding in intense situation of that show. I will miss the show. : (
I am very upset..they never keep the shows that are watched…take off Rozolli and Lyles not sure if correct name but I hope this is picked up by another network that would be able to put on and market a show correctly!
Totally bummed this was cancelled I loved this show! The characters were complicated and hot!
What!!! Canceled, this is so not far… I had to record it but I still looked forward to watching every show. Please bring back..
I love the show, but due to my schedule at work I have to record all my shows in four diffrent recorder, then on Saturday or Sunday I watch them all. So for the rating I hope that count. I know over 400 person at my work, and my friend approx., 600 person, due to work they also record these shows. It was a good show, please bring it back
What do you expect when you burn thru a season like they did. 10 episodes.
Beginning August 4th and ending September 15 they aired all 10 episodes. Barely a month. Add that to the Nielson ratings unbelievably flawed system plus our fast paced society equals cancellation.
I had to research today when i noticed that I wasn’t seeing preveiws for a new season and i’m totally hurt to hear that there will not be a third season. I absolutely LOVED this show! In my opinion it was very well written and well casted and i hope the TNT would reconsider because it is much better than shows like ‘Leverage’ that is still on the air!
I just found out today that it was not returning. It was a great show, good cast, and lots of action.
I loved the show and always looked forward to watching.
I am very disappointed that is was not renew.
I am so disappointed that you cancelled Dark Blue. I know I’m late but I just found out today. I was so looking forward to the new season. Please bring back the show. I was totally glued when it was on especially for eye candy, Ty and Carter. Wow what a blow.
This was a good show, but it’s characters were just a bit too dark and a little too unsympathetic. It is still so much better than, say NCIS- LA, which is bubble gum crap. However, there are just too many crime shows. TV is just too formula. It is no wonder they are bleeding audience.