It’s a dark time for fans of Dark Matter. Deadline reports Syfy has cancelled the TV show after three seasons.
The sci-fi drama follows the crew of a derelict spaceship who awake with no memory and who must work together to survive a threatening voyage charged with vengeance, betrayal, and plenty of secrets. The cast includes Marc Bendavid, Melissa O’Neil, Anthony Lemke, Alex Mallari Jr, Jodelle Ferland, Roger Cross, and Zoie Palmer.
Ratings for Dark Matter have been low for some time. Overall, season three averaged a .15 rating in the 18-49 demo and only 614,000 viewers, making it one of Syfy‘s lower-rated TV shows for the 2016-2017 season.
On his blog, co-creator Joseph Mallozzi confirmed the show’s cancellation and thanked the fans, cast, and crew:
It is with great sadness that I confirm the news. Syfy has cancelled Dark Matter after three seasons.
To say that I’m incredibly disappointed would be an understatement.
I’ll save my comments and field your questions in a future blog entry. For today, I just want to extend a heartfelt thanks to my amazing crew, my wonderful cast, and to all of you, our incredible fans.
You all deserved better.”
What do you think? Are you a fan of Dark Matter? Do you think Syfy should’ve renewed the series?
Don’t know who’s running the network and making stupid decisions, but I now watch SyFy less than what I used to. No sense in watching a show, liking it, getting hooked on it when it’s going to be cancelled. You guys could’ve at least said so at the start of season 3, and given the show an ending. You guys suck. Thanks for nothing. More Netflix and prime for me.
I’m pretty much heart broken to find out the series was canceled, this was probably the best show I’ve ever seen in my life, I’m even thinking about in my later future if I could get a lot of money and try to get it continued somehow, like being a big funder.
Dark Matter – Canceled
Expanse – Taken over by Amazon
Killjoys – Canceled
Just like to tip my hat to the rocket scientists in charge of the Syfy network who have
managed to divest themselves of 3 of the best shows on television. As far as I’m concerned, for Syfy, … it’s ByBy!
Dark Matter was one of the best shows on any network and was the best show on SyFy (tied with Expanse for best show, IMO). It is unbelievable to me that they have canceled it. This was a great show with excellent writers. The show got low ratings because SyFy did a terrible job of promoting it. Every time, except one, I’d ask someone if they liked the show, they said they never heard it. The one person who did know the show loved it.
Hi to all “Dark Matter” fans, would a email from us all to the “execs” at Sifi headquarters do the trick letting them know “We are not happy “ with their decisions and keep repeating it every week till they get it!!! Just a thought!
it is a great show and now it get good they cancel it they only show low intelligence show than other like dark matter
Damn sad, I am rewatching it 3rd time and would say this show is or was on my top 10 list. Syfy did it again.
I thought it was good show. It should have keep going
I’m very disappointed they cancelled Dark Matter when they kept shows that are far inferior!. My TV producer friend told about Dark Matter because the acting and writing was great. Why would anyone cancel a show when it has such great ratings. SYFY deserves to fail as you don’t know when you have a great product! Stupid is …Stupid does!!!
I agree with Brian
Perhaps they can end it with a movie like they did with Firefly.
I just binge watched all 3 seasons not knowing the forth was cancelled. I really enjoyed the series and I wish they at least made a few more episodes to conclude some of the main open plots. Really leaves a bad taste for the producers of the this show. SyFy? I’ll make sure not to watch any further shows created by this company. Obviously they don’t care about the viewer to leave everyone hanging like this. I usually don’t care about TV shows and normally don’t leave any comments but this show really offered a lot of entertainment and I’ll… Read more »
Ditto exactly
Idiotism… Total idiotism
I enjoyed Dark Matter and Killjoys. I looked forward to them every summer. I watched the premieres of Wynona Earp and Killjoys tonight and am sad Dark Matter won’t be joining them.
I cannot believe they cancelled Dark Matter when they kept Wyonna Earp. My husband and I looked forward each week to Dark Matter because the acting was brilliant. Who are these mindless people tat cancel shows especially when they had such great ratings. Must be the same idiotstat work for CBS. Well SYFY I hope all your new shows this year fail because you are flunkys. I am still in disbelief.