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Let’s not fool ourselves. The Deception TV show has been cancelled by ABC after just one season. The mid-season replacement made its debut on March 11, 2018, but even smoke and mirrors couldn’t disguise its lackluster Nielsen ratings performance.
An ABC crime drama from creator Chris Fedak, Deception stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as illusionist Cameron Black, with Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow, Amaury Nolasco, Justin Chon, Laila Robins, and Vinnie Jones. Cameron is rocketing to the top, when scandal derails his show and his twin’s life. Now, this magician uses his tradecraft to help the Feds apprehend some of the most elusive criminals in the world and hopes to prove his brother, Jonathan (Cutmore-Scott), is an innocent man.
Jack Cutmore-Scott is an appealing actor. So far though, it seems he hasn’t found just the right vehicle. This is his second series in as many years not to survive past its freshman outing. Fox cancelled his comedy, Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life after just one season in 2016.
Deception: A Look at the Ratings
The first season of Deception is averaging a 0.79 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.84 million viewers. Find out how Deception stacks up against other ABC TV shows.
In total, there were four single-season dramas on the Alphabet’s chopping block today: Marvel’s Inhumans, Kevin (Probably) Saves the World, The Crossing, and Deception.
Variety has confirmed the Deception cancellation.
What do you think? Did you enjoy season one of the Deception TV series. Should ABC have cancelled or renewed this TV show for season two?
I REALLY loved Deception. It’s such a different cop show and I love illusionist. PLEASE Bring it back!!
Yes I would have watched season 2. I found this show very entertaining. Love the cast.
I love Deception and would love to see it return even if on another network!!! It was a really good show!!! Quit putting so many stupid reality shows on and bring Deception back!
I want “Deception” back on the air!!! If Fox can even consider picking up “Rosanne”, “Deception” should be a shoe-in for another network!! PLEASE
I finally found a show that I really really like and you guys cancel it? What sense does that make? I wish for once they would ask the public if I show deserves to be canceled before it actually gets canceled. You make us have and build this fandom for a TV show and just to rip it away… Why? It’s totally unfair. I hope fox picks it up because we need to see what happens to Cameron how do you leave a show on that good of a cliffhanger and we don’t get to finish it? BULLS*** 🙁
******** ! Hi Sam we found a show that I actually like and now it’s canceled? The same thing happened with stitchers!! How you have all these boring and inane Shows continuing for years and years and years yet you get a really good one and you cancel it? Where is the logic in that. I hope another company picks it up because somebody dropped the ball here
Are you kidding me? Why???? Dumb to cancel such a good show!!!
We love deception. Can’t believe that it’s cancelled. My 25 year old daughter and my husband and I enjoy watching this show together. Please bring this show back!!!!
Love, Love this show please don’t cancel it and reconsider bringing it back for another season.
I love the show so much I need it more I want to no what going to happen
We loved Deception and can’t believe you cancelled it and left a cliffhanger on the last show!! Get rid of those stupid reality shows and keep a good family show that we can watch with our kids. We hope you will reconsider giving this show a second season…Don’t make it disappear
Bring back Deception, such an original show during the time of reality shows, medical, and cop drama. Hopefully someone will realize good TV and pick it back up. Great and interesting story line
Shame on you ABC, canceling another good show. Bring Deception back. How rude! You let that silly Bachelor show go on and on. But we get a nice show on and wham it’s gone like one of Cameron Black’s magic tricks. Well please make it reappear. Or perhaps FOX can help us out, as they’re doing by bringing Last Man Standing back.
This is why ABC is dead last–they cancel the best and keep the mindless stupid shows.
Cancelled??? Seriously?? Arg…!!! Finally a show I enjoyed enough to add to my dvr lineup! I loved Deception and it was filling a sad void for me that was left when Castle ended. AND it was fun and suspenseful yet clean enough for me to watch with my ten-year-old son (who has also truly enjoyed it). How disappointing… finally a good new show and they cancel it… ugh…