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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 love watching Deception! I’m really sad they are canceling the show! It has a lot of unanswered questions that are revealing themselves along the way.
Come on ABC, this show is great. How wonderful to have something that’s fun, interesting, and entertaining, not just another mindless reality show. We love this show. Please reconsider and renew it.
I loved this show… I don’t live in the U.S, but it was available on Amazon Prime in India….It had a intriguing story and the acting was also good… Hate to see it get cancelled
I really enjoyed this show….I don’t live in the U.S, but its available on Amazon prime in India… It had a intriguing story and the acting was also good…..Hate to see it getting cancelled.
Loved by our whole family. Very good acting and story line. Extremely disappointed that it was cancelled. Hopefully another channel will pick it up.
I really like this show, they had some interesting characters that still could develop some great stories
Hate to see Deception is being cancelled. It is an entertaining show that should certainly be given a chance to develop it’s interesting story line (the mystery woman’s connections to the brothers and her true agenda) combined with a new weekly story. It is well acted, with interesting characters and a good “look”. It might not be a show that would last for years, but it should not be cut off just when it is getting going. When I see what is being kept on at various networks and what is being cancelled, I wonder what those in charge of… Read more »
This sucks i love this show! Now it will probably end without clearing up the story. Abc sucks!
I think I see your problem here you put it on a sunday and thats a day where people usully work. Put it on a day where people don’t really work, I think you will see difrant results. Please renew Deception.Please give it another chance. It was really really well made
Show Should definitely keep going, it just started getting good. Looks like firefly all over again…
Why would you cancel deception it was like the best show ever. I think I see the problem you put it on a sunday and thats a day where people usally are at work. Please give it another chance. Put it on a day where people don’t really work. I think you will see diffrant results. PLEASE BRING BACK DECEPTION.
Another favorite show cancelled. Disappointed as I really like this tv show. They need to place the “pools” where we have access to them as I’ve never voted in 40 plus years.
I really like this show. It’s fun and refreshing. Only entertaiment and it’s good on a sunday evening before returning to work. Why always cancel a show on It’s first season. Give it a chance
Time to cancel ABC!
This is so wrong. I was really enjoying the show..
Enjoyed the show and thought it should be given a chance to prove itself.