While ABC is enjoying some notable Nielsen ratings success with its freshman medical procedural, The Good Doctor, a lot of its surviving dramas are getting long in the tooth. The Disney-owned network needs a touch of magic. Enter the new Deception TV show. Not to be confused with the 2013 NBC primetime soap of the same name, this one is crime drama with a sleight-of-hand twist. Will Deception be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
From creator Chris Fedak, Deception stars Jack Cutmore-Scott as illusionist Cameron Black. The ABC cast also includes: Ilfenesh Hadera, Lenora Crichlow, Amaury Nolasco, Justin Chon, Laila Robins, and Vinnie Jones. With big shows in Vegas and New York, Cameron is rocketing to the top, when scandal derails his show and his twin’s life. While watching the news, he realizes that the FBI has been deceived by an illusionist, and whoever it was stole one of his signature moves. Now, this magician is using 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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Deception TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
5/11/18 update: ABC has cancelled the Deception TV show so there won’t be a second season. Details here.
Definitely renew.
Love this show. One of ABC’s best.
Really like the show.
Awesome show love it !! Agree with other poster, needs to be on earlier 9 maybe . Also Friday night good night to watch with family. Please renew this show .
I love this show! Good for the whole family! Great cast and fun to watch!!
Should be on earlier, target market the family.
GREAT show and cast. It should NOT be canceled
I love this show!!!! I hope it doesn’t get cancelled.
I really enjoy the show and I think the cast is terrific. I hope it is renewed cause I will be very disappointed if it isn’t.
It’s a light and enjoyable show and mr Scott is easy on the eyes.
I love the show — reminds me of White Collar and Castle (both of which I loved) with the magic twist. We have watched 4 episodes in a row and can’t wait for more!!
h,i im new on here first
My all time favourite show, my whole family loves it!
We will watch this show for ten seasons if they make them.
I absolutly love it
Absolutely love it! It’s fun, and I also right away said it was my ‘ Castle’ replacement. My husband is enjoying it too. Please don’t cancel!!
Love it! Light, entertaining and just enough magic to keep my attention to the details.
Very bland. It was much better when it was called The Magician and starred Bill Bixby.
While I’m loving the first episode, ABC has done this show already. It was called “Castle”. Granted, I have missed Castle, and this guy is as good as Castle, but they didn’t improve the female lead