With Revolution taking a break, NBC decided to try a new Monday night drama, Deception. Has it been a ratings success for the network or will it end up being cancelled like so many of their other Monday night dramas?
On Deception, a wealthy party girl has been mysteriously murdered. Her childhood friend, now a San Francisco narcotics detective, is convinced by her former partner to go undercover into the wealthy world she thought she’d left behind. The cast includes Laz Alonso, Meagan Good, Victor Garber, Katherine LaNasa, Tate Donovan, Wes Brown, and Ella Rae Peck.
The series debuted in January to a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.66 million total viewers. Those were hardly impressive numbers and were less than half of what Revolution’s premiere drew a few months earlier. Year-to-year however, it was a big improvement over the ratings NBC was getting for Rock Center with Brian Williams.
In week two, Deception’s ratings dropped more than 20% to a 1.6 demo rating and 4.14 million. That was not positive — and the ratings kept falling. As we now near the end of Deception’s 11 episode run, the ratings seem to have stabilized at a 1.1 demo rating with about 3.3 million viewers.
Those numbers are terrible and certainly there’s no ratings justification for NBC to renew Deception for a second season. They cancelled shows like Chase and The Playboy Club and they had better numbers than Deception.
On the positive side, at least NBC aired all of the episodes. Unfortunately, viewers are unlikely to ever get their storyline questions answered.
But, what do you think? Should NBC stick with Deception and give it another shot next year or should they cancel it instead? Why do you think it didn’t catch on with a bigger audience?
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1053 Comments on "Deception: To Be Cancelled or Renewed for Season Two?"
PLEEEEEEEEEEASE DONT CANCELL IT
Omg please no ! This is one of the best shows I’ve watched in a long time almost everyone I know watches this show and loves it I don’t understand why the ratings are bad but I think it should get a 2nd chance
This is a wonderful show with great plot twists and turns. Should definitely be renewed; it has such potential. Talented group of actors with good writing. Hope I get to see a 2nd season.
Very good show would like it to be renewed.
NOOOOOOOOO it shouldn’t be cancelled!! This was a great show to watch. I just finished watching the season finale and can’t wait for next season – please, please don’t cancel the series.
I would like to see another series of Deception. The end of the finale left my family in suspense. I hope everything goes well and we get to see what the next season has to offer. But i enjoyed watching this show rather than a CSI kind of show.
Please do not cancel Deception. I love this show! It has so many twists and turns. It’s a great show!
I do.not want it.canceled
Deception in my opinion is one of the better shows on television right now. Week after week I’m letting waiting for the next episode. I love this show, and my hope is that NBC will take a chance on a second season.
Amen to that! If they planned to cancel they should have ended it with a tell all the last episode!
Loved it! Don’t cancel!!!
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL. This show is good and deserves at least one last season. I think it would have been best as a mini series on a network like HBO, but it’s is disrespectful to loyal viewers to not adequately end the story.
I think it struggled because it was competing against other shows, simple bad air time.
Yesssss I loveeee it !!!!!!! We need to have a season 2 I wanna know who killed vivan!!!!!!!!
her father killed robert bowers
Definitely has to be a second season! We deserve answers and justice! Please air another season! PLEASE!
No, please don’t cancel deception. What a great show with an excellent story line that makes you want to keep watching more. It is a show that you need to watch week by week or you’ll be lost but it is so worth the hour sitting on the couch. I really hope this show is renewed. Excellent cast and storyline. I want closure !!!!!
No this was the only reason why I looked forward to mondays don’t cancel