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How long will President Kirkman preside over our long, national nightmare? Is the Designated Survivor TV show cancelled or renewed for a third season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Designated Survivor season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
A political thriller airing on the ABC television network, Designated Survivor stars Kiefer Sutherland, Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto, LaMonica Garrett, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Malik Yoba, Paulo Costanzo, Zoe McLellan, Ben Lawson, Tanner Buchanan, and Mckenna Grace. The conspiracy drama series centers on Tom Kirkman (Sutherland). After an attack on Capitol Hill wipes out the line of succession, this HUD Secretary becomes President of the United States. In Designated Survivor, season two, President Kirkman is on the hunt for the terrorists who destroyed the Capitol, even as he handles the daily Oval Office crises.
Season Two Ratings
The second season of Designated Survivor averaged a 0.70 in the demo and 3.93 million total viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 44% and down by 33%, respectively. Find out how Designated Survivor stacks up against other ABC TV shows.
Designated Survivor was cancelled by ABC but then, Netflix picked it up for a third season. Season three will debut in June 7, 2019. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Designated Survivor premiered to much lower numbers than last season and the ratings have dropped quite low over the course of the season. Though ABC wants this series to survive to see a third season, I just don’t think enough viewers tune in. I’ve heard that it does well internationally. If it is renewed, that will be the reason why. For now, I’ll keep an eye on the Nielsens and update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free updates on any Designated Survivor cancellation or renewal news.
9/5/18 update: Designated Survivor was cancelled by ABC but Netflix later picked it up for season three.
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What do you think? Should ABC have renewed its Designated Survivor TV show for a third season? Are you glad that Netflix saved it?
The season 2 is a lot more boring than the first one, if they held up more to the betrayal topic, rather than filling up the whole episode with filler topics and mentioning the real deal for a split second, I would watch it for sure, but for now I watched s1 in one run a few episodes of s2 and don’t have the feeling of having to finish the s2, not attractive enough.
No deben cancelarlo debe seguir. Hay muchas preguntas sobre el ultimo episodio que necesitamos saber.
Terrible way to end a series, leaves us all hanging, too many unanswered questions. Should definitely continue for at least one more season, Even my husband watches, and that says something
Love it! A bit overplayed at times, but Worth watching. Mr. Sutherland could be a bit less nasal egen speaking, but I can live with ut. A seasoned 3 with closure would be perfect.
Keep the show going!
Like more first season than second one but I think it has interesting posibilities to creat an incredible season 3. Please run a third season.
Superb show and so entertaining. My 26yo son and I adore Kiefer in Designated Survivor and 24. Both shows are our time to spend together. I so hope that Season 3 comes out and 4, 5. 6 etc. Just can’t get enough. Fantastic talented actors. Congratulations to all who have made this show such a success and so riveting. We’d love to meet Kiefer if he ever came to Australia. Such a talent, like his dad!
This show could definitely go for five or six seasons. Maybe more. Each espisode is self-contained though connected to the next episode. I have been watching this show here in Germany since its inception. I watch it on Netflix. As far as I am concerned, it is one of the best series that I have ever seen. Kiefer Sutherland is brillant in this role. He deserves an Oscar.
Please no… There were too many series which were stretched too much… 6 seasons would kill this series, just like it killed Dexter for me, let’s be real- nobody really enjoys a crap ton of filler episodes, everyone eventually runs out of original ideas for an episode. Let’s hope they do the 3rd season and wrap all the things up then.
Continue with the show
Don’t cancel Designated Survivor. It is a great show…has the drama, the thrills, action, suspense. I adore Sutherland, and in this roll he is fantastic, with a chorus of great actors…enjoyable TV!!!
I think it should be renewed. A very interesting series.
looooove it in australia
I think they lost the plot a bit after season 1. And what happened to the so crucial Kimble Hookstraten? It is no longer clear what the whole story is all about. They should wrap up the whole special situation and entire conspiracy theme and end the show. Season 1 was great but it should have been a single-season show.
I’d say they dhould have wrapped things up in the season 2, 1s show would feel a little crammed for such a theme, but 3 seasons iż too much- it’s already obvious that they are running out of interresting ideas…
Running out of interesting ideas in politics with all the backstabbing, events, conspiracy that happens all over the world ? Can’t get boring. Ideas enough LOL
Love the show. Keep it going for season 3
I love the show and want Season 3
I’m from Australia and I love the show. Please keep it going.