As it stands right now, President Tom Kirkman is stepping down tonight. ABC has cancelled the Designated Survivor TV show so there won’t be a third season on the alphabet network. However, there are efforts afoot to find the series a new home. Would you watch Designated Survivor on another channel?
A political thriller, 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.
The Designated Survivor series debuted in September 2016 to very strong ratings but the numbers fell over the course of the first season. It ended up averaging a 1.25 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.84 million viewers — about half the ratings of the series premiere. The series could have been cancelled but ABC gave it another chance and ordered a second season.
Season two got off to a decent start but the ratings quickly dropped and have kept on falling. The second season is currently averaging a 0.71 demo rating with 3.95 million. To no surprise, ABC cancelled Designated Survivor last week.
There has been talk that the show’s producer, eOne, is shopping the series to other outlets. Netflix is considering picking up the series but that option is not without its challenges.
Moving a show to a new outlet is an expensive and risky prospect since there’s no guarantee that fans of a cancelled show will follow the series to its new home.
What do you think? Would you follow Designated Survivor to a new channel or streaming service? Would you watch season three elsewhere?
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No never ever.
Absolutely YES!!! One of the best shows ever. When I hold my breath watching it, then I know it is good. Please save it! 8 to 11 p.m. shows are the best part of my day. Please save!
Please save this show. I would watch 3rd and 4th… I will watch it please don’t cancel
Please save this show. I need to see KS any and at all times. Show is great. One of my favorites
I’d watch Designated Survivor on any other network, cable or satellite channel if picked up. Netflix, Hulu or any ‘channel’ like that, no. I’m on a fixed income. I can’t pay for anything like that. Please try for another network, cable or satellite channel! PLEASE!!! I love this show!!
Having Netflix and Hulu both are cheaper than having cable or satellite. Being in a fixed income it would make more sense to have those streaming services and an over the air antennae for the local channels. Netflix is $10.99 and Hulu you can get for $9.99 a month. Plus you can shows when you want. Look into it a little more, and hopefully you can cut the cord.
Very disappointed that Designated Survivor has been cancelled. I find it very frustrating when you invest your time in watching a new series and then they are cancelled. I love Keifer, I was very disappointed when 24 was cancelled and now this….Perhaps I should just cancel my very expensive cable and start just watching Netflix like my 24 year old daughter does 🙁
I enjoy watching Designated Survivor each week. I look forward to the plot and the unexpected drama. I would follow the show whatever network would pick it up. It is interesting the way it parallels the political events almost up to the minute.
Oh YES most certainly would. Please Netflix…..
Save the DESIGNATED SURVIVOR! Good show and great cast.
Personally I will not give up on my favourite political drama for both Netflix and eOne, and to cancellation must go. If my favourite show does not return, then I will not step down.
Yes i definitely would want to watch 3 season
I would be a pitty if cancelled
Very interesting series
yes, i would watch a season 3, i have a theory on why all these shows are being cancelled, it seems to me that all these cancelled shows or most of them, at least, are “liberal” shows or at least they lean that way, i hate to even say this, but, it may be because Trump is president and all of his followers have an idea of what the media should be
Yes!
I am beyond disgusted. Why are the best shows on TV being cancelled. I am so upset about losing designated survivor, timeless, scorpion, the originals, superior donuts, just to name a few. Pretty soon, there won’t be anything decent left on TV to watch. I am NOT a reality show fan. Thank goodness we still have Blue Bloods, Bull, Big Bang, Young Sheldon, and Mom left to look forward to.
I AGREE! WHY CANCEL THE SHOW AND LEAVE IT HANGING LIKE THAT? AND DONT EVEN GET STARTED IN SCORPION!, TO LEAVE IT ON A CLIFFHANGER LIME THAT!!? Paige and walter FINALLY get together and then……?
Yes, Id like them to at least have the chance to wrap up all the loose ends.
ME TOO!!!!!!