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?
I love this show. Please someone keep it goine??
Excellent show, good stories, thought provoking issues , wonderful cast led by Kiefer Sutherland. Please keep quality programs like this on television
My favorite show..please keep it.
We love this show. Please someone else pick it up.
Yes, this is a really good show. There isn’t much on TV these days that is decent.
Definitely save this show I love it but not on Hulu
Absolutely!!!
Designated survivor is one of my favorite shows and should be saved Netflix would gain by caring the show
This is one of the best shows on ABC, it definitely should be saved!
Yes we would
And so would we!
I really enjoy this show. Hopefully Netflix will pick it up.
Yes it should be saved. It is an excellent show!
Yes it should be saved. It is enjoyable
This is a great show, especially in light of what we are suffering in the current White House. And this is easily Kiefer’s best role showing depth & emotion. I beg any station to pick this up. Please don’t let it slip away.
Is there a FOOL out there willing to pay for it? If a sucker can be found, absolutely. I don’t want Maggie Q to be unemployed.