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?
absolutely. one of the best shows on tv
Since this show was cancelled I have decided to cancel my cable.
Netflix is trying to save it but the biggest obstacle is that hulu owns the streaming rights for the show in the us and canada.
So please contact hulu and ask them to give the streaming rights to netflix.
The way things are going now, this show offers a much needed reprieve. Please find this show a home!
Would definitely watch this show for as many more seasons as they give us
Awesome show – our family fav! Hope it’s renewed by someone – so many stories still to be told!
I would definitely watch this show wherever it goes. Hope it gets saved!
I would follow this show on any channel. ONE of the very few shows I do watch. PLEASE RENEW !!!!!!!!!
I would follow this show. Honesty needs to find its way into politics.
Attn, ABC: DS is among the best, most intelligent series on air today. Please give it another chance, perhaps with better promotion. Thanks!
I love this show. I want to know what Emily is up to. Please have a season 3!!!!
I love this show. I hope it comes back.
yes
Yes, I would follow this series any place it airs!
So thought-provoking a concept, I had no idea there was such a person. Keifer Sutherland is great and so is the rest of the cast. In this time of such animosity in politics, it’s nice that he’s an Independent who puts the country first, w/o party affiliation.
Yes, I would follow this show, Designated Survivor whereever it goes.