On Tuesday, ABC pre-empted Detroit 1-8-7 with a special edition of 20/20 in which Diane Sawyer interviewed Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford’s husband about the Tucson shooting. Based on the preliminary ratings for the program, ABC made a good choice. It attracted a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.18 million total viewers. While those aren’t great numbers, they’re a 30% improvement over last week’s episode of Detroit 1-8-7 (1.0 in the demo with 5.05 million).
Next week, the cop drama will be replaced by the annual State of the Union address. Right now, Detroit 1-8-7 is scheduled to return on February 1st but one has to wonder if that will actually happen. ABC has a track record of pre-empting low-rated shows with the intention of bringing them back but it just never happens.
The network has ordered 18 installments of Detroit 1-8-7 and 12 of those have aired so far. It would seem like a waste not to air the remaining six but the same could be said for the leftover seven episodes of The Whole Truth. If ABC can keep coming up with specials that will perform better, we may likely have seen the last of low-rated Detroit 1-8-7.
What do you think? Will Detroit 1-8-7 return to the regular schedule or lost in hiatus and cancelled?
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Detroit 187 should remain on the year, at least for another year. Granted it started out slow and lost some viewers. However, the last shows have been excellent with good interaction between the characters and also with some insight into thier personal lifes. I think another year with some promotion by ABC will get some viewers back and in the long run this show will be on a par with NYDPD.
This show is so great. People who watch it-love it. It has not been advertised the way it should have been. It is well written and well performed. The cast is excellent. Please give it a chance or let TNT take it. Nobody listens to the viewers…ABC!!! You keep the shows that are real bombs.
ABC, PLEASE don’t cancel Detroit 187. Michael Imperioli is so good, he’s made us forget he ever played Anthony on The Sporanos! If you cancel this show, I’ll never invest my time in another ABC show again!
ABC please dont cancel Detroit 187!!!
I love this show…its amazing!!!!! If ABC cancels this show for another sorry excuse of what they call a “good show” I will NEVER watch something on ABC again….This show has everything, a good story line, great cast, its funny and entertaining. I cant get enought of it. PLEASE ABC DONT DO IT!!!!!!
this is a fantastic realistic show. It would be a shame to see it canceled
Boo-oo-oo on anyone who wants to cancel Detroit 187. It’s a great show based in a city that is really working to revive. The stories and characters are believable – and besides I love hearing references to good restaurants and recognizing the skyline.
So keep it going. Good cop show.
Anyone who says this show is believable clearly does not live in Detroit– or Michigan for that matter. I grew up in the area, lived downtown for a few years, work downtown and have several friends in law enforcement. There isn’t much that is realistic about the show. Except, maybe the homicide department is strikingly similar to the actual homicide department at police HQ. I would give this show a bigger chance if they would just hire consultants, starting with something as simple as learning proper dialog. I’m not completely writing this show off, I would love for it to… Read more »
Love this show!!!! ? One of the best I have seen in a long time. Please do not cancel detriot 1-8-7!!
Detroit 187 reminds us of NYPD Blue…..one of the greatest shows ever aired
The acting is tremendous and it would be very sad to see the show cancelled the show has great acting. It seems to us the good shows are always cancelled.
If they cancel this I will never watch anything else on ABC. They seem to cancel the good shows but leave the terrible ones on there. As it is now I watch 45% of my shows on ABC, 50% on CBS and possibly 1% on NBC. Detroit 1-8-7 has an outstanding cast and I would love to continue watching it. They cancelled The Forgotten on me and it seems like they will do it again. What they need to do is put it on a different night and then try it there. I can’t watch it on Tuesday nights because… Read more »
Show is excellent. Michael and company do an extraordinary job every week.
ABC – KEEP THIS SHOW PLEASE!!
Storylines are getting sooooo good..
This show is exceptional! It is smart and well written. The actors are great and I really like the way the show deals with human issues. PLEASE KEEP IT ON THE AIR!
This is a very good show and is getting better each week , PLEASE do not cancel !
I love this show please do not cancel it
This show is fabulous…of course they’ll cancel it! It’s stylized and quirky, but has a lot of wit and depth. The American public just doesn’t go for that kind of stuff. The average couch potato would rather see Jersey housewives throwing down over cocktails or mindless 20-somethings marrying complete strangers. This gem of a show doesn’t stand a chance 😉
Excellent show. After 12 hours of work I look forward to coming home watching this. From the begining to now I have watched. Improves with every episode. Would be a shame if this show was cancelled.