The Tuesdays at 10PM timeslot has been a challenge for ABC for many years and many of its occupants have been cancelled. Now, ABC has introduced Emergence. Will this new drama series finally give the network a hit Tuesday night drama? Will Emergence be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An ABC mystery thriller TV show, Emergence stars Allison Tolman, Alexa Swinton, Owain Yeoman, Ashley Aufderheide, Robert Bailey Jr., Zabryna Guevara, Donald Faison, and Clancy Brown. It takes place in Peconic Bay on Long Island, New York. In the series, Jo Evans (Tolman) is a newly divorced police chief and the mother of a teenage daughter named Mia (Aufderheide). Jo ends up taking in a young child named Piper (Swinton) who is found at the site of a mysterious accident and she has no memory of what happened. Jo’s investigation into the child’s mystery draws her into a conspiracy that is larger than she could have imagined. A series of bizarre electronic disruptions, unexplained forces, and a strange cryptic symbol are also all tied to the young girl. Other characters include: Jo’s father, Ed (Brown), who’s also battling cancer; Jo’s concerned ex-husband and Bree’s father, Alex Evans (Faison); investigator Benny Gallagher (Yeoman); Chris Minetto (Bailey Jr.), a police officer; and Jo’s best friend, Abby Frasier (Guevara), a pediatrician.
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What do you think? Do you like the Emergence TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*5/21/20 update: Emergence has been cancelled by ABC.
I LOVE THIS SHOW, PLEASE KEEP IT ON AS THERE IS A SERIOUS LACK OF WELL WRITTEN AND ACTED (NON-COOKIE CUTTER SERIES) AVAILABLE!!!! I watch it religiously and think it’s the first really original and relate-able sci-fi series from the big 4 or any channel in years , and the fact that there is only one really known actor/face on the show HELPS the relate-able aspect of the show. DUE TO THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NO PRECONCEIVED TYPE CASTING OF THE CHARACTERS EXPECTED FROM ESTABLISHED AND RECOGNIZABLE ACTORS,,,THE USE OF RELATIVELY UNKNOWN ACTING TALENT, IS WHAT MAKES THE SHOW… Read more »
My husband and I really like this series. We dont have cable, so we watch it religiously on Hulu. I really hop you will continue to produce this show!!
Give Emergence a second season chance. It’s a high-quality plot with excellently drawn characters, a refreshing change from tired sitcom and formulaic police procedural re-treads. Re-introduce the premise to give new viewers with some enticing news. Please. There’s little enough originality.
Hopefully if (ABC) does not Renew this series…..
Then another (Channel/Company) will pick it up…..
Sci-Fi is the Best.
Most tho never seem to survive past their 1st Seasons…..
I really do hope it gets renewed, especially with that ending! It would be fascinating to explore the situation Piper’s in. I have to commend the writing, it’s just great! Most of the characters (even side-characters) are well-written , relatable, and feel realistic. I love the male characters particularly; personally I feel that all too often they’re written in a cliche format of being “macho”, too cool for feelings etc., but Emergence has such sensible, compassionate, genuine, mature, and earnest male characters (and of course the female characters too!) which I appreciate a lot!
Love this show and the entire cast! Really hope it continues.
Love this show… Most of the time I don’t watch it the night it’s on I wait for the weekend and then I watch it… you need to count us in your numbers also…
Exactly in this day and age and busy schedules I knew very few people if any that watch tv live except for mews or award shows. Though for me I watch everything on line and have all digital for over 10 years now
This show is fantastic. Great writing, awesome cast. Renew this.
Please RENEW Emergence!!!!! This is the best show I have seen to date. I binge watched it on ABC Fire Stick and I can’t get enough of it!!! Too many great shows have been cancelled. PLEASE don’t follow the norm!
I think Emergence is one of the best new series. I hope it gets renewed for the next season.
I love this show, it keeps me on my toes and I look forward to watching it every week. Please oh please renew this show!!!
I love this show! I look forward to Tuesday night to see how this unique story will be spun. Please keep this show on the air.
It’s funny how a show with 1-2 million viewers on CW gets an immediate renewal while on network TV that’s considered a disaster. Maybe it could be renewed if it’s moved to be a summer series. But waiting until summer of 2021 would be too much of a wait and to get 10 shows ready for this summer would be tough, not to mention it would have to compete with the summer Olympics. This was a good show that could have been great sci-fi.
Please renew Emergence! It’s very exciting and is the best show on tv!!!
Please renew Emergence. This show is unique in it’s genre and the characters are so well written, the family dynamic relatable; the character arcs and storyline possibilities are vast. We never missed an episode, even though we aren’t in that much-treasured age group.
Please do not cancel Emergence. It is one of the best shows. Down to earth. The characters are fabulous. I know many friends who love the show as well. Love Jo and her dads relationship. Please renew!!