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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
1/29 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.
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Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
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.
Such an Interesting concept. Great actors; I love Clancy Brown! It is a show I never miss! Renew, please!! It is the best show ABC has ever put up against the Powerhouse of Tuesday nigh on CBS. Nothing can seemingly beat those shows, but Emergence has a great shot!
This is a great show. Give it a better time slot and it will do great. Nothing else like it on television. Tired of all those police and hospital shows. A little sci-fi and suspense makes great television. Renew it, but at like 8:00 or 9:00 pm.
Really enjoy the show
Love this show, please don’t cancel.
Easily the best sci-fi mystery drama on TV since Lost. Well written and great acting. Give it a chance and bring it back.
I think this show is amazing and due to the fact I don’t have cable I watch it the next day on Hulu. I just believe if you change the time to an earlier bracket it would do much better. Please do not cancel this show!
It should come back this is the best show that ABC has had in a long time Love this show and the character’s are all awsome it’s a keeper
Please bring it back! It’s a much better show than some of the garbage on TV. I don’t care WHAT the 18-49 crowd likes… Lots of us “elders” love this show.
What an amazing show with so many twists and turns! Absolutely one of the best shows ever made, people need to watch it and give it a shot… So much better than crappy reality TV!!! ABC DO NOT CANCEL!!
No! Don’t cancel!
I love this series!
I love the series Emergence
Please do not cancel it. It is one of the few shows I watch.
I don’t know why the ratings love the 18-49 year olds. As an older viewer, we are the ones having the money. But, we apparently don’t count. We really liked Emergence. My guess it will be cancelled. Last 3 episodes, which were the best one had a lack of viewers Too many of shows that I like, turn out to be either great or not renewed even though I liked them.
The 18-49 demographic is because the older we get, the less likely we are swayed by commercials. We viewers are not the customers of network TV. Advertisers are the customers of the network and we viewers are the product (eyeballs to watch and be influenced by commercials).
I agree with you that Emergence should be renewed. I told my wife it would be a “one and done” because Science Fiction does not perform well on American TV.
Best show on TV. I look forward to seeing it every week !!!
Please renew Emergence! Wonderful show! Acting is great and storylines are interesting!
Please, please renew Emergence! it is soooo wonderful. So many important things happen in each episode and the family drama and mystery and sci-fi is all so good! the relationships are great and make the show!
I love Emergence! Every time I get hooked on a great show the powers that be cancel it!! And yet inane, lousy shows keep rolling…
I totally totally agree! There’s so many Fantastic shows that ABC has cancelled in the past but all the crappy shows ( mindless reality TV) roll on