For the People on ABC: Cancelled or Renewed for Season Three?

Vulture Watch

Is the verdict in? Has the For the People TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on ABC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of For the People, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?  
 

What’s This TV Show About?

An ABC legal drama, For the People stars Britt Robertson, Jasmin Savoy Brown, Ben Rappaport, Susannah Flood, Wesam Keesh, Regé-Jean Page, Ben Shenkman, Hope Davis, Charles Michael Davis, Vondie Curtis-Hall, and Anna Deavere Smith. The Shondaland legal drama unfolds at “The Mother Court,” i.e. the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The ABC TV series centers on six young attorneys, who work on both sides of the law. Whether they represent the defense or the people, these lawyers ply their trade, trying some of the most publicized cases, and in federal court, the stakes can be sky high.

 

Season Two Ratings

The second season of For the People averaged a 0.49 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.87 million viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 22% in the demo and up by 13% in viewership. Find out how For the People stacks up against other ABC TV shows.
 

 

Telly’s Take

Will ABC cancel or renew For the People for season three? I’m surprised it came back for this season, considering that the Alphabet Network cancelled shows which outperformed it. The network needs new dramas and clearly wants to keep a connection to Shondaland with all of its Thursday night shows but, this series doesn’t seem to be working. Viewership is way up but the demo is way down. I think it will be cancelled but this one could go either way. Subscribe for free alerts on For the People cancellation or renewal news.

*5/9/19 update: ABC has cancelled For the People so there won’t be a third season.
 

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What do you think? Are you sorry that the For the People TV show has been cancelled? Are you sorry that there won’t be a third season?