Tonight marks the season finale of Gang Related on FOX. It’s been a season of twists and turns but have the ratings been strong enough for the show to be renewed for a second season — or will it be cancelled instead?
On Gang Related, a police detective (Ramon Rodriguez) is torn between his allegiance to his job and co-workers and the gang and crime family that raised him. The cast also includes Terry O’Quinn, RZA, Jay Hernandez, Sung Kang, Inbar Lavi, Cliff Curtis, and Shantel VanSanten.
The series debuted at the end of May to a 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.94 million viewers. That was a poor showing right out of the gate and, over the course of the season, the ratings have gotten even worse. Last week’s episode installment hit a new low with a 0.6 demo rating and just 2.01 million viewers.
The season’s averaged a 0.8 rating with 2.56 million. Compared to the network’s other summer shows, Gang Related is performing well behind MasterChef, 24, Hotel Hell, and So You Think You Can Dance.
Though expectations are lower for summer series, it’s highly unlikely that FOX will want to renew Gang Related for a second season. The ratings are just too low — and they’ve essentially been getting worse week after week. More than likely, the execs will roll the dice and try a new program next year.
But, what do you think? Should Gang Related be cancelled or renewed for a second season? If you ran the network, what would you do?
UPDATE: FOX has cancelled Gang Related after one season.
I really love this show and I am older than the targeted demographic. There are only 2 or 3 shows I watch on the free network TV shows anymore and this is one of them.
P.S. The writer of the intro piece on this story really ought to get the character names correct, the name of the detective is Ryan Lopez not Ramon Rodriguez.
The name of the actor who plays the detective is Ramon Rodriguez.
We love it in our household, & love all the actors except the D.A. Didn’t see Jessica being killed and really hated that. Love Terry O’Quinn….Please give him a chance. Thanhs, Lorine
My husband and I faithfully watch this show…hope it returns in the fall
Not for anything, but this show is probably the best show I have seen in a long time. I found it at the beginning of the season just by channel-surfing. It is not the typical type of show I watch, but I just loved it, and became hooked. I think it is well-acted and well-scripted and the twists and turns are … just “wow!” Please, please, please FOX give it a chance.
Please please please bring this show back. One of the best on TV!!!
Hard to believe that this great show would be in trouble and any number of reality garbage leads in the ratings.
I love the show
I loved the show, I hope to see it come back. I would have Ryan devoted 100% to the police force and his buddies and take down the gangs including Acosta. He would come
clean to his boss and everyone would move forward to cleaning up the street gangs.
Please bring it back.
My sister and I really love this show. It is one of the BEST Fox haas had to offer.
Please return it for a second season.
As I have said in other contexts, the broadcast networks are available free to anyone who has an antenna. Therefore they have to get their revenue somewhere, and that’s usually by having advertisers. No show with poor ratings can benefit advertisers, so the networks must look at ratings when deciding to cancel or renew. As for the content of the show, I’m not sure it deserves another season if we try to consider what the plot would have to be for a second season. Ryan Lopez is now more alone than even Jack Bauer ever was. More decisively, Internal Affairs… Read more »
ALAN! Great recap of this show, as this show is the BOMB !
I love this show, not many good shows on anymore
So true. Just a lot of talk shows
What a fantastically written show. It has such a complex storyline yet it’s easy to follow. You can never anticipate the next twist and are consanty surprised. The characters are well played, so believable and they mesh together wonderfully. That can’t be said for even some established shows that are renewed year over year. It is the only “new” summer series that I continue to watch. Should Fox cancel, I hope another network takes the risk with a second season, promoting it better, and scheduling the series throughout the year like some other shorter-season shows are aired. A network would… Read more »
Excellent wording Liz
I love this show! Hope there is a 2nd season please renew fox5
I love the show a lot!!!
My husband and. I enjoy
the show alot we hope you renew it for a second
time.
We LIKE to know what happend next.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring this show back. It is such a great show and good storyline..The hour goes so quickly and I am captivated the whole time..
Leslie! I could not have said it better myself my boyfriend and I are so captivated each week. I hope Fox moves to new time slot to keep it going as we cannot wait to see what happens next!