Well, it’s official. FOX has cancelled Thursday night drama Gracepoint after one season. There won’t be a second season on the network but there seems to be a small chance that it could continue elsewhere.
Gracepoint begins when a young boy is found dead on an idyllic beach in the small northern California town of Gracepoint. The tragedy and ensuing media frenzy soon turns neighbor against neighbor as the police try to figure out what happened. The cast includes David Tennant, Anna Gunn, Michael Peña, Virginia Kull, Madalyn Horcher, Kendrick Sampson, Nick Nolte, Jacki Weaver, Kevin Rankin, Sarah-Jane Potts, Stephen Louis Grush, Kevin Zegers, Jessica Lucas, and Nikolas Filipovic.
The ratings for Gracepoint started out low and got worse as the season progressed. For whatever reason, many viewers just weren’t interested in the series — despite being assured that the mystery would be solved by the end of the 10 episodes.
With such poor ratings, it’s no surprise that FOX has cancelled the series. TVLine has confirmed it and actually, the network had already quietly told viewers it wasn’t coming back. At the end of a preview, the final episode of the season was called the “series finale.”
While Gracepoint won’t be returning to FOX, showrunner Dan Futterman has hopes that the Shine America production company will find an alternative home for the series. In a recent interview, he said, “You know as much as I do at this point. Shine, there’s been some changes at the company and so I don’t know what the intention is to do with the programming that they’ve got. [Co-showrunner Anya Epstein] and I would love the opportunity, but we don’t know any more than you do.”
What do you think? Would you like to Gracepoint return for a second season? Was FOX justified in cancelling this show? Would you watch season two on another channel?
I really enjoyed Gracepoint and made it a point to watch it. I would love to see it continue.
I really liked Gracepoint! Very disappointed it is not renewed. Yes I will go to new network if showing. I think there is to much reality shows!!! Please renew program!!!
Yes keep it going. It is probably building momentum. It was better than most TV dramas gripping without being offensive.
Really good show. Hope it comes back. Will definitely watch on another network. Hope to get the English version Broadchurch on BBCA.
Yes, continue Gracepoint!!! Stupid Fox, put it on a different network. I will be the word of mouth advertisement and tell everyone I know what a great show Gracepoint is!!!
My husband & I watched Gracepoint and think that it should be continued – put it on another channel.
gracepoint is a great show and should NOT be cancelled. How can you leave it hanging when joe did not kill danny? True, he was a sick guy but it was clearly an accident. How could you let tom suffer for the rest of his life? Bring back this show PLEASE!!!!
There is something about this show that makes me want more! I really think it was exceptional, but people don’t know exceptional anymore. Bring it back somewhere!
Love it sure beat watching another not real reality show. For the live of God give us some mystery and drama and get that turn brain to mush reality crap off tv. ( yes I meanyou duck dynasty and kardarshians
I really liked Gracepoint and would love for it to continue even if it were on another network. Good show, good suspense and good twist. Bring it back!!!! I am sick of good shows getting canceled!!!! >:
I loved the Gracepoint drama on Fox. Along with many other viewers, I certainly hope that Fox will change their minds and show a Season Two and beyond that. We all want to know what happens with Detective Carver’s health and his upcoming cardiac surgery and we want to know more about his beautiful daughter and her life. Detective Carver’s character is troubled by his past, by not bringing a killer to justice. We really want to see more about that as well. Detective Miller’s family has been ripped apart. We want to know how they are going to handle… Read more »
I loved Gracepoint, Yes I would watch it on another network.
I loved the show and would absolutely watch it for a second season and beyond.
I watch all my favorite tv shows on Hulu. If they don’t appear on Hulu, then I record them, watch them On Demand thru Time Warner or watch them on downloaded apps like HBOGO, Showtime, FX, Lifetime. I bet alot of viewers do the same.
Does this mean my viewing of my favorite shows does not get counted in the viewer ratings? If not, someone needs to get with the program and figure out how to capture these numbers as times have changed and not everyone watches programs as they actually air.
Gracepoint was one of the shows I recorded on dvr.
Gracepoint was one of the shows I recorded on dvr. I loved it!
I loved grace point im sick of reality. I guess I will continue to watch pbs for a good mystery