CBS has just released details about the two hour finale of Hostages but refer to it as just a “season finale” instead of a “series finale.” Does that mean that the “limited series” is coming back for a second season?
On Hostages, Toni Collette plays Ellen Sanders, a doctor who’s set to perform a fairly rudimentary surgical procedure on the President (James Naughton). When a group of men (led by Dylan McDermott) invade her home and take her family hostage, she’s faced with a lose-lose decision. If she doesn’t cause the President to die on the operating table, the terrorists will kill her family. The cast also includes Rhys Coiro, Billy Brown, Sandrine Holt, Tate Donovan, Quinn Shephard, and Mateus Ward.
The Monday night drama got off to a mediocre start in the ratings, drawing a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.41 million total viewers. In week two, the numbers fell more than 16% and they’ve essentially kept falling ever since. Last month, it hit a new low with a 1.0 demo rating and 4.5 million viewers.
The network touted Hostages as a “limited series” from the start but, had the show been a success, they surely would have found a way to bring it back in some form.
How? Well, we don’t need to worry about that. Unfortunately for fans of the show, there’s virtually no chance that CBS will bring Hostages back next year. The ratings are just too low.
Hopefully, the producers knew the show won’t be back and have prepared a very satisfying ending.
[Possible Spoiler:] The two-hour season (series) finale airs on January 6th at 9pm. The episodes are titled “Suspicious Minds” and “Endgame” and are described this way: “After Duncan discovers Sandrine’s betrayal, he decides to use her to save Nina and Sawyer. Also, just before Ellen is to operate on the President, the First Lady confronts her and forces Ellen to tell the truth about the assassination plot.”
What do you think? Do you like Hostages? Do you think it should be brought back somehow? Why do you think that more people didn’t tune in?
I thought Hostages was a great show and would like to see at least one more season. I enjoyed the plot and the characters very much. I hope to see it again in 2014.
Loved Hostages. Hope it returns!
BRING IT BACK.
Time slot was terrible, but the show was intriguing. The only thing that needed a little more work was character development. Having said that, it has a great cast and is very engaging & fast-paced. Wish they would reevaluate before canceling the show.
We loved Hostages, can’t believe more people didn’t watch it. Maybe it was a conflict with other shows. Either way, would love to see it come back, taking off where it left off. I’m sure the producers can find a new story line…
I loved the show, and disapointed when it was no longer on and did not know what happened to it, very glad it did come back to put closure to a very good show and plot. The show was does not need to be brought because it was like a mini series to me and t
I loved the show and very sad if it doesn’t return.. CBS has great shows every night
I loved the show and never missed an episode either! Unfortunately the network put it in such a late time slot…if it was earlier I am sure it would have gotten MUCH better ratings. The cast was great and the content as well. 10:00p.m. is definitely the ONLY mistake made and the isn’t the show’s fault…it’s the network’s. Sorry to see it end
Most TV viewers are too brain dead to follow a complicated plot like “Hostages”. They need car chases and stupid football games to make an impression on their vacuous minds.
Yes, I think the mini series show should come back, as for ratings, well, dah, they should realize the time period they started this, between holidays and people are very busy.
Please bring it back next season, only move the story line along a little quicker. We’ve already layed the ground work for the plot, just change the story line and not drag on the details.
There is still potential here.
I watched the first couple of episodes but I turned it off because. I didn’t like the bad guys killing the good guys. Then a friend told me it changed and I turned it on again and I really liked it….as much if not better than Blacklist
I loved Hostages and watched it from the beginning.. I think it should have been on another night not competing against Blacklist. I did like the season finale. I think it should come back to show us what happens to the doctor and Duncan. Really sorry it didn’t get great ratings it was a great one to lose.
The show was great. I didn’t miss a single episoide. The problem was the timeslot. CBS should have moved it to another slot. I also enjoy the Blacklist but taped it for viewing later. I hope they bring it back in some form in a new timeslot.
EXACTLY!!!
I thought once I realized it couldn’t happen I just let the characters entertain me every week and that had me waiting for the next show. I really liked it. I was hoping Ellen would smile but she never did. I hope it’s back
This is a great drama it’s what tv is missing instead of so many reality shows just change the time slot. What a missed on cbs you are giving up to fast
My husband and I love the show! We DVR it and Blacklist. . Did watch last night. I really hope that wasn’t the end. What happened w Ellen.. did she leave Brian? Did the bone marrow transplant work? What happens now since the First Lady found out about her husband and discussed w her sister? Did Duncan go to prison or did they politically get him off? So many questions. .please bring it back