Houdini & Doyle TV show on FOX cancelled after first season; no season two. Photo: Mitch Jenkins/FOX.
Unable to pull a second season out of its hat, the Houdini and Doyle TV show has been cancelled after its first and only season on FOX. The mystery drama series stars Michael Weston as Harry Houdini, Stephen Mangan as Arthur Conan Doyle, and Rebecca Liddiard as Constable Adelaide Stratton. The cast also includes Tim McInnerny, Adam Nagaitis, and Diana Quick. FOX confirmed the Houdini & Doyle cancellation to Deadline, which cites poor ratings as the reason.
In the series, fictionalized versions of real life figures — magician and skeptic Houdini and Sherlock Holmes author and paranormal enthusiast Doyle — investigate unsolved crimes of a seemingly supernatural nature. The show was created by David Hoselton and David N. Titcher. The writing staff also includes: Carl Binder, Melissa R. Byer, Treena Hancock, Josh Brandon, and Nazrin Choudhury.
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The ten episodes which make up Houdini & Doyle, season one, averaged a 0.52 in the 18-49 year old viewer ratings demographic and drew an average total audience size of 2.137 million viewers.
The Houdini & Doyle unintentional TV series finale episode, “The Pall of LaPier,” was written by Hoselton and aired on FOX (and on Global, in Canada) on July 4, 2016. In UK, the series premiered earlier, and ITV aired the finale on May 12th.
Houdini & Doyle TV show cancelled by FOX; no second season. © 2016 FOX Broadcasting Co. photo: Joseph Scanlon/FOX.
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What do you think? Are you a fan of the Houdini & Doyle TV series? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a second season on FOX?
I really liked the show and wish that it wasn’t cancelled. The actors fit the parts perfectly.
I loved this show! Can’t believe they are canceling it. Watched every episode always a surprise ending.well will be watching another station. Fox lethal Weapon and pitch ? These are new ideas no one has heard of
I am very sad! I loved this show!! I watched every episode and thought it was great!! Too bad!!
One of my favorites. Please please please don’t cancel.
Another great, intelligent show canceled! Very disappointing!
I really enjoyed the show with my dad. I am very disappointed to know it wont be coming back on.
I really enjoyed the show. I am very disappointed to know it want be coming back on.
Fox has a really bad habit of cancelling shows I really like, so this cancellation comes as no surprise, but it upsets me, even so. I have had experience trying to get a show renewed and have never been successful, so I won’t even try, but every cancellation costs them another hour of my time for their advertisers. There are fewer and fewer shows on network television that I really enjoy, which makes me thrilled that Netflix and Hulu offer shows from around the world for our viewing enjoyment…Canada and the UK produce some truly binge-worthy programs! So, Fox, ABC,… Read more »
I quite enjoyed Houdin & Doyle! Darn, another good show cancelled by Fox.
This was an awesome show! Bring it back, right now! What should I have expected from Fox? Cancel the shows that are mindful and engaging and keep the one with no plot and lots of shiny colors. Forget you Fox. After Bones’ final season I’m done with you.
Ok Fox people have no Taste or talent, It is time to cancel Fox. Foxes superhero shows are making them money but those shows are boilerplate shows Cartoons. the real superhero shows are on Netflix. Houdini & Doyle was a talented show. something I would have binge watch. now there is nothing on fox I would want to binge watch. Fox you are canceled. there is so much better stuff worth watching.
I Agree with you Jack! A great show that was well written and light hearted with out all the violence.
Good god, it’s time fox was cancelled, their people have no taste in good shows. yes they have super hero shows. but those shows are boilerplate shows. anyone can do those. it takes real talent to do the Netflix stuff. real talent to do Houdini & Doyle. Fox just dose not have it. bye Fox
The show wasn,t not good because they was not coming back for a another season anyway but Prison break coming back for a another season
Not fair. they only cancel the good shows. well, guess I have no reason to watch Fox anymore.
I really loved this show! Wish it hadn’t been cancelled! But at least it wasn’t cancelled on a cliffhanger like a lot of shows are!