Christopher Chance and company have been struggling in the ratings this season and FOX isn’t exactly helping them out. On Wednesday, the pair of scheduled Human Target episodes were pre-empted by President Obama’s speech from Tucson. Those episodes have been rescheduled for tonight, an evening when viewership is much lower and many fans of the show will probably miss them.
Now, FOX has decided to expand the Wednesday, January 26th edition of American Idol to two hours. As a result, the previously scheduled episode of Human Target will be bumped to Monday, January 31st. It’ll precede the final Lie to Me of the season (and possibly the series). The network hasn’t announced it yet but, if the two-hour Idol on the 26th is a success, FOX could certainly decide to expand the next couple episodes which would displace the last two episodes of Human Target’s season. While the series was once going to get a ratings boost from an Idol lead-in, it’s now getting shuffled around instead.
It would seem that FOX has all but given up on the series. At this point, it’s hard to blame them. The ratings certainly don’t warrant a third round of episodes. Season one averaged a 2.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.6 million viewers and it was almost cancelled with those numbers. Thus far, season two has averaged just a pitiful 1.6 rating and 6.04 million total viewers. Human Target is currently the lowest-rated scripted show on the network.
It seems that Human Target is already destined to be cancelled and these latest schedule changes will be the final blow.
What do you think? Will Human Target be renewed for season three or cancelled? What would you suggest doing to increase the ratings?
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Please don’t cancel this show. It’s not been given a chance…no show could survive the yo yo scheduling. People need a chance to know that it’s there. To many people haven’t even heard of it…why? It’s not promoted properly!
It needs to stay and needs an entire season…not just 13 EP
This is a great show! I agree with previous commenters, I’m not sure the extra characters were warranted, especially the rich lady. I kind of like the young girl. She fits in well. Much better writing and directing that Hawaii 50. I only watch it only because I like Alex O’Loughlin and thought they never should have cancelled Moonlight, which was much better written and directed. Why do they always cancel the good shows and keep adding on those stupid reality shows? They couldn’t pay me to watch them! They shuffle them around and then cancel them due to “low”… Read more »
ILOVE THE SHOW ,TS SHOULD BE NYMBER ONE , I THINK FOX FOR ONCE SHOULD LEAVE IT ALONE AND REMEMBER NOT EVERYONE YOU WATCHES TV IS NOT IN THERE TEENS OR TWENTIES AND WE ARE ALSO THE ONES WHO SPEND MONEY
One of the best shows on television.
Great show, season 1 was better though. Lose the female characters the all male dynamic worked much better.
Human Target is better than any adventure show on TV. The cast is fun and the story lines are exciting. How many studio execs thought Family Guy sucked. Well … where is it now?
Keep Human Target on !!!
How can Human Target get good ratings if Fox keeps moving them. We love this show. All these “reality” shows are bogus and just plain bad TV. Stick with the shows that are entertaining and have great talent, like Human Target.
Please do not cancel The Human Target! It is one of the best shows on TV right now. If it is getting low ratings it is because FOX has jacked around with its scheduling. It should be scheduled right after 1 hour of American Idol and then the Fox execs will see the ratings shoot up as they should because there are many of us fans out there that love this show. For example, last Wednesday the show was dropped and NOTHING was said about it being rescheduled to Friday! This crap is what kills ratings!
I’m a fan of Human Target- love the actors. The female roles are pretty weak but thats the script not the acting. All the actors are great and I liked the series plot line. Sorry its being cncelled.
This is my favorite show on TV! It’s fun, exciting and I love all the characters. I look forward to the show every week. Please don’t cancel the series.
I love this show. The first episode I watched was Season 2 episode 1. I liked it so much I purchsed season 1 on dvd. I really hope Fox gives this show another Season to build up a fan base. I really do love this show. I actually look forward to Wednesday evenings because I know Human Target will be on. I am disappointed American Idol is coming back and messing with the Human Target time slot.
PLEASE do not cancel this show! My entire family watches this show and have loved it since the first episode. Rarely is there a show where the whole family can enjoy it together! Leave it on and in a regularly scheduled time-slot and I’m sure it will gain viewership. Although we watch NCIS and Hawaii 5-0, this show is by far better written and with better action sequences, acting and story “flow”. If Fox does cancel it we can only hope better heads will prevail and it will be syndicated or moved to another network (CBS or NBC are you… Read more »
I love the show. Last season was better. I agree that the extra characters weren’t necessary. They have been a little fun. I was really hacked about it being pre-empted and not seeing that it came on again on another day with not warning that I saw. KEEP IT ON THE AIR and Quit moving it around.
We love Human Target, but it seems we aren’t the market FOX cares about so I won’t be surprised if it’s cancelled. We enjoyed Good Guys which was cancelled too. Pretty much anything we think is good doesn’t have a fighting chance. I hate even getting into a show on any network, since very few shows are even given enough time on a consistent day to stick.
The Human Target fails because the marketing geniuses at Fox has their heads up their asses. The show is much better than Miami Vice or NCIS LA. How can they not see the golden opportunity they have to beat the #1 network with this show? I can only guess that they are happy with their place in obscurity.