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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I love this show and it has the right blend of mysterious characters. Put it in a time slot consistently and do a little marketing. I see a “House” commercial every 10 minutes. I watched house for several years and it was great. But it is getting stale and Hugh Laurie is starting to grate on me like scratching a chalk board. Human Target is refreshing, funny, mysterious and action packed. Good shows need commitment, marketing and good scripting. You have the right actors in place. Give them some good tools to work with.
I’m very frustrated. Missed the 2 shows last week that were moved around on the schedule. Now I read it may be cancelled due to low ratings! Very likely the low ratings are due to the fact that 1st it is on, then it isn’t for a few weeks, then it’s supposed to be on & it isn’t. Moving a series around or not showing scheduled shows is a death knoll for most shows. Fox needs to renew the series & keep it on 1 nite & NOT pre-empt it or move it around to different nights. This is the… Read more »
Please don’t cancel Human Target, we are avid fans. When we can’t schedule around the show (prefer Wednesdays to Fridays) we use our DVR and never miss an episode. This is a very entertaining show with great characters. Please I agree with other viewers there are so many stupid shows on tv, this one is worth sitting down and watching.
My family & I sit and watch Human Target as a family. I really hope it does not get cancelled. We really enjoy it.
STOP MOVING IT AROUND!! If ratings are to go up, people need to know when it is showing. First it was starting in Sept, then Oct, then finally in Nov, it finally shows. Then, it’s pre-empted, not shown, moved to a different night. I can’t keep track of it. I don’t want to miss it. It’s frustrating. How is one supposed to be entertained and enjoy something if they are so frustrated and angry because they can’t find the show? None of the other shows that I watch on other stations are moved all around like this one. It’s crazy!
Please kEEP THIS SHOW ON THE AIR BEST ACTION SHOW ON TV.
WHAT TO DO to boost ratings? Put the damn show on a night and time when we, THE PEOPLE, KNOW WHERE THE HELL TO FIND IT! THAT’S ALL THAT IS WRONG! I CAN’T REALLY BELIEVE YOU THINK IT’S THE PEOPLE’S FAULT THAT THE RATINGS ARE LOW! WE CAN’T FIND IT! DAH!
FOR HEAVEN’S SAKE! WE LOVE THIS SHOW! Why can’t you get it together? IDOL is better?????????? Come on! I have told everyone I know about this show and they all have
called me and said “WHERE IS IT?” Great characters, handsome star, action, adventure, romance . . . PLEASE! Find a place for it! A permanent place!
The addition of the latest two characters to the team and stronger plots have made this a really good show. I really like it and hope Fox keeps it.
The show has captured my entire families interest. We missed the first season and became so hooked that we purchased Season 1. Season 2, the latter episodes, are slowly building character backgrounds and peaking interest. The show has all the punch and action one could ask for. The background of the characters is very important and it wouldn’t hurt to “spice” up the love lives of the characters. Please give it one more Season to see how it plays out.
Hey Fox, what are you doing? Finally a show I make an effort to watch (when I can find it) and you cancel it! I am so disgusted. I don’t think I’ll bother to watch anything on Fox. They don’t listen to viewers so why should we watch the drivel they insist on foisting on us. This should be good for libraries. More time to read.
i really like human target.. as other people are saying leave shows alone. quit canceling them after a few shows. and also if you are only going to has more idol forget me watching fox i am tired of shows of singing or dancing……. HUMAN TARGET IS A GREAT SHOW….
DON’T cancel HUMAN TARGET. Good characters, good story lines and over all great show. Ages in our house range from 15 to over 50 and we all enjoy it together. Also, I love Ilsa Pucci and want to see her come back after that last scene. She made the emotion seem very real.
I thought I’d add my “2 cents” just in case these comments actually make a difference. Two years ago we connected back up to television reception (we live in a remote location) after going 10 years without any television reception of any sort. Unless you’ve done this yourself, you can’t imagine the shock to the senses when you see the type of shows on now…even the commercials are eye brow lifting. In any case, last year we began watching Human Target and quite enjoyed it. We soon began to adjust dinner plans in order not to miss the show. We… Read more »
I AM 64 YEARS OLD (FORGET DEMOGRAPHICS( 18-49) AND I LOVE HUMAN TARGET..AND BY THE WAY, WE OLDER PEOPLE STILL COUNT..WE STILL PURCHASE MERCHANDISE, WE STILL WATCH TV) HUMAN TARGET HAS BEEN MOVED AROUND TOO MUCH..IT NEEDS TO SETTLED INTO A HOME SLOT AND LET IT ATTRACT VIEWERS..IF FOX DOESN’T WANT IT THEN LET TNT HAVE IT (THAT NETWORK STICK WITH ITS SHOWS AND THEY HAVE A GOOD LINEUP..MAYBE FOX NEEDS TO TAKE THEIR LEAD)…….SO SICK OF REALITY SHOWS I COULD SCREAM MYSELF (LIKE ALL OF THEM DO) ….HUMAN TARGET COULD BE A MAINSTAY IF FOX WOULD JUST LEAVE IT… Read more »