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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Love the show Don’t cancel. Get rid of Idol
I, too, really enjoy the series. I hate American Idol and simply turn the channel or read. I note the pre-empted show made it difficult to find. I ended up watching it online. Fox needs to make a commitment to a show and not do so much changing around … this one had promise.
My husband and I love Human Target and have worked extra hard to track the times online, since it has been moved around. First of all, have some respect for your viewers and fans and find a way to inform us of schedule changes. Second, find a way to schedule the show at a decent place and time. Third and most important, spend some money on it to advertise the show and give more viewers the opportunity to get to know it. The show just keeps getting better and better. It exceeds by far most of what we see in… Read more »
Please do not cancel Human Target. It is my favorite show and like others have posted, Fox has harmed the show by constantly moving it around. American Idol has seen it’s heyday. If Fox would give the show some support, I believe it could be one of it’s highest rated shows.
You can’t give a series as GREAT as Human Target a decent rating by only a few episodes when they are jumbled around and not on the tv listings. So how can you judge a show that people cannot locate to view. I personally like the show very much and think it’s GREAT. That is, when I can find that it’s on.
I know many people who watch this show. It’s great entertainment. I’m a 56 y.o. and I completely agree with Susan! I think about this show long after it’s over and look forward to the next episode. The cast are great together. It would be a shame to cancel it. How about a little more PR? One of my coworkers had never heard about it.
Human Target the lowest rated scripted show…that is bull. If they would stop pre empting it…and get rid of that stupid American Idol which has seen its day. They took Medium…they are talking about taking Detroit 187…and now Human Target….get their heads out of their …….LEAVE THESE SHOWS ALONE.
I think Human Target is one of the best shows ever. what the hell is wrong with Fox. if it’s cancelled, i’ll just stop watching any show on Fox. Hell with them.
Fox Don’t think with your A–, you have a WONDERFUL serie and you going to cancel it because of the same S—. If you cancel the series you prove me that FOX is a BIG A–.
I’m a 57 year old woman who absolutely LOVES this show!! There are very few shows that linger in my mind days after seeing them, but this one does. I find myself smiling about a scene or a one-liner. I love that the last episode gave us some insight into Garrara (sp). PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW!!! Put it in a 9:00 or 10:00 slot on Tues, Wed, or Thurs and IT WILL SURVIVE!!!
DON’T CANCEL HUMAN TARGET!!!!!!!!!
cancel American Idol instead that show sucks
Well there doing it again! Finally come out with a really good series and cast and play kick ball with it until ratings drop….HELLO!
Just what we need are more cheaply produced and meritless “reality shows” or disfunctional judges trying to keep a job as judges on so called talent shows.
Is the public really buying into corporate america jamming these ill conceived and produced shows in lieu of having actually to pay excellent actors to perform their craft in well written storyline?
You are right on…..finally a good clean show with no cursing and sex scenes something the whole family can enjoy and they screw it all up.
Advertise it more with more exposure. Really makes me angry when they cancel something so good with so much potential for the crap replacements. Shame on you FOX!
DONT CANCEL IT LOVE THE SERIES GREAT CHEMISTRY BETWEEN THE ACTORS
LOVE THE SERSIES GOOD CHEMISTRY BETWEEN ALL THE ACTORS ,, DONT CANCEL IT PLEASE