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 have loved this show from the beginning. I remember telling people that it was like watching mini James Bond movies every week… I can’t imagine. Fox is ignorant.
Go figure…..they keep crap on and take good stuff off the air. Am Idol has seen its day. I don’t know anyone who watches the show especially this year with the addition of the queen diva J-Lo or should I say J-Loathe. I hate it when you get into a show only to be disappointed by it’s cancellation.
This show is FABULOUS and only needs the help of some advertising!!! So many do not know about it.
It is our favorite program and we SERIOUSLY hope it is NOT cancelled!!
Give the show an opportunity to acquire an audience!!!! It is beyond my comprehension with the junk on TV today and we get a show with great characters, action and humor. You CANCEL it. FOX, you are better than that!!
Leave it on. I didn’t see it in season one and just started watching it about a month ago. I like it.
This is a good show that is fun to watch. Give it a chance to build a following.
Get rid of the English woman that tries to run things / she is awful! All the othere characters are great, but that one character ruins the show!
I suggest that it stay on air on Fox. It is fun/action. If not, move t to USA where these ratings are considered a hit. Burn Notice, Royal Pains and White Collar could use a friend.
I love Lie To Me
It’s true I don’t live in the under 50 zone. However, I enjoy Human Target because the writing is good. I hate all the unscripted shows with the panel of inane judges making career decisions for young talent or putting people on survivor tests.
Cancel? Come on Fox are you going to put on another cartoon in its place? Just get rid of the two new females and get back to the original pace of the show. That “head” of the organization is rediculous!!! How did she have the intelligence to land a rich husband? She is so dumb…..
Please do not cancel, this series is very good and needs help from FOX.
Give Human Target a regular time slot and watch your audience grow!
Remorse.Redemption.Renewal. Provide a steady time-slot and a full 22 episodes. Has the Network analysed the data from episode purchases from Amazon or noted the amount of times the show is watched on-line? What about the recent successes of movies like Iron Man and Green Lantern? The formula for success is present and a loyal fan base takes time to build.Give Chance a chance!
Do not cancel! It is very entertaining which is more than I can say for the many mindless shows they keep pushing in our faces. It has humor and action.
I agree. Please DO NOT CANCEL, especially for mindless crap like Am…………. You get the picture!
I sure hope they don’t cancel the fastest paced, exciting show to come along in quite a while. Watching this show makes an hour go by really fast. The only change I don’t care about is the Ames character. She doesn’t seem to fit, kind of annoying and the reason she came on the team is pretty bogus. Now if Fox would just pick a time slot and leave it there, maybe the show will pick up a following. I know I don’t like hunting for it all the time, end up watching it on my computer.