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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This is a great show and would be greatly upset if it was cancelled! It’s so refreshing to watch compared to all the reality shows or drama driven shows. While this show could be considered a drama, it has a fantastic balance of comedy and action. Mark Valley is amazing as Christopher Chance! I hope somehow this show will be saved and continue on in a new season!
I am glad to see comments from other viewers of Human Target that coincide with mine. I have watched every episode, and purchased season one as soon at it was available. My wife and I don’t agree on too many shows to view together, but Human Target is one highly rated on our list. If it gets cancelled for whatever reason, it will be a sad day in our TV room.
Please do not cancel Human Target. It is by far one of the best shows on network TV. Not only are the story lines well scripted but the humor and banter amongst the characters makes it that much more enjoyable. I do not understand how in today’s society that we have succumbed to intelligent tv shows getting cancelled and replaced with trainwreck “reality” tv or some new medical drama?! I do not think I can take another cop drama; medical show where some nurse is in a relationship with a Dr.; a crime scene spin off; or some variety of… Read more »
Who can find Human Target. Great show, wonderful cast. Better than James Bond movies. I cannot understand why Fox would think a series would be successful it no one knows when the program is to be scheduled. I spend more time trying to find out when the program is going to be scheduled than actually looking at the program.
I adore Human Target. I was unsure if the addition of two female characters would water the show down. It is definitely different, but it is still a very good show. I am frustrated with Fox and honestly think they do not know what they are doing now. They stood by Glee when it was a niche show because critics loved it and because of it hitting a demographic that has some political/cultural clout right now. Fox kept pushing the start day for Human target to the point that those who had taken interest were just unsure about when it… Read more »
Please don’t cancel HUMAN TARGET, I think it is a great show, I love the action. The cast is a perfect fit together. Their personalities work well. The story lines I think are very interesting.
We LOVE Human Target! PLEASE don’t take it off the air! It has everything, humor, suspense, romance! It is the best show on right now!
I have finally found the show and love it. I agree this has happened because Fox moved it around and half the time I could not find the day or time it was going to be on. We talk about this show around the water cooler at work and it would be disappointing to see it canceled. I get tired of 2 hours of American Idol and then all of these reality talent shows. Can I have two good hours of drama a week in Human Target and Bones on a regular schedule on Fox. Don’t cancel it…how about one… Read more »
I love this show. It is one of my favorites on tv. It is like real die hard movies on tv with humor. There is a real chemistry between the actors. I cannot even believe they would cancel this show. They keep renewing House. I watched one episode and have never watched another.
This is one of the best shows on TV right now. I’m so sick of American Idol being the “one to watch”. Human Target is one of the few shows out there with a great cast, good humor and some great action scenes. I was/am a huge 24 fan and now that that’s gone this show is filling the void. Fox seems to be putting all their eggs in one basket with AI and what if that doesn’t pan out with Simon being gone. I’m sorry but not everyone is watching American Idol ,and for those of us who don’t… Read more »
This angers me, frustrates me. Human Target is one of the best shows on TV. If Fox would quit ******** around with the days and times this show was broadcast, more people would watch it. Every character on this show is outstanding and considering the fact that Fox has so few shows that can compete with CBS, they need to support it. Oh, and anyone who would watch American Idol is an idiot.
My wife and I love human target, it is one of our can’t miss shows. If Fox cancels it we will really be sad. It would make sense though, that they would cancel it after throwing it under the bus. Who schedules their programs anyway, there is no consistency. They play a few episodes of a show then bury it for a month. Then they tell you about it for a month then finally play a few more episodes just to have season finally. If they did that to American Idol, I do not think it would have very good… Read more »
I too love this show and yes the network has not helped it garner ratings. This season it has been bounced to Monday, preempted and had its time changed. Then back to Wednesday for the final. A third season should get the balance right of confident plan execution and team interplay. Ame’s needs to be more professional and the boss Misses “P” to act more the world player she is suppose to be. If “HT” goes off the air I’ll watch “House” but that is it.
We enjoy Human Target. We are very upset every week when it is postponed for some other show. We do not watch American Idol. If you cancel Human Target, you may just lose another network viewer. It seems like whenever a good show comes on you cancel it for some show that has questionable content and the family cannot watch it so we go to the history channel to watch shows the whole family can enjoy. Please do not cancel Human Target. It is one of the best shows we’ve seen since the show 24 was on. We miss that… Read more »
I love Human Target. It is the only show I watch on your darn channel anymore. If the ratings are low it’s because Nobody can find it… Between being pushed off for football and speeches, I have to work really hard looking for it. But then we wouldn’t want to actually have something good to watch now would we?