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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Human Target is the BEST show on Fox, they move it around and mess up when it will show, I search for it every week and my entire family loves the show, it has a Great cast and Mark Valley is awesome! Please DO NOT cancel this show. Find it a good time slot and quite messing it up! The season finale was FANTASTIC it kept me on the edge all during the show! there is NO Better Show!
I want to see it stay. I just found it a few months ago, bought season one and then struggled to find it for the reasons stated above. Both my wife & I (in Canada) enjoy the show and have recommended it to friends who also like it.
Love the show – the crazy schedule has had me hunting around for it too often!
I have enjoyed Human Target. Ihope it is not cancelled.
PLEASE PLEASE DON’T CANCELL THIS FABULOUS PROGRAM. I love this show!!!!!!!!! It’s entertaining and one of the best things on channel 5, (I also love Fringe and Bones) but I really look forward to Wednesday night for Human Target. You will be making a BIG MISTAKE by cancelling this fun and entertaining program.
Human target is my favorite show on tv right now. I hope it gets renewed. This show gets me through the week.
Human Target is the best show on your network. Please don’t cancel it.
I love the show, the problem is poor marketing and inconsistent scheduling.
Human target is a GREAT show..why is it when a unique show comes up, it goes back down just because the network don’t “THINK/PROMOTE” the show the right way.
Fox please don’t give up on Human Target! give this show a chance to grow.
If FOX would quit moving the show around with no notification and leave it on a regular night and time it might have a good CHANCE of making it. How do they expect to get a folllowing if nobody knows when it will be on.
Our family loves this show. Shame on FOX for not letting them have a normal schedule. They have moved them all over the place. We love the cast. Fox is making a big mistake if they don’t renew them…..
i defintely think it should be renewed. It is my favorite show.
Human Target is one of the best shows on TV. The chemistry of the characters are great. Fox needs to do more to promote the show. Don’t throw in the towel yet. Keep Human Target.
GREAT SHOW LOVE THE CAST !!!!!!!!!! QUIT MOVING SHOW ALL OVER CREATION!!!!PLEASE DON,T GET RID OF ENTERTAINING SHOW !!!!!!!!!