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 also will be devastated if you cancel this show. It is my FAVORITE. PLEASE DONT CANCEL, give Chance a chance. I LOVE ALL the actors, Chance, Iilsa, Amy, Winston, Guererro even Harry.PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL.
The ratings are wrong…….change the day it aires ………
PLEASE don’t cancel Human Target! The stories are interesting and the humor is refreshing. This is my favorite show. Word of mouth is spreading on this show. Season 3 PLEASE!!
I love this show and will be very disapointed if Human Target is cancelled. This is one of the best action/adventure shows on TV and it needs the support of the network to make it work. The season finale was fantastic and I can’t wait to see the start of next season.
I love this show and will be very disapointed if Human Target is cancelled. This is one of the best action/adventure shows on TV and it needs the support of the network to make it work.
Something must be wrong with me. Every show that I fall in love with gets cancelled. This happens on various networks. Saving Grace on tnt, Life on nbc and now Human Target on fox. Someone needs to start a network for oddballs like me so we can see shows that we like for more than 2 seasons. You bigwigs draw us into these shows and our interest gets invested in the characters and then you rip the rug out from under us. Shame on you!
Prime time TV is losing me. I’m continually teased with great series and then losing them. I miss 24 and can’t believe Human Target may be abandoned.
Do we really need another reality show? Another dance competition? More Idol? (Don’t get me started on that show this year!) Human Target was a bit of a sleeper, but it came on strong. Great characters, great storylines, great opportunity to suspend belief and cheer for the good guys!
Season three, PLEASE!
I love Human Target and think it is one of the best shows on TV. If it wasn’t for the schedule screwups it might have had a chance. I think the show is getting better and better. I love the stuff between Chance and Ilsa! Who do we contact to keep it on the air??
Human Target great show. Please leave. it on one night & time.Thanks Larry Walker. Please don’t turn in to NBC
I love Human Target! Those ratings are not reflective of the shows quality. I don’t even believe in those things anymore. Either that or most of the world’s comprised of low brows…
My wife and I both love this show. It is way better this season than last, particularly due to the addition of the women, which my wife feels breaks up all the guy stuff. Fox should keep it!
Season 2 finale was great! Lets go for Season 3!! I like Chance with Ilsa, she is brave even without “certain skills”, he likes that she’s strong. Too bad about the “Eldo” though. We Love action flicks, this is every week and we want more. FOX this is worth keeping.
I think it’s a great show! But I am getting tired of chasing it around the calendar and time slots. Maybe if they left it in a slot the ratings would improve, as they should. It’s super!
To be fair, FOX execs may have thought it ill-advised to air a series called “Human Target” at the same time as the Tuscon Memorial.
Please, please give us a third season of Human Target! This show just keeps getting better! My husband and I watched the season finale last night and loved it! The writing gets better with every episode, and the character development has been so enjoyable to watch – what a great cast! We can’t understand why Fox kept moving this show around, making it almost impossible for the fans to find it! Thank goodness we’ve been able to record all new shows! The DVR has been able to find the show when we couldn’t. Please give us a third season with… Read more »
Human Target is my absolute favorite tv show that is actually on tv right now… I will be devastated if they don’t renew the show! It just keeps getting better and better. I know a lot of fans from the first season thought bringing Ilsa and Ames into season 2 was a mistake, and that Chance should not have fallen for Ilsa… but they just make the show better. It’s funny, it’s something new and exciting and every new episode is something to look forward to. Chance and Ilsa hit it off from the beginning… if you pay attention there… Read more »