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 the best show on the air. The cast is absolutely great! Please don’t cancel.
GREAT show . I think the cast is amazingly good together . Fools if they cancel it .
you have got to bring this show back its so good I can’t wait til it comes on the next week please. each time it gets better
I LOVE HUMAN TARGET! I will be sick if it doesn’t come back.
It is a show with heart. I like the whole cast especially Chance and Mrs. Pucci
DON’T DISSAPOINT ME PLEASE.
Dellena
My husband and I really enjoy Human Target. I hope you will give it another “Chance”. I enjoy all the characters because they are all different and unique. It would help to keep it scheduled on a specific night. We had trouble finding it a couple of times.
Please don’t cancel this show.My wife & I truly love watching “Human Target”.Get rid of american idol or shuffle it to a different time/day.Aloha
If Fox would settle on a slot for this GREAT Series the ratings would certainly get better!!!! This is one of a very, very few shows that is “clean” enough to be watched and enjoyed. If Fox doesn’t want it then let’s hope someone else picks it up!!!!
Love the show. We watch it on Hulu! It’s a show that I don’t mind my kids watching with us. Please don’t cancel this show!!!
Please do NOT cancel this show. I do not believe the ratings reflect accurately what is happening with this show.
Why don’t we just make every time slot american freaking idol and I will sell my TV.
Human Target is one of those brilliantly crafted shows that comes along more and more infrequently, and because of inconsistent scheduling or bad marketing, passes into obscurity before it is discovered by the general public. The script is crisp, humorous and edgy. The ensemble cast is professional and believable and there are no bad performances. Mark Valley and Jackie Earle Haley have become their roles and are a treat to watch. In the short time Human Target has been on the air we have come to care about these characters and believe in them. I could go on about the… Read more »
Human Target is one of the best shows on TV. Not the same old tired, rehashed stuff. It keeps getting better and my husband and I absolutely love the characters. Renew this show and keep it in a good timeslot instead of jumping all over.
Best show on TV. Seriously why would you cancel this show. Get it a good time slot, quit moving it around and let it take off. Excellent cast, well written, great additions this year.
Wow! This is one of our favorite shows! The cast is great!!! All of the different personalities gives this show top ratings! Why can’t people see the intelligence of the script?? It sure beats out some of the other very boring, mundane, no surprise ending shows out there. Please DO NOT CANCEL this show! There is nothing that they need to change!
By far the best fast actioned program on tv. Well written with great characters.
It seems to get better with each issue. Everyone I talk to enjoys this program.
Pls. don’t cancel, give it one more year!!