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 can’t believe you would even think about dropping Human Target. Great show, it just needs a weekly time and day and stick with it.
the best show ever and you do away with it iguess it is a good thing we have dvds, but better yet put human target back on television . thank you ann
LOVE HUMAN TARGET. THIS SEASON WS EVEN BETTER THAN THE FIRST.
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL IT!!!!
i watch the internet just to see when human target is coming on, it’s one of the best shows i think that has come out lately, if fox would stop jacking around the scheduling this show would take off. it’s kind of hard to like something that the network won’t allow you to see and keep up with, the ratings are totally the networks fault.
Oh and did I mention that you don’t have to worry if your going to see a bunch of sexual junk and can focus on an actual story. I guess this messed up country just can’t handle tha believable characters can go for more than one episode without jumping in bed with someone.
Oh come on! You get a show that’s actually entertaining and has interesting characters and an awsome plotline and they cancel ut! Sheesh people give it a chance!
I think it would be a poor decision on the part of Fox to cancel the Human Target series. It appears that the show is in a poor time slot; thus, not getting the ratings it justly deserves. It is a great show and the cast is wonderful and diversified. Due the audience a favor for once and renew the series for another season.
It’s a shame this talented cast & writers are not viewed more. Since it’s inception, my wife & I share this creative program and relish in the great casts talent.if Fox releases it we for one will follow on as loyal fans wherever it lands.
LOVE IT
Love Human Target do not change a thing. All three generations in my house love this show. with ALL the crap reality shows, it is great to get out of reality for a short period of time with a show that has it all. CANT WAIT FOR SECOND SEASON DVD’s. lOVE FOX SHOW BUT WILL BOYCOTT IF Chance, Winston and G can not be seen (One Criticism, need more of Carmine.)
Human Target et al is the best program since Robert Conrad and the Wild Wild West of the 60’s. I have often watched other shows that don’t rate like Human Target over the years, so regular television has taken a backseat to History Channel, Discovery, Military Channel, Travel Channel, etc. Human Target, one other show, and the DVR have enabled me to watch these two regular channels only. Nothing else rates. The writers and performers all rock on Human Target. So take your purple lenses off and let Human Target live. If I want to hear and see Idol, I… Read more »
Hoping “Idol” will boost Human Target ratings is like trying to sell bicycles at a scuba diving convention. How stupid are these network execs. Do they really think it’s a similare demographic? God gave you a brain and expects you to use it.
I love Human Target. A wonderful cast and great acting. What a shame!!! Please put it back . Everybody I knows thinks its great.
Human Target is one of the best shows Fox had on its schedule…when you could find it. It is one of the few shows that was entertaining in spite of the fact that we had to program the DVR to catch whatever time slot it was slipped into each week. Hopefully not all the powers to be at Fox are brain dead and will pick it up in a regular time slot…or another channel will give Chance a real chance. It was one of very few shows Fox had that was worth watching so I’ll hope to see it again,… Read more »
My wife an I love Human Target, it’s been our favorite TV show since we saw the first episode, at least when we can locate it. I usually watch it on HULU.
If Fox cancels this show I hope a better (smarter) network will pick it up. There is no other current TV show on the air with equal action, humor, and excitement. What a shame Fox does not know what they have and are ******** up a good thing.