It will soon be “case closed” permanently for the Instinct TV show on CBS. The network has cancelled the Sunday night series so there won’t be a third season for Reinart and Needham.
A crime thriller, based on the James Patterson novel, Murder Games, Instinct stars Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews, and Sharon Leal. The drama centers on Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Cumming), a former CIA operative who is lured out of his peaceful retirement as a university professor and author, to help NYPD detective Lizzie Needham (Novakovic) catch a serial killer. Dylan’s old CIA colleague, Julian Cousins (Andrews), lends a hand, along with Lizzie’s C.O., Lt. Jasmine Gooden (Leal). Season two kicked off with Dylan reinstated as NYPD consultant, where he can both impress and irritate Lizzie. Meanwhile, Dylan’s husband, Andy (Ings), pursues adoption as a way for the couple to finally become parents.
Airing on Sunday nights, the second season of Instinct is currently averaging a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.39 million viewers. Compared to season one, that’s down by 50% and 49%, respectively. Instinct is nearly the lowest-rated TV shows of the summer CBS TV shows.
A pair of Instinct episodes will air tomorrow night on CBS and the series finale will run next Sunday, August 25th.
Series creator Michael Rauch revealed the show’s cancellation and Cumming and Novak shared their thoughts.
WELL THIS SUCKS BALLS. But when one door closes another… actually fuck that. This sucks balls. Love to all our fans and the most incredible cast and crew. Thank you all for an incredible two years. @Michael_Rauch @Alancumming @CBSTweet @CBSTVStudios @TVdub https://t.co/80QDAJvbTy
— Bojana Novakovic (@bojnovak) August 16, 2019
What do you think? Did you enjoy the Instinct TV show on CBS? Would you have watched a third season of this series?
I’m sosad to hear that I won’t be able to see these two detectives work together anymore after next Sunday. I thoroughly enjoy these shows!!! I love the interaction between them and the other characters. Please change your minds!! I will miss them!!
Love this show. Bring it back.
We are really disappointed at the news of the end of instinct. My husband and I love the show and the actors. Alan Cumming is wonderful. Please fight to give the show another season. We were so happy to see him back on TV after Good Wife.
So sorry to see this series canceled but not surprised… CBS cancels more great shows than they keep… I just can’t understand why they think that running a great series through the summer months should have a large audience… if they would give Instinct and The Code a good time slot during the new fall lineup they would be highly favored….
Good point!! It’s like they want them to fail.
An intelligent, well-written and engaging show with a stellar cast is now cancelled……Netflix, are you listening??? Amazon??? Anyone interested in a show that’s NOT a moronic “reality” hack??
If there is a God, Instinct will be picked up by Netflix or Hulu or Amazon. I just signed up for CBS streaming. Thanks for saving me the money I’ll save when I cancel.
I ‘m depressed and mad as hell.
I am very MAD and disappointed by the news! They keep cancelling goods shows to put on STUPID reality shows (CBS is not the only network doing this). NBC and ABC also do this!!!! 🙁 🙁
The “reality” shows are ridiculous. The game shows are worse. I just want to be able to watch great TV! Oh!! I can’t. Instinct has been canceled.
I hate it that they canceled Instinct but I should have known another good show canceled while they leave all those reality shows on
In the season « 2 « , I enjoy the participation of Travis Van Winkle as a detective .
This is a great show. I don’t know what is becoming of TV. The networks are canceling the good shows and keeping the junk.
This is terrible. I don’t know what TV is coming to. They are taking off all the great shows and keeping the junk. I love Instinct! It’s interesting and entertaining.
I would absolutely have watched several more seasons. I LOVE this show. It’s not a typical gorey crime or lawyer show. It has great actors. What is the matter with CBS??
I loved the show very sad it was canceled
We do enjoy The Instinct. Program all always judged for people that are young. What about for the one that are older ( 60 and more )
New shows never get a chance to catch on. I am at the point where I am going to cancel my dish, CBS All Access, etc. and never watch another new show. I only end up disappointed. I really start liking it and it gets cancelled. Just keep on giving all your air time to those stupid reality shows.
I’m with you! Another good, enjoyable show bites the dust. I wonder if they take into account that many viewers binge watch many weeks all at once. There are several shows that I was looking forward to that are now cancelled.
Please do not cancel this fine classy police drama! I am watching it now and it has such class! You can even watch with your children! It deserves a 3rd season. So much better than some of the other. “Money Making” shows CBS has on. Give it another season to prove how good it really it!