Last Resort has been sunk. ABC has cancelled the newbie drama. The network plans to air all 13 episodes but won’t order a back nine or a second season. ABC also cancelled 666 Park Avenue today and CBS dropped Partners as well.
The TV series takes place in the submarine Colorado when its officers are mysteriously ordered to destroy Pakistan. Sensing that something isn’t right, they require confirmation and are subsequently fired upon and hunted.
The cast of Last Resort includes Andre Braugher, Scott Speedman, Daisy Betts, Robert Patrick, Daniel Lissing, Dichen Lachman, Camille de Pazzis, Sahr Ngaujah, Jessy Schrams, and Autumn Reeser.
Though it received a lot of promotion, Last Resort debuted to mediocre ratings; a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.31 million viewers.
The numbers declined over the course of the season and last night hit a new low with a 1.2 rating and 5.68 million viewers.
What do you think? Will you miss Last Resort? Given the ratings, should ABC have cancelled it?
“Last Resort” was a very good program. That’s why it was canceled. It wasn’t low enough on the scale of game shows and soap operas to keep it on the air. Other excellent TV series that were canceled: “The Unit,” “X-Files, ” and “CSI: Miami.”
Makes me sad a little bit to see a show of this caliber cancelled due to low ratings. The show was excellent.. Go0d drama… good acting… and a compelling story line. I actually blame ABC for giving up on the show. They put the show at an 8:00 time slot and a show of this nature clearly would have been best served for a 9:00 time slot. They didn’t even try a new day or time to see if rating would improve. So to me, I honestly think they thought this would be a instant sure fire hit and when… Read more »
ABC should be ashamed to cancel such a great show. For those of us who aren’t zombies we will miss this. Maybe TNT can pick it up, one could only hope.
Why???? Oh my god…. finally a good TVshow and cancelled. I enjoyed watching every episode. ABC you made a huge mistake.
I’m very disappointed the show was cancelled. I enjoyed watching every episode. I believe it would have gained an audience that would have been faithful watchers. ABC you made a mistake.
That is insane to cancel such a great show.You know you do have an audience that doesnt watch dancing with the Stars American Idol Survivor and all that other reality garbage. I am so sick of network tv cancelling great shows and their absolutely jumpled scheduling I could scream
Its no surprise as its pretty normal practice for ABC. Shows like last resort just doesn’t fit the reality show zombie audience that ABC is aiming to attract. The bigphone THREE networks should just get smart, throw in the towel and leave the dramas to the networks that care about there viewers like TNT and USA. The big 3 manage to keep the crap, flush the good shows and alienate there viewers. Way to go there ABC! Just likeget NBC you just lost ANOTHER viewer!!!
Please,please, please, do NOT cancel this!!!
Are you kidding me?? My son and I watch this show weekly and were excited for each episode. WTH are you thinking ABC? So disapointed, now we will never know what happens, I guess we make up our own ending. Thanks ABS you do suck!
I am sooo disappointed that ABC decided to cancel this show. Frankly, it is one of the only 2 shows I have watched regularly this season. I think it has a great story, excellent cast and writers, and has just the right mix of drama, emotion, sit on the edge of your seat at times and suspense. I have not cared this much about a TV show and it’s characters in a very long time. I just wish there was some way ABC would reconsider the cancellation and give it at least a little longer of a chance to improve… Read more »
I write from Italy and i m so sad about that, it is a great show, last Two episode week fantastic (9-10). But them are programming a big end or nothing will happen and we won’t never know The colorado’s crew ending????? I m so disapponted
I’m so disappointed this show will be cancelled. It has a great cast, storyline and setting that sets it a part from other shows. Perhaps if it were on at a later time, it would be viewed by more people. It seems anyone in the 8PM time slot gets cancelled, especially the good shows.
I cant believe the show is being canceled. This is one of the best shows out there. I am not able to watch it on Thursday nights due to my son’s soccer practice but I always watch it online the next day. Thanks for canceling another great show ABC.
A friend told me about the show I have watched all 9 episodes (so far) atleast twice now and definitly is one of my favorites I couldnt believe it when i heard they were cancelling it. Im just waiting on Season 3 of Game of thrones, last resort and the walking dead were my fillers til s3 began. ='(
I love this show. Last Resort was the best. Tom