The FOX network has decided not to order additional episodes of Lie to Me. Production will be halted next month, leaving the season total at 13 installments. Is the show essentially cancelled?
While a move like this is never a positive sign, it doesn’t necessarily mean that Lie to Me is finished. FOX has been using the series as a utility player and could potentially order more episodes at a later date for a summer run.
However, Lie to Me’s ratings haven’t exactly been stellar. The seven episodes that have aired thus far this season have averaged just a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.42 million viewers. It’s consistently ranked either third or fourth in its Monday night timeslot, losing a significant amount of the lead-in audience from House. In the demo, it’s the ninth most-watched program on the network, ranking just below struggling Fringe.
It probably doesn’t help that executive producer Shawn Ryan left to run his own show, The Chicago Code, which is set to debut on FOX in January.
Original episodes of Lie to Me return next month and are set to finish airing by January 31st. The decision to either renew or cancel the series will likely come down to how confident the FOX execs are in what they have in the pipeline.
What do you think? Will Lie to Me be cancelled or will the network order more episodes? What would you do?
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LIE TO ME is the best show ever!!! pleased don’t cancel it~
I know this is old news but my husband and I really like LIE TO ME! We love Tim Roth and cast. I can’t believe it might be cancelled. So disappointing!
“LIE TO ME” is the best show on TV!!! Why would you replace it with ANOTHER COP SHOW. I have looked forward to this show every Mon. nite. I am sick you are removing it, the last thing we need to see is another cop show. PLEASE reconsider!!!!
If they cancel this show, I’m removing FOX from our TV programs. What a silly comment about him chewing with his mouth open!! Getting in someone’s face is part of the show. He’s letting them know he knows they are lying. I like that he does that and I could careless if his mouth has a little food in it at that moment. Good manners might dictate that we don’t do such things but all of us are guilty of it at sometime or another.
It’s a great show. It should be rated higher than House. House is getting boring.
Noooooooooooooooooo, don’t cancel this show too. Why do cancel interesting shows like lie to me and fringe. But keep ones where people are drunk or having affairs! I so tired of glamorizing bad behavior.
I will be extremely upset if “Lie To Me” is cancelled. If House wasn’t aired on Fox; I’d probably remove Fox programming from my memory and TiVo box. Fox is known for getting you hooked and then leaving you hanging. Here’s an idea… less reality TV Fox. American Idol season one million… snore, boring, lame and old crap! Steven Tyler a judge seriously? Cancel that reality crap and leave the decent shows with an actual plot on the air. Fox ratings will be in the trash eventually is this reality TV continues. It’s retarded and every network has jumped on… Read more »
Great , another good show ready to bite the dust. Two of my favorite shows are ready for the chopping block, Fringe and Lie to Me. I love this show, great acting, excellent writing, good characters and I want to see if Gillian gets together with Lightman! 🙂
Fox is NOT a major network, so, a 5 million share is a good number.
Get rid of my shows and I am going to get rid of cable, and just rent movies and watch Netflix! Network TV you are bringing about your own demise!
I don’t believe it here we go again another great show cancelled. Lets hope Fox comes to it senses and renews it for another season. I’d like to know what their idea of a good show is!!
I hope they do not cancel this show. I really love it!
Of course it’s gonna get cancelled… It´s FOX! worse network ever! They put down really good fiction shows to air stupid, cheap, empty reality shows! It´s what they´ve been doing the last 15 years.
Big problems here…Tim Roth is overacting big time…and that’ saying a lot, since he usually overacts. Now though it feels as if he’s trying to hold the show together single-handedly. The script for this week’s show was awful, along with the casting (the family of the kidnepped child), and the editing. Won’t be a surprise if this one is over soon. Too bad, I really liked it.
The show is the best thing i have ever watched, but the show isnt as stellar as it used to be. FOX needs to get Shawn Ryan back, no matter how much money it costs!
Yet another great show in the firing line. What is up FOX? Everytime you get a good a show it gets threatened with being cut. Have faith and give it a chance!! Lie to me is a great show!! Hang in there!
This is the best show Fox have now. It’ll be devastating to cancel Lie to Me.
I’ve liked the show. Recently, it’s so obvious the main guy is acting, trying to do something. He eats with his mouth open as if that’s a character. And, he, physically, moves around as an irritant. He’s become nothing pleasant, just irritating. Why did they think having him chew with with his mouth open was interesting?
Who cares how he chews… watch the plot unfold. Reality TV is even nastier…. I just love to see teenagers gyrate their crotches on TV with all this crappy reality stuff. So You Think You Can Dance like a hooker… grab the nearest pole!