It’s “lights out” for FX’s new boxing drama series. FX has cancelled Lights Out after one season due to poor ratings.
Lights Out revolves around Patrick ‘Lights’ Leary (Holt McCallany), an aging former heavyweight boxing champion. He struggles to find his identity and support his wife and three daughters after retiring from the ring. The poor economy and a series of bad investments leave Patrick at a perilous crossroads; battling the urge to return to boxing or reluctantly accepting a job as a brutal and intimidating debt collector. The show also features Catherine McCormack, Pablo Schreiber, and Stacy Keach.
Though some critics applauded the series, not many people watched the premiere in January. It registered just a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.487 million viewers. The second episode dropped to a 0.4 rating and 0.92 million viewers. The season has averaged a 0.4 in the demo and 0.88 million.
To no surprise, FX isn’t ordering a second season of Lights Out. The cable channel made the announcement today and indicated that the final two episodes will air as previously scheduled; on March 29th and April 5th at 10pm.
What do you think? Are you sorry to see Lights Out cancelled? Why do you think it didn’t catch on?
Image courtesy FX.
I can’t believe they cancelled this show.. I felt it was an amzing show. I looked forward to each and every episode. I have been a boxing die hard fan al my life and I feel this show really did a great job at showing what a boxer and their family goes through. . I hope another network picks it up.. But I doubt it. Yet crap like Glee does great 🙁
a travety to whom it may concern, hleave it on! this show give people hope, to keep their dream alive!
I just finished watching the Season Finale of this incredible show.. and I have to say that Lights Out has to be one of the best shows that I have seen in quite some time. The thing that I love most about this show is that it shows the true, raw, gritty side to boxers and their families. It shows the good as well as the bad.. it shows the entertaining side of boxing, along with the ugly, and how corruption in the game can have an almost devastating affect on everyone. I am truly sad to know that this… Read more »
This is total bs the show is getting cancelled and like a previous poster said the show was not properly publicized. IMO, this show is hands down better than Justified, which sucked this season, and that worthless show called Archer.
Something truly addictive and gritty about this series. All the characters were strong and the writing was exceptionally good, I waited anxiously for each episode to air and am truly sorry that this is the end
ok i just herd lights out is canceled they also canceled terriers but they keep stupid shows like archer fx has a new show about a guy in a dog suit damn what are they thinking maybe fx should cancel the executives instead of the shows that good be great
Damn, I really liked this series. It is always the good ones that get canceled.
THIS IS A TERRIBLE LOSS! A WONDERFUL SHOW WHICH I THINK WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY PUBLICIZED. HOW CAN WE BRING IT BACK?
Really loved the show. Nip/Tuck is gone, Rescue Me is on its way out, this is what I looked forward too every Tuesday night. Sad to see it go… It seems like people only watch sex-filled, alcohol and drug fueled drama now a days. Someone please pick this series up!!!
Finding out that my new favorite show was cancelled, really made me sad to see that such a a great story line got cut. This show had more substance than most shows that are on today, Lights had a certain quality about him, that I’m sure a lot of people could relate to or any one of the cast mates for that matter. It was true and gritty, not to mention a true nail bitter. The true trials of a normal family, trying to make life work knowing it wasn’t going to be easy. But at the end of the… Read more »
What a bummer I & my Husband loved the show & looked forward to it every week. With all the same old same old it was something new & different with heart . I am truely bummed to see it not returning !!!!!!!!!!!!
I dont have many shows and this was one that I always had to watch. I think it was a great series. I dont think it caught on because it wasn’t advertised it enough plus I think most shows that start in the beginning of the year tend to fail more often than those that begin in the fall. I am sad to see it go. Maybe FX should have tried it on another night Mondays are pretty boring!
ya and read the comment i dont see any people who are happy for it to be cancelled. dumb decision
ya its bullcrap lights out is an awesome series i watch it every week but i never rated it just cause people dont rate it doesnt mean people dont like it im really aggravated this time. its funny how crappy shows like robot chicken or american dad can stay on air but not this.
For me personally, a show that took some huge risks, which I enjoyed. These days it seems like every show out there has something to do with law enforcement or something to do with a courtroom and they all end the same. If the ratings say it was too slow paced then so be it, but I’m sick of spending an hour of my time watching cops catch the bad guys….doesn’t get more fictional than that. Sorry to see Lights Out go.