Tonight marks the last episode of the first season of Limitless on CBS. Will it be the series finale as well? Should this drama be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
On Limitless, deadbeat Brian Finch (Jake McDorman) is given the NZT-48 drug and it unlocks 100% of his brain. Brian has complete recall of whatever he’s learned at any point in his life, either consciously or subconsciously. The FBI want to use him to help solve crimes but they’re not the only ones interested in Brian and the drug. The rest of the cast includes Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Hill Harper, and Colin Salmon.
The series debuted on September 22, 2015 and attracted a 1.87 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.86 million viewers. It was a positive start, perhaps in part due to an appearance by Bradley Cooper who reprised his role from the Limitless feature film. The show’s ratings dropped a bit but were pretty healthy for the rest of 2015.
The numbers saw a nice boost when the show returned from a mid-season break on January 5th (Cooper reappeared) but hit a new low the following episode. The ratings have have been trending downward in 2016 — save for episode 19 when Cooper put in another appearance.
In March, CBS head Les Moonves said that he expected five of the network’s freshman shows to be renewed for the 2016-17 season — but that was before Limitless’ numbers fell as low as a 1.05 in the demo with 5.6 million. The network has yet to renew any freshman shows.
In the end, I suspect that the network will renew Limitless for a second season but the past few months’ ratings declines certainly don’t help the show’s chances. We may have to wait until next month to find out what CBS will do.
But, what do you think? Do you want to see more of the Limitless TV show? Cancel or renew for season two?
http://www.thepetitionsite.com/907/972/700/renew-limitless-for-season-2/
I have not been interested in a TV series for over 15 years and when I found this one it clicked with me and can’t understand why a brilliant idea such as this would get canceled. There could have been so many avenues this show could have explored, and it captured the higher mind every time I watched it. This is a story worth telling. Now watching in on Netflix and hope Netflix might pick it up. Obviously CBS has a lot to figure out if they plan to begin a streaming service worth watching….
Limitless was one of the few shoes in the big three where you really needed your mind to follow the story line. We need mor of these shows so that people’s minds don’t become so vapid. Get rid of son of the Kaedashian and Housewives fr om wherever crap. That **** is just no about people’s lives that have no relevanc to any of us!
i want to see more….. i really enjoyed the actor who they cast for lead
Seriously hoping CBS will renew this show! And also seriously hoping that Brian won’t be as serious as he became towards the end of the season. Emotional growth coupled with his funny moments would be best in my opinion.
Please renew!!!!
Great show! I was so looking forward to season 2!!!
Really hope you bing this show back…it is really a great show….seems that the good shows are taken off and some dumb ones are put on.PLEASE PLEASE bring it back
Please renew it >.<
loved this show. shame it was cancelled so soon 🙁
Renew it please I love this show!!!
Please renew my husband and i love it
Renew, renew, renew!
wodering for next episod
True, only those who love cheesy/geeky humor and genuinely wish they could laugh in the workplace would like this show to continue. I think, with good writing, this show has the potential to reach the cult-like response that, pardon me crossing network lines, shows like Supernatural and the old X-files, neither of which I watch(ed). Such shows have polar viewers: they either love it or hate it. I’d never watched the movie before watching this show, and I believe it surpasses the movie it spins off of. After expanding the viewership over the Summer, hopefully with a decent viewing time,… Read more »
My wife and I love Limitless. Do not cancel it.