Why did CBS cancel Limitless? At this summer’s TCA press tour, network chief Glenn Geller explained why there will be no second season of the series, TVInsider reports.
Based on the 2011 film, the drama followed Brian Finch (Jake McDorman), who is given a special drug that unlocks 100% of his brain. The cast also included Jennifer Carpenter, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Hill Harper, and Colin Salmon.
During the panel, Geller said CBS cancelled Limitless because he didn’t “think it connected with the viewers”:
Ultimately we had to look at the show; it was a very good show, but I don’t think it connected with the viewers as well as other shows had. Yeah, we could have brought it back. But we also have to put on new shows and give other things a shot. It could have come back, but we have to do better; we want to improve time periods. That’s why we put on new shows.”
What do you think? Did you watch Limitless? Do you think the show should’ve been renewed?
Great show definitely should have been brought back
I love this show. Bring it back, it connects with audiences
This show was amazing
Big mistake! Great show! Sad to hear this
This was an awesome show! They cancel this, but we have a flood of reality crap. Bureaucratic douchbags!
The show as great and lets all tell him how wrong he is and let him know that we wan’t it back NOW WHO”S WITH ME!!!
Great show which creatively weaved elements of the original film into a progressive plot line. While NCIS has a loyal following that franchise pales in comparison to the creativity of Limitless: Limitless has such potential to bring in political and global elements into the plot line actively while shows like NCIS are more one dimensional and boring. Frankly shows like CSI, NCIS are simple shows with simple plot lines – ultimately simple, boring and one dimensional; whereas Limitless had potential for greater scope with much more available plotline – and frankly the show was always funny with really great writers.… Read more »
This sucks. It’s why I doubt want to watch the regular channels like CBS. This was a great show. Didn’t connect with viewers…. It’s obvious you don’t know your viewers
I enjoyed the show. Bring it back. Please
My wife and i loved this show bring on season two
My wife and liked limitless very much , please bring it back. Thanks
we loved it also. i can bet some crap show will take it’s place. it is getting so i dont even want to watch any new shows and will just buy the box set on blu ray to binge watch IF it doesnt get cancelled and viewers are left hanging.
CBS is nothing but a killjoy network because that is all this network is into! This viewer liked limitless and start bringing back more comedies.
I liked Limitless very much; it has thoughtful plots and a fabulous cast of characters enjoyably interpreting energetic and humorous scripts. The ongoing plot possibilities are…well, limitless. Too bad the producers aren’t on NZT seeing all those creative possibilities. I feel the right decision is to plan for at least five seasons.
My whole family and I(from my young children to my elderly grandparents) absolutely LOVED this show! It was incredibly different and a refreshing take on today’s “who done it” type of shows. I and the rest of my family are completely dumb founded and astonished that the “higher ups” cancelled this series! Especially for the reasons they cancelled it for! I mean, come on…don’t you people look at its ratings!!! AND it had a HUGE margin in the demographics for petes sake!!! Pull your head out of your ‘you know where’, Glenn Geller!