ABC had very high hopes for Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. That series underperformed in the ratings in season one and has done even worse in season two. Has Marvel’s Agent Carter done any better? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
On Marvel’s Agent Carter, sexy and smart Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) performs administrative work at the Strategic Scientific Reserve (SSR) as men return home from World War II. In her spare time, she goes on secret missions. The rest of the cast includes James D’Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, Enver Gjokaj, and Shea Whigham.
The series had an okay start when it debuted with a pair of episodes on January 6th. It attracted a 1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.91 million total viewers. Unfortunately, the ratings dropped about 25% in week two and fell another 10% in week three. The numbers have come up a bit since then but they’re still pretty low. Last week’s installment drew a 1.4 in the demo and 4.15 million.
Agent Carter is averaging a 1.5 in the demo and 5.16 million. Agents of SHIELD has been averaging a 1.7 rating with 4.77 million in the same timeslot.
Disney — which owns ABC and Marvel — may find value in keeping the series around because it’s tied in to movies and other projects. Based on the ratings alone, ABC doesn’t have much incentive to bring Agent Carter back for a second season.
It should be noted that ABC promoted Agent Carter as a limited series. That means that the season has a limited and set number of episodes (less than a typical season) — not that the series will only have one season. Executive producer Louis D’Esposito has indicated that he has plans for a second season if the series is renewed.
If Agent Carter does have only one season, hopefully fans will be satisfied with how the finale ends.
But, what do you think? Do you like Marvel’s Agent Carter? If you ran the network would you renew it for a second season, try another Marvel property, or try something else completely new?
Please bring Peggy Carter back…not just a good show but maybe she can show women how to look dress and act like a lady.
Thank you
Don’t cancel! Cute show for all ages:o)
agent carter should be renewed in my opinion. It brings a refreshing sense of nostalgia that is unprecenented in current television programming. Hopefully the producers will see it too especially if some new talented writers are brought in.
I totally agree with your comments regarding “Agent Carter” not being cancelled. The rating for this show are alot higher than “Marvel Agents of Shield” in the US of A, here in the mother land UK, the rating are far better. We(I) love the program, seeing it develop into a very interesting twist and turn story. Both should be renewed for a lot more series until the writers (as they usually do) kill the story .
Hope they keep it.
Loving the show please keep it going!
Yes, yes, please lets renew this. Being a baby boomer born right after WWII and growing up in the 50’s and 60’s I can relate to the treatment of women back then. Also the tie in to Hughes is plain as day to my eyes and Howard Stark sure looks a lot like him. Makes me want to search more on Hughes and see if maybe there is a Tony around. So please lets let Agent Carter grow in the Marvel Universe. I do DVD it as It is a little late so watch the next day. I wonder how… Read more »
My question exactly! We bought it through iTunes for convenience. Does that get counted in ratings? It certainly makes money for ABC. My 14 year-old daughter and I love watching it together, and are looking forward to much more of Peggy Carter!
RENEW!
Not the strongest story lines, but overall was entertaining. Give it another season…it has possibilities.
I absolutely love this show and hope to see more episodes in the future.i have a feeling it may be a sleeper, once released to Netflix it will be a hit.
PLEASE RENEW!!! I’D BE SO DAN HURT IF IT’S GONE. OH AND ADD A LITTLE BIT OF ROMANCE BETWEEN PEGGY AND DANIEL. THANKS!
The depiction of the late 40’s in this series is eye-popping, the acting is head and shoulders over what I have come to expect on network TV and the writers strike a balance between comic book sensibilities and intelligence — a balance that Marvel is achieves more dependably then almost any other entertainment enterprise. Keep it, keep it please — even pump up the budget to give it an honest chance. This is a series that can grow; or ABC can lose another chance to compete with the cable channel lock on television worth watching.
I have enjoyed Marvel’s Agent Carter !!!!! Please renew !!!!!!!!!
Of course it’s going to have low ratings. It came on at 9:00 p.m. on the West Coast, which is too late on a Tuesday night for a lot of us that have to work early the next day. I couldn’t watch it on Tuesdays for this reason and had to DVR it. Also, when you look at ratings you also have to look at what was also playing on other channels at that time slot. Haley Atwell is phenomenal as Agent Carter. We loved her in the Captain America movies and wanted to see her in her own show/movie.… Read more »
Bring it back!!!!
I LOVED this series! OMG, SO much better than Agents of Shield! Sorry, but I now have zero excitement in AOS coming back. There is huge potential for future story lines with more episodes as well. With the way this “season” wrapped, we could now move on to the forming of Shield, Hydra, and all of the intrigue that went on in the MCU at that time. Such a creative show and pleasure to watch. Give me more Peggy, Jarvis, Howard and Daniel, please!!!