After a disappointing run last summer, FOX has quietly cancelled their Mental TV series.
Mental follows the work of an unorthodox psychiatrist who becomes the Director of Mental Health at a fictional Los Angeles hospital. Created by Dan LeVine and co-executive produced by his sister, Deborah Joy LeVine, the series stars Chris Vance, Annabella Sciorra, Derek Webster, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marisa Ramirez, Nicholas Gonzalez, Warren Kole, and Edwin Hodge.
The series debuted in late May with 5.8 million viewers and a 2.1/5 rating/share in the 18-49 demographic. Those numbers put the series in third place for the timeslot. The numbers fell significantly after that, and episodes sometimes attracted less than half of the viewers as the premiere.
Some of the Mental castmembers have already moved on to other TV projects. Vance has had a recurring role on USA’s Burn Notice.
Webster has been cast in an ABC drama pilot called Edgar Floats. He’ll reportedly be playing the therapist of the main character who’s a former police psychologist turned bounty hunter.
Meanwhile, Kole has been cast in a new CW pilot called Nomads, about four young friends who are backpacking across the world. To earn money, they agree to do secret missions for the CIA and Kole will play their handler.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Mental won’t be back for season two?
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THIS SUCKS!!!! I Loved this show….
I’m very dissappointed. I really enjoyed the show.Was looking forward to watching another season. Bring it back!
I am SO disappointed that Mental has been canceled!!!! I loved the show! And I agree with anyone who wrote that they dislike those stupid, so-called “reality” shows. Mental was even better than House because Chris Vance was involved with his patients in a genuinely caring way, with the added bonus of him being so great to look at! I hope FOX or some other station re-thinks their decision and brings back the show! Stations take off popular shows (or shows that could be popular if given a chance with more promos, etc.) and leave on horrible ones. Look what… Read more »
It was a very good program, but very few people knew about it. No promotion by Fox. Why would you put a program on in the summer when there are fewer viewers anyway and not tell anyone about. It was an excellent drama mixed with humor and caring. Please reconsider for another time.
I was really looking forward to the new episodes of this show. I don’t understand why it was cancelled. The show had great drama and a good story line. I hope Fox reconsiders.
Very very sad this show was not given a chance for viewers to take notice. I truly believe it would have taken off in the next season. It was very original, and like many other comments, I think people just weren’t aware of it. The last show of the season was brilliant. These corporations making these decisions have cancelled so many great shows. I say at least don’t leave a series hanging like Kyle XY! I am almost afraid to get caught up in a new series only to see it get cancelled.
it is worth a lot to make a 2nd round !!! it s breakthrough of psychiatrist world…good movie, though needs a lots of improvement – that’s why MENTAL needs to be improved, not cancelled!
Hate that it was canceled. I really liked the show a LOT! They should have a vote or something 1st.
people did not know about it I really loved the plot and story of this show so sad to see it go well at least he got to see his sister in the end
How could this show cancel while all these meaningless “reality” shows continue…I mean come on already I am sick of everybody’s everyday life on the screen (many are truely boring!!!)…what’s up with that?…can it be that Program Director’s are perhaps all gone ‘Mental’?
Really upset that Mental got cancelled. Fox keeps cancelling the shows that I like–I think I need to stop watching any Fox shows because one week they’re on and the next week they’re gone. I agree that reality tv is ruining it for the non-reality show loevers.
this is so not fair! we want a season 2!!
I think this sucks because my wife and I enjoyed watching this show together and were looking forward to watching season 2.
i think this show didnt work becasue no one really knew about it. Everyone i showed an episode to, they really liked it. I think if it would have come back for a second season, and had been adverised better it would have taken off. It was a great cast, and great episodes.
I really liked this show and am very upset that it is gone. Any show worth watching anymore they cancel. I have it with damn reality shows.