At the start of the season, we wondered which new NBC medical drama had the best chance at survival — Mercy or Trauma. It was hard to decide but now, they’ve both been cancelled anyway.
Mercy follows the lives of three very different nurses at Mercy Hospital in Jersey City. The cast includes Taylor Schilling, Jaime Lee Kirchner, Michelle Trachtenberg, James Tupper, Diego Klattenhoff, Guillermo Diaz, James LeGros, James Van Der Beek, and Delroy Lindo.
The medical drama got off to a pretty poor start last September, attracting a 2.3 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 8.25 million total viewers. Unfortunately, viewership fell even lower from there.
Despite the ratings, NBC ordered a full season of episodes, likely because the network needed the original programming. Though NBC’s Primetime Entertainment President Angela Bromstad said she liked the show creatively, she noted that the show’s ratings had to improve for it to survive.
The ratings didn’t improve. The most recent episode attracted only a 1.1 rating in the demo and 4.01 million viewers.
To no surprise, the Mercy TV show’s now been cancelled. The 22nd and final episode aired last Wednesday, May 12th. Unfortunately, it wasn’t intended to be a series finale and didn’t wrap up the show.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Mercy won’t be back for season two? What would you have liked to have seen happen?
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By far one of the best shows. I am so upset that it was cancelled. Bring it back!!!!!!!
I am so disappointed that Mercy was cancelled! I loved this show !
I had never even heard of mercy until I started streaming netflix, I watched the entire first season and loved it. I am VERY disapointed it has been cancelled, it should def. been given more of a chance. Character development and story line took off after a slow start. I would have been another added viewer and spread the word. I am even more dispointed the show was not even wrapped up I felt like I watched it all for nothing, like watching a really long movie with no end. Maybe after people have a chance to get into we… Read more »
Soooooo disappointed this show was canceled!! It was absolutely a favorite. You could have at least wrapped the show up somehow, instead of leaving everyone hangin!
this sucks i really loved the show mercy….. how could you cancell it ….
I want it back!!!
I liked this show very much. I would have liked to have known the final outcome of the characters’ issues and relationships. NBC really left me hanging BIG time.
I was hooked on Mercy since day one i loved that show!!!!!!!!!! Disgusted it got cancelled:(
i so wish they would bring it back. it was an awesome show. there is so much i want to know what would happen
I am very disappointed to hear Mercy has been cancelled!! How can NBC leave us hanging this way!! I will not get hooked on another show on this network again for fear that they will pull it & leave viewers unfulfilled!!
I really liked Mercy and I wanted to know what was going to happen to Veronica! Why can’t the network let us find out what happens to the characters? Me and my co workers would watch each week and then talk about it at lunch the next day.
Here again, we have to endure another great show ending. I cannot believe that Mercy didn’t make the cut. It was excellent. Is there no way for us to see the new episodes that were already made to be shown? I always wonder that for shows that have been cancelled. If the actors/actresses have put in their efforts for the show with new episodes why can’t the faithful few (million) see them?
I’m very disappointed yet again.
I was very disappointed with NBC once again when they canceled Mercy. They should have at least given more time to properly wrap up the show, giving respect for their viewers. I don’t see how they think they are going to improve their ratings when they can’t keep shows on for more than one season.
Mercy was the only show I watched on NBC…NBC shouldve given the show more of a chance with at least a second season to wrap up the show for cancellation. Looks like they lost this viewer…
I’m so disappointed to find out that Mercy was cancelled! I got hooked during the first season! PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!