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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Really liked this show. Was looking on the website to see when it comes back on and seen it was canceled. Wish they would give it a second chance:(
This is so stupid i love that show!!
no pueden dejar asi de incocluso el final de la historia mas ya si hay o no rating… es por respeto a los seguidores sean muchos o pocos.
Si sabian q iba a terminar como le dieron un cierre a la historia y no dejarla abierta, sin saber qien vive y qien no
Seriously you guys need to bring this show back! Not everyone got to watch it the night it was on. They DVRed it!!!!! People work nights too! You cant leave us hanging with a good ending like that, its not fair!
Sorry to hear show was cancelled…enjoyed the series.
I would love Mercy to continue!!! This is a wonderful – OMG – series! Fantastic characters, wonderful storylines, great DRAMA!
I don’t know what numbers the network has to see in order to bring it back, but these viewer ship stats seem worthless to me since most of us watch our ‘SERIES’ online or through other means. Prime time is not EVERYONE’s primetime!! Please please bring the series back, I think there is a large following!
That was a great show. Trauma was also a great shoe. It would be nice 2 know in advance if u plan on canceling s show.
I loved Mercy. I’m soooooo disapointed that it has been canceled. It ended so abruptly and made you think there was another episode, or a second series to watch. Bring it back, I loved the show.
Bring it back! I loved the show!
This is so lame. Mercy deserves a 2nd season. That was a great cliff hanger season ender. Why is Greys Anatomy back year after year? It’s pure soap opera.
That was the only show I DVR for myself. Wish it could be given a second chance!!! I really liked watching it!! I would hope if possible for them to bring it back! With the same characters!!
You can’t end the show not know who died and who survied out of her two love interests. You have to bring it back.
I loved Mercy and I’m sorry to see it go!!! I really wish they would bring it back!!!
i wish u would bring mercy back it is a really good show and i have learned alot from it. i watch it all the time i have seen every episode at least ten times.
thats just wrong to end a season like that and not bring it back !!!!