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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I really miss Mercy………It was a great show and should never have been cancelled. Please bring it back, if only to give a final closure.
I just fell in love with this show only to find out it’s no coming back and the cliffhanger ending is terrible…..It was like an evil joke NBC just played on all of the fans. BOOOOOO
Leaving a show that way with no resolve is very annoying. PLEASE bring back mercy, there needs to be another season. Unfourtunately ratings may have stunk, but with other certain shows out there, it may have taken awhile for some to realize the amazing new T.V. series. I myself watch Grey’s Anatomy so I wouldn’t look else where. I just recently saw Mercy for the first time, and watch the entire season and am completely hooked to know what happens next. I’m pretty sure another season would bring in MAJOR ratings. Win/Win for everyone.
U NEED TO BRING MERCY BACK!!! HOOW R U GOING TO SHOW THAT TRAGIC ENDING AND NOT KNOWING IF HER SURVIVES????? BRING IT BACK
Was just thinking about all of the great tv shows missing from tv now…….how and why is Mercy and Trauma not on but pregnant 16 yr olds are being glorified – just doesn’t make sense……just my opinion.
NO!!! Bring Mercy back!! this really bites, I loved that show and I wanna know what happened at the end. NBC sucks!!!
I just started watching the show online and I’m left hanging. It wasn’t great but it was fun to watch. I do wish there was more than just that abrupt ending. I enjoyed watching it.
Says it ended on EP 20 when I show in my list epiode 21 and 22? Did you tv viewers get shafted…. Owell, gonna go watch 21 and 22 now. Chloe and Veronica would be what made the show. To hell with the relationship triangles spouting all over th place. The Dr who came all that way to be with Veronica (not very interesting and changes his stance on issues waaaay too much to be all THAT interested in her. The Dr who experiments on people and hangs with gangsters, kinda lame. And Nurse Kavorkian? No real nurse who valued… Read more »
@matt: Nope, a typo. It’s been fixed.
please bring mercy back! i really love the show
PLEASE!!!! Bring Mercy back. The show was AWSOME, and now I’m still left hanging on how it all ends! Everyone get on here and let NBC know what a huge mistake they made in not letting Mercy reach its peak!
Really enjoyed the show. Would have loved to see a second season.
Wish this show wasn’t cancelled and not happy about it at all especially since we were left wondering what was going to happen next. Poor decision on the part of NBC
for real, love this show. bring it back…now!
I just watched all the episodes and am very sad that there is no season two and no answers to what happens to everyone…especially Mike!
SOOOOOO incredibly upset that there will be no season 2. My husband and i have fallen in love with this show, and the end was such a cliff hanger. would love to know what happens next! Bring back MERCY!!!!!