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 hated trauma but i looved mercy!! my friends and i looked forward to it every week and im so bummed that it was canceled i thought everyone liked it
It really sucks that the show was cancelled! I think it had a awesome story line. I think it would have gotten better rating if the time slot had been moved rather then cancelled.
It really sucks to learn that both of my favorite shows have been cancelled…Mercy and Trauma! I had no idea that they had been cancelled until I checked website to find out when they were to return!!!!!!
bring this show back!
OMG am so sad… i really loved this show. i wish there was a poll where people would vote to bring it back…. 🙁
it was one of the best shows ive ever seen.
Can’t believe they took MERCY of the air! That show was great it was so much better than half the CRAP they play!!! BRING IT BACK!!!!! BRING IT BACK!!!!
LOVED mercy! What is it with NBC ? They finally get a quality show and they can it! I think they hate their money !
the NBC people are dumb they need to bring this show back and give some closure
BRING MERCY BACK!!!!! I miss Veronica and mike and really want to see how they turn out. Absolutely no closure……have to have at least one more season. How abut a summer series???
I am very upset that the show is not coming back for season 2. I love this show it is amazing and hits close to home with the characters. They need to bring it back!
The characters we’re brilliantly created and executed. I would have loved to see the next season of this show. Unlike most hospital dramas, you really got to see inside the lives of these characters. A very unfortunate cancel indeed.
very sorry to see Mercy and Trauma cancelled. These shows were a ton better than alot of the crap that gets put on as entertainment.
they need to bring mercy and trauma back!!! both shows were really good
Loved this show! Hate all the reality shows that NBC has now. Thought this was a great, entertaining program with room to grow. Who does NBC listen to when deciding whether or not to cancel?
So very sad to not see a season 2 for mercy, I loved all the characers, and the show was great. Sad to see it go, was very interesting. Love the story.