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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Loved the show! Bring it back!
I’m so disappointed that NBC stopped this show. I was watching regular tv and completely bored, when I just came accross Mercy! I’m french, I just hate Grey’s Anatomy it’s too girly and kiss-kiss love! and Dr House has been made around the same scheme, so becoming boring! Mercy Hospital is so good and just triggers psychologic and nowadays issues. it’s a real shame cancel this serie! I don’t understand why this show can’t meet its audience!
Please, carry the show on , otherwise I will come and kick your frightened and greedy asses !!! 🙂
I agree with many of these other fans, I loved the show, thought it was original in many ways, had interesting and real characters, with their flaws and all. What a shame to have the network cancel the series!
PLEEEEEEEAAAAASSSSSSEEEEEE, please put this show back in the air…. I need to know what happens!!!
I love this show! I can’t believe it was cancelled!!!! It had Greys Anatomy appeal–everytime a good shows airs the stupid networks get rid of them!!!!!!!
Mercy and Trauma need to be brought back. They were both great shows.
Me and my husband absolutely LOVED this show. I can’t believe it’s been cancelled. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE bring it back.
that stinks i was in love with the show i couldnt choose for her to be with but i sure didnt want it to be over!
NBC how can you cancel this amazing show? After watching it once I was hooked and watched it every week. It was a great show. I am so disappointed you cancelled it. We as the viewer’s should be able to do something to bring this show back. I don’t watch much TV because of all the crap and reality shows that are on, if you ask me get rid of some of your reality shows. They suck! PLEASE BRING BACK MERCY!!!!
I really like this show and I wish it had never been cancelled. They could have at least had a season finale. It sucks.
Its no suprise to me, Mercy and Trauma committed alot of “no nos” for a first season.
i am so pissed off how are you going to leave a show hanging like that i mean hottie number one leaves and possibly dies and hottie husband maybe gets hit by a car i mean come on now this it ****** retarded NBC you have to be completely stupid to take this show off the air i watched all the eppisodes in like 3 days it is addicting and soon more will realise it and be on here typing a rant just as i am !!!! NBC you can suck it!!!
I just finished watching the last episode of the first season and am thoroughly disappointed that it ends there. This is a show I didn’t really know that much about before. I started watching a couple of episodes online, and got completely addicted. It was a show I was definitely planning on watching on a regular basis…that is, before I realized the show was canceled. I want this show back!!! I would turn my television on every week just to watch this show. The low ratings may have improved if it had a little more publicity. Seriously, BRING IT BACK!!!
This is show like Grey`s A. Way to go creators. NBC is still a BIG BABY. They don`t know GOOD, when its in their face.
What is wrong at NBC. This is a GREAT show. I have just watch 9 shows back to back. I`ve only saw one on regular t.v. . And, I`ve found it again on Fancast. NBC is making a BIG mistake. Remmber, what happen to CW. When they cancel The Game. Now its ever a BIGGER HIT on BET. I wish another network would pick it up. EVERYONR who Mercy let NBC KNOW IT!!!!!!!!! E-Mail, Call, Write Letters , Post Cards or Text. Wewant our show back. The Capeis another GREAT NBC`s show. How many Law & Order, I one person… Read more »