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 enjoyed this show, i really hope that NBC would reconsider this decision.
i just don’t understand network television and their propensity to not give non-reality based shows a chance.
I barely watch network TV because i can’t stand the American Idols, Dancing with Whomever, etc.
Gone are the days of scripted TV. How sad is that…
I just read that this show is cancelled!! NOOOOOOOOOOOO I am so diapointed!! I never missed an episode! I really wish that NBC would reconsider, there is not much that i tune in to NBC for but this was one of them. I think this was a poor decision on the part of the higher ups to cancel this show!!! But Oh well whats a little ole person liek me gonna be able to do about it!!! I guess i will continue with ABC next year!!!
Mercy is my all time favorite show! As a nurse and military spouse, i can really relate to Veronica. Please please reconsider keeping this show on the air NBC!
It kind of left you up in the air you don’t know if Mike dies we assume Chris dies but it is like not finishing it off. I think they should reconsider – I mean there are so many crappy programmes 0n and this is not one of them so come on if enough people beg will you bring it back – I doubt it!!!
Please bring Mercy back, NBC needs great shows and this is one of them, BRING IT BACK
I am so upset with the canceling of Mercy! Seems you just start to watch a show and they pull the plug! Please reconsider maybe a different time slot would work better!
PLEASE BRING BACK MERCY! IT WAS THE ONLY SHOW ON NBC THAT IS WORTH WATCHING NEXT TO SVU!
I cannot understand why there is no series 2 and just to cut off in mid-stream. Was there really such a poor audience, I think it was a great series. Come on more series please!!!
I don’t understand why it was canceled and to leave it unfinished was terrible,
at least they could have made a closing not just letting us hang.
WE love this show, please dont cancel it, its really good.
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I love this show! Give it a chance.
I am 32 and a RN and i absolutely looovvee this show. NBC please reconsider…. It is a great show. I have even got several friends watching it. Give it another season try
I really liked the show and the characters.. So disappointed we won’t see another season and that there was no finale..
I am very sorry to hear Mercy will not be returning. I loved it! Please reconsider NBC!!!