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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Just found out Mercy has been cancelled. WHY? It is very unusal for me to find a show I truly enjoy… my luck it would get cancelled. The drama was just right… and the medical information, on average, was close to accurate. Would love to see the show come back on.
I absolutely loved this show. The characters seemed so real. I actually set my alarm to make sure that I was home and not busy when it came on. I am not a big tv watcher, but watched it once by accident and fell in love with it. I suggest removing some of those ridiculous reality shows and bring back Mercy! Boo to NBC.
PLEASE PUT MERCY BACK ON THE AIR. THEY HAVE CANCELLED LAW AND ORDER AND MERCY, WHAT ARE WE TO WATCH NOW. CHANNEL FOUR STINKS! THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST SHOW ON THE AIR. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT LOVED THIS SHOW. YOU DID NOT GIVE IT A CHANCE TO BUILD A FOLLOWING. BRING IT BACK.
so i just saw who i beleave own the rights to the program really? on the other program you tell the contestants it is unforgivable to be a quiter well we the mercy viewers Me I feel like you have quit on me ………
crap at least finish what ya start dont leave us hanging will it happen again this sucks shame on u
I loved Mercy!! The ratings were low because you kept knocking them off to put on something else. That’s like firing a baseball player for a low batting average when he sits the bench!!! Cut me a break! Its the only show other than House I looked forward to watching. If you would put Mercy on a Thursday or Friday nite the ratings would improve… please put it back on!!!! It wasn’t advertised much at all and I think that hurt them too, my sister didn’t even know about it until I watched the finale and now she wants to… Read more »
I watched Mercy on Belgium so NBC must have sold it to them – so have they taken all viewers into consideration!!! Not sure what this website really can do – I mean they probably won’t take any notice of the comments from us they just go by statistics of viewers. Anyway if they ever do take us into consideration and put MERCY back on the air it would be brill.
Put Mercy back on the air, its the only show my husband and I could agree on to watch together. The last show didnt sum anything up, come on I neeeed to know the rest! 🙁 I am a very unhappy viewer.
I’m so bummed Mercy is canceled!!! It was one of the few shows I actually followed, and the season finale leaves so many questions unanswered.
I hope NBC took into consideration that some people watch TV online now. I watched most of the episodes on Hulu and I wonder if viewers like me were counted….networks need to track all the ways people watch a show for more accurate viewer stats.
I love Mercy. The actors are great and the characters they portray are very believable. I can’t believe it’s been cancelled. I was really looking forward to watching more!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This was a great show, one that I watched every week, I just heard today that the show had been cancelled, I could not believe it. You didn’t give it enough time to be on air, you put it on air when other shows were well into the season, we had to finish our other shows before watching Mercy.
You need to put Mercy back on the air and give it another try.
My Husband and I both loved watching Mercy….to me its the best medical show since ER an of House but I am truly disappointed, I just got online to find out when it starts again an to my disappointment I’m finding its over…..PLEASE put it back on We love this show!!!!!!!!!!!!
Boo!
I LOVE Mercy! Please put it back on! If you were going to cancel it you could have at least made the last episode wrap up the show! You left it open for the possibilities of next season! Youre going to keep shows like the marriage ref, the biggest loser, and who do you think you are? really!? Maybe you should try moving the time slot that Mercy was in to a time where it didnt have to compete with American Idol! It might have done better! Ugh!
ARE YOU KIDDING ME THAT THEY CANCELED MERCY? I WAS GETTING WITHDRAWALS AND THOUGHT I WOULD SEE WHEN IT STARTS. MY OTHER FAVORTIE IS TRAUMA. ARE YOU SAYING THAT THIS IS CANCELED TOO?
MY HUSBAND AND I BOTH LOVED THEM….THATS VERY UNUSUAL.