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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Canceling Mercy!!! Another stupid move by NBC!!!
How could you guys cancel this show???? It’s such a great series. My fav show. Bring it back please!!!!!!!!!! Seriously reconsider your decision. Great great show.
no! Mercy was my ER replacement:( I never missed an episode. I wanted a tv next year in my dorm room only to watch Mercy. Everything about the show was so perfect and well rounded! And they can’t leave us hanging with that ending! PLEASE nbc bring it back!
awe, thats was a awesome and shocking ending! WTH , now im stuck in suspense with no ending. Is chloe going to be a DR. What is Veronica going to do now that both her loves are gone, Is Joe really going to marry that weasel chick?? uuuuggghhh not cool NBC!!! NOt Cool
I am so sad to read this!!!! I was totally loving the show! Such a mistake.
this is dum i love that show what the hell i hate this i hope you bring it back it was just getting good wow
I don’t think they should have cancel that show I loved it. They took ER off the show now mercy. What stupid show are they going to replace it with next.
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I loved Mercy and to just leave us hanging omg you can’t do that can an other station pick it up please please
the show did seem to lack some light or camera magic but it had alot of creativity and was closest to reality than most of the other shows. i really enjoyed the storyline behind the characters. its too bad its canceled.
I LOVED MERCY AND I AM VERY UPSET TO SEE THAT IT HAS BEEN CANCELLED! NBC- YOU ARE MAKING A VERY BIG MISTAKE BY GETTING RID OF THIS SHOW
That is so stupid. I cant believe they canceled a perfectly good tv show. I am so disappointed in NBC, not that I had high hopes for them anyway. Maybe Fox or CBS, a broadcaster that knows talent, will pick up this amazing series.
im soooooooo very upset! i watched each and every week. Not only was the show entertaining, it was full of real life situations and emotions and feelings. I am supremely disgusted and disappointed and will never watch another nbc show
im so sorry to hear there will be no more mercy,i loved the show and culd actually cry at each episode
WHAT???? It was becoming my replacement for ER. What the heck? I LOVE original shows. I’m so sick of the news shows, the reality shows, etc. What happened to tv???
WHY DID IT CANCEL? HONESTLY. ER IS GONE. TRAUMA IS GONE…. whats next… criminal minds… and NCIS? seriously. dont take away the shows fans want.