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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it is not fare to leave us hanging when the show was excellent
Ridiculous- they are canceling show after show after show- what numbers are they going by seriously????
I’m so mad..Mercy was my favorite show. I prefer it than GA. And the season is such a mistery..I can’t stand not seeing what is going to happen 🙁
I am so MAD to hear that this show will not be coming back!! With the ending we were left with how to you expect people to actually tune in to watch new shows when 9 out of 10 times you left VERY unfulfilled when they are cancelled unexpectedly!! Yeah maybe the ratings were not the best but really just because shows like Jersey Shore has high ratings does not mean that is what we all want to watch. You should understand that everyone who watches TV is NOT 18 years old. WHY START ANY NEW SHOW WHEN NETWORKS ARE… Read more »
I am sad to hear that Mercy has ended. I love this show – it’s so realistic! I personally think this show needs to come back! BRING BACK MERCY!!!!!!!
im so angry that the show was cancelled, it was my favorite show, i loved the characters and thought that the writers did a great job
I wish the networks would realize that not everyone that watches TV are kids. I hate reality TV, slapstick like 30 Rock and The Office. Not everyone is a moron. Leave some shows for your more “intelligent” community.
I am extremely disappointed Mercy was cancelled, this was a great show.
I won’t have anything to watch now.
Amy
I don’t believe this first they cancel sarah conner cronicals on me now they cancel mercy this is bull **** the executives of the networks fox and nbc should be fired for being stupid!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I was really sad to know that was the last episode. Hopefully they will come back and wrap up the story line . I really did enjoy lives of the three different nurse.
I loved Mercy! It was one of the only shows I made sure I was home for. I loved the relationships between the co-workers and the downhome family values. I have been looking forward to the season premier all summer! Such a shame.
i’m so pissed mercy was my very favorite show
I cant believe they left and ending like that a decided to cancel the series. I am so mad at NBC. They did the samething with Las Vegas. Antoher great show cancelled with no notice. Who the heck are the people that decided what show makes it and what doesnt. I know alot of STUPID shows that NBC airs that I dont watch and never will. Take one of them off. I think I am going to write to the executives at NBC. Trama and Mercy are the shows that made me get into the medical field. Pi@@ed at NBC!!!!
I am so mad I love Mercy. How could they cancel this show and exspecially where it ended they let you just hang there now wondering what happened. this is crap