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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Our favorite show. The season finale was amazing. We have been waiting on pins and needles for season 2. Can’t believe it’s been cancelled!
I’m very upset that Mercy was cancelled. It still had so many plots to be finished,. The characters were great. Guess I won’t be wartching anything at all that night.Please bring it back.
I am so pissed that you have cancelled it. I loved this show, it was the onlt thing I really watched and looked forward to every week. And not to mention the way season 1 ended I WAS so ready for season 2. Guess I wont be watching NBC any more…………………
I’m so disapointed. I just Googled “TV Show: Mercy” to fond out when the premier of season two would start. It seems as if everything I really like gets cancelled. Is there any chance it will be brought back in a little while?
I’m so disapointed – I just googled “Television show: Mercy” to find out when season two would start. Is there any chance it will be revived down the road a bit (everything I like seems to get cancelled!
LOVED MERCY….So sad that it’s cancelled…it was one of my favorite shows and I’ve been waiting all summer to see what is going to happen. I think they should seriously consider bringing it back!
Can’t believe the show was canceled.I wanted to find out when season two started!!! What garbage are you putting on in its place?
NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! I LOVED THIS SHOW!
I LOVED this show!!
I really wish they would reconsider season 2, GIVE IT A CHANCE!!
I absolutely LOVE Mercy!! I’m so sad there’s no season two!
That really stinks…I really loved this show. I came on looking to find out when it was starting back up!! I guess I just have “Private Practice” to look forward too!!!
I loved this show and was so excited for season two because of where it left off! I want to know what happens!!!
Dag! That was a good show. I was looking for the date of the Mercy season premiere and couldn’t even find it mentioned on NBC’s site. Like Marcia, we’ve been waiting for the new season, too. Sigh…
One of my most favorite shows. I have been waiting all summer to see the new season. I am so upset that it was cancelled. Why is it that when a show is good, you cancel it. I just cannot believe it. I am so upset over this.
loved it not happy that it cancelled… not advertised a lot, needed more… everyone I talked too loved it and are disappointed in it going off…