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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Loved that show! Seems like so many of my favorites get canceled.
My daughtr-in-law and I looked forward to this show every week. We both have medical backgrounds and enjoyed it very much. Any chance it could come back on. Would love to see it.
My family loved this show. We are all very unhappy that it has been canceled.
I loved this show. So sad to see it go. Had such potential.
You know every time I enjoy a new show it gets canceled.Jericho so on so forth.I loved mercy could connect with the characters.I didnt know it was cancelled till now have been waiting for previews.this really sucks.I loved the veronica character and actress.
I give up on tv i will no longer watch sitcoms anymore.Its like getting your heart broken by the same boyfriend over and over again.
what if i say please.. pretty please.. would you bring the show back.. i want to see what happens to the husband helping the lady on the roadside.. and i need to see if the boyfriend was on that flight… come on give the show a chance.. it was really good…..
I am having a really bad day. Now it is worse because I just read Mercy is canceled! WTH???
I can”t believe you cancelled this show it was great. I really think you should reconsider.
I am saded to hear that Mery Show was cancelled. At first I started to watch then My husband got in to it when he found out that one of the nurses was a former hosptial corpmen, as is my husband is a navy corpmen himself. I hope to see that NBC brings back the show.
What ! The decision to not have a second season may have been based on ratings and money HOWEVER I think it is rude, RUDE to not have closure.
If the network knew it had low ratings and uncertain of a 2nd season why play the cliff hanging last show? URGHHHH.
Solution: One or two more shows wrap up the loose ends? That would be the considerate thing to do….you remember pleasing the viewers. Im just sayin
Sorry to hear it’s not coming back, drat!
Same here! I Loved this show! It was my mom and I’s date night..I said that to her too. I told her we shouldnt start on something brand new because it will just be cancelled:( This stinks.. I was really looking forward in season 2. Wish we could do something to get in back on TV!
This was one of the better show on NBC in my opinion. This is one of the reasons I cancelled my cable and just use my computer to pick the shows I want to watch. If you keep cancelling good shows, who’s going to end up watching?
im sad i really enjoyed the show mercy!! its a bummer its been canceled i was looking forward to it coming back 🙁
Bummer. This show had such potential. I thought the story lines were creative and engaging. This is why I don’t let new shows into my life, they all get cancelled 🙁