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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I am so upset that there will not be a Season 2 of Mercy! I am an RN and feel the show accurately portrays a day in the Life of a Nurse. The struggles a Nurse goes through and how much a Nurse really does advocate for her Patients while being sadly under appreciated. I really really enjoyed watching it and think it is one of the best Medical Drama shows that has been on!
My husband and I loved this show…wish you would bring it back!
I agree with everyone else, I HATE that they cancelled Mercy and Trauma. I loved both of the shows and when i was not home to watch i taped them. Wishes NBC would bring them back, I am sick of reality shows!!!
I thought Mercy was a GREAT show and I really miss it. This was the first new show in years that I would make sure to watch every week. The charachters were really fun and unique. I am really bummed that it was cancelled.
So sad to hear that Mercy has been cancelled….Loved that show..
The whole family enjoyed watching it…..
i loved mercy so much! i’ve been waiting and waiting and never heard anything so i decided to look it up and here i am pissed off because now i find out its gone! i’m really gonna miss, i hope it comes back! Trauma was awesome too! I am a nurse, and i felt like i learned different things by watching both of the shows since they were medical centered. Oh well! bring them back, bring them back!!!!
This was a very good show–really miss it.
All of my favorite shows keep getting pulled! This SUCKS i have been waiting for mercy to come back on and wondered why it hasn’t started yet! Just now getting on line to see when it starts and you take it off the air! BS
Bring back Mercyyyy!!!! NOW!!!
I’m extremely disappointed that Mercy has been cancelled. I thought it was an awesome show. Please bring it back.
Wow this us really upsetting. I loved both mercy and trauma. It’s too bad they were cancelled because they were both quality shows, and now I’m left hanging. What were you thinking NBC!? This is ridiculous
One of the best new shows on TV, hands down, and i’m really disturbed that NBC could not see that. I’m not sure what kind of audience they think they are trying to reach:(
My husband, our 12-yr old daughter and myself loved watching Mercy and Trauma. I also have a daughter (22) and her husband who enjoy watching both shows as well as my 2 sisters and their families. I have several friends and co-workers who enjoy watching both these shows. We are sick and tired of all these STUPID reality shows. We were finally happy that some REAL programming was now on the air and you want to cancell it. That just goes to show that NBC doesnt know the public as well as they think they do. Your pour judgment causes… Read more »
WHY?!?!?! Me and my husband loved mercy! SOOOOO upset its not coming back. esp after the finally last year 🙁 is posting this gonna help bring it babck?!?!?
i am soo EFFING PISSED OFF! there should be season 2 i would never miss that show im soo upset! PLEASE BRING MERCY BACK!!