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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Good scripted shows have no chance against the cheaper reality shows. I will be soooo glad when the “reality” phase is over.
I am so upset now just finished watching the entire season in two days on netflix. I am so hooked went to see when the new season wil be airing and only to find out that it was canceled. What happened to Mike? you can’t leave us this way we have so many questions unanswered. I agree make a sequal we need closure. NBC you suck
I loved Mercy,,,,please bring it back.
Bring Mercy back!!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting for it to come back on and just found out it was canceled! Loved that show! What do we have to do to bring it back?????
Loved Mercy…had great story lines!! Sucks that it is no longer going to air….
Mercy was awesome and I absolutely loved it… NBC sucks ass!!!
I so looked forward to that show every week! It was good ! Great stories every week please reconsider.
I wish they didn’t cancel the show….that is actually a show I fell in love with…I watch every episode….of course I am mad they cancelled it…i wish they could find a way to bring it back….if it is money cancel one of the other shows instead.
Very sad to see that both Mercy and Trauma are gone… NBC sucks!
I am SOOOOOOOOOO upset that this show has been cancelled! I finally am able to receive local channels on my satellite TV, and i immediately went to record the new season of Mercy, which to my disappointment was no longer there 🙁
I was SO eager to know what happened after that season finale………….someone should write a book to finish it, or do us all a favor and put out one final episode that tells us! The suspense is killing me!!! I am so sorry to hear the show had poor ratings…..big bummer 🙁
I kept hoping it was going to return in the later fall or winter, as shows sometimes do. Just one of many in a long line of shows I’ve thoroughly enjoyed, which was cancelled. In one episode. a song was sung by a woman, and all I remember is, it sounded like the “Blues” from days past. Would have loved to have figured out the title and artist. Maybe I’ll research to see if there’s a soundtrack.
this sucks i liked the show alot
This is ******** I LOVED MERCY
i loved the show mercy and am sorry to hear that was cancelled.
Loved Mercy!! Sad that it was cancelled.