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 loved the show and I am sad that it is canceled and left with no closure.
I AM SO SO SAD!!!! Loved this show.
I ABSOLUTELY LOVED THIS SHOW!!! They can’t just let it end like that! This is horrifying!
I loved mercy and I’m so bummed it was cancelled!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a great show!
I loved Mercy I wish they would bring it back!
What a shame — Great show, beats Grey’s Anatomy all to heck!!
I’m really upset I just found out this show was cancelled, I really got into and I’ve been waiting for season 2!! COME ON!!! This is the first medical show I have ever really got into!!!
I LOVED this show! We just found it on Netflix and are addicted. I’m especially mad that they ended it with such a cliff hanger! WTF NBC? Bring it back!!!
I loved Mercy, I was eager for new season 2 premier.I am kind of upset it got cancelled
I’m upset that the show is over because it was one that I could relate to in life. Being a RN and part of the military it touched home.
I loved the show Mercy! and I’m really disapointed in the way they left the last series it was freaking stupid what was the point of leaving you guessing you werent going to do a series finale!!!!!!
i cant believe this show was cancelled. as a 30 year old male its hard for my wife and i to find a series we both agree on and can watch together. this however was one of them. i think its a real shame that it wasent given a second cahnce. instead they now have nothing to offer.
I’m bummed…it was a great show! If they decided to cancel it, they should’ve at least done a series finale!!!
I loved Mercy, I finally found a show that I loved to watch…Am so sad its gone. The cast was amazing and I was looking forward to season 2..
i loved mercy!!!!! 🙁