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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WHY WOULD YOU CANCEL THIS SHOW?!?!?!?!?!?
how the hell can jersey shore and jerseylicious stay on the air but this epic show has to be canceled???? I officially hate you NBC.
I loved this show. I was waiting for it to come back on. Man this sucks
I wonder who decides that a show is favored or sucks. US the viewers love this show… so the powers that be who cancelled this show should go work for WalMart! Perhaps we’ll get luck and have tnt.tv bring it back.
Wow all of us netflix lovers found this amazing show with this to-die for ending… to find out thats how we have to leave it. What a bummer I think we should write NBC to show our concern for this lol.
I’m so sad it’s cancelled. I instantly got hooked, it’s an amazing show. I need to know what happens next. Bring it back
i just found it on netflix and i love it! it is a really good show and i wish that it would have a season 2!!!
i actually made excuses to leave work early on Wednesdays to make sure i was home to watch Mercy! NBC YOU SUCK!!!!!!!!!!!
whoever said they found it on Netflix me toooo. i got soo into it until i read it was cancelled. i hope they change their minds i really wanna know what happens to sands n mike. very good show and needs to continue pleased
Usually I can get over a show canceling, but not this one! Mercy was a fantastic show, and ended with a nail biting season. If the producers were smart they would bring it back, who knows it could be the next ER.
I just found it too and LOVED it! I hated how it just ended and when I searched for season 2 and saw that there wouldn’t be one I am VERY sad!!
I loved MERCY. I was a medic in the mid-70’s in the Army and always wanted to be a nurse. I loved each and every character on the series. What a bummer!
I loved the show and was very sad to see it go, i had just started telling all my friends about it and then it was cancelled. sad
What sucks is that I JUST got into this show now. I found it on Netflix and thought I’d see how it was. It’s amazing! I love all the drama and quips! It’s a very creative show with lots of (most of the time) real life drama and situations. I want to see what happens. They can’t end the season like that! I don’t know what to think!! Did he die? …did both of them die?! What the hey hey?!
I felt the exact same way!!! You wrote my story for me… I just got into it on netflix as well. what the hey exactly!!! Word for word my story they gotta bring it back!!!
I was really disapointed to hear that the show “Mercy” canceled. It was a great show, and the actors/actresses were amazing. I hope you decide to bring it back; I absolutely loved that show. It was perfect.
I LOVED that show 🙁 I was sooo disappointed to hear it was canceled. Please Please Please bring it back !!!