Poor ratings have claimed another victim. It’s been learned that NBC has cancelled their Midnight, Texas TV show. While there won’t be a third season of the supernatural drama on the peacock network, Universal Television is reportedly shopping the series to other outlets.
Based on the book series of the same name, from True Blood author Charlaine Harris, Midnight, Texas stars François Arnaud, Dylan Bruce, Parisa Fitz-Henley, Arielle Kebbel, Jason Lewis, and Peter Mensah. Guest stars in the second season on NBC include Michael Harney, Mindy Sterling, Adam Langdon, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Jaime Murray, and Nick Lee. The supernatural drama unfolds in the remote Texas town of Midnight, a haven for those hiding out from the world. There, only outsiders belong, while normality is just plain weird. The townies come together to form a sort of chosen family. Together they fend off external pressures from nosy police officers, vicious biker gangs, and their own dark pasts.
While Midnight, Texas has some devoted fans, the cancellation hardly comes as a surprise when you look a the ratings. The first season averaged a meager 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.99 million viewers.
Despite the low ratings, NBC renewed the summer series and opted to air the show as part of the regular broadcast season. The network chose to program it on Friday nights, the same evening that NBC once aired their supernatural Grimm series.
The ratings for season two have been much lower and the eight installments have averaged a very low 0.40 demo rating with 2.08 million viewers. Unless Universal is able to find a new home for Midnight, the defacto series finale is set to air on Friday, December 28th.
What do you think? Do you like the Midnight, Texas TV show? Would you watch a third season of this supernatural series?
love this show, yes I would follow it to whatever network picks it up
>I guess that I’m cursed. Every show that I like gets canceled. I hope that someone picks it up for a third season, as I truly enjoy it, and everyone in it.
Absolutelty love yhis show and the cast. Completely disappointed. And, yes, I’d definitely follow it to whichever platform picks it up.
I had to watch several episodes of midnight Texas before I decided to like it on it’s own merit instead of being the Grimm replacement, but I found myself looking forward to the episodes and was happy to hear season 2 had been picked up, and I am extremely disappointed to see it may be sent to the dark recesses of whatever passes for hell for a tv show…we apparently need more crappy reality tv shows than anything that requires imagination or ingenuity
I really love this show hope it comes back for season 3 I was very upset to hear it wont be coming back don’t really understand why or why Manfred had to die .. sucky ending…
I am hoping it gets picked up. It has so much potential! These last episodes are some of the best…
I hope another outlet picks up the show because it’s excellent. Please make a 3rd season!
My husband and I watch this show every Friday night!! I hope someone else will pick it up, it’s so good
Don’t cancel the show! Smart, funny, dramatic and imaginative!!!!
I really hope the show finds a new home! Great show! Season 2 was just as amazing as the first season and has so much potential to continue many more seasons! Midnight, Texas must live on!
Love the books! Promote the show – don’t cancel it
Midnight Texas is a great show! So sad to hear it’s being cancelled.
I love this show and it’s B’s it’s getting cancel Netflix or Amazon should pick it up
I’M 71 AND I LOVE THIS SHOW. Loved the story and the actors.
Definitely upset. Liked this show a lot, and as usual, NBC is all about the ratings. They should not have moved it to Fridays! I hope another network will pick it up, it has so much potential!