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, love this show. Please find it a new home. Also, need to bring Timeless back. NBC are you losing it?
I love the show hope they can find a other network or whatever to pick it up.
We never saw anything advertising the show. Maybe if it were advertised as much as the dumb sitcoms, then more people might watch it. We found by accident and enjoy watching it, sorry to see it go.
I’ve loved this show since it began & it makes the 2nd show I like that NBC has taken away. I was also a big fan of Timeless. It’s gettimg to the point I don’t want to watch a new series on any major network cause I’ll just be cancelled if I like it.
I love the show please dont cancel
Yes, I would totally watch a 3rd season! Love it!!!
Please renew the show! Besides the nightly news, Midnight is/will be the only NBC show we watch since Grimm, The Brave and Timeless have all been cancelled.
I love Charlaine Harris…I love Midnight Texas…NBC NEEDS TO STOP cancelling shows…
Love Midnight, Texas! Haven’t missed an episode. Would hate to see it go!!!
The show is great
It shouldn’t be cancelled
The Marketing for the show was horrible
Put it on a different night if you have too
I am 63 and I love Midnight Texas! Devastated about this…
just who are they polling?? We want Season 3!!!
I am 65yrs old,retired RN. I love Midnight Texas, The show is fun and doesn’t take itself too seriously. The characters are unique, the plot lines are engaging. The premise caught my attention from the first episode. Marketing dropped the ball on this one. I saw only one commercial announcing the second season. NBC you really disappointed the young, and young at heart AGAIN
I agree! Who are they polling I am 50 and love this show please don’t cancel. I think they should widen their demographic. Why not poll ranges 18 to 70? Why stop at 49 you know people watch this show. Come on people! If you don’t want it try the CW they know good supernatural shows. Don’t Cancel
Save Midnight Taxes and get rid of Will and Grace.
One of the main problems in my area was the fact that the first three episodes weren’t even shown. Instead, local high school football was aired in it’s place. So, if you didn’t have On Demand, you were out of luck. How is that for fair? I love this show and absolutely hate to see it go. I can only hope it finds a home somewhere that will do it justice.
Love this show!
Love it!