Earlier this year, ABC introduced a thriller series called The River. It wasn’t a ratings success and will surely be cancelled later this month. Now, the network is trying an action show called Missing. Will this one fare any differently?
Missing follows Becca Winstone (Ashley Judd), a former CIA operative who’s made a new life for her herself as a single mother and a florist. She agrees to let her son Michael (Nick Eversman) study abroad but, a few weeks into his trip, he disappears and she suspects foul play. Becca arrives in Rome and begins piecing together the clues and it isn’t long before the kidnappers realize they’ve picked a fight with the wrong woman. The cast also includes Cliff Curtis, Tereza Voriskova, Adriano Giannini, and Sean Bean.
The series debuted on March 15th and attracted a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.6 million total viewers. That wasn’t a bad performance considering that Missing was airing opposite American Idol and the hyped return on NBC’s Community. CBS was airing a low-rated NCAA Basketball game instead of their usual sitcoms.
In week two, Missing dropped a whopping 24% in the demo and dropped to fourth place in the timeslot (beaten by Idol, Community, and more basketball) with a 1.6 rating and 8.81 million. In week three, the demo dropped another 6% and the show remained in fourth place.
Over the course of this season, Missing’s ratings have slowly dwindled further downward. In fact, the show’s demo numbers have never risen.
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Last night’s installment of Missing dropped another 14%, to a new series low, with a 1.2 in the demo and 6.32 million total viewers. It’s demo rating was tied for fourth place in the timeslot — with The CW’s Vampire Diaries.
When a series on a major network ties (or is beaten) by something airing on The CW, you know there’s a major problem.
Missing is currently ranked 21st out of 22 scripted ABC shows this season. It currently has a “D” grade on our ABC Ratings Report Card and is only outperforming Charlie’s Angels average — that was the remake that occupied the same timeslot and was cancelled last November.
Though ABC hasn’t said as much, there’s no chance that Missing will be renewed for a second season. The ratings are just too low — and they keep going lower.
On the positive side, there are only two episodes left in the season so it seems very likely that the network will let them both air before cancelling the show.
But, what do you think? Are you enjoying Missing? Is it worth renewing or should it have been cancelled awhile ago?
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Are you kidding me?this is the first tv series that I keep track of. My husband and I can’t wait until the next episode. Why cancel a show like this and where are the surveys coming from?
If you had to end it, at least end it with the original ending. I believe it was an exciting show with alot of turns and very well organized. DID YOU HAVE IT WITH TWO ENDING ON PURPOSE JUST IN CASE THERE IS A SWARM OF SUPPORTERS. Definitely, the polls should of been more definite. There should of been more due diligence on research.
Missing is a very show, why cancel it, and who wants to view American Idol
The show is excellent and it should be renewed.
i want missing back, got into it from the start. disappointed if it does not come back on tv.
I know alot of people have twittered they hate for them taking it off as well as emailing the person respsonsible….asking them to please bring it back…it is crazy that they end it with her disapearing..totally stupid…all the good shows end and the trash stays on the air.
This is one of two shows my wife and I watch on prime time, NCIS is the other. The rest, I don’t care for and don’t watch. I have never seen much advertisement for the show and it has a bad time slot. I really do not see what people see in American Idol or the other reality shows like that. It is a shame it is being cancelled, I thought it was a good show.
I have watched everyone as well and couldn’t wait each week for it to come on and yet they are saying the rating were too low. On facebook there are groups of people that want it back. We all need to contact ABC go on facebook and post our complaints and maybe they will bring it back..my word they replaced it with another music show.
I wonder many times where the ratings are coming from. No one ask any of the people I know. Everyone I work with and my family loved this show. It was very exciting and the acting was great. We looked forward to each episode. Finally something worth watching. I really hope ABC will continue this show. I still cannot believe it received low ratings!
Exactly, I have never been asked to rate shows….They probably pick a group of 10 or 15 people to rate them all and base it on that…I want it back so bad…to end it the way they did was crazy…I hope my husband is right…he said them ending it that way leaves it open for them to bring it back..maybe another network will pick it up.
Finally a quality TV show comes around and it is cancelled. I guess people enjoy brain sucking reality TV over good quality suspense. This show was probably too good for TV, it has the feel of a big screen movie. Great suspense, great acting andgreat storey. Please don’t cancel.
What do you mean it was cancelled? I love the action and suspense. Why did the season finale end with a cliffhanger, if it was cancelled. Hopefully, the network will give it another chance or that another will pick it up.
Please do not cancel this show. I enjoyed it. Need to know what happende to Becka.
I can not see how this show got low ratings. The script and actors were great. The
Renew this show. Love it! Can’t wait to watch it each week!
i loved the action and suspense in every episode…
Please keep Missing! My friend and I love it. Always kept me on my toes! You can’t let the best mom that fought so hard for her son go away like she did.
Ashley Judd is amazing in this series – she is one “bad mother”! My husband and I have loved watching this show every week, however; we watched it “on demand” when OUR schedules were good to watch it (Thur nights were not good for us!) – I am sure the stats are not taking this into consideration – many people watch their shows on other nights of the week, due to whatever reasons – a second season would only be “right” for those people who loved this show….I would hate to NOT know what happened to Becka~
DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW YOU HAVE TO MAKE SEASON 2!!!!!!!