Becca Winstone’s chase is over. ABC has cancelled Missing, their Thursday night TV series, after one season and 10 episodes.
Starring Ashley Judd, Missing follows a former CIA Agent turned single mom as she searches for her missing son in Europe. The action show also stars Adriano Giannini, Nick Eversman, Cliff Curtis, Tereza Voriskova, and Sean Bean.
Missing got off to a disappointing start on March 15th, registering a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.60 million viewers. It was in third place for the demo and second place in total viewership.
In week two, the numbers took a significant drop, to a 1.6 rating with 8.81 million. Over the next several weeks, Missing fell lower and lower. The most recent episode hit a new low with a 1.1 demo rating and 6.37 million total viewers.
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Overall, Missing’s been averaging a 1.5 rating with 7.70 million viewers. If they had more episodes in the season, those averages would surely keep sinking lower.
On our ABC Ratings Report Card, which measures the relative demo success of TV shows on the network, Missing has a “D-” for a grade. Of the 22 scripted shows on the network this season, Missing ranks 21st — just above the already-cancelled Charlie’s Angels remake.
With low ratings and steep declines, it’s no wonder that ABC decided not to renew Missing for a second season.
The series finale airs next Thursday and will hopefully include enough closure to satisfy the viewers that stuck with it.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Missing has been cancelled? Why do you think the show didn’t succeed? How long should have the show realistically lasted — one season, two, three or more?
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I love, love, love this show!!! Why ABC do you always cancel the good shows????? It was heart-pounding, intense, exhilarating and exciting. Instead of relying only on ratings look at those who did enjoy it, and what they say about it….there’s PLENTY of us that loved it so WHY CANCEL????!!! Booooo!!! 🙁 🙁
This is becoming an all too common theme: network creates a series, gets people hooked, and then cancels. Heroes, NBC, is probably the most egregious example. Completely uncalled for especially when they leave the ending open as on Missing and Heroes.
Best show show since “24”. Good action with one twist after another. Bring it back!!!
i Think the show would have been good with one season if they didnt have it hanging at the end. But i loved the show! Its not often that my husband and i get into shows and we got into Missing. I think they should do a second season and end it in that one for the viewers. That’s exactly why people dont get into shows because they dont know how to keep people interested and cancel ****. Just like Ghost Whisperer. I loved that show and it just ended after so many seasons and just left it hanging. Its… Read more »
I’m so very disappointed to learn Missing has been cancelled. I agree with all the positive comments submitted. We did not miss one episode and thought the season (now series) finale was fantastic. Ashley Judd is a marvelous actress and obviously producer, too. Sean Bean and the other actors and actresses were all wonderful. ABC chose poorly in its scheduling of Missing and they suffered for it. I can only hope some other channel will pick it up instead. It will be ABC’s loss.
Love this show. Would record so that I could watch it with my husband on Saturdays. Please bring it back.
Best spy show ever. The acting was much better than 24.
TV continues to bait and switch. A bit of quality – cancelled.
I truly liked the show but felt that it should have been a miniseries rather than a multi-year thing like “The Fugitive” which I watched as a kid. I did not want to root for the mother and micheal but for a few weeks rather than years. I would have been excellent as a miniseries which at least offers an assurance that the weekly chase would soon conclude. I stopped watching after the first three weeks, not because the show was not good, but like I said, I did not want to root for the mom indefinetly. I felt that… Read more »
I really liked this show. But I was wondering where it would go now that Becca found her son. I think they should give it another season.
BRING IT BACK ~ PLEASE!!!!!
You left the last show wide open and your not bringing it back.?.That was cruel.Give it another shot.Please bring it back
I will miss this show, I had all my family member’s hooked on this show. I would record the episodes and we would get together and watch them at my home when they were free from work it was are chance for excitement, travel, escape.
All the other show’s are garbage.
WHY WHY WHY cancel, I love this show it’s exciting keeps you in suspense and the locations in Europe are breathtaking some of us will never see in person. Ashley Judd is a great Actress. Please I need to find out if she survived the bombing and if the CIA planned the whole thing.
I loved the show it was a beautiful bond on how a mother will go to great lengths to have her son back. I loved the show and it should continue until the material gets repetitive!!!!!
This is the BEST show on TV …please give it another chance…..its a wonderful show and each episode is like a movie of its own