Here in the states, the Motive TV show can hardly be called a ratings success. However, it’s doing well enough in Canada for CTV to renew it for a third season. Production resumes this fall.
Motive revolves around a strong-willed Vancouver detective (Kristin Lehman) who’s also a single mom. At the start of each episode, viewers are shown the killer and victims. As the criminal investigation progresses, details of what led to the crime are revealved via flashbacks. The rest of the cast includes Louis Ferreira, Lauren Holly, Roger Cross, Brendan Penny, and Cameron Bright.
Though last summer’s ratings weren’t very good, ABC picked up the 13 episodes of season two and they started airing last week. Season two’s ratings have been even worse and it’s currently the network’s lowest-rated summer show.
ABC only licenses the show so it’s cheaper for them than producing their own summer dramas. Could the ratings be poor enough this year so that it wouldn’t make sense for them to air the show, even at a low cost? We shall see.
What do you think? Do you like the Motive series? Would you like to see season three air on ABC?
I loved the show!
I LOVED IT !!!!!!. I don’t watch a lot of TV, (most of it is well lets just say not worth wasting time on) but this series grabbed me, sure hope ABC allows us in the US to see it.
Please, please bring Motive back!!!! It’s such a great show!!! I love every second of this show, excellent production!!!!
Motive has a different take on the police procedural. You get both the killer and the victim right up front. The fun part is trying to figure out how they connect. It’s refreshing. What’s to decide. Air the 3rd season!!!
I have loved every episode of Motive!!! It is clever, unusual, and very well done! I find it very entertaining to see the killer and victim right up front and the circuitous route to get to the motive. Please renew!!!
I really enjoyed Motive and was looking forward to it’s return. I liked the idea of summer series. I might also add I also enjoyed Forever! It seems decent television shows are the first to be canceled! I’m surprised the ABC comedy line-up on Wednesday’s (which I love), is being renewed. I’ll just add that I really liked Longmire on A&E which will now only be on Netflix.
I love this show. Pleas please please renew it in the U.S. I like that it’s not like other detective shows. It’s a different and refreshing approach to a plot. You have to figure out the motive, not who did it. It’s great.
Love this show hope it is renewed
Great show…would brighten up the dismal ABC weekend line up. Not sure why they just show recycled shows on the weekends… No one is watching…
Please renew this show here in the US! I’ve turned many friends and family on to it; its smart, and yes original – this is a whodunit that you can never figure out why, you’re always surprised by the “Motive.”
I WATCHED EVERY EPISODE…..LIKES IT A LOT!!!
Please renew I watched every episode.
Please renew I watched every episode.
Great show.
yes, please! This show is smart and quirky and is really good. Renewed in Canada, really?