The second season of Murder in the First is winding down on TNT. This detective show’s season ratings weren’t all that great inits first year but how is it doing this time around? Have the numbers gone up or down? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
In season two of Murder in the First, San Francisco homicide detectives Terry English (Taye Diggs) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson) investigate a series of murders with ramifications that could tear their department and city apart. Others in the cast include A.J. Buckley, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Laila Robins, Mo McRae, Mateus Ward, John Cothran, Raphael Sbarge, Lombardo Boyar, Ian Anthony Dale, Currie Graham, and Mimi Kirkland.
Debuting in June of 2014, the first season ended up averaging a 0.45 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.84 million viewers. These numbers weren’t bad but they weren’t stellar either. The cable channel could have gone either way with the series’ fate but they ended up renewing it for year two. It was renewed a month after the season finale aired — seemingly an indication that they were on the fence.
Season two of Murder in the First launched this past June. Compared to the series launch a year earlier, the season premiere was down by a whopping 47% in the demo and by 37% in viewership. Certainly not a good sign.
To date, the season’s been averaging a 0.32 demo rating (down 30%) and 2.1 million viewers (down 26%).
While all of TNT’s shows are way down in the ratings, Murder in the First’s ratings weren’t so good last year so a major drop looks extra bad.
The cable channel could decide to keep this series around for another season but I suspect, with these kind of numbers, they’ll opt to cancel it and put their resources elsewhere.
But, what do you think? Should this series be cancelled or renewed? If you ran TNT, would you order a third season?
iT SHOULD BE. PLEASE RENEW!!
YES THIS SERIES SHOULD BE RENEWED . SO MANY OF MY OTHER FAVORITES HAVE BEEN CANCELLED. WHY NOT CHANGING TIMESLOTS TO GIVE THEM A CHANCE. SOME NIGHTS THERE ARE TOO MANY SHOWS FOR ME TO WATCH AND OTHER NITES NOTHING.
I love the show. I like the way the plot or case carries over to a series of shows…..
I enjoy this show. Sure hope it is renewed
Maaannnn, how long is this going to take? Every other show that I watch has been definitively renewed/cancelled but there still isn’t any news on this in mid-October! Come on TNT!
Terrific series. I hope it is renewed.
Excellent series. Please renew.
It should be renewed. Season 2 was simply astounding. If this isn’t the best show on TV right now I don’t know what it would be. Great writing and acting.
Murder in the First should be renewed. we watched every episode and thought it was well done both acting and writing.
Hello Fans and sceptics. Personally I can live with it or without it, it’s certainly not Homeland but it’s not the three-peats of the three-peats of Law and Order SVU, which I like but damn you can only see them SO many times!!! I can recite the lines by now, no joke! I Really like Terry, his character is fresh, good looking and has a lot of bad boy stuff going on but has a wonderful heart, every woman’s dream man ideally, lol. But Hildy just doesn’t do anything for me, she’s not a fun character in my opinion, her… Read more »
I really hope there will be season 3 I thought it was an intriguing show so waiting for season 3
I hope there will be another season I Thought it was quite intriguing so on with the show
I’d hate to be left hanging… It’s a good show with an interesting perspective. I really hope it comes back!!!
Please renew Murder in the First. Great show!
hope that it will return soon
jane