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?
The first season of Murder In The First was OUTSTANDING !! I couldn’t wait for the next episode to air ! The second season seemed to start off flat and stayed flat for most of the season. Did you change writers ? Too much emphasis on relationships between staff ?? Too much sex with our very ethical, recently widowed star detective and his co-worker to fit in with the rest of the storyline ?? (It could have been much better without adding sex for the sake of showing the audience yet more sex. The whole world does not quit spinning… Read more »
It was picked up for a third season yesterday.
This is a well acted, attention getting drama. Please don’t can this show unless you are sure you can replace the time slot with something better. TNT’s track record in the past has been to can a show and replace it with something that gets even poorer ratings. To wit, recently, PERCEPTION. There was no reason to dump that show, which was ground-breaking in many ways. Another example – KING and MAXWELL. Put more promotion into good shows, develop them. Take a page from CBS, when it is a good show, let it grow!
Well put, I completely agree. Perception was amazing.
Please keep murder in the first, I enjoy it!
Please keep the show on it is great just give it some time please.
Keep the show!!
Please keep this show on!! I started watching this show during season 2 and I’m hooked! This show has good actors, a good script and keeps you guessing as to what will happen next.
Please keep this show on!! Murder in the First has a great script, good actors and keeps you guessing as to what’s going to happen next. I’m tired of GOOD SHOWS GETTING CANCELLED. I just started watching the show in season 2 and I’m hooked.
I definitely think Murder in the 1st should be renewed..great actors n great storyline. Please don’t cancel. .
We love this show and want to see it come back. I’m so sick of all our shows we watch getting cancelled and keeping all the garbage shows on. Please keep it on!!!! There isn’t much to watch these days
We love the show and always make sure to record it if we are going to be out. Please bring it back for season three!
TNT should renew Murder in the First because of the superb actors and the exciting stories from the infamous writers.Many of us around the country will be very disappointed..Please renew…
If I ran TNT I would renew MURDER IN THE FIRST. It is so unique. The writing is sometimes ingenious and sometimes predictable. The season 2 finale writing seemed a little lazy in fact. Still, I love this show.
My husband and I would be very disappointed if Murder in the First is cancelled. It is a sharp, sophisticated, entertaining and an intelligent show. It keeps you on the edge of your seat. The actors, Taye Diggs, especially keeps you wanting to come back for more, as does Kathleen Robertson. They make a great team, they are a hot team. Please do not cancel.
Yes it should be renewed it was an excellent show lots of drama and my husband and I saw the entire two season ‘s I hope you Bring season three.
It was good… but not as good as the first one. There was so many thing going on and still the story wasn’t that great… I liked the first season all the way from begginin to end.
Maybe they should renew picking from where they left but with a little something from the first season.
And they could also do something sexier with Hildy, because I think shes beautiful, but she dont know it Yet!!