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It’s time for San Antonio Memorial’s emergency room night shift staff to clock out. The Night Shift TV show has been cancelled after four seasons on NBC. The medical drama first premiered in of May of 2014. It ran as a summer series, except in season two, when it was a mid-season replacement.
Airing on the NBC television network, The Night Shift stars Robert Bailey Jr., Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Brendan Fehr, Scott Wolf, Tanaya Beatty, and JR Lemon, with Mark Consuelos recurring in season four. The series centers on the quirky, yet extraordinary emergency room night shift at San Antonio Memorial, who’ll risk almost anything to save their patients.
The Night Shift: A Look at the Ratings
The fourth season of The Night Shift averaged a 0.66 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.96 million viewers. Compared to season three, it was down by 32% and down by 21%, respectively. The Night Shift did not stack up well against other NBC TV shows. Even among the Peacock Network’s summer series, it earned pretty low ratings, so the cancellation makes sense.
Here is more on The Night Shift cancellation, from NBC, via Deadline:
“We want to thank our amazing creators and executive producers, Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, for their dedication and stellar work; a cast and crew that were second to none; and the city of Albuquerque, N.M., which graciously opened its arms to us,” said Jennifer Salke, President of NBC Entertainment. “For four seasons The Night Shift gave audiences a window to heroic doctors, nurses and all-star medical workers who never hesitated to give their blood, sweat and time to help those most in need.”
What do you think? Should NBC have cancelled or renewed The Night Shift TV series for a fifth season? Were you still watching it? Sound off, in the comments.
Completely binge watched the show in about a week. Already among my favorite shows. As a future doctor and navy sailor, it really hits close to home. This is a show that needs to be brought back ASAP!!!
Love the show it doesnt dwell on negative issues and ex partners get along and help each other unlike lots of medical dramas. Please bring the show back its positivity is heart lifting and is needed by its audience. Lifts spirits so should bebrought back.
I’m just starting it and I’m already hooked!! To find out now that it has been canceled is completely heartbreaking! Please bring it back, Netflix you’re only hope here please pick this amazing show up for season 5!!
I just got done with “THE NIGHT SHIFT” and they need to bring it back I would go as far as saying it’s the most interesting show and I dislike how they left it right there and not even make a goodbye episode. This is just my opinion.
Night Shift is one of the best action packed medical tv show I have seen in years canceling this show leaves many questions unanswered and a fifth season should be made. You cannot leave a great series with that kind of cliff hanger!
#bringbacknighshift
DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW. I love this show
Although I didn’t began watching this show until it was released on Netflix. I still love this show. Just as many of my favorites, because of my working hours I don’t have time to watch it during the schedule time, but thanks to Netflix I can watch, catch up on all my favorites. So maybe you and Netflix or Hulu can collaborate together and get this show back on the air. I love this show and I am hoping for it’s return.
Faithful Fan of The Night Shift
No, I cannot believe it. I loved that show.
I love this show
So sad, I love this show!! Wish they would pick it up! I hate the way it ended! Too many unanswered questions!
My daughter & I were watching on Netflix and got hooked. We are so disappointed this show is no longer airing please bring it back. I’ve never even heard of it until Netflix. Netflix should really pick them up to continue. I hate getting hooked to a show and set up with anticipating scenes to come to finally get answers you’ve been waiting for just to leave you with your own imagination. Not that I dont have a great imagination but would have loved to see where they intended on going with all their storylines with each character.