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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.
As everyone else has stated- this was a show that needed to be kept on. It also was one of my favorite shows. Please reconsider. At least some episodes to tie up loose ends.
AlwAys the good show WHY?
Came across this program one night when flicking through the channels before bed on Sony TV UK but it was in the middle of the season. Found it on Netflix and watched 2 episodes a night when my child went to bed, this was our time to relax. Now we have watched all 4 seasons and looking forward to the next. Networks have to remember just because the ratings drop in America the rest of the world is watching too ! Every time we get a new show that is NOT a really show they go a cancel it! It’s… Read more »
I love this show!! It was the best escape of summer when everything is reruns.
I am so sad. I really love this show. I was so hoping it would renew
It’s a shame that you cancel really good shows and keep dirty reality shows. The more good shows that get canceled, the less I will watch.
NOOOOOOO!! I love the Night Shift! I think it’s one of the best shows on TV!! I’d love to know what idiot wonder decided it needed to be taken off.
Love this show, SO disappointed it’s not returning. It was intelligent, humorous, dramatic and MILES better than Grey’s Anatomy!
NO!!!! We loved that show and there were too many stories left to tell. Very disappointed
NOOOOOOO!!!!!! Please don’t cancel this amazing show!!!! This is one of my favorite shows and I was anticipating its return for season 5!!!! Please please please say you will renew it!! Please!!!!! It can’t end the way it did. You should at least make a season with a better ending…….please?
We loved NIGHTSHIIFT
There were too many loose ends that should have been tied up. We are so disappointed that it is not coming back. We looked forward to Night Shift every year. Really disappointed!!!
Nooooooo! Don’t cancel Night Shift ! It’s an excellent show with extraordinary actors! Producers, please reconsider! Renew!!
Ha-ha, you.
Sorry to see The Night Shift end. I would guess the actors are ready to move on to something else.