Will the Notorious TV series be cancelled soon? ABC has reduced the Notorious season one order to ten episodes. (photo: ABC/Bob D’Amico)
ABC has cut the Notorious TV show’s production order from 13 episodes to 10. Deadline reports this is not an “outright cancellation,” since the Alphabet Network plans to air all ten episodes. Maybe that seems like a good sign to hopeful fans, but it is not. Trimming the production order is the classic first step, in the peter-out approach to cancelling TV shows.
Written by Josh Berman and Allie Hagan, Notorious is based on the lives of cable news producer Wendy Walker and defense attorney Mark Geragos. The legal and media drama stars Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, Kate Jennings Grant, Aimee Teegarden, and J. August Richards. Walker and Geragos executive produce.
Will ABC Cancel Notorious? A Look at the Numbers
First of all, the freshman series has not been a ratings powerhouse. As of episode 1.05 on October 20th, Notorious was averaging a 0.96 in the 18-49 year old viewer demographic. In addition, it has only been drawing an average total audience of 4.378 million viewers.
Secondly, in the 2016-17 television season, we have been tracking the ratings for 19 scripted ABC series. Sorting by its number in the demo, Notorious places 14th, among ABC shows. Notorious ranks 13th, when we sort by average total audience size.
Furthermore, as a show ages, it naturally falls some in the ratings. Because the season one numbers are so anemic, it is unlikely ABC will renew Notorious for season two.
What do you think? Are you a Notorious fan? Do you think ABC should cancel Notorious or renew it for a second season? Sound off in the comments.
Please keep it on. It is different than a law, police or med series which we have more than enough. It is unique in combining a justice with some law and a TV Producer with News Show about each subject. I believe it was shown in the wrong position and night on a TV Guide for entertainment. Thursday night is already packed on many stations with some great shows. Another night that needs a good TV Show such as Notorious would help to raise viewers and ratings. Or even moving to a Cable Channel where many shows have headed to… Read more »
Bring it back
My wife and I love the show. I think it will do good if given a chance.
Loved the show. Hope it returns.
Renew please. I love the show. It’s not a police show or medical … it’s different than most.
I’m looking to watch anything with more than 20 episodes on http://www.hulu.com and they carry Notorious. Between ” Jake” and Peabo TRYING to ” act” with those hideous facial looks, I know I can’t continue to watch this train wreck.
My daughter and I just finished watching Notorious and Love it!! We watched it in 2 days and wanted to keep watching. Hopefully ABC won’t cancel it. So many twists and very exciting! Keep it going please!
My daughter and I love this show. Give it a chance the title doesn’t draw in an audience, but once people watch it they get hooked. It would be a shame to cancel it.
Love Notorious!!! Please don’t cancel!
Please pleasd KEEP NOTORIOUS!!! AMAZING SHOW LOVE IITT!!!
We just caught up on all the episodes in 2 days. Love, love,love it!!!! each episode just got better and better…Please listen to your viewers and not your ratings. Don’t some shows get better and better as they play and end up hits? PLEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZE don’t cancel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
KEEP IT!!!! Just found it and love it. Addicted to the show and will be disappointed if it’s cancelled. My daughter is also addicted and she’s usually not into shows like this.
Please continue the series! Love it!!
Leave it on
Do the ratings take into account the people that tape shows and watch them later? This always happens to me on all three networks. I watch a show for an entire season and really like it and then they cancel it. So disappointing doesn’t make you want to watch a new show in the future.