ABC had high hopes for Off the Map, their new medical drama from veteran producers of Grey’s Anatomy and Private Practice. Unfortunately things didn’t go as planned and ABC has now cancelled Off the Map after one season on the air.
Off the Map follows the lives of six doctors who have “lost their way” and have traveled to a remote South American jungle to try to rediscover why they wanted to become physicians.
The TV series’ cast includes Caroline Dhavernas, Jason George, Jonathan Castellanos, Mamie Gummer, Martin Henderson, Rachelle Lefevre, Valerie Cruz, and Zach Gilford.
The TV series premiered to a disappointing 2.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.57 million viewers. The show won its timeslot but was disrupted in some parts of the country by coverage of the Tucson Memorial. As a result, ABC reran the premiere Off the Map the following night.
For whatever reason, subsequent episodes of Off the Map essentially drew fewer and fewer viewers each week. The final episode of the season hit a series low and attracted a very poor 1.3 rating in the demo with only 3.80 million viewers.
Despite having some very passionate fans, Off the Map ended up being one of the lowest dramas on ABC. It’s no surprise then that the network has now decided against ordering a second season, cancelling the show. All 13 episodes have aired and we likely won’t find out what became of the young doctors left in the jungle.
What do you think? Are you sorry there won’t be a second season of Off the Map? Why do you think Off the Map didn’t catch on? Is it better than the other medical dramas?
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WAS MY FAVORITE SHOW! This can not be cancelled 🙁 Bring it back!!!!
I really liked the show! It should come back!
This show was really good!!! i loved it! I wish there was a second season… There wasn’t too much drama… but yet enough 😉 Except i do have to agree with some of the other people that said that the time they chose to air was a bad time… It should’ve been earlier.
Sorry to hear it. We really loved the show. It was a refreshing change from all the cop shows infiltrating our viewing choices. You guys need to rethink this one.
I completly agree!
Its a great show!A passionate, different, and interesting show! I wish it comes back!
Actually it’s a shame that “Off the Map” won’t go on. It was such a fresh show with new characters who were just great. Also the setting was great. Why don’t you reconsider just another try and give it a chance for at least 4 or 5 new episodes? Or at least a finale to the first season.
Tired of long-running medical dramas and wanted something fresh.
What a pity!!!!!
Please reconsider.
this is RIDICULOUS!!! Off The Map was my absolute favorite show and now its canceled……. that was a really bad desision because now alot of people arent very happy and are probably not going to watch abc much anymore……i really hope some other network picks up this show because it deserves a fighting chance
No!!! we love off the map and want more!!
Why??? I LOVE THIS SHOW!!! cant believe that there wont be a second season!!! I WAS REALLY LOOKING FORWARD TO SEASON 2!!! OFF THE MAP WAS THE HIGHLIGHT OF THE WEEK!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :'(
I enjoyed the show. It was different and interesting.
I loved the show. I watched it online so I never knew when it actually aired. I felt like I was learning something like whenever they used plants or insects from the jungle to help the patients…I really liked that. I also liked the characters. I got three of my friends hooked on it, only to see it get cancelled. I am no happy that it is gone.
I was just checking to see when the next season was to air and found out that it was canceled. I thought that the show was great and totally different from all the other doctor shows. Being set on a tropical island the problems that they ran into and how they where handled without all the modern technology of the normal hospitals I found very interesting. I am very sorry to see that it will not be coming back on the air.
Awwwweee. Sad to see it canceled. I liked the show, it was good. But seeing that it came on at 11:30 at night … leaving it over at 12:30pm with a early morning rise. it just wasn’t for me. If it was in a earlier time slot .. it would have make a different impact on the viewers.
it was a good show, the timeslot kind of sucked, not to mention i had to phone my mom to find out when it was on, never seen previews.
i am sorry to see it go, i am sure if given enough time, the show would of made it. lots of my friends hadn’t even heard of it.
glo
ABC what are you thinking…Off the Map was one of the best shows on tv…..Bring it back!!!