The axe keeps flying over at TNT. The cable channel already cancelled Dallas and Franklin & Bash and now, they’ve cancelled Perception as well. There won’t be a fourth season.
Perception follows Doctor Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack), a talented and schizophrenic neuropsychiatrist, as he assists his former student, FBI Special Agent Kate Moretti (Rachael Leigh Cook), solve complex cases. Other castmembers include Kelly Rowan, Arjay Smith, LeVar Burton, and Scott Wolf.
The show is currently in its third season. Ten of the season’s 15 episodes have aired so far and have averaged 2.78 million viewers with a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic. That’s down about 10% when compared to season two.
While Perception certainly isn’t TNT’s biggest series, it’s been a respectable performer. It seems that the cancellation is at least in part due to the cable channel’s desire to move towards airing edgier series.
It’s worth noting that Legends, a show sited as being more “edgy”, drew only 1.53 million viewers and has yet to be cancelled or renewed.
The final five episodes of Perception will being airing on February 17, 2015. It’s unclear if they will give viewers any kind closure to the series.
ABC Studios produces Perception so there’s a chance that they might try to find another home for the series. There will be 39 episodes at the end of season three — a far cry from the typical 88 episode minimum needed for a syndication package.
What do you think? Do you like the Perception TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled, or renewed for a fourth season? Would you watch it on another channel?
Love Love Love this show. Refreshing from the zombies and the sex scenes and the profanity and the fighting!!!!! Great story lines fascinating info about the brain! My gosh some network PLEASE PICK THIS SHOW UP!!
Love the cast! So easy on the eyes!!
Love this show!!! Very upset it’s cancelled-would follow it if another network picks it up!!
I am horrified that Perception is cancelled!! I have so thoroughly enjoyed it, it is intelligent and insightful, which is perhaps the problem for TNT.
Note to ABC – I would watch Perception where it is!!!
It took a while to get in to the show but now I look forward to watching it. Don’t cancel this show.
I did not realize until moments ago that I am now watching the last show ever of Perception. Please don’t let this be true. Save this show!!
I also love this show. What is wrong with TNT? I would watch it on another channel and I hope someone with a brain will pick it up!
I would definitely watch this show on another station. IT is one of the few good shows on TV.
I did not realize until moments ago that I am watching the last episode ever of Perception. Please don’t let this be true. Save this show!
Love this show. Hope the powers that be see fit to return it. There is so little worth watching that losing entertaining programming is sad.
PLEASE!!!!! Someone pick this show up, come on TNT reconsider this!!!!! If not hey CBS it would fit great into your GREAT line up. Please again someone pick this show up!!!
Perception is an excellent show; cancelling it is ridiculous! The network should reconsider their foolish decision and film season four!
I love Perception can’t we bring it back!!!!
This show is great. I only hope another station will pick it up.
I think Perception is a wonderful show and I cannot believe they are cancelling it …. that they have cancelled Franklin and Bash and they’re keeping stupid stuff like legends and reality TV? It is so done …. I find all these reality shows beyond stupid and will NOT watch. I hope another channel picks Perception up wish they would do Franklin and Bash too. I think it’s much better than suits. I’m actress getting sick of good shows being cancelled and stupid stuff picked up.
We love this show,it was fun,interesting and showed that someone with a mental illness could be a productive,intelligent,productive member of society. Unlike reality that is just garbage.