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?
It’s a shame so many good deceive series are not being renewed. All that seems to be on TV any more is reality shows. Too many people must be sitting on their couches trying to experience reality instead creating their own in the real world!
I really like Perception. It’s quirky and funny and always keeps your interest. I like Eric Mc.
please bring back perception. it is an excellent show .
I really like this show. I’d gladly watch this on another network.
Love Perception. Please renew this show. Great casting, great topics, a must keep.
I love Perception and look forward to every episode. I don’t understand the cancelling of an excellent and also educational show with superior characters and plot lines for some “edgy” show that probably will go the way of other “edgy” shows when the plot lines get weirder and weirder. There is only so much weird I can handle before I stop watching a show. Examples of such show are Witchblade and Dark Angel. They both started off riveting and became just to weird to be fun anymore.
Please bring back Perception. I look forward to this great show. If you won’t do the right thing, then I hope another network will have the smarts to pick it up.
Bring back Perception. It’s brilliant. One of the few shows that keeps you thinking to the end.
Isn’t there enough edgy (crap) on tv now. Preception was well acted and the principles are great as are the plots.
I agree – I’m sick of all the weird shows on now why do we need more. Perception was different and great cast. Why do they cancel the good shows??? I also thought Dalles was great and they canceled it too. Who is making the decisions – 10 year olds.
PLEASE ABC….find another home for Perception! Great writing…great cast….and how can you think it’s not “edgy”?????? How many times does a schizophrenic get to be a LEAD? This show needs to CONTINUE!
Please Renew this show
I love this show tape it all the time don’t think it should be cancelled .Hope someone will pick it up.
What the heck I really love this show, it brings a great awareness to mental illness
Perception is one show that show never be cancelled, it’s brilliant, original, one of my favs.
One of the best shows on TV….So was Franklin and Bash! I don’t do edgy.