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?
I hadn’t realized they cancelled Perception, thought it was doing well. That leaves only one show I watch on TNT, Rizzoli & Isles. If by edgier they mean trashier I won’t be watching. All the networks are turning away from the talented shows they have for so called reality and trash. Not entertaining to me.
This makes me mad that they cancelled perception!!! They say they want more edgier programming, so they play 4 hours back to back reruns of Grim?? I already watched all the grim episodes. I will NOT tune in for a bunch of reruns of old episodes of shows ever! Perception was the last real good show on TNT. I’m in the target age demographic they are trying to attract, and Perception was one really good show that I looked forward to every week!
Why do the good series always get cancelled. What a pity!
This is one of the better shows on TV. I am so sad that it has been canceled. I would follow this program to whatever channel that would pick up and continue it.
It’s a great series. We love the hallucinations helping Daniel solve the crimes. Let us know when and where if it finds a new home.
Love this show. Hope they change their minds and continue it.
I love the show. Disappointed it’s cancelled. I hope another channel picks it up.
I liked this show. Not boring and not a childlike comedy
Odd that it has supposedly been cancelled, yet all throughout the “final episode,” the TNT logo appeared with the words–Season finale, NOT series finale. I can’t tell you the number of shows that I have written off, believing that they had been cancelled. I would watch regardless of who aired it, it’s a great show.
I noticed that also, but at the end they didn’t say will return in…. They did announce in November 2014 that it was getting cancelled. But i did notice the same thing you did I just hope that changed their minds!
Very disappointed that this interesting show has been cancelled. I’d watch it on any channel.
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Loved the show. Would watch it on any channel.
I found this show very interesting and valued it as a show that was non biased about the events of the day and driving with its plots. I don’t know why it has been cancelled . It seems that interesting shows get cancelled and we have trash and poor acting to choose from then we don’t watch anything .
My hubby and I both love Perception. Eric McCormack is great as is Rachel Leigh Cook. I hope it finds another home and comes back.
Excellent show. “Perception” is a mystery that will always be a question mark!
I’ve been absolutely loving this show, and I think they’ve been doing this season especially well. I really hope another station picks it up so I can keep following Daniel and Kate!
Doesn’t Isis supply the world with enough gore and blood lust to satiate those who seem to identify with this perversion? Television offers so little in the way of shows that appeal to anyone with an IQ over 46. What can we do to keep this one going,other than reply as we have done?
I would love to see this series continue. It is smart and funny. I guess that is a deadly combination