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 think this is a great show & should not be canceled they’re really dumb shows they leave on & take off really good ones
Just found out Perception is cancelled. The show is exceptional. Another outlet should be found and the show continued. Are there any intelligent tv execs reading? Here is an opportunity!!
Damn! ate to the party, I jus found out Perception is cancelled. I thought this show was exceptional and another outlet should be found.
Love his show. I guess it’s not reality show enough for the stupid people that cancelled it.
This was a very interesting show. I really hate to see this cancelled.
It really saddens me that the show perception was cancelled. It was a ver interesting idea and it worked. I truly think that it should be given another chance.
PLEASE bring it back! THE BEST show we have watched in YEARS!!
The best show to come along in 25 yrs, and the dullards at TNT cancel it. There’s very little left that merit watching. Oh well, guess I’ll spend more time taking selfies.
I AGREE YOU ARE IDIOTS…FOREVER AND ERCEPTION WERE GREAT SHOWS AND IF YOU CANCEL RIZZOLI AN ISLES I WILL NEVER WATCH TNT AGAIN EVER….
Great show. Disappointed another good one is cancelled. Not sure why tv execs think people want to watch several of the same thing, the unique content shows keep getting cancelled. Hopefully Perception will be picked up by another network.
Too bad the intelligent shows are cancelled. I guess the advertisers don’t realize that not all consumers are 20 something’s. Most shows are insulting to those with with more than a high school degree!
Very enjoyable, well acted, usually intelligent shows. TNT’s loss – viewers loss as well. Perhaps ABC will recognize the quality and give it an opportunity for a bigger, better, audience on its main cable channels.
I wouldn’t count on ABC for anything at the moment. They just cancelled Forever, an equally intelligent, compelling, excellently acted and produced show the whole family could enjoy. Clearly network exec heads are stuffed up asses all over.
Scarlett, I absolutely agree with you. Cancelling ‘Perception’ was an idiotic move. Now, with the news that ‘Forever’ is cancelled. I am sure most of the network execs and decision makers, must work out of some mental institution. Where they are totally out of tune with what people really want to see. It won’t be long before more, and more viewers switch to something like NetFlix.
I so agree with you. These were really good intelligent shows. I can not believe what they axed. I am very seriously thinking of taking out the cable from my home.
Why are you canceling this great TV series. Perception is a keep yo on the edge f your seat
I do not understand wh iti bin canceled Great ators and actresses.
i figure after rizzoli and iles is cancelled i will never watch tnt again,i have pretty much dropped every thing except castle on abc,blue bloods on cbs and i dont know of any show i watch on nbc,so when suits on usa and jane and moria are gone i will only watch tmc or the history channel.way to go you idiotic bosses at the networx.
This was my wife and my favorite show!!!!! Please bring it back on CBS!!!!