Though the ratings have fallen quite a bit, CBS renewed Person of Interest for a fifth season. Now we’ve learned that the TV show may be ending.
On Person of Interest, a presumed dead former-CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) and a mysterious billionaire (Michael Emerson) work together to prevent violent crimes in New York City. The rest of the cast includes Kevin Chapman, Sarah Shahi, and Amy Acker.
Deadline reports that, of the CBS shows that have been renewed, POI was the only one to not receive a full season order. At this point, season five will only have 13 episodes.
This is just what happened with The Mentalist a year ago — a series that was also produced by outside studio Warner Bros TV. It was rumored to be that show’s final season many months before the network would confirm it. With this short season renewal, it’s looking like history may repeat itself with POI.
If CBS does indeed cancel POI, the studio could potentially try to find another home for it. While the network doesn’t have a financial stake in the series, the studio does. By the end of next season, there will be 103 episodes — enough for a decent-sized syndication package.
It’s worth noting that the studio already has an off-network deal with WGN America for the series. That cable channel has been producing their own dramas Salem and Manhattan. The ratings have been very tiny for those shows but perhaps WGN could be an option to keep Person of Interest going.
What do you think? Should season five be the end for Person of Interest? Would you watch a sixth season on another channel?
Best show ever. Just discovered it on Netflix. Would watch it on any channel. CBS should keep it.
One of my favorite shows! I really hope CBS renews it.
Love the show – the only one worth watching each week other than monday nigth football
I love person of interest, it is one of the best T.V. shows on in a long time. I would be
very sad to see such a wonderful show cancelled. The writers are brilliant and the actors
are fantastic.
Yes, I would watch another season as it is one of the shows I watch faithfully. As one viewer wrote the plots have become complex but that is one of the draws of the series to me. Please pass this on to the network that there are many of us who do not want to see the series terminate.
I have quit watching CBS entirely. Their sponsors should dump CBS too and move to another channel. CBS keeps coming up with some new lame series which never get renewed and they keep replaying garbage like Survivor and Big Brother. I’ve had it with CBS.
Absolutely NOT. just saw this show first time on Netflix this week and can’t stay away. love it all the characters are great, sorry to hear Carter is leaving .happy about her babies thought! Maybe the plot was she didn’t really didn’t die all some kind of trick against the bad guys and she comes back swinging when they least exspect it! And of course just love those two Reese and Finch .Hope the show continues a long time!
Person of Interest is the only show worth watching (my opinion). If one network doesn’t keep it, please find another way to view it to an adoring audience. Just KEEP IT!
do not cancel POI is awesome!!!!
yes keep POI it is a show to watch!!!
We absolutely LOVE Person of Interest. Please do not cancel it. It is such a good show.
Please renew Person of Interest for full season and beyond
I love POI. I hope CBS or someone picks it up for another Season.
Since nearly all my favorite shows have already had or will have their season premieres in the next week, I went hunting for my most favorite — Person of Interest. To my dismay, I learn that it has been hanging on by a thread ratings-wise and its return is tenuous. Sure, the plot lines have become so complex that I practically have to diagram them to keep track of what’s going on, but the characters are so intriguing that I hang in there. I very much enjoy POI and am sad to hear it’s in trouble or possibly already done.… Read more »
Yes
Keeeeeeep it!!!!