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?
I would watch POI anyday, añytime and any chañnel. Absolutely LOVE this show
NCIS was my favourite show but Person Of Interest is one of the best shows I’ve seen and the characters make the sow what it is as well as the gr8 story lines. I would watch it on any channel for a ton of seasons. I love it!!!! I say bring Taraji back which would boost the ratings. They can say the machine had her in hiding while she healed. How u can kill a character off just as she is about to have something with John is insane!!!
It’s my absolute favorite show to watch but Shaw needs to come back!!!
I love this show. Believe it or not, it’s one of the few shows I actually watch when it’s being aired on TV!!!! Then I watch the episode again to catch anything I may have missed the first time.
I would follow this show to any other network that was willing to air it!
I would watch a million series!!!! Please, let’s make to a sixth season. You can’t just finish up the show in 13 episodes! It would be crap! SAVE THE SHOW, SAVE THE SHOW!
I would watch this show on any channel at anytime. Some of the best writing in television. Sorry that more people are not watching to keep the ratings up. One of my favorites. I never miss it.
I sincerely hope that Person Of Interest is not cancelled. I and my family enjoy the show very much and watch it faithfully each and every week. Please keep the show going it is worth keeping. Love it!!!!!
When POI first aired I just new it would not last because it was different. It made you think. The characters were fascinating and oh so different yet they complimented each other so well. I find very little that interests me on TV. I have even dropped my satellite co. and got an antenna. I have never missed an episode of POI and will be very sorry to see it cancelled.
I hope CBS renews person of interest in keeps on renewing it it is a great show and my whole family looks forward to watching it every week
To whom it may concern i hope you will please reconsider canceling person of interest because it happens to be a really good show and it really has not been on all that long. I feel you should give it a nother chance to show you that it can bring up those rateings it is a really good show and i would heat to see it go and wind up in repeated episodes on wgn. So i hope you will give it that chance to prove to you it can do better. thank you for your atention in this matter… Read more »
I think Person Of Interest should stay on for a while it would be great if another network picked it up I really don’t want the show to end up like Chuck it would be great if it lasted so many years like ER. Here’s hoping it would be really great to see a Season 6 renewal of Person Of Interest and you other people are right that have commented they should get rid of the reality shows they are boring. I really look forward to Season 5 and hope for a Season 6 of POI.
Love the show l
have the 1st 3 seasons and plan on getting the 4th.
I would watch POI as long as it is on tv. Like the lady said,’pull some of the junk “reality” shows and leave the GOOD programs lone!
Indeed! These reality shows are lame. Just one heightened silly game which about 80% fake & 20% real and that’s being kind. I like Dancing With The Stars amongst the reality shows, but sometimes that makes you question what’s up because they eliminate good people and keep bad. I know some folks don’t have talent for various things, but some of this is ridiculous. I think POI’s issue is that they are letting Uncle John (Greer) take over the whole world. Jonathan Nolan needs to let his uncle go. I don’t like discrimination against nepotism, but this is getting a… Read more »
I don’t care what channel the show is on. It’s a great show that my family and I all watch. I would watch it on any channel so I really hope WBS finds a good home for it and keeps it going.
I and all of my friends LOVE POI. Why don’t you cancel some of the Stupid Reality crap and keep good shows like the Mentalist and Person Of Interest? We need entertainment NOT screaming and swearing like on the reality shows.
exactly coulda said it better myself