Network: CBS
Episodes: 103 (hour)
Seasons: Five
TV show dates: September 22, 2011 — June 21, 2016
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Jim Caviezel, Michael Emerson, Taraji P. Henson, and Kevin Chapman.
TV show description:
This crime drama follows a presumed dead former-CIA agent named John Reese (Jim Caviezel) who teams up with a mysterious billionaire, Mr. Finch (Michael Emerson), who’s also believed to be dead. Their goal is to prevent violent crimes by using technology and their own brand of vigilante justice.
Finch is a software genius who has invented a program that uses pattern recognition to identify people who are about to be involved in violent crimes — either the victim or the perpetrator. It was originally built for the government to prevent another 9/11 disaster but found that it was predicting less catastrophic, “irrelevant” crimes. Finch built a “backdoor” into the machine so that, before erasing the “irrelevant” data each night, Finch is sent the social security number of a person about to be involved in a serious crime.
Finch recruits Reese because of his special training in covert operations. Using their combined skills, resources and advanced surveillance technology, they work outside of the law to identify “persons of interest” and stop crimes before they occur.
Reese’s actions draw the attention of the NYPD — including homicide detectives Carter (Taraji P. Henson) and Fusco (Kevin Chapman). The latter is a corrupt cop and Reese blackmails him into being a source of information inside the department.
With infinite crimes to investigate, Reese and Finch find that locating the right person, with the right information, at the right time, can change everything.
Episode #103 — Return 0
Finch, Reese, Fusco and Shaw embark on one last mission to prevent Samaritan from destroying The Machine and cementing its hold over mankind.
First aired: June 21, 2016.
What do you think? Do you like the Person of Interest TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season?
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HOW CAN YOU CANCEL SUCH A GREAT SHOW!!!!! BAD MOVE CBS BAD MOVE!!!! ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON TV PERIOD!!!!!
Don’t understand why this show needed to be cancelled. It was a show I could count on to be very entertaining. The networks need to keep this show on, rather than more of this “reality crap” which isn’t reality since most are scripted.
Please reconsider and bring this show back.
I hope this show has a chance to be renewed. This season is really outstanding. I add my name to those who want to see the show renewed
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THE SHOW!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!! I even watch the reruns and the past seasons on Netflix. I can’t get enough of this show!! I wish there were something I could say to sway your decision and not cancel this show!
I loved this show! Please don’t cancellllllllllll.
Extremely disappointed to see this cancellation. A huge fan of Jim Caviezel and love watching and look forward to each week. A great show and cast. This is really SAD news and a BAD move.
Say it isn’t so……POI CANCELLED???? Both my husband and I enjoy this show, it has a unique format which keeps it interesting….sad!!
Very disappointed that they’re cancelling this show. Have watched since the first episode! Fast paced and great plots.
Disappointed that there canceling this show! looked forward to watching it every week!
I have followed this program since he very beginning and have found the writing and acting to be of a quality that keeps me watching each week, and follow the missed episodes on Xfinity … upsetting that it’s not continuing; I agree th George Lloyd (huge mistake) …
This is a great show and should not be cancelled — Netflix here,s an opportunity
One of if not the best action adventure shows on the air today! Why end a great show, to many junk shows out there now.
The best programme on T V by far. So many boring all the same kind of series been renewed, Person of Interet is a breath of fresh air , I am sure this series could and should have ran for many more years. Think again powers that be! your making a Hugh mistake.
Good show what are you thinking!
Please DO NOT take Person Of Interest off the air, it is a very good show, one of the few I really like to watch.