Is Pitch cancelled or renewed for season two on FOX? (Credit: Ray Mickshaw / FOX.)
Vulture Watch
Will the first female MLB pitcher remain on the mound? Has the Pitch TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on FOX? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is a dedicated place to track the status of Pitch season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the FOX television network, Pitch follows Ginny Baker (Kylie Bunbury), the first female Major League Baseball pitcher. When this gifted rookie is called up by the San Diego Padres, Ginny must prove herself to her teammates. She and captain/All-Star catcher Mike Lawson (Mark-Paul Gosselaar) are loath to admit their chemistry. While some of the Padres don’t even want Ginny on the field, her old minor league friend, center fielder Blip Sanders (Mo McRae), has her back. As Ginny’s agent and confidante, Amelia Slater (Ali Larter) recognized Ginny’s potential early on and dedicates herself to the rising star’s career. Despite her demanding dad Bill Baker’s (Michael Beach) preparation, Ginny finds it grueling to represent her entire gender under the spotlight’s glare. The Pitch cast also includes Mark Consuelos, Dan Lauria, Meagan Holder, and Tim Jo.
Season One Ratings (Finals)
While Pitch premiered on September 22, 2016 with a 1.06 rating in the 18-49 year old viewer demographic and an audience of 4.227 million viewers, it has been downhill, since then. The first season of Pitch averaged a 0.83 rating in the 18-49 demographic and drew an average audience of 3.03 million viewers. Find out how Pitch stacks up against the other FOX TV shows.
On May 1, 2017, Pitch was cancelled. There will be no season two. Stay tuned for updates.
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Telly’s Take
In the 2015-26 television season, FOX cancelled several shows that with ratings similar to Pitch, season one. Sleepy Hollow is the only series with a comparable demo rating (0.83) that FOX renewed. That said, that renewal was for a fourth season, which would result in a respectably sized syndication package. Ratings generally decline over the life of a show. That the first season of Pitch is performing so weakly does not bode well for the baseball drama. It seems likely that FOX will cancel Pitch by May.
5/1 update: FOX has cancelled Pitch after just one season. There will be no season two. Details here.
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What do you think? Was FOX right to cancel the Pitch TV show? Should they have renewed this TV series for season two?
Me and my wife cant wait for a second season of pitch we wanna know how far jenny baker and mike lawson can really go please consider going for a few more seasons
Really hoping for another season… amazing show
love the acting! love the characters! so well done! thank you for all these intense moments! I’d love to see more of it!
Please RENEW!!!!! Love this show 🙂
I love this show. PLEASE renew. We fans will spread over social media and tell our contacts to watch.
ATTENTION ALL FOX PRODUCERS/NETWORK PEOPLE: PITCH needs to come back on POINT BLANK PERIOD…. PLEASE
Put Pitch in coach!!!!! Great baseball show. Had a 1.5 ERA!!! Give the team a chance. Please renew!!!!
Great show. I’ve been checking the tv schedule every week to see if Pitch is back on!
I love Pitch. This is a great baseball TV show. I love the chemistry between Ginny and Mike. The whole cast is great. My daughter and I look forward to this show every Thursday. I was sad that it wasn’t renewed yet. I’ve been waiting for it to return by Feb. Please keep this wonderful show for Season 2.
I forgot to add… my bf enjoys the show too! We watch it every week, and since the holiday break I been watching for it to come back, we need to know what happens to Ginnys career, and what happens between Ginny & Lawson….., it’s such a wonderful show! We love baseball, love playing, love watching and now we have a show!! Don’t leave us hanging after a half of season…… it feels like firefly all over again (even they gave us a movie to wrap it up)
Please renew Pitch, I enjoy this show! Give it another chance!!!!
Pitch is awesome! Give it another chance!
Please renew Pitch! My daughter and I are not a huge baseball fans but we loved the show. As for my husband and boys, they love sports and loved the show. They were heart broken to not see its return after the holidays, and not hear anything about it. Please don’t let this show just drop off, bring in season 2!
Please Renew Pitch!! I love it. I don’t watch too much tv because everything is so violent. Such an enjoyable show to watch. Love the storyline as well as the characters.
One of the best shows this fall! Recorded and watched at least twice!
One of the best shows this fall. I recorded and watched all of the shows at least twice!