Earlier this week, NBC announced their mid-season schedule and, not surprisingly, low-rated Prime Suspect wasn’t on it. Supposedly NBC execs hadn’t cancelled the show and would still be “considering their options” until all 13 episodes had aired.
Now comes word that production will be shutting down before the holiday. The cast and crew were reportedly informed of the season wrap on Monday afternoon, as NBC was announcing their schedule. It surely wasn’t a surprise. Mario finishing episode 12 now and will complete number 13 before closing up shop.
There won’t be any more episodes produced for this season, despite the fact that the network ordered another half dozen scripts. Though NBC isn’t officially saying that Prime Suspect is cancelled, the cast and crew have been told that there won’t be a second season.
Theoretically, Prime Suspect could be brought back next season but that would mean that the network would have to put a lot of money into promoting a show that had been off the air for nine months, a show that couldn’t muster strong ratings after a big launch. Thus far the show’s averaged a dismal 1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 4.97 million viewers.
There’s simply no reason for the network to spend any more resources on Prime Suspect. For whatever reason, most of the network just weren’t interest in this TV series.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Prime Suspect is being cancelled and won’t be back for a second season?
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Why am I not surprised when a show, in it’s infancy, never gets a chance to ripen and is left to die on the vine when reality shows are at the point of being nauseating! This show not only harnessed great acting skills, great scripts and great characters, that in my opinion were all pulling me in each week. All the characters were involving and extra kudos to Maria Bello who was phenomenal! The latest episode I have seen was “Wednesday Child” and was not only gripping. It was touching and had it’s moments of comedy. Probably my favorite thus… Read more »
Do not cancel!!!!!!!!!!!
Oh, Great! Here come more episodes of Minute To Win It! Whipeee! I Can’t Wait!
My husband and I love this show. It is one of the best of the new fall line up. Great interplay with the characters.
Why is it that the really good shows don’t get the ratings and get cancelled?
Give this show a chance to gather a following.
I am tired of investing time watching new shows on the Networks only to have them axed. I am going to stop watching all new shoes until they have been around for 3 or 4 years.
Are you kidding??? It figures, just when you get to really like a show, they take it off. It’s not good that you aired it opposite Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday nights. That show has been on forever and has a loyal following. Put it somewhere people will notice, because it’s a great show and the cast is excellent!!!!!!
Please don’t cancel Prime Suspect. I love this show it is funny,dramatic, and great acting by Bello. This is one of the best shows this season. Move it to another slot, please dont cancel.
I am so bummed. This is such a good show. The acting is first rate. Mario Bello is fantastic with a great supporting cast.
Network TV is for the most part a wasteland. But every now and then a program comes along that makes you think you have accidentally tuned into HBO…Prime Suspects is that kind of show…but of course NBC probably has two or three laugh track comedies that are better examples of their creative genius.
Maria Bello is a first rate actress and perfect to take over the character made famous by
Helen Mirren. I can’t understand why this show has such a small audience as compared to
other new shows of this genre. I hope that given a little more time that its audience will grow. This is a show that should not get the axe.
I love this show!!! It’s excellent hope it sticks around !!!! People just don’t know good tv anymore !!!!!
I LOVE this show. I’m really upset their not having any more episodes!! 🙁
Love Prime Suspect. Reminds me of NYPD Blue but with Bello who is great character. I’m not in the 18-49 demographic. Older.. but I probably have more buying power than the other group. Give it more time! I tell all my friends about it and they are new fans.
I have always been a Law and Order follower and was hoping for something gritty and real like that …..I love this show, all of the actors are superb!! I’m really tired of all the ER shows that go on forever! Mario Bello is wonderful! Can’t believe it is cancelled. So so sad!
I can’t believe the show is being cancelled. Excellent acting, stories & action.
NBC is making a mistake – hoping another network will pick it up!!