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What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the FOX television network, Prison Break stars Wentworth Miller, Dominic Purcell, Sarah Wayne Callies, Mark Feuerstein, Amaury Nolasco, Robert Knepper, Rockmond Dunbar, Paul Adelstein, Augustus Prew, Rick Yune, and Inbar Lavi. The series centers on Michael Scofield (Miller), who resolved to help his brother Lincoln Burrows (Purcell), escape from death row. In the revival, despite being presumed dead, clues indicate Michael may still be alive. Lincoln reunites with Michael’s wife, Sara (Callies), to engineer a huge escape.
Season Five Ratings
The fifth season of Prison Break is averaging a 0.96 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.62 million viewers. Find out how Prison Break stacks up against the other FOX TV shows.
On May 15, 2017, Prison Break was cancelled. There will be no sixth season, for now. Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
In 2009, FOX cancelled its Prison Break TV show after four seasons. Now the network is bringing back the crime drama thriller as a “limited event” series. While an ending has been crafted for the fifth season of Prison Break, the writers have said if this installment is a ratings success, there could be future seasons. With declining ratings, another round is looking more and more like a long-shot. Subscribe for free alerts about any Prison Break cancellation and renewal news.
5/15 update: Prison Break has been cancelled, again, by FOX. Details here.
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What do you think? Should the Prison Break TV series have been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on FOX? Would you watch future installments?
Please really enjoyed the show, I watched each episode since in 2007 and happy to have it once back for season 5. Please renew for season 6..
Renew!!!!!!!!!!
Please please keep the show! Don’t cancel it again! You can’t do that after such a short season! I absolutely love it.
I love the prison break seasons please keep bringing them this is the best show I have ever watched please don’t cancel the prison break season just keep them coming
Please don’t cancel Prison Break! I make sure I’m home to watch it every week I won’t miss a second! I’m obsessed! I love Michael and Lincoln I think they are the best! I watch them whenever they go on talk shows and everything there on! I love this show it’s my favorite show! Please don’t cancel it! My dream is to meet Michael (Wentworth) Lincoln (Dominic) one day! I follow them on everything! I think those two brothers are the realist people even in real life if you watch the speeches and what they say there the best!
I hope they renew it, i love this show. It was always my fav even when it slacked a bit in I think season 4. I still loved it.
Please please don’t cancel Prison Break. Thi s is the best show. I make sure I am home too watch this. It is my all time favotite. Keep it coming!!!
You brought prison break back showed only a few episodes and now you’re canceling it now we’re not gonna get to see how it turns out I absolutely despise that if you are going to bring the show back at least have the decent see to finish it give us an ending that is not please bring it back in and it don’t let us hang on not knowing why even bring it back ?
There are MANY LOYAL WATCHERS of prison break! This is the ONLY show FOX airs that I know many people watch. RENEW THIS MASTERPEICE AND KEEP IT GOING PLEASE !!!
PLEASE DONT CANCEL!!! Hate this season is so short, I never watched before then watched 1st episode of season 5 & had to watch the first 4 seasons IM HOOKED, LOVE THE STORYLINE, IT HAS ALL THE KEY ELEMENTS GOT A GREAT SHOW….. PLEASE KEEP IT COMING DONT BE WRONG FOX SAVE PRIDON BREAK get rid of your other stupid shows by the way APB is GREAT TOO there’s nothing out there like it & I could see something like that happening especially in these times of technology KEEP PRISON BREAK!!!!!
Please we want more seasons of prison break, we love the show
You can’t cancelled guys, please!!!
Please, cancelled again? Noooo, almost 3 million people see the show, that’s enough for more seasons, please, we love the show, is the best
It’s an amazing show! It shouldn’t be cancelled. It will be your fault! I love prison break and I would really appreciate it if it will be continued!!!
yes, i would watch it as well. I thought season 5 is the best one so far. I am surprise by the low rating. i was bum out that season 5 is going to be so short. i hope the show will continue……..if there are still story to tell.
Prison break have exceptional actors.