In its first year, Prodigal Son did okay in the ratings but the show wasn’t exactly a big hit. Will the numbers improve in season two, now that more people have had a chance to catch up on the first year’s episodes? Will Prodigal Son be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.
A crime thriller series, the Prodigal Son TV show stars Tom Payne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Aurora Perrineau, Frank Harts, Keiko Agena, Bellamy Young, Halston Sage, Michael Sheen, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. Season two guest stars include Christian Borle and Michael Potts. In the story, Malcolm Bright (Payne) is an extraordinary criminal psychologist who knows how killers think and how their minds work. In the 1990s, his father, Dr. Martin Whitly (Sheen), was a notorious serial killer called “The Surgeon” who killed at least 23 people. Since murder is “the family business”, Malcolm uses his twisted genius for good, to help the NYPD solve crimes and stop killers. He works alongside his longtime mentor, Gil Arroyo (Phillips), and two detectives — no-nonsense Dani Powell (Perrineau) and JT Tarmel (Harts), a born-and-bred New Yorker who questions whether Bright is a psychopath himself. In season two, Malcolm must deal with the repercussions of the first season finale and his father seeks to deepen his relationship with his prodigal son.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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For comparisons: Season one of Prodigal Son on FOX averaged a 0.75 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.37 million viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Prodigal Son TV series on FOX? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
*5/11/2021 update: Prodigal Son has been cancelled by FOX so there won’t be a third season.
Fox needs to make Prodigal Son season 3. I need to know what happens to Malcolm Bright. Does he get arrested for stabbing his father? Does Martin live? What happens to Gil? After I watched one episode of season 1. I just knew I wanted to see more. Millions of people love this show. I agree with Lou Diamond Phillips that Fox made a mistake by cancelling this truly amazing show. Tom Payne is a amazing actor. He does a good job of playing someone who suffers from P.T.S.D. Malcolm sees Gil as a father figure. I want to see… Read more »
I’m so disappointed that the prodigal son was canceled it was one of the Best shows I had watched in a long time. I don’t know how ratings are figured but I think they are figured wrong my husband and I looked forward to watching it every week if you get a enough complaints about the cancellation will you at least do a season three to finalize it thank you for hearing my comment
The writing was great, acting amazing! How could they cancel it??? One of the few fresh shows on right now.
We LOVE Prodigal Son! Please don’t cancel this show! You can’t keep doing this! Damn it, I’m texting Whoopi!
I can’t believe they canceled this show. So much more can be done plot wise. The actors are amazing and bring life to these characters. I really wish they would reconsider or another network or streaming service like Hulu or Netflix pick it up to continue.
Crazy that they cancel this show. It was great this season. FOX is starting to fall into NBC category with me.. I stopped watching NBC because they canceled good shows too soon.
I love this show – please renew it for another season.
Please renewed another season. Really good I love it enjoy it. Look forward every episode so good. Never missed any episodes of it.
Please don’t cancel the show. Fox,please I beg you. It’s currently most entertaining show I have ever seen.
Don’t cancel love this show…
It doesn’t look good 🙁
Agree with you Please boost your ratings look forward every Monday night crime drama so good.
It comes on Tuesday
Please don’t cancel this show!! It’s one of the most unique and entertaining shows out there!!!
I totally agree. It is one of my favorite shows. These indicators during this pandemic should not be used. Many people don’t tune in regularly as no one is confident that it will even be in that week. Another thing to consider is there are more and more people finding less expensive ways to view their favorite shows.
This show needs to be kept.