Tonight marks the season finale of the Proof TV show on TNT. Will this series that’s focused on death manage to stay alive and see a second season? Should this drama be cancelled instead?
On Proof, Doctor Carolyn “Cat” Tyler (Jennifer Beals) recently lost her son, saw her marriage end, and become estranged to her teenage daughter. Cat is persuaded by cancer-stricken billionaire Ivan Turing (Matthew Modine) to search for evidence that death is not the end and this takes her on a deeply personal and emotional journey. The rest of the cast includes David Sutcliffe, Joe Morton, Edi Gathegi, Caroline Rose Kaplan, Callum Blue, and Annie Thurman.
The series debuted on June 16th with a 0.37 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.66 million viewers. It was a pretty mediocre start for a TNT series. The ratings dwindled downward over the course of the season though they saw a nice bump upward last week.
The season is currently averaging a 0.31 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.12 million viewers. It’s one of TNT’s lowest-rated scripted series in the demo and is in the middle of the pack in viewership.
With ratings like these, the cable channel could go either way. It could easily be canceled or renewed. If the finale does particularly well, those ratings coupled with last week’s numbers might be enough to tip the scale towards a renewal. For now, we’ll have to wait and see what happens.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Proof TV show on TNT? If you ran the cable channel, would you cancel or renew it for a second season?
Proof is an excellent show. Great cast. Thought provoking, intriguing, enjoyable. Please keep it, bring it back for a second season.
I love this show. When they met the boy who had received their son’s lungs, I cried.
Didn’t expect to tear up. but I did.
Please renew the show I got so interested in last night’s season finale episode, I didn’t want it to end. Sometimes it get confusing, but that’s what makes it more interesting. Jennifer Beals is good in it.
This is my most favorite show!!! They just have to re-new!!! Pretty Please!! 🙂 <3
Please do not cancel this show. It is excellent. I am a cancer patient and this show gives me hope.
Excellent show. Please renew.
The only reason for the initially poor ratings is the nature of the subject matter. However, the drama ramped up towards the end and if that season finale is anything to go by, season 2 will be mind blowing. TNT just cannot not renew this series
I love the show. Please renew the show!
Please renew Proof! It has become my new favorite show! It has all my favorite actors and a very interesting, complex storyline! I want to know more!
I really like this show. Good production quality, and a very addictive storyline.
The acting and writing is very good as well, and I think there are so many more possibilities story-wise yet untapped. I also appreciate the show’s giving us a conclusion with a season finale that could be a satisfying series finale with not many loose ends in case it is not renewed, in that she finds that, to her, there IS “proof”.
Finally, a show that engages viewers and makes us think. The cast is excellent and the scripts are amazing! Please give this show a chance to increase its viewership as word of mouth continues.
I say keep it, I too have been sucked in and to be honest, the only way I heard about it was a commercial on Ryan Seacrest radio show, and one quicky on Rizzoli & Isles. Glad I caught it, concept is fresh as described before by someone else and I think that that viewer ship is a little low on the estimate. When will DVR ‘really’ count and the fact that TV isn’t what it was before with 23 or more episodes, these last 10 got me hooked (like CWs The 100) it keeps getting better and better. TNT,… Read more »
This is a great show…I hated that there was a chance to cancel it. The acting is outstanding!
Please don’t cancel!
This is one of the best show’s; the script is totally different and I was able to wash it with my husband. Please RENEW IT!
One of the best TV shows I’v seen in a long time. It needs a chance . I really really hope there is a season two.
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