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Harry’s on a mission. Has the Resident Alien TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season on Syfy? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Resident Alien, season four. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
A sci-fi comedy-drama series airing on the Syfy cable channel, the Resident Alien TV show is based on the Dark Horse comic series and stars Alan Tudyk, Sara Tomko, Corey Reynolds, Alice Wetterlund, Levi Fiehler, Judah Prehn, and Elizabeth Bowen. The story revolves around Captain Hah Re (Tudyk), an alien with a secret mission to kill all humans. He crashes on Earth and passes himself off as a human doctor named Dr. Harry Vanderspeigle in a small town in Colorado. Harry starts living a simple life in his new guise, but things get complicated when he’s roped into solving a local murder and realizes he needs to assimilate into his new world. In season three, Harry is vowing to work with General McCallister (Linda Hamilton) to rid the Earth of the Grey aliens – a task made more difficult when he discovers that the Grey Hybrid Joseph (Enver Gjokaj) has taken a job in town as the new Deputy. Joseph isn’t Harry’s only obstacle — Harry struggles to balance business and his personal life when he falls in love for the first time. Meanwhile, Asta (Tomko) and D’arcy (Wetterlund) move in together and struggle to discover their purpose in the world. Sheriff Mike (Reynolds) and Deputy Liv (Bowen) continue their quest to find out who killed the Alien Tracker, and Ben (Fiehler) and Kate (Meredith Garretson) are forced to deal with the subconscious repercussions of their alien abductions.
Season Three Ratings
The third season of Resident Alien averages a 0.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 527,000 viewers. Compared to season two, that’s down by 49% in the demo and down by 37% in viewership in the live+same day ratings (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). It’s worth noting that the third season premiere was simulcast on USA Network and drew a 0.07 in the demo with 285,000 viewers. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled. Find out how Resident Alien stacks up against other Syfy TV shows.
Resident Alien has been renewed for a fourth season by USA Network, which will debut (TBD). Stay tuned for further updates.
Telly’s Take
Will Syfy cancel or renew Resident Alien for season four? The show debuted in 2021 and performed well in the ratings. Resident Alien was renewed for a super-sized second season, which began airing in early 2022. After eight episodes were aired, the show went on hiatus for five months. When the series returned in August, the ratings saw a big drop. Resident Alien was renewed for a third season but received a much smaller order. I suspect the ratings will be even lower this time around, and I have doubts about the series getting a fourth-season renewal. I’ll update this page with breaking developments. Subscribe for free alerts on Resident Alien cancellation or renewal news.
6/19/24 update: Resident Alien has been renewed for a fourth season on USA Network.
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What do you think? Are you glad the Resident Alien TV show has been renewed for a fourth season? How would you feel if this TV series had been cancelled instead?
Alan Tudyk is hilarious and I really liked him in all his previous endeavors that I’ve seen him in!
I loved this show from the git-go but last season got a little weird (ha! as if it isn’t based on being weird).
I love the whole cast and would love to see more to find out where they’re going to take us! Go get ’em Harry and keep making me laugh! Thank you all!!
P.S. I hope I don’t miss the season premiere date!!
So after a lovely first season, the second was already weaker. The third season was just stupid, had no discernible progression of the plot and was extremely boring. Apparently the authors were tired of it. Now that the series has been renewed for an undeserved fourth season, I hope
that she can find her way back to her old strength, otherwise it would be my last.
With viewers dropping to from an average of 1.17-mil/episode for season 1 to just 0.527-mil for the third season. I highly doubt anyone wants to take a chance on a show that’s focused more on insulting and hating men than it is entertaining its audience. If the writers stop pushing their agenda it has a chance to be something watchable. As it stands now, season 4 looks to be out of reach. No one wants to take on a show that’s in a steady decline in viewers. Maybe someone could convince them to do a 4-6 episode mini-series to wrap… Read more »
This show is so well done. The writing. The actors. The soundtrack. I think ratings dropped because there is almost no promotion, and it is hard to find. You have to really search for it. There are so many cheap unscripted and mindless programs out there. It is refreshing to see something so creative.
Renew this show to let people support television that is of the highest quality. Acting, writing, production design every aspect of this show is outstanding.
Renew Resident Alien!!!
It needs to be renewed – one of the best/quirkiest shows I’ve seen on TV for a long time – ridiculous, weird & full of heart all at the same time. I absolutely LOVE it!
I genuinely find this site invaluable. It is my go-to when any season of a show ends, and I invariably sign onto mailings lists for updates. I don’t know how I would remember to keep up with all my favorite shows without you! Resident Alien is just the latest in a very long list of updates I have signed up for! And I *REALLY* want to see several more seasons of this show!
I want to see the story played out in season 4
Please renew love this show Harry is the best
This show…the actors…the writers…the premise…are all top notch. People whine about a lack of quality programming…yet when they get it…they don’t watch. So thanks to everyone involved with RA. We will remember you fondly.
For pity sake leave Resident Alien alone. I am not a tv person. I am more of a DVD watcher. I watch Resident Alien because it is DIFFERENT. It is not a miserable remake. It is funny and serious at the same time and it holds my attention. Something the other channel shows do not do. So give it a chance to catch on. After a long absence from tv, you need to let people find it again.
I love love love Resident Alien. Its one of the very few shows I seek out and can’t wait to see. I hope they stop ******** around with the schedule and let it live and flourish.
LEAVE IT ALONE.. AND WHY DID IT TAKE A 5 MONTH HIATUS.. ITS VERY FUNNY AND A VERY GOOD SHOW.. JUST BECAUSE IT’S NOT SOME DUMB REALITY SHOW.WHICH ARE ALL RETARDED ANYWAY. SEEMS NO GOOD SHOW THAT SHOULD STAY ON GETS TO STAY ON..BUT LET’S KEEP ALL THE GARBAGE ON.. KEEP RESIDENT ALIEN GOING..!!!!.. DO IT NOW..!!