Late in the 2013-14 season, NBC and ABC launched three new Sunday night dramas — all with single word titles. NBC cancelled Crisis and Believe while ABC renewed Resurrection for a second season. In retrospect, was that a good decision for the alphabet network? Should Resurrection have been cancelled as well?
On Resurrection, a small town in Missouri is turned upside down when long-dead loved ones return after 30 years. The cast includes Omar Epps, Frances Fisher, Matt Craven, Devin Kelley, Mark Hildreth, Samaire Armstrong, Sam Hazeldine, Landon Gimenez, and Kurtwood Smith.
Debuting on March 9th, Resurrection had a great launch with a 3.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 13.9 million total viewers. (Those numbers are about the same as this season’s How to Get Away with Murder’s debut.)
Unfortunately, Resurrection’s ratings dropped about 19% in week two and they kept falling nearly every week of the eight episode season. The seventh installment hit a low of a 1.9 rating with 7.85 million — half of the premiere’s demo rating.
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Considering the poor luck that the alphabet network had last year launching new dramas, it wasn’t much of a surprise that ABC renewed Resurrection. They didn’t have much choice. However, the ratings slide was a terrible sign for the future.
Now, the show has been really struggling in season two. After a positive second season debut, the ratings quickly dropped, falling to new series lows week after week. The October 26th installment registered a mere 1.2 rating with 4.36 million.
ABC recently ordered full seasons and additional episodes of many of their new and older shows. It was a telling sign that the network is only producing 14 episodes of Resurrection this season.
Unless the ratings improve, it looks very likely that Resurrection will be cancelled by May. Hopefully, the writers will give viewers some degree of closure before the end.
What do you think? Did you stop watching Resurrection? Should it have been a mini-series? Is competition from The Walking Dead and football the cause of the low ratings? Do you think Resurrection should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
The show keeps you on your toes and now adds a biblical twist. For Christians it definitely confirms the writings in Revelations; which most of us try to avoid because of its truths and scary coming. Asks the fundamental question: are you ready?
Please don’t cancel!!
I know it’s one thing after the other without getting
to any answers but the answers will come
and the storyline will all tie together in the end!
Give this, the only great show left, another chance.
Please do not cancel!
Do not cancel!
End it already please. I do watch but it is one crazy thing after another. Hopefully the writers had an end in sight. It seems to be all over the place.
PLEASE cancel this ridiculous show! Give Revenge its time slot back! Even with the 10 pm slot, Revenge is still rating well.
PLEASE cancel this ridiculous show! Give Revenge its time slot back.
Please cancel this ridiculous show and give Revenge back its time slot!
should be moved to a summer series, like a lot of other shows r.
feel it would do so much better, hard for shows to do good especiallu\y with all the sport programs that r on during the late fall and winter, having it on during the summer I feel would be so much better.
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL, PUT IT ON DURING THE LATE SPRING AND SUMMER MONTHS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
In response to Cindy DeMarco, that sounds like a wonderful idea! Here we’ve all been talking about moving it to a different time slot and I’d never even considered the part of the year when the stations are mostly showing reruns. Now that they’re saying that next week’s show is the Season Finale, it’s going to be a long break before the next season.
This show is great an mysterious! We DVR it and watch the next evening when the walking dead is on. I’m sick of ABC CANCELLING good shows but leaving crap on the air like Revenge.
I agree! Resurrection needs to continue! Kiddos to the shows writers .
Oops…Kudos
I agree with Faye, I love the show!!!!! (Smile) and have been watching it since the beginning and very faithful when it come to this show and also I Agree with Faye when it come to the commercials but I also understand that you need to pay the bills also. I look forward to this show every Sunday night, I grab my snacks and I’m at the theater in the comfort of my own home. Lets do a third season ABC I’m ready for it, and keep up the great work I love ya…….. (Smile)
is it only me or does this show seem to just throw a bunch of baloney against the wall and hopes some sticks??? I knew I should have never continued viewing this show after the first episode because I could see that either it was going to be a big let down or canceled, well it looks like it’s going to be both because all they do is add more crazy stuff to it weekly, and I believe that the writers have no idea where it’s going to lead other than the junk pile
I rarely watch tv unless it’s something on the History channel, or the like. Most shows these days can’t hold my attention. I live for Sunday nights just to watch Resurrection. Please renew this show.
*PLEASE DONT CANCEL THIS SHOW* *I LOVE THIS SHOW! I can’t wait till Sunday’s when “My Show” (as I call it) Comes on. I been watching ever since the previews of the episode Rachel, Tom and the baby are my favorite to watch. I don’t want many shows, because they don’t peak my interest, but This one does. I record it I get really into it. This is like my soap opera Please, please, please don’t cancel. Maybe viewers are looking for for action into the Short segment? I speak for a lot of people not just myself when I… Read more »
obviously you don’t speak for many people at all since they have lousy ratings..I’ve watched from day one and I have to tell you this show is crap and yet I still watch and you know why??? because I can’t believe how bad the writing is and how they don’t bring anything to an arc..hopefully before it gets canceled they’ll give the show an opportunity to come to some sort of conclusion
I love this show !!!.. The reason a lot of people have stopped watching is way way to many commercials…. The commercials when added up together have more air time than Resurrection does.. This is the only show I watch. I could careless about the reality shows….
Love the show Resurrection ! I hate ALL reality tv,. Love Omar Epps from House! Just watched Season 1 & 2 on Hulu in the last 4 days. (Hulu, because I got rid of my cable provider) I LOVE THIS SHOW PLEASE DON’T CANCEL!!!!