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?
How can you possibly think of cancelling this great series..I also am a walking dead lover but I equally love resurrection.. so I watch ressurection first at 9pm and than walking dead at 11 pm when they air it again.. please be smart and keep the show and it’s awesome actors… seriously.
please dont do this its the only good show on tv that is worth watching. very good acting
Please don’t cancel it!! Our house watches this show every week. It is on during Walking Dead and football. I agree but that’s what DVR is for. Great show! Keep promoting it more. More commercials. Haven’t seen a commercial for it since last season
Why isn’t my favorite show on tonight?
The resurrection is all what I watch on Sunday night
I hope they don’t cancel it.
I thoroughly enjoy this tv show. I look forward to each episode. I DVR them do I can watch Resurrection and The Walking Dead every Sunday.
Don’t cancel the show !!!!!
One of the best shows on TV I look forward to seeing it every Sunday
I am very sad dont cancel the show
I’ve watched every episode & love this show. Please don’t cancel, but if they do
Please have an ending that ties everything up. Otherwise I’m not watching anymore ABC shows again!
I LOVE Resurrection!!! I love forward to Sunday nights!!!!! I love the mystery of the show. DON’T CANCEL ….. DON’T LEAVE IT IN WONDER LIKE “V”!!!!!!!!!
Funny, the only thing I watch on ABC is Resurrection. Should have known because every time a scify/fantasy captures my attention it gets cancelled. I am barely watching TV as it is. Thanks to Walking Dead I still turn on my television, but between the too damn many reality TV shows, and the usual, boring, original and spin-offs of legal, cops or CSI shows which have been done to death, and the not-so-funny comedies, my TV is running cold. And that’s why Netflix and Hulu are the only alternative. I really need to cancel cable -after The Walking Dead is… Read more »
I look froward to Sunday night , to watch reserection, please don’t cancel ! Love thisshow
I am so tired with these series starting and no closure. If it doesn’t make it fine. But, an ending would be nice. Otherwise, why even start watching them. Dallas was on forever in the early years. Now, I love it even more and what happens it gets cancelled with no closure. Now will this end without nothing. So, ratings. People won’t even bother watching because doesn’t matter you won’t find anything out so why start.
Maybe ABC should have moved it to the winter!!! Sun Night Football probally killed its ratings!
I think the rating dropped because abc scheduled it opposite “The Good Wife”. Even I have a hard time choosing between the two. Plus, I agree with previous comments, that it’s becoming just like all the other violent, murderous shows. I was hoping for a more divine, mystical meaning.