AMC has decided to cancel Rubicon after one season of 13 episodes.
Billed as a conspiracy thriller, Rubicon is set in a government intelligence agency where nothing is as it seems. The cast includes James Badge Dale, Dallas Roberts, Jessica Collins, Christopher Evan Welch, Lauren Hodges, Arliss Howard, and Miranda Richardson.
The TV show was previewed back in June and attracted a 0.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 1.07 million viewers. When the series officially kicked off in August, the demo dropped to a 0.3 rating with 1.9 million viewers. The demo dropped to a 0.2 after that and the whole season averaged a 0.3 rating and 1.25 million viewers.
That wasn’t enough for AMC to want a second season and the cable channel has now cancelled the series.
Of the cancellation decision, AMC released the following statement, “Rubicon’ gave us an opportunity to tell a rich and compelling story, and we’re proud of the series. This was not an easy decision, but we are grateful to have had the opportunity to work with such a phenomenally talented and dedicated team.”
The 13th and final episode of Rubicon aired on October 17th.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that it’s been cancelled? What would you liked to have seen in season two?
Image courtesy AMC.
I can not believe that AMC cancelled Rubicon. The series was captivating, suspenseful, beautifully written and acted….How odd that it would be cancelled.
AMC….BRING BACK RUBICON.
Rubicon was one of the best shows on TV period. Better promotion by AMC would have helped a lot. AMC is not living up to its promises. Rubicon was unique in that it invited and required thought!! This if foreign to most TV shows. If networks give good shows like this a chance they WILL be successful. Sadly, Rubicon was not given that chance.
this show would have grown. it was up there with the likes of the wire
Great show and horribly disappointed to have only recently found out about it, finished the season, and to now learn it has been cancelled. Rubicon has great writing and a solid cast. AMC must have failed in adequately marketing this series. Bring it back!!!
It’s a crying shame that this wonderful series was cancelled… but the ‘walking dead’ lives on… AMC won’t even make DVDs/BR….
here is an opportunity i would like to suggest, for you being capable of reintroducing this show….. indeed, this might be the only show to ever have this as a feasible option for its promotion use the cancellation of the show as a promotional boost, with the hook, based along the same paranoia/conspiracy plot concept inherent in the shows main theme, being that the show was causing public attention to be cast into specific behavioral patterns and social trends that made “the wrong people” unhappy, and uncomfortable. (giving the impression that what lines of thought that the show was inspiring… Read more »
I liked this show, what the heck!!!! Take some of those stupid loud reality shows off. Not Rubicon! Rubicon had good characters, acting and story line.
all i can say is STUPID EXECS for cancelling a very SMART series ,we have enough dumbing down the U.S population on television .Please someone at AMC renew RUBICON , you have proved that you have a brain by taking a chance on THE KILLING and MADMEN so let s give RUBICON a second season,thank you,maddy oneill
I think it would have been a mistake if AMC had done a second season. Why? Because that would have contradicted the basic and somewhat pessimistic message of this production, namely the Icarus myth. By unravelling the true – and sad – nature of contemporary America, the producers of the Rubicon came too close to the sun. Don’t get me wrong, I love this series which I think ranks with spy novels such as John le Carre’s about the honorable mr Smiley. That the Rubicon did not get top TV ratings could never have been expected by AMC. After all,… Read more »
I totally agree with the above comment, I was so disappointed when it was cancelled, but thought from the beginning it is on target as to what is happening and if it continued it would wake up the fools that live in a fog……..Great show, well written, after all I bet there was more truth than fiction.
this was a great and compelling show, I think season 2 would be much better than the season 1, now the plot, cast and locations are well nown.
too bad it had to stop.
I’m from Denmark so I saw it online.
Great show
This was a wonderfully absorbing show, and I’m hugely disappointed to read that there’s going to be no Series 2 — especially after such a cliff-hanging ending. Please, please, bring it back for a second series!
Bring back this great show. A series that really, really kept your interest. Need more series likem this one. Again, bring it back.
For once, there was a show that inspired thinking and reflection rather than mindless action not pointing to anything in a “plot”. I’m sorry that this show never continued, this was a show I am and would admire.
Best tv series currently running. Desperately disappointed to learn it was canceled.
One of TV’s best and too back that smart TV can’t make it. BRING IT BACK!