The doctor is out. USA Network has decided to cancel their Rush TV show after one season of 10 episodes.
Rush revolves around a talented and handsome physician (Tom Ellis) who had it all — but then lost it in one fateful night. Six years later, he’s a private doctor who treats less-than-squeaky-clean clientele in Los Angeles. The rest of the cast includes Harry Hamlin, Larenz Tate, Odette Annable, and Sarah Habel.
Debuting mid-July, the first episode of Rush attracted 1.7 million viewers with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Not a very good start. The numbers for later episodes went up and down and the season averaged 1.65 million with a 0.4 in the demo.
Satisfaction, another new drama, had very similar ratings and either show could have been cancelled or renewed. USA ultimately chose to drop Rush and renew Satisfaction. The defacto series finale aired on September 18th.
What do you think? Did you like Rush? Would you have watched a second season?
Loved Rush, hate that you cancelled it. Watch Satisfaction too but Rush is a much better show.
I can’t believe that Rush has been canceled. Another dumb move to cancel a smart, savvy & enjoyable show. Needs another season & do more promos letting fans know when to watch. I feel like never watching a new show that I love, again.
I don’t watch much T.V But I LOVED RUSH!! Please Bring it back, Keep it going, put it on another station, do whatever, Just don’t end it. Satisfaction sucked cancel that one.
USA please bring back Rush, a great show
Is there a petition to bring Rush Back? I hope another network picks it up.
Really enjoyed watching Rush, Satisfaction is no story. I wont watch USA station anymore
I was very disappointed that Rush was cancelled. Instead you chose to renew Satisfaction. Satisfaction was a very raunchy show, almost a porno show.
Rush was a very good show, even though Rush had problems he always came through for his patients. I really liked this show. Very disappointed.
they should have kept Rush and cancel that filthy Satisfaction!!!
Rush had potential but the writers made him unlikeable. I understand the addict part but he was kind of a dick. I don;t care how much you hate your father, you dont sleep with his wife. His doctor friend was also kind of a dick. Too many unlikeable characters to continue in my opinion.
Rush was ok but an addict doctor as the main character a difficult sell, not much to hope for other than he gets clean.
They’re stupid. This was like House on steroids. I couldn’t wait all week for this to come on. They’re so dumb.
How in the hell was satisfaction renewed with lower numbers and Rush canceled with high numbers, for f$#% sakes!!. This is exactly so many viewers are no longer bothering to watching the live broadcasts and why major and basic cable networks are struggling to find hits. It’s a spit in the face to viewers with a clear message that if it’s successful, popular, or hell if it even does better than the worst rated series it’s probably going to get canceled, while the worst rated series will have a long run.
You hit the nail on the head! No wonder reality shows are making it. People don’t want to get invested in something that’s going to be cancelled. Who cares if some stupid reality show gets cancelled? I watched Rush because it came on before Satisfaction. Ended up hating Satisfaction and loving Rush.
“ended up hating satisfaction, and loving rush”
hitting the nail on the proverbial head!
they always talk about lead-in shows. As far as bringing people to the second show I’ve found I don’t care what the lead-in show is, if the next show is good you watch it, if the next show is terrible you don’t.
Please consider bringing LONGMIRE to your network. It has millions following it.
A&E would rather present stupid reality shows. They don’t want the intelligently written, superbly acted series. Do yourself a big favor and get this show!! You will have many many more loyal viewers and people who will support your sponsors.
Why oh why do they do this to me? Hey bigwigs behindmy tv who controls my programming: twiddle your thumbs as opposed to burrowing it in your nether regions & QUIT CANCELLING MY SHOWS.
Loved the show. Watch Satisfaction and think Rush is the better of the two. Will miss it.
This show is great! The decision makers are idiots.