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CBS has cancelled its Scorpion TV show after four seasons. The season, which began with a musical episode, weill be this series’ swan song.
A CBS action drama, Scorpion stars Elyes Gabel, Katharine McPhee, Eddie Kay Thomas, Jadyn Wong, Ari Stidham, Robert Patrick, Riley B. Smith, Andy Buckley, Jamie McShane, Joshua Leonard, Dan Dratch, and Scott Porter. Inspired by a real-life computer expert, the series centers on Walter O’Brien (Gabel) and his team of brilliant misfits. Team Scorpion is the country’s last line of defense against lurking high-tech threats.
Scorpion: A Look at the Ratings
The fourth season of Scorpion is averaging a 0.81 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.26 million viewers. Compared to season three, that’s down by about 32% and down by 27%, respectively. By both measures, Scorpion is consistently among the lowest rated scripted CBS TV shows.
All told, today CBS cancelled two TV shows: Superior Donuts and Scorpion. The network also renewed five series: Criminal Minds (season 14); Man With a Plan (season three); Life in Pieces (season four); Instinct (season two); and Big Brother: Celebrity Edition (season two).
UPDATE: CBS has cancelled Kevin Can Wait and has renewed Elementary for season seven.
Deadline has confirmed the Scorpion cancellation.
What do you think? Did you think CBS would cancel or renew Scorpion for season five? Now that it’s over, did it end at the right time, or should the network have given it another season to wrap up? Sound off, in the comments.
Oh come on this was the best show how could you end it I truly believe enough people watched it don’t let it end this way
Oh come on this show was one of the better shows it had character I believe enough people watched it bring it back don’t let it end this way. We love this show
Oh come on! Why was the show canceled on a cliffhanger. That’s just bonkers! After seasons of Walter and Paige finally got together; a season later this happens. I was eagerly waiting for the next season.
Totally blew me away. Why did you cancel Scorpion???? I am going to still wonder what happens to this cast. It was so good. We love you out here #teamscorpion
SCORPION was the one unique family friendly show in the CBS line-up. I will miss it terribly. Loved the cast & always found the show to be very entertaining. I have cancelled my All-Access & don’t plan on watching much on CBS this fall. Their new line-up doesn’t impress me. I want SCORPION back. It was even worse that it ended on a crappy cliffhanger.
I need to know what happens next, does anybody cares about fans?
good show. needs to continue. need to know what happens next
Another season please..another great show that the big networks just up and cancel I hate that…come on Netflix or hulu pick it up and give us more….
I really liked the show. I pray that they bring it back
I am very upset this show was cancelled. It was one of my favorite programs and I looked forward to it every week. Please reconsider!!
I wish you had not cancelled this show, we loved it. We watched every week.
I think a mistake was made by cancelling Scorpion. The show should have been tried in a different time slo. At least when a Nielsen booklet comes, which it seems to every couple of years, I will not have to put any CBS shows in it.
I loved this show and watched it from the first episode.
You should NOT cancel this show
I loved this show and watched it from the first episode.
You should NOT cancel this show.
It always happens, just when I find a show that is not all murder and mayhem, it is cancelled. The least CBS should have done is ended the series with a good finish. It was scheduled at a crap time and with terrible lead in shows.