Last week, FOX aired the finale of their Second Chance TV show. Will the series be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Should it get a “second chance” from the network?
On Second Chance, a sheriff named Jimmy Pritchard left his office in disgrace. As a younger man, Jimmy often ignored his family in favor of work and carousing. Unhappy and unwell at 75 years old, he’s killed but gets a second chance when his body is regenerated by some experimental technology. Can Jimmy get things right the second time around? The cast includes Rob Kazinsky, Tim DeKay, Dilshad Vadsaria, Adhir Kalyan, Ciara Bravo, and Vanessa Lengies.
The series debuted on Wednesday, January 13th, and attracted a 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.71 million viewers. That wasn’t a pretty poor start. In week two, the numbers dropped about 20% to a 0.98 in the demo with 3.75 million viewers.
The network wasted no time and sent Second Chance packing to Friday nights, switching timeslots with venerable Hell’s Kitchen.
To no surprise, the numbers took a big hit on Friday nights, dropping lower than perhaps than even FOX execs expected. Over the course of its run, Second Chance fell to a 0.5 demo rating with just 1.78 million viewers.
With ratings like these, there seems to be no way that FOX will be renewing Second Chance for a second season. The numbers are just too low, even for a struggling network like FOX.
But, what do you think? Do you like Second Chance? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Please bring it back it was awesome. Fox did not do it justice.
LOVE THIS SHOW was SO DISAPPOINTED IT WAS DONE he is so hot
Please renew. It will catch on because it’s a great show which is hard to find on tv these days.
Loved this show. The season ending with Otto was completely unexpected. Can’t wait to see what happens on 2nd season. Fox please give it a chance and renew. Think of all those shows that didn’t start well and went on to be hits.
I love this show. Its a favorite of mine. I watch things like Grimm, Arrow, Flash, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, and The Originals. This show is amazing and has sooooo much more it could do! Everyone I know that’s watched it has loved it. PLEASE KEEP IT! 🙂
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A very enjoyable story that appeals to the baby boomer generation with family values that crosses over beyond SciFi to a refreshing ethnicity. By all means, please continue this series! I am so looking forward to more … (SMILE)!
More Second Chance PLEASE!.. Not much good stuff on TV any more but this is a good one. This show has somehting for everyone to like. Why would anyone consider canceling a Quality show like this?
FOX has generally gotten kudos from me on it’s shows, but please, this time, listen to the fans and don’t cancel it. The second chance concept just speaks to so many folks who ponder their life choices and wish that there was an opportunity for a “do over.”
Second chance was definitely best new show for the past five years
So it looks like a high percentage want Second Chance to be renewed. What is the problem? This is one of the few shows that my husband and I both like and watch together. This infuriates me! It takes a while for people to jump on board. Changing time slots after only 2 episodes is ridiculous! You can’t even get “into” a show with only 2 episodes. We followed it to Friday nights because we like it so well. Now it looks to be canceled. I am SOOOOO mad. Please, Please, PLEASE bring it back!
SEEMS TO ME ANOTHER NETWORK IS GOING TO PULL THE PLUG ON A PROBABLE HIT SHOW.
Second Chance quickly became my absolute favorite action show. Even more interesting, it is my 18 year old daugter’s favorite as well. I love NBC’s Grimm, but chose Second Chance on Friday instead. Very different and Fox did it a great disservice by switching the nights around before viewers had a real chance to delve into the complex storyline.
Please renew Second Chance. Give it a second chance. FOX somewhat sabotaged it on their own by switching it to a Friday night slot. Friday night is where shows go to die. But this is a show that deserves to live. Most shows do you take more than 2–3 episodes to gain momentum. The show never had a chance when fox moved it to the Friday slot while it was still in its infancy. Television today lacks intelligent shows such as these that also bond the viewers with the characters. This is an excellent show. Given a better time slot… Read more »
I love the show and looking forward to next season.
I LOVE THE SHOW. I like the day & time it comes on. I didn’t know it was gonna end. I waited for it to come on. Watched Sleepy Hollow just to not miss this show. Wow okay now to Law & Order… 🙁