This fantasy adventure series is based on the young adult fantasy book series by Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments. The books have been popular for years. Will the Shadowhunters TV show on Freeform have the same kind of longevity? How will it perform in the ratings? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
On the Shadowhunters TV show, young Clary Fray (Katherine McNamara) celebrates her 18th birthday at a New York City nightclub and sees a group of teenagers with supernatural abilities attacking a demon. She realizes that she is the only person who can see them and later learns that she’s one of a long line of demon hunters. When her mother is kidnapped, she must join other hunters to try to save her, all while learning about her new supernatural abilities. The rest of the cast includes Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Isaiah Mustafa, and Harry Shum, Jr.
Below are the show’s TV ratings, typically the best way to tell if the series will be cancelled or renewed. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress.
3/14 update: Freeform has renewed Shadowhunters for a second season. Details here.
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Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by so there may be occasional delays or gaps.
What do you think? Do you like the Shadowhunters TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
I want to see Shadowhunters for a few more seasons. I can tell that the show is just going to get better and better and that you can’t judge a TV series just on it’s first season alone.
This recreation of the Shadowhunter’s book is beyond atrocious, it baffles me why the author would even allow this after seeing the first episode of the series, I mean, why? This attempt needs to remove from existence and come again. Whatever concept they were trying to go for does the book no justice because once anyone see this they’re not going to want to read the book and it itches my insides just thinking about how this is degrading the book. Good going for trying, but for me this whole series will just end up looking like a underdeveloped-overpriced-unacceptable budget… Read more »
The author didn’t have a say so. She signed the rights and thought she would have input but they stopped asking her for advice. I think she hates it just as much as we do.
Not true. Authors never expect to have rights. Cassis said that herself. She still got input- the ‘other 10 percent’ slap is in episode 7 because of Cassie. She went and visited the set and she absolutely loved the cast.
Get your facts strait before giving out information.
I’m sorry but this is bad. I wish it wasn’t because there needs to be more shows like this but not this one. Horrible acting. Just horrible.
I agree! Not just bad acting. But the whole plot is so terrible!
I feel like they just went out and got a bunch of pretty people they thought would do well in demographics and hoped for the best.
The main character can’t act… It’s like twilight all over again. At least the other knows better and would rather be gay! Really tried to give This show a chance but it can’t be helped… I feel the movie and now the series have really let the books down!!!
The show is good, no it does not follow the books 100%. It follows a basic guideline of the story. There is always changes from book to screen. Besides everyone sees something different when you read a book. Books are wonderful that way, the author writes what they see in their mind but you may see something totally different when you read it, that’s why books are so much better.
Ratings for the premier broadcast of each episode keep dropping, but according to the Futon Critic, ratings across all platforms are doing absolutely fantastic. Will that mean anything, or is cancellation/renewal decided purely by those first broadcasts? We’ll see, I guess.
(Although Shadowhunters might be renewed anyway, since it’s still one of the highest-rated scripted shows Freeform has at the moment…)
I don’t know what to say ? Did i have high hopes after hearing TMI was going to be a tv series, well yes of course. We all did, right? Im not going to argue about whether the tv series actually stayed true to the books, because lets not kid ourselves it seems like they got a group of people together with a basic awareness of the book plot and settings, and that snowballed into the terrible script, the weird set up of the institute and most likely every negative comment you can think of since the premier. I know… Read more »
It needs to go, and it’s not cause of the fact that it is not sooo similar to the books, it is because the effect suck and are childish looking and the acting is sub par. I really wanted this to work and I was willing to over look the acting but it was the effects that pushed me over the edge. I mean the demons die so terribly and considering the quality of effects on current show like the flash and shannara chronicles it is just sooo unacceptable. The show is disrespectful to people like me who have read… Read more »
Love this show!! Magnus is perfectly cast! Each episode gets better and better. Please please please don’t cancel!!
Seriously if you don’t like it, don’t watch it. Simple as that. But don’t ruin it for those of us who do like it. Selfish pricks like the ones complaining that it isn’t 100% like book are the reason the show might get canceled. Changes had to be made! So far it’s been 100% better than the movie. I love it and I know a lot of people do too.
People saying that ‘it’s not like the books’ will literally have 0% to do with any future cancellation. The show is B-Movie bad… The actress who plays Clary is a very ‘green’ lead… But there are some pluses for the show… The sets, the lighting, makeup… And a few actors on the show that realize that the show is campy and trying to embrace that sort of thing in the right way. Shadowhunters is silly, but if it doesn’t try and take itself too seriously viewers might enjoy the campy style for what it is… But make no mistakes, books… Read more »
There is no need to name-call just because you don’t agree with posters who are disappointed with the show. Yeah, some people are rude but you don’t have to join them. I am hanging in there, so far, but I think that it is more than a bit of an exaggeration to say that the show is 100% better than the movie (they both have their pluses and minuses), or that it is even worth loving, as it currently is. If that many people agreed with you about the show it wouldn’t have lost almost half of its viewers, already.… Read more »
If I could give you a million thumbs up right now I would. I fully agree with you and I hope that freeform considers the fans who love it and that’s enough to keep it going. Cause I would so love to see this play out for many more seasons.
The reason why the show is going to get cancelled is because it sucks. The numbers are horrible. They get worse with every episode. It’s because they decided to go with people who were pretty over acting ability. Cmon, that lead actor is terrible. I don’t watch the show but I will do everything in my power to make sure it get’s cancelled. It’s an affront to good taste.
Why are you trying to get it cancelled if you don’t watch it? And if you don’t watch it how do you know what the acting is like? It’s freeforms 2nd most successful show? Why are you trying to ruin the fun for everyone else?
Please stop this show, it sucks and is nothing like the books.
IT DOES NOT have to be. The series is BASED on these wonderful books, but that doesn’t mean it is the legitimate books! People need to stop-you need to stop-complaining please! For the love of Cassie Clare and every TMI fan everywhere, I would strongly advise you to stop watching the show if you hate it so much.
Get a grip. This show is going to get cancelled weather people complain on here or not. The exec’s that make that decision don’t even look at these posts. They look at numbers. From how you sound, I think it would be a good idea if this got cancelled. Obsessed much??
Yes. It’s reAlly bad
This Show lost viewers fast!
The mistake Shadowhunters made was releasing the 2nd episode on an app. That’s why the ratings dropped drastically. It’s actually beating the Fosters, and up 9%
Dont kill the show! Its awesome. Every episode is better than previous/ Cant wait for s1e4 raitings( ps Hello frome CIS we enjoy shoow)
I love the Shadowhunter series and was really hoping the tv show would be awesome. Unfortunately it is quite awful! The casting of Jace, Clary, Magnus and maybe Simon are all wrong. The acting is terrible and the props are child-like and cheesy. This tv series probably should have gone to the Syfy network instead of ABC Family. Syfy would have done a much better job.
please do not let the show continue. it is awful
If you don’t like it, don’t watch it. Simple as that. But please don’t ruin it for those who do.
Freeform’s 3rd highest rated show…..probably not going anywhere.