FOX drama Shots Fired won’t have a second season. The series creators have said they weren’t ruling out the possibility of a second season but it seems like there won’t be one.
The 10-part drama explores the tense aftermath of two racially charged shootings in a small North Carolina town. The cast includes Sanaa Lathan, Stephan James, Helen Hunt, Richard Dreyfuss, Will Patton, Aisha Hinds, Conor Leslie, and Stephen Moyer.
Not only was Shots Fired planned as a limited series, but the show’s ratings have been pretty poor. Season one, which wraps next Wednesday night, is averaging a 0.89 rating in the 18-49 demo and 3.56 million viewers. Still, the viewership numbers make the drama FOX‘s seventh most-watched scripted series for the 2016-2017 season.
Earlier, creators Gina Prince-Bythewood and Reggie Rock Bythewood said there’s always a chance for a second season down the line.
Word has been that the series wasn’t going to be coming back. Both a network spokesperson and Prince-Bythewood have confirmed that May 24th’s season finale will also be the show’s series finale.
Catch up or come join the conversation. #shotsfired on Hulu, On Demand or https://t.co/GrnhSgECS8. Only 2 hours left til the series finale. https://t.co/yn9BJ9dyQG
— Gina Prince-Bythewood (@GPBmadeit) May 12, 2017
What do you think? Did you watch Shots Fired? Would you have watched a second season of this FOX series?
I can’t believe they won’t get picked back up! I thoroughly enjoyed this show! #2NDSEASONFORSHOTSFIRED
I agree a 110%. I loved that show
Everyone I know watches the show. Why are the ratings low? I really think that’s a bogus excuse. It’s one of the best series out. I love Empire but it’s way better than Empire. What’s really going on?
Nooo!! I love this show and The story line in relation to current events!
Right!
Keep the show. I love it !!!!
The show excellent. It relevant and that I think is why it’s being cancelled.
Well I enjoyed the show very much too, but there are a few shows with the same theme – righting wrongs in our justice system. Though these kind of injustices and crooked cops need to be yelled about from the rooftop and there probably needs to be more attention, not sure if this is the show to accomplish it.
I love this show! There must be a season 2! This show gives different perspectives and should not be cancelled!
Please keep this show bad enough you cancel. Rosewood
WHAT THEY CANCELLED ROSEWOOD?I LOVE THAT SHOW TO. WTH. SUCH BS. BOYCOTT TV. I M SO TIRED OF GETTUNG INVOLVED IN A SERIES AND THEY CANCEL THEM. UNACCEPTABLE. ALIT OF THESE SO CALLED COMEDIES SHOUKD B CANCELLED. SUCH STUPIDITY ACTTING.
I really love Shots Fired and I am sad that it’s ending the other seasons could have possibly brought about change in this crazy place we call America I could see it lasting 10 seasons the issues it addresses are not over and have so many solutions that can be shown in the show if it was to run longer!! This show will definitely be missed i guess me and my fb friends make up most of the audience since it “isn’t doing well enough to stick around” I hope another station picks it up!!
The finale is NEXT week, not this week. And it was very good. But I do see it as a limited series.
Sanaa Lathan can go be in a real show now.
This is a real show
yes I would a second season
It is an entertaining program but may offend the redneck portion of the viewing community. Perhaps it gets picked up by Netflix etc. Hope so
EXCELLENT !!! I really enjoy this show. There are endless possibilities for where this storyline can go or even a new story line different city. I guess it was just to close to home for some people. Such a shame. Later FOX.
I faithfully watched this show every week, i think it was well written and the storyline was, in my opinion, JUST AWESOME! It seems anything dealing with current relevant issues aren’t given an honest chance. Oh well i think im done watching Fox Network…..NEXT
I agree, of course they don’t want a show that is relevant to what’s actually happening in our world today to continue. They are hitting too close to home. Good thing I don’t typically watch Fox anyway, I think I’ll stop also now. Shots Fired is a good show!
Yes, I watch. I was interested in knowing how the show would progress…all the seasons can’t be about these 2 murders, but I really like the show and wish it weren’t being cancelled!
I happened to enjoy the show but ratings are very important to the success or demise of any series!