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.
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— 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?
Yes…I would most def watch another season and more season’s after that! This was a great show!
Shots fired was an excellent series! I am definitely disappointed! You should reconsider bringing a second season or just put on another channel!
Give it another chance with a different time slot..and Sanaa can up character a lil biT , her acting skills and all…. her co star is just too cute….loved him…
I love Sanaa, but her acting was just NOT on point…..
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW! IT IS SO GOOD! I LOOK FORWARD TO WATCHING EVETY WEDNESDAY!
There was something missing on the show, can’t quite pinpoint it, maybe the time slot and I love Sanaa’s acting was just NOT on point…..
They should really have a second season.
Shots Fired is an excellent drama. Well acted and written and extremely current as far as topic goes. I am so disappointed it won’t be coming back.
Wish there were more programs like this one, that reach you emotionally while still telling a compelling story.
Please, more programming like this.
Yes! Great show, although it seemed at times they were dragging out the case/investigation to make it last a full season. Had they shortened the case /storyline, and aired in a different time slot, there would’ve been more viewers. Most viewers watched dvr’d episodes and episodes on the app, which I’ve heard aren’t counted in the ratings. Unfortunately, this has lead to another failed show. So sad….
It’s really should have a second season.
when a friend of mine told me that Shots Fired would not be back for Season 2, I was SHOCKED. I even had my husband looking at it. I pray that another network pick up this series. This is so dissappointing ,the creators of this series did an awesome job. I pray that another network pick them up and they be successful.Sanna Latham has always…always been an excellent actor.
I loved Shots Fired, so disappointed it won’t be coming back. Most of my peers also watched it. maybe it was the network and time slot that effected it. I have to set my reminded the first few weeks because Fox is not a major network to me and I would forget about it. PLEase work something out and bring it back.
I am in shock that you would cancel a great show like Shots Fired. Come on now…. I absolutely love that show. Have you lost your everloving mind??? I think you should re-evaluate this and renew the show for season 2. If it wasn’t for Empire, I promise you I would never watch FOX again.
I am very disappointed that this series will not be airing a second season. I absolutely love the actors, storyline and all. I am only able to watch it on demand because of my work schedule but I still come home looking forward to playing it. I don’t think it was advertised good enough. Please give it one more shot !
I watched the show and I would definitely watch a second season.
I wasn’t ever able to watch the show on Wednesday evening but I always recorded it to watch later. I wish it could have a 2nd season.