Last season, FOX touted Sleepy Hollow as a hit series of the 2013-14 season and gave it an early renewal. How are things looking a year later, as we come to the end of the second season? Should the series be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
A supernatural police drama, Sleepy Hollow follows Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), a patriot who was killed 230 years ago. He finds himself resurrected in modern day and partners with a female police lieutenant. Unfortunately, the Headless Horseman has also returned. The cast includes Nicole Beharie, Orlando Jones, Katia Winter, Clancy Brown, John Cho, and Richard Cetrone.
Sleepy Hollow debuted in September of 2013 to a very healthy 3.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.1 million viewers. The ratings dropped quite a bit over the course of the season — hitting a low of a 2.2 in the demo and 6.46 million — but it remained their highest-rated scripted series of the season.
Unfortunately, it’s been a very different story in season two. The premiere drew a 2.0 demo rating with 5.59 million viewers — a new series low. The numbers took a big dip in week two and have gotten worse as the weeks have worn on. A couple weeks ago, Sleepy Hollow hit yet another new low with a 1.2 demo rating and 3.87 million viewers.
Season-to-season, the Monday night drama is down by about 40% in the ratings — averaging a 1.6 in the demo and 4.58 million total viewers.
Will the show be cancelled or renewed for a third season? It could go either way. The network didn’t hand out an early renewal this time around and we likely won’t know the show’s fate until May when FOX’s plans for the 2015-16 season are announced. While Sleepy Hollow’s performance is way down, much of the rest of the network’s schedule is also struggling.
Their decision will likely depend heavily on what new shows they have in development that could be a good companion for Gotham — one of their two new successful series.
But, what do you think? If you ran the network, would you cancel Sleepy Hollow or renew it for a third season? Would you make any changes to attract new or past viewers.
Renew. Renew. Renew please
RENEW RENEW RENEW RENEW!!!!! THE BEST SHOW ON TV AND WORTHY OF THE MONDAY NIGHT LINE UP! LOOK HOW LONG SUPERNATURAL HAS BEEN GOING AND SP IS WAAAAYYYY BETTER CASTING, ACTING AND WRITING!
Renew. Renew. Renew
Please renew the show it’s great after Gotham.
I love the show sleepy hollow so much because of the mystery. I love it so much can you please have season 3 for sleepy hollow. It one of my favorite shows. Please have season 3. Thank you.
Renew pleaaaaaase!!
Renew Sleepy Hollow. It’s nice to sit down with your family and watch something decent on television. You would be fools to cancel!
renew! renew! renew! i really like the quirk take on revolutionary war era…
Please renew I love the show
Please renew. We enjoy this program!
I’m an author of fantasy books and have found that Sleepy Hollow joins fact with fantasy so well that it make one look into the history of our country just to see if perhaps there is some truth to the stories. Please renew the series and continue to help students and adults alike know the history of our country in a delightful imaginative way.
Please, please, please renew!!! This is my all time favorite show!
Please renew the show Only show I look forward to watching. Love the flashbacks , great actors
Renew
Fox has to renew Sleepy Hollow and it’s soooooooooooo good!!! And also maybe they should make Ichabod mad because he killed his wife and then he should try to bring her back to life!!!!
Please renew
No, the CFD storyline is why the show slumped. Move forward with something new.
I like this show, and I hope they would renew it. I like how it’s a little different, with the history and how they just play on it. I think though, in order for me to REALLY want to watch it, I would LOVE to see Abbie Mills get out of her high heels. I mean…. really? A police woman in high heels? The heels, walking in mud, would get stuck. And running to catch a bad-guy? Yeah… I don’t think that makes any sense at all. I love the chemistry between the two mains though, Ichabod and Abbie. If… Read more »