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! My favorite show on TV
There are just not enough shows on like Sleepy Hallow its smartly written and very well acted. It is a history lessons and theories that make you think, and often wonder. It would be a loss to not renew the series. Television watchers are picky and often can go from one extreme to the next, for younger viewers. As for viewers with let’s say a few years under their feet…we love the series. Are there not enough shows on television about bachelors, partying youth, and mind numbing shows as it is? Why not allow smart writers, and amazing actors like… Read more »
This is the only show that I look forward to evevy week.. Please renew this show!
Renew. You can’t get rid of my sleepy hollow I look foward to watching the show every Monday nights during its first and second seasons. And I’m looking forward to season 3. Abby has to write in the diary and they have to keep fighting the war isn’t over
Renew!! It’s the only show I watch.
Love this show. Please renew
Please renew. It is the best show on tv.
please renew and let the story line continue to develop
Renew it,the season Still got a lot of people that still like this show and The Witnesses got alot more work to do to,Hell we dont even know who the other 2 Horseman are yet..So Please reconsider and bring it back.
RENEW!!!
PLEASE RENEW SLEEPY HOLLOW. This is one of two shows (ONLY) that I watch. Seriously. The writers or whoever messed up the second season with the Katrina/Family disaster. The show is trying to right itself by finally listening to the fans. BRING IT BACK!!
RENEW!!!!! YOU MUST HAVE SEASON 3 . WE HAVE TO KNOW IF CRANE AND ABBIE BECOME LOVERS.
Renew…two seasons isn’t enough; great storyline, stretching history but still teaching us something; love the actors and the sets.
I would recommend that they renew for Season 3!!!