Tonight marks the end of the third season of the Sleepy Hollow TV show on FOX and it very well may end up being the series finale as well. The show has been doing very poorly in the ratings and now, the producers have made a move that will likely infuriate more than a few loyal viewers. Should this Friday night show be cancelled or renewed for a fourth 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 (Nicole Beharie). The cast also includes Lyndie Greenwood, Shannyn Sossamon, Nikki Reed, Lance Gross, and Zach Appelman.
The series was a hit in its early days but those great ratings are long gone. This season, Sleepy Hollow premiered to a 0.98 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.36 million viewers. Compared to the third season debut, the debut was down by a whopping 51% in the demo and down by 38% in viewership. SPOILER AHEAD.
The numbers got worse as the season progressed so the execs sent the series to Friday nights, likely hoping that the show’s loyal fans would follow and the ratings would stay at the same level. They looked stable for awhile but the numbers got even worse over the course of the rest of the season. The last couple episodes have attracted about a 0.65 rating with 2.6 million.
And now, in tonight’s finale, the producers have killed off one of the show’s lead characters — Abbie Mills, as played by Nicole Beharie. The executive producers, studio, and network released this statement to EW:
“The finale featuring the tragic death of Abbie Mills was a very dramatic ending and a bold move for the show, but Sleepy Hollow has always been known for its shocking finales. We feel we provided a wonderfully poignant conclusion for Abbie and showed some of the best moments between the Witnesses that we’ve seen on-screen. We thank Nicole Beharie for bringing Abbie and Sleepy Hollow to life. We are currently discussing season 4, and should the series be picked up for another season, we have some exciting scenarios and new avenues we want to explore.”
With such poor ratings, Sleepy Hollow, once again, is very much in danger of being cancelled. Now that one of the main characters has been killed off, should the series return? Should they bring Abbie back somehow or, is it okay that she’s gone? What do you think?
PLEASE KEEP Sleepy Hollow!!!!! It’s one of the best shows out there!! You could take the storyline anywhere, with or without Abbie..it is such an imaginative show!… Although having Abbie back would be awesome.. I always thought Abbie and Icabod would be together romantically…but I believe the other characters could hold the show as they are all great characters…It is such a great show!… I would miss it very much…
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Are you kidding me? We love this show!!!!
Please keep Sleepy Hollow on the air. Joe and Abbey should be brought back in their own bodies. This show is great and it seems every time I get into a great show Fox cancels it for some new awful excuse of a show. Not meaning to complain a lot because fox has continued great shows like the Simpsons and Family guy but other than that Fox has gone down hill.
FOX is a business and they only care about maximising their investments. Most people in the world have vacant brains, so they make series for brainless people. Sad but true. The good stuff gets cancelled: Millennium, Wonderfalls, Almost Human, Dollhouse, Firefly… Need I say more?
With all the teasing of Abbey and Crane getting together, it was stupid to kill her off, but this is sleepy hollow and death doesn’t always mean death. So bring her back and let the chemistry between her and Crane continue to get better and better
Everytime a good show airs you always ready to cancel it. Try a story line with the father.
Please bring back Abbie and joe. They work in harmony with one another I love this show.
please bring the show back with Abbie being a part of it. There was so much chemistry between her and Incabod. She was one of the main characters and it would not be the same without her. I loved her strength and boldness to go beyond what was necessary.
This show is Awesome! The characters each one is unique in it’s own.The story line each week is different with the monsters being eliminated.Sad to see Abby gone because her character made the show along with Icabod. The chemistry just made it right! Looking forward to see what the dad( Abby’s) brings to the show!!
Please keep the show on. Love the supernatural and history mix which is unique. However, I wish it was on a Thursday or Tuesday night. Friday nights can be busy, so we tape the show. I would assume that is the same for many viewers as the ratings were high until the show was moved to Friday. By the way, I do like the chemistry between Icabod and Abby and the acting is very good.
I love the show, and while I’m sad to see Abby go, I’d very much like to find out who the next Witness is and watch how the story continues. That being said, if I have watched the series finale, it was a worthy and fitting one.
Love this show! Just please pick a time slot and stick with it! Some folks plan their activities around a show and it makes it sometime impossible to keep reorganizing!
Abby NEEDS to come back as Abby
There is more to be done in Sleepy Hollow…..bring it back one of my favorite shows….
I changed my mind it definitely should come back even without the actress that plays Abby Mills have her come back in a different character as you read in my other post I wasn’t able to change my vote
Love the show just wish you would quit moving the date and time it’s on.