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?
As a Daughter of the American Revolution and a history buff of the era, I loved the show and tried to never miss an episode. (The DVR was truly my friend!) Please bring the show back, even if it is only for one season, so you can at least do justice to the story line and bring it to a logical and satisfying ending. Abby will be a huge loss to the show, but maybe her “ghost” can return for the finale!
Please find a way to bring the dead back to life. She is one of the two witnesses. Must have her. Don’t really want a substitute. Maybe FOX doesn’t care about their ratings. I’m about done with them. This is the second time they have ruined a good show.
It’s amazing isn’t ? Fox’s answer to poor ratings is to kill off one of the two major characters in this series . Considering Fox’s track record with fans on cancelled series you’d think they’d think twice before doing this . Fans aren’t going to like this in my opinion and the ratings will surely drop even more , then they’ll can it . I hope I’m wrong I hope Janine Gavankar can elevate this show , but people don’t like change and I think the series will suffer . Don’t get me wrong I quite liked her in True… Read more »
I would very much be disappointed if the series was canceled. My family never missed any episode of the show. I find it very entertaining and look foward to the next show. I am sure Season Four would be just as great as the rest of the episodes have been as long as they keep Tom Mison. He does the show great.
It is my very favorite show on T.V.
Bring Abbie back and continue the series.
I really like this show. I LOVE to watch Tom Mison. He is wonderful. I’ll miss Abbie. She helped bring the Icabod character to life. So sorry to se her leave.
It will survive without abbie, bring it back!!!! 🙂
Bring the show back. I’m hooked.
I do love all the historical involvement with the show. Makes it fun. If Abby doesn’t come back, maybe a relative of Betsy Ross or some other historical person’s relative would make a nice replacement. Hate loosing Abby though
I think there would be a great storyline with Joe and Abby trying to return from Pandora’s box. Meanwhile, Crane, Jennifer and other characters battle more supernatural sources, while trying to help them return. I miss the horseman . I love Betsy Ross and George Washington characters as well. There are lots of possible plots to make some interesting storylines. Looking forward to seeing what developes.
I love this show. And I know that there’s a lot of people that are watching it. Please, im tired to begin a series and when you’re hooked, they decide to cancel it. Please renew it for another season and more.
Renewal for season 4 . There aren’t many shows that you can watch as a family. Bring Abby back as well
I really like the show and hope it will be coming back to entertain me.
Renewed and bring Abbie back please she’s amazing.
I think that was a wrong move to kill of Abba Mills she’s the star of the show.Without h=r it’s just an OK show.How can you decide to kill off after all of things she went thru.Bring her back please if not I’m done watching Think about it,if fact keep all the actors that you have now.I love this show!do the right thing foxtv.