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?
i love this show its concept the actors !! please renew it for another season ? There are so many more stories to tell ?
You took the main character which was Abby, Crane being her second, and from season 2 on tried to write Crane as the main character. That’s why your ratings fell. Second season was all about his wife and son, which was a horrible story line. Abby was the heroine of the show but you couldn’t leave it alone. It’s no wonder Nicole wanted out of the show. I believe she was treated poorly. What you did was take her starring role and make it a supporting role. It was both stupid and disrespectful. I think Sleepy Hollow has run it’s… Read more »
I SINCERELY concur.
This was only season 3, not season 4.
Please renew!!! Love this show.
Please don’t cancel the show. TV, in general, has deteriorated into a endless spew of reality shows, even the “News”. Sleepy Hollow is a breath of fresh air. My wife and I look forward to each episode, find the characters refreshing, and the plots imaginative. We watch very little TV, and this is one of the few shows we make it a point to watch. Bring back Abbey – Sleepy Hollow won’t be the same without her…
I also watch very little TV, but I adore this show, so much imagination, and the pokes at history are priceless.
i know a lot of people love this show.. please don’t cancel it.
My grandson and I both watch, it is interesting how you integrate history in the show, and he is so interested in it, we call it our date night we have popcorn and hot cocoa, it’s a great show bring it back please, it’s the only thing that tears him away from video games. Bring back Abbey, may she rise from the ashes!
Bring back Abbey bring back the show, get rid of Pandora Plot that just killed the show these past two seasons
Like seriously. What the heck was that Pandora crap? It was like the teacher’s voice on Charlie Brown “wahn, wahn wahn, wahn, wahn, wahn.” Bring back Abbie, put her back as the starring and not the supporting role and I bet you get your viewership back.
Please renew the show. I love the combination of historical factoids and supernatural. The tandem of Crane and Abbie is perfect. So please find a way to bring back Abbie–which is a common thing in books.
I have been a fan since the beginning. I have loved everything they have done. But this one with Abbie is very upsetting. I am angry. As a character in the series, she makes the series as does Ichabod. Why kill her? My goodness! I was so sad and mad at the same time. Now I’m worried they will cancel another great show and lose a fabulous actress! Please do not cancel. Please bring back Abbie! Nicole Beharie is a awesome actress!! Tom and her characters are the part of the show. Please stay!!
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL!!!! I really look forward to Friday nites knowing this is airing or any night really. One thing I truly wish you’d consider: I miss so much the many historical events played out in an episode and how it all connects with the episode we’re watching. I love the way your writers’ minds work!! I’ll miss Abbie but I have no doubt your writers are going to come up with an incredible Season 4!
Yes, my God yes! Renew it!!! sleepy Hollow is one of the best quality shows on TV. Great family entertainment.
Bring Abbie, Joe and the show back, hopefully with less evil characters. I know it’s Sleepy Hallow but some of the evil characters have been a little over the top. I agree with Cindy about the historical events and characters and would hate to see the show end.
Please find a way to bring Sleepy Hollow back for season 4 & find away to bring back Abbie Mills as u stated a phoenix raised from its on ashes FIND A WAY !!!
Sleepy Hollow is an outstanding show very well written with a great storyline and great character development it will be a shame to take such an interesting show on television only to be backfilled by mindless reality TV shows
I couldn’t have said it better myself Mark