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?
Bring back Sleepy Hollow for season 4 with Abbie! People are busy, other shows are great, but I’ve watched from day one and I love these two together.
Dennis, I agree with Anna. The Headless Horseman a.k.a the Horseman of Death needs to bring all Four Horsemen together in an epic confrontation with the witnesses. And since the Horseman of Pestilence is trapped in that void in the first season where Crane and Abby trapped him. He could still be a devastating threat moreover, since Crane’s son Jeremy is the Horseman of War… Upon his death in Second Season along with Katrina his mother who is Icabod’s wife. Katrina, could come back with Henry as the Horseman of Famine just as Henry could come back as the Horseman… Read more »
IMO there is no real drama if the main characters are never actually in danger. Thats why Game of Thrones is so riveting. Also, how much crap an actually happen in Sleepy Hollow anyway? So I’m open to new possibilities.
Please keep Sleepy Hollow.! Our family loves this show!!!!!
Bring back Abbie and Joe and renew it for another season!!! Please!!!!
Season 3 sucked, couldn’t even watch because I so bored . I read the finale and I hope the show is done because it went down hill after two and wow how four would really suck. All the guys are gone and leaving us with few good but way more evil. Abby found out about the cases, Abby and icabod were allowed on scene because of abby. So now will they get their info and rights on crime scene. Good bye sleepy hollow.
Keep Abbie mills alive, and play on the love intrest between her and crane, if not i know at least 30 of my friends on Facebook who have more friends of there own, who have said they will just stop watching and tell all there friends not to watch…..wow social media is powerful……
I love this show Sleepy Hollow. It’s my favorite show on television. I love the characters, I love the relationships between them. I love the courage & willingness to do what needed to be done to save humanity. I love the men & women that they were. (I am talking about the good guys although I admired how Pandora realized that it was the bond between Abbie & Crane that made them successful). I love the love they all have for each other. Yes I was sad that Abbie & Joe lost their lives & yes, I cried. This show… Read more »
Bring it back. We like it in our household.
The first season was the best but it seems to have wandered all over the place since then. Whether the fault of the writers or the producers, I don’t know, but if there has been a falling off, it’s likely because the show seems to have wandered from its original storyline. Also, adding and subtracting central characters seems rather risky, given that viewers generally don’t like having their favorite characters they feel are central to the show itself, killed off. I would not have ended the relationship of Ichabod and Katrina, for example. The show would have been much more… Read more »
Please bring Abbie back I love chemistry between her and Crane. You need to move back to the headless horsemen! That’s suppose to be the story in the first place isn’t it? And NO, DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW!!!
we love sleepy hollow please do not cancel it
Aby and Crane’s character had a very strong chemistry but if the actress wants out I am sire that the writer can keep it going and find someway around Aby’s death. I like the show and I don’t watch that many shows that I enjoyed more than this one.
Get rid of Pandora right after u find a way to bring Abbie back please…….never cancel S.H….n use the Phoenix idea….she rises with another vessel or something
crane and abbey were great together. they need each other. bring back abbey please. i love this show and i have watched it from the very start. abbey dying, and cranes reaction was heartbreaking not to mention poor joe’s death. jenny was really trusting her happiness. very sad finale.