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Can this series survive the loss of a core character? Has the Sleepy Hollow TV show been cancelled or renewed for a fifth season on FOX? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news and this page has been created to give our readers a dedicated place to track the status of season five of Sleepy Hollow. You can bookmark this page or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the FOX television network, Sleepy Hollow follows Ichabod Crane (Tom Mison), a patriot who was killed 230 years ago. In season four, Crane finds himself in the nation’s capital where he must forge unlikely partnerships in his quest to find the next Witness. Crane soon discovers that there is more evil at play than he realized was possible. The FOX cast also includes Janina Gavankar, Lyndie Greenwood, Jerry MacKinnon, Rachel Melvin, Oona Yaffe, Jeremy Davies, and John Noble. Kamar de los Reyes and Robbie Kay are expected to recur.
Season Four Ratings
The fourth season of Sleepy Hollow averaged a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.92 million viewers. Compared to season three, that’s down by 39% in the demo and down by 37% in total viewers. Find out how Sleepy Hollow stacks up against the other FOX TV shows.
On May 9, 2017, it was revealed that Sleepy Hollow had been cancelled. Could the series be revived somehow? Stay tuned for further updates.
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Telly’s Take
This FOX series started as a hit but the ratings fell pretty quickly and they have continued to fall each year. After season three’s dismal ratings, some wondered if Sleepy Hollow’s numbers could go any lower. Well, they have. At the end of season four, there will be 62 episodes. That’s not enough episodes for a regular syndication package but it’s hard to imagine that FOX will order a fifth season. 5/9 update: FOX has cancelled Sleepy Hollow. Details here.
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What do you think? Were you hoping that the Sleepy Hollow TV show would be renewed for a fifth season?
I absolutely love Sleepy Hollow. The series is phenomenal. Even though it lost a key cast member last year Crane is the show. I could watch him in anything. And I love hold they try to tie in accurate American history into it’s plots PLEASE RENEW FOR SEASON 5. WHO’S WITH ME????
This is one of the best shows on TV. I absolutely love it and really hope it’s renewed for season 5. I’m going to be very upset if it isn’t.
Sleepy hollow is one of my favorites …it’s spooky but with character and the plots try to stay within our history…I can see that the plots for each season is a real challenge…but you’re doing great…..Just need more publicity …
Please renew. I’m a huge fan sine season one. I’m watching it. I record it sometimes because I work nights and I don’t know if you take dvr recordings into account for how many people are watching the show. That would be a shame because TV is not the same thing anymore.
Please renew Sleepy Hollow for the next season. I really think the show has improved its storyline and characters. Jeremy Davies is scary. I am curious about how the new witness Molly is going to work with Crane. Thanks.
Sleepy Hollow is a awesome tv show I’ve been watching from the beginning and would love that season 5 and future showings stay going I love the history that Icabod Crain (Tom Mison) and cast show from years past, maybe fake or real it’s a a great show that needs to be continued
I believe they should renew Sleepy Hollow, but get rid of the following Janina Gavankar,, Rachel Melvin, Oona Yaffe, Jeremy Davies These are horrible characters and unnecessary. There never should have been a 10 year old as the next Witness it should be lyndie Greenwood or a cousin or something like that because I love her character crane is great of course no one plays in better than Tim Mison. Just get back to basics don’t go way far out. And that Dreyfus character is horrible Jeremy Davies over Acts and like I said the ten year old kid now… Read more »
It´s incredible, i remember when the last year Abbie died, everyone was saying in Tumblr “cancel it, cancel it” and now everybody wants a renewal? Pfff…i never will understand this world.
But maybe give to SH a new chance would be good, i don´t know.
Cancel it, after they lost Abbey the lost the show, Tom Mison is great but the show is now lackluster and boring. I really hope they cancel this as it’s fallen hard and will never recover. After Abbey left I lost interest and hoped they would give the show a graceful death instead of necromancing it back up and seemingly rebooting it.
Are you serious??? Abby was alright but she did not make the show. Thru prove that they can cast any pretty face and the show would go on. I’m enjoying this season’s storyline. And Daniel from lost is a good villain. Icabohd Crane is the show. Now if they lost him I would agree with you And why hope it gets cancelled? If your bored with it just stop watching. Why you gonna **** all over on it and drink some hatorade hoping it fails. . . Not cool
The fact that the ratings are the lowest in the shows history prove you wrong when you say that the “show would move on.” Tom is great but he is NOT the show. He is half of the show and Nicole was the other half. Though season 4 has been mildly interesting it hasn’t been enough to keep me as a fan (and millions of others). When I read through the comments and hear people say things like “if you don’t like it stop watching,” “if you’re bored with it then stop watching,” or “stop complaining about the show.” Well… Read more »
Please do not cancel Sleepy Hollow. I love Sleepy Hollow. It is one of the few shows I watch.
You can’t even know how much I love Sleepy Hollow. Please don’t cancel it!
I love Tom Mison!
We love this show! Faithful watchers since Season One. And yes, it has had its twists and turns, but continues to stay faithful to the theme of the American revolutionary period, the occult and Ichabod Crane, who is THE center of the original story by Washington Irving. We were disappointed in learning Abbie was really and truly dead and would not be coming back, but, she was not THE central character in the story, even though one of the two Witnesses, Crane being the other. As long as Crane remains, Sleepy Hollow has a story to tell. We hope more… Read more »
I really hope they renew sleepy hollow, another of my favourites .
Sleepy Hollow came out a couple years after Grimm and it would seem they appeal to the same audience. Grimm’s final season (6) is in sync with the end of Sleepy Hollow’s season 4. Grimm’s 123 episodes with 22 episodes in each of its first 5 seasons has outpaced Sleepy Hollow’s 62 episodes with 18 episodes in seasons 2 and 3 sandwiched by seasons 1 and 4 with 13 episodes each. This spells syndication for Grimm, but not for Sleepy Hollow with half of Grimm’s episodes. NBC has clearly managed Grimm much better than FOX has managed Sleepy Hollow, both… Read more »
Grimm sucks. the season 6 is not Grimm but the Eve´s show, wtf they have done? Sleepy Hollow at last has a better writting.
This is one of my favorite tv shows on tv right now!!! I feel like it has the right ingredients for a great show. Which it is! I would be very upset if FOX cancelled Sleepy Hollow after its fourth season. Showtime took away Penny Dreadful after only 3 seasons WTF!? If they take Sleepy Hollow away then they better blow Legion up with X-Men cameos and really dive into the X-Men world!!! I want a AOA story line!!! FOX please don’t cancel Sleepy Hollow
I absolutely loved this show and hope they don’t cancel it. Tom Mison is a brilliant actor and lead character on the show. I truly hope it will be renewed for Season 5! Very entertaining and one of my favorite shows.