Earlier this season, CBS renewed newbie shows Scorpion, Madam Secretary, and NCIS: New Orleans for another season each. The network’s other new drama, Stalker, was glaringly missing from that list of early renewals. Is it doomed? Will Stalker be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled instead?
A cop thriller, Stalker follows the work of the LAPD’s Threat Assessment Unit, a team that investigates incidents of stalking. The TV show stars Dylan McDermott, Maggie Q, Victor Rasuk, and Mariana Klaveno.
The series debuted in October to a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.07 million viewers. It wasn’t exactly an impressive start for the new series and the ratings dropped 10-14% in week two. That wasn’t too bad of a decline and CBS ended up giving Stalker some time (a “full season” order) to prove itself.
Unfortunately, the ratings have been dwindling downward for most of the season. Last week’s episode hit a new low with a 1.2 rating in the demo and 6.74 million viewers. CBS has no shortage of successful crime/legal series and numbers like those are too low for CBS. The network could bring it back for a second season but that seems highly unlikely.
Last week’s installment was Stalker’s 17th episode and CBS supposedly only ordered 20 of them for the season. It’s unclear if or when the remaining trio of episodes will be shown. Saturday night airings seem like a natural move at this point.
New series CSI: Cyber — starring recent Oscar-winner Patricia Arquette — takes over the Wednesdays at 10pm timeslot next week. It’s a natural fit for lead-in Criminal Minds since both revolve around FBI units.
But, what do you think? Should CBS cancel Stalker or renew it for another season? Would you change the show to try to attract a larger audience?
4/1 update: Stalker returns on May 4th. Details here.
Love this show… Please don’t cancel it.
Don’t Cancel, I loved it and taped it
DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW – BRING IT BACK – BEST NEW SHOW ON ANY CHANNEL.
Stalker is much better show then Madam Secretary, New Orleans & Cyber,
get rid of these & bring back Stalker!!!
Please don’t cancel. I love it!
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
Cant believe the the last 3 episodes of the series is left hanging by CBS.
Renew Stalker, I think it is a very interesting show, there is so much room to develop the characters. I think it is different from the CSI and criminal minds which I find too intense. keep it on please!!
Please do not cancel. Love the show!
Please don’t cancel the show. I was just starting to get into it and I want to know what happens to Beth.{;os I would rather watch csi, then csi cyber. please put the shows back to where they were. ty
I loved the Stalker as well. I’ve been a faithful watcher since day and it’s different from other shows. It gives something different and i love the cast. I tried to watch CSI Cyber, its ok but it somewhat reminds me of the other CSI shows but based out of DC. Y’all shouldn’t have cancelled CSI Miami and CSI NY. THEY were great. Stalker is a great show-PLEASE don’t cancel it. I think y’all will make a big mistake if you do. You’ll not giving it a fair chance like another show “Unforgettable”. Stalker is on a good night and… Read more »
Please don’t cancel this show, it has great drama and suspens in every episode.
Please don’t cancel the show.
Don’t cancel!!! Cable networks, pick this series up if CBS cancels, you’ll get a lot of viewers following the saga between Michelle and her past stalkers. Madam secretary is boring…..
Please don’t cancel it! It’s honestly one of the best shows out there; it is thrilling and exciting. Stalker is a lot different from other shows, whereas a show like Cyber is so much similar to so many other shows; why does it even make sense to show Cyber instead of Stalker? To possibly get more viewers, I think the air date should be changed; I always find myself having to record the show in order for me to watch it over the weekend; there can possibly an increase in viewers if Stalker is shown sometime during the weekend, so… Read more »
Please don’t cancel this show. And let us see the last 3 episodes. Like some viewers above I too tape the show to watch later. Are taped viewers counted too? Please let us know when it will air again. Thanks.