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.
Oh no! Don’t cancel this show. It’s great! Put it on at a different time. Airing the show at the same time as Nashville or Chicago PD was not a good ideal. Make it an hour earlier.
please don’t cancel STALKER its a great show if youhave to canel do madam sec cetary
my family all love it and we miss it also love scorpion it is so good too
PLEASE PLEASE AND PLEASE
Love the show!!!Great acting!!!!
Stalker is an excellent show, it has a great story, great actors and it’s very interesting from start to finish. I think it should be renewed because it’s a breath of fresh air unlike most of the crap on tv now. Bring back the stalker, Maggie Q is one tough cookie on that show, she’s not to be messed with.
PlLease don’t cancel Stalker. I found it exciting. I enjoy watching it very much. There were episodes where I almost lost my breath the scene was so exciting. I don’t find that in any other programs I watch. Please give it some more time. Advertise it a little more.
I like this show i look forward to watching it wednesday nights. Please dont cancel it, give it a chance. the actors/actress are awesome.
Please don’t cancel Stalker, it’s an excellent show, Maggie Q and team are awesome.
I absolutely love STALKER!!! Please renew it!!
Please don’t cancel this show. The story is great and the characters are fabulous. I
also feel like it’s different from other crime dramas. It hasn’t been given enough
of a chance. I don’t think people know about it yet. The women in this show are bad
ass and they don’t take any crap. Would love to see more of this!
Please DO NOT cacel this so show It rocks!!!!!!
Me and my co-workers talk about this show every Thurs morning at work.
I like the show a lot
My friends and I love this show. Please do not cancel it. We looked forward to Wednesdays just so we could watch it. It’s a great show, it’s just new and not everyone knows about it yet. Once they do, they will love it like the rest of us. The cast is great too, they’re awesome! !!
lOVED THIS SHOW. All the NCIS shows have gotten stale. The new CSI show is not
too interesting. Stalker is different; characters intriguing. Please keep it.
I watch thru my CBS app. My husband and I are truck drivers and it’s the only way we can keep up with the show. We love the show and hope it continues.
Please don’t cancel Stalker. My whole family enjoys watching that show.