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.
DON’T CANCEL!! I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! My 70 year old mother even watches it!!! I have to dvr it due to work but I race through the commercials to see what happens next! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW!!!!!!!
Renew for season 2!! I personally think it’s better then the other crime/drama shows CBS is airing!
one of the best shows i have watched in a while, please keep it…
Please renew this show, it was one to watch. There are worst tv series than these and they keep going, for years.
NO, don’t cance!!! My teenage daughter and I LOVE Stalker!! We look forward to and can’t wait untilWednesday nights every week!! Please give Stalker another season to prove itself!! It’s one of the best shows on TV right now!! Great actors and awesome writers!!
STALKER WAS THE BEST TV SHOW EVER ON CBS ON WEDS! I WANT IT BACK PLEASE 🙁 YOU CANT CANCEL IT AND LEAVE US HANGING NOT KNOWING WHAT HAPPENED TO BETH!! 🙁 PLEASE!!!
I love love Stalker!!! And I love it when Maggie Q kicks some bad guys !!! Reminds me of Emma Peel of 60’s British TV show “The Avengers” back in the day. Check Diana Rigg out on You Tube. You’ll be HOOKED !!!!! What a great campy show. Those were the days !!!
I really like Stalker and I’m invested in the show. I want to know what happens. That means they’ll cancel it – like the other good shows I’ve watched and they’ve cancelled. Sometimes I want to quit tv for good!
This show cannot be cancelled! Need to know what happens with Beth….! So many women have lived thru this type of experience. Stalkers cannot just get away with this type of behavior. So real. I personally love it! But then…..I don’t live alone…
This show cannot be cancelled! Need to know what happens with Beth….! So many women have lived thru this type of experience. Stalkers cannot just get away with this type of behavior. So real. I personally love it! But then…..I don’t live alone…
I love it so its sure to be canceled! Sure beats ncis New Orleans. Terrible acting in that one so its renewed. Go figure.
Stalker is a great show, it’s full of suspense, intrigue and a lot of crazy nasty people, surely that’s normally a recipe for success. Give us one more season at least simply to tie things up if nothing else.
Stalker is PERFECT following Criminal Minds. I’ve fallen in love w| the cast & need to know Beth gets away from those psychos. Two of my favs, please work on promoting it better!
Keep the show
Please renew this show. The writing is suspenseful! The actors are perfect! And Dylan…let’s be honest I could stare at him any hour anyday. I’m so tired of CSI for the love ofGid stalker was finally a show that was different and creative and sadly real. I hate falling in love with shows and then they are cancelled ;( how do crap shows and crap acting like 2 broke girls get ratings?!?!? It’s literally the worst acting I have ever seen. Yet mind expanding and suspenseful shows like stalker get poor ratings?? Says a lot about our society and the… Read more »