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. Best TV series ever. Please don’t cancel. Love it
Best show on TV. Don’t cancel please.
Will be disgusted if the show ends brilliant story lines that focus on things people face on a daily basis and don’t know how to deal with it
Renew Stalker. It is a well-scripted and well-acted show. I really like the female and male leads. The supporting cast is good as well, and the topic provides lots of creative angles to present suspenseful episodes.
Stalker is my favorite show. Please bring it back!
No please dont cancel the show, it is incredibly intriguing especially since the lead detective Beth is a victim of stalking herself. I think this is one of the best new TV shows out there.
Renew Stalker. Good cast, good acting.You can actually understand every word they say-no mumbling. Great show. I always like suspense. Kept me on the edge of my seat.
I liked t!
I like the premise of the show, because the stalking issue is very real…
Stalker is by far the best show on television. Crazy if you cancel it.
I agree.
I will be very upset if it doesn’t come on. It is such a good show and if I miss it I watch it on demand. The girls I work with also watch it and we all love it. Please don’t take it off
I agree, I’m with Lori.
Please bring back this show as me and my wife enjoyed it so much…thanks Jerry
this is a outrage! My mom, brother, 2 of my friends, and many other people in the world watch this show and i think it is amazing show you can not just leave such a cliff hanger like that. i am expecting this show back on tv 10pm Wednesdays and not C.S.I. Cyber if not i will be MAD!!!!!!!!
Stalker is well written and engaging. It is also smart. Please bring it back
Love the show stalker, please bring it back.
Hello I thoroughly enjoyed watching Stalker – great cast and storylines – and then it suddenly got withdrawn from Sky Living and screen via CBS which I cannot access on my Virgin Media TV bundle.
Very annoying as it had just got to a semi climax with Beth’s priviliged boy stalker being investigated. So I would definetly like another series of this back on Sky or Univeral which are accessible to me and also a catch up series on the ones I have missed
Appreciate some positive feedback on the above with thanks