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.
My husband & I both equally love this show, & there aren’t many we can enjoy watching together. It’s original & pertinent. The levels of drama between the characters is as interesting as the cases they work. Why does the network keep showing the same old thing??? Really. Fantastic job, Stalker. Please give us more.
I am in total agreement. Try spending money on advertising Stalker like you do the other TV shows. I read that Stalker is being cancelled because it is violent. There are so many other programs that are so much worse. In comparison to those, this is not violent at all. Just because a couple of the media protested to the first episode, you are intimidated to renew. I’m not sure where you are getting your statistics, but take a look at all of the comments that have been made online and the huge audience that watches this program. (many outside… Read more »
I really enjoyed that show; very disappointed that it’s being cancelled! I’m not crazy CSI Cyber that took over Stalker’s time slot; it just doesn’t hold my interest.
Love Stalker! Please give it a chance.
My wife and I ritualistically watched the show. We often recorded it because of scheduling conflicts , however, we watched every episode ,without fail.Please reconsider bringing Stalker back.
I enjoyed the show Stalker very much I would like to see more of it.
Keep it!!! Quit canceling all the good shows! And with ratings take into account all of us that watch it on demand, Hulu, Amazon prime, etc!!
CBS wastes more money bringing on shows then cancelling them. I wish the hell someone would cancel CBS……
Yes, for sure….Please keep Stalker. I love Maggie Q! Btw CSI: Stalker sounds like a Fantastic idea!!!
keep it for another season! you could replace CSI: Cyber with Stalker!!
Yes, yes, yes!
Renew it!
Love this show. It needs time for the characters to develop though. Stalking is what happens to a lot of people, don’t have to be movie stars. Hope they keep this show on it’s more interesting than just a cop show!
Stalker is a great show. Lots of drama, interesting dynamics between the characters.
I hope CBS does not cancel this show. It deserves more time to develop.
I liked the show also
Stalking is a very real problem nowadays, kind of like bullying. The show is great-very realistic. It’s a crime show that’s different, in that there usually isn’t much blood and gore. It’s a thinking persons’ crime drama. However, there’s plenty of nail-biting suspense and action. Don’t cancel one of the best new show on TV, please!
I loved Stalker. I thought it was well done- interesting- good character development .
If something needs to be cancelled- how about NCIS New Orleans- good story lines
But the stupidest characters I’ve ever seen.
Enjoy the show give it one more season