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.
Please don’t cancel stalker! It’s a great show and really works well with criminal minds. Sometimes it takes a while for people to get watching shows, give it some time, fyi cyber that’s on CBS is not good at all! Cancel that and bring back Stalker.
Please keep stalker on! It didn’t get a fair chance with all the other shows!! Give it a chance!! It’s an awesome show!!
please don’t cancel. This is one of the best shows on tv.
I would hate to see this show get cancelled, give it a chance, storyline is awesome.
Please, please, please do not cancel this show. I love it, and have been waiting for it to come back. Its just getting good now, the writers are doing a fantistic job. Please dont cancel.
Criminal Minds and Stalker are BY FAR THE BEST SHOWS ON TV!!! Please don’t cancel Stalker. I can understand that maybe some people got a little creeped out because it was on at a later time. Maybe if the show got changed to a different day and time it would get better ratings. It is an awesome show and definitely do not want to see it cancelled. They have an awesome cast and it would be a shame for such a great show to go, especially when there aren’t that many good shows out there anymore!!
YOU NAILED IT!!! IF YOU RAN FOR THE PRESIDENT OF THE NETWORK I WOULD BE ONYOUR SIDE AND VOTE FOR YOU!!!!!THANK YOU
Keep it!!!
MYSELF and 26 friends at work watched it every week and think its one of the best
shows on TV. Superb cast and story lines. GREAT SHOW!!!!!!!!!
I love the show. It is very suspenseful and interesting. I find it realistic and scary Because being stalked could happen to anyone. I hope they have a second season. I do not like CSI: cyber!
Please no! This is my husband and I favorite show. All if my coworkers watch it as well. Please please don’t take it off!!!
I don’t get it either, this is a really really good show. Everyone I know enjoys it. I have been looking out for the next season with great anticipation. You can’t just leave us in the lurch like this. No…. peeeleeease don’t do that! This is a great, great program!
Great show! Very different from all the other cops and robbers show! Well written, well acted! Give it more time, these stations are to quick to cancel and move on and the viewing audience is left holding the bag! DO NOT CANCEL.
I love the tv show The Stalker and also the tv show Constintine, pls don’t cancel either one of these tv shows
I LOVE the show Stalker! I can’t wait for it to come back on!! I don’t think that they give some of the new shows a chance!! One season and then you are going to get rid of it?! It was just getting good!! End it with her in the trunk of her ex-boyfriend/stalkers car?! That would be ludicrous!! The people that did sit and watch it every Wednesday night have a right to know what happens to her, to know if Dylan McDermott ends up back with his ex who is in the hospital after she was hit over… Read more »
I don’t get it. Everyone I speak to watches Stalker and loves it.
Am i wrong or did Seinfield start out really, really low, then what happened.
I say they give it another shot and give it some time.