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.
Love the show – bring it back please.
Love the show stalker want to see it come back on fast.
I love the show . Bring it back. Finally a good interesting show.. The show is real and may helped people who have been stalked or being stalked now . We need help. Leave a good show on the air
myself , i loved the stalker tv show…… i enjoyed watching it….. i watched all of them….. cant wait for season 2….. i hope you dont cancel it
I love the show and it shouldn’t be cancelled because it’s a bit different than other crime shows.
do not cancel stalker!!!!!!! love the show and is ready for next season!!!!!!!!!
I understand that Netflix in talks about pickup with seasons. May help call 1-800-585-7265 & ask them to pick it up or tweet @netflix US to request. Also petition @change change.org/p/CBS-stalker needs more signers aking for season 2. Twitter campaign Sunday 7/5 4 pm EST for 2 hours. I really love Stalker.
Give it a little more time ….KISS….KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID…..if you have someone you miss so bad and you can’t breathe at times…you know who you are….How many times does
STALKER SHOULD NOT BE CANCELED!!!! This is a GREAT show and considering some of the other shows kept; it seems unreal to me that Stalker would be canceled. The actors work well together and the insight is fabulous. PLEASE BRING IT BACK AND GIVE IT A SECOND SEASON. You might just be surprised!!!!!
Stalker should not be cancelled
I absolutely love this show !!!!!!!
They should bring this show back they cant just leave us hanging like that!!!!!!!!!
DON’T CANECEL STALKER ITS SUCH A GOOD SHOW!!!!!! PLEASE BRING IT BACK. ALL THE CHARTERS CONNECT SO WELL. THE STORY LINE IS AWESOME. THIS SCORPION AND BLACKLIST ARE MY FAVOR SHOWS. ALMOST EVERYONE I TALK TO SAYS THEY LOVE THIS SHOW AND WATCH IT PLEASE SON’T CANCEL IT.
They should bring this show back they cant just leave us hanging like this , we need answers !!!
I love stalker! please bring it back!
Love love love stalker…..please bring it back, my husband and I watch it every week and can’t wait for the next new episodes. It’s definitely our new favorite show. BRING BACK STALKER!!!!!
I am leaving another Comment. I have just read through various comments by other people. I totally agree this show Stalker should not be cancelled. I have friends who do not have Cable and they absolutely loved that show too. Please do not Cancel Stalker and bring it back. I would be willing to bet the ratings will go up this time around. Dylan McDermott is great in the part and so is the rest of the cast. Yes, indeed I too absolutely loved that show. BRING IT BACK PLEASE!!
Love the show. A good thriller with a new plot line for tv. I couldn’t wait until the next show. The characters where interesting and the plot kept you wanting more