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.
Best show I have ever watched
IF YOU’RE GOING TO CANCEL “STALKER”, PLEASE SHOW THE FINAL 3 SHOWS FOR SEASON ONE TO COMPLETE SEASON ONE BEFORE TAKING IT OFF THE AIR!!!
ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS ON!! Take some of the crazy reality shows off the air!!!
PLEASE DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW ‘STALKER”. It seems like all of the good shows are being cancelled. Please reconsider to keep the show “Stalker” on the air for Season 2!!!
Stalker is the best new show on tv. If CBS cancels, I’ll stop watching anything on that network!
My 30 year son likes Stalker as does his mother. Looking forward to see final episodes. This show should get a second season…!!!!
Please do not cancel.
Por favor não cancelem essa serie e otima..
Stalker is an amazing show maybe move it to another night when nothing popular is on and advertise it more I love stalker and its the highlight of my week
Please do not cancel Stalker. I really enjoy this show. It always makes me jump at some point when I am watching it. Not predictable like some shows are. I think it would do better if it were on at 8 rather than 9.
Please do not Cancel this GREAT SHOW. I LOVE IT!!!
BEST SHOW EVER!!! All my friends watch it in Croatia…Love it
please don’t cancel…we have to see what happens to Beth and her friends. This is one of the best shows I’ve watched in a long time. Too many of the same old same old on, this is awesome!
Don’t cancel! I watch on demand the next day, but love the show!!
Please don’t cancel the show. It’s a thriller series and that makes it unique. Plus we need to know what happens. Put it on Saturday night and I think you’ll get more people to watch hype it up on commercials.
I love the show but then I love Dylan. I had DVR the 2 episodes that I missed. I went to record tonight’s episode but low and behold I couldn’t find it. Plus by two recording had disappeared. I don’t watch many crime dramas on TV but I watched this one. I wouldn’t want it cancelled. It’s ok to change things if you must to bring the show back but don’t change Dylan.
What a load of garbage. Cancel Survivor season 121 instead. Why do quality show get cancelled why garbage reality shows go on and on and on…. Television really has become for the low IQ population and keeping them at that level with the moronic shows that are and have been popular. It’s a sad sad time and now we will have no release from it!! Thanks CBS and all you idiotic people killing good television.