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.
tbh i dvr’ed the last episode but i have not watched it yet because i may not get closure in what happens in the show..which is why many probably didnt even bother watching last week..who wants to watch a show that may end in a cliff hanger knowing they will not get the rest of the story.
I love this show please don’t cancel it!!
I love this show. One of the best new ones.
Please renew. I watch it every week. It is different than the others.
seriously? you will end a show like this out of no where with the BIGGEST cliff hanger ever!!! …. CBS shame on u!…. bring it back, my hubby & i just started watching the show we watched all episodes in 2 days!!! im telling you more people would watch it.. SMH 🙁
Please don’t cancel Stalker. Try maybe moving to another night. It is a great show. I am getting sick of devoting myself to shows and then they get canceled and no finale ?????
Please please please don’t cancel the show..We love it…
Please renew. I love this show!!!
I love Stalker, I want to see those loser who have tormented the boss get caught. CBS should 86 some of those csi shows, since csi/NY was great and it got booted.
You have to have a second season! Everyone and everything deserves a second chance and this show is awesome and I loved getting off work rushing home to watch it on DVR. So YES on a second season. Look forward to the premiere date!
My family and I love this show! Please renew!!!!
Please don’t cancel. I love the show and cast! At least show the last 3 episode!
Personally, I love this show. I especially love the soundtracks they use. The plots and story lines are decent and the cast works great together. I look forward to it every week!
Stalker is one of my favorite shows. I watch it every week. Very disappointed to see that it may be cancelled. Do whatever it takes to renew it for another season please!
Please……. I really fall in this show. It’s my favorite one, and i can watch it again and again.