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 DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW!!!!!
PLEASE DONT CANCEL THE SHOW!?! I look forward to it every week! I never comment to save a show but I LOVE this show so far and would love to see where the story goes. Please Renew <3
Stalker is a good show. sometimes people may not have time to watch it. or simply forget and watch it on line . I do this from time to time if I miss an eppisod. I think CBs should renew it for second season.
Please do not cancel Stalker – Love the show!
My wife is really crazy with the show. She loves it! Fro me the last episode (S01E17) is the best till now….
I haven’t missed one episode. Please don’t cancel. Have all four kids watching and never missing either
I love Stalker. Never miss an episode. Hopefully it doesn’t get cancelled.
Please don’ cancel Stalker, I really like it
PLEASE KEEP STALKER….LOVE THE CREW…MAGGIE Q LOVE YOUR NAME-DYLAN YOU ROCK. ALL THE CREW IS GREAT. GIVE STALKER ANOTHER CHANCE FOR MORE PEOPLE TO GET TO SEE IT. STALKER IS ONE OF THE BEST TV SHOWS ON AND WE ARE ADDICTED TO CRIMINAL MINDS ALSO. LOVE WEDNESDAYS BEST DAY OF WEEK FOR TV MY OPINION. THANK YOU.
Please, please, don’t cancel Stalker! Love Dylan McDermott!
DO NOT CANCEL STALKER!!!! It is a fantastic show and deserves to keep going. It may have a small fan base but we are LOYAL!!!
I think its a great show and I work for a sat provider and cm’s call about it. SO obviously its a missed show. They need to keep it on air!!!!!! Trust me I’m getting the calls about it
Please don’t cancel Stalker, I look forward to watching every week.
Stalker should definitely NOT be cancelled! Our family loves this show and are can’t wait to find out how Beth’s story plays out.
Yes, love the show!! Renew renew season 2!!!