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.
Renew…great show
Absolutely LOVE this show. Great actors/actresses, great storylines, great everything! RENEW!
Please don’t cancel Stalker..Love the show! Maybe change day or time slot if that would help.
my girlfriend and I both love the show an would hate to see it be canceled
I LOVE Stalker. The plot is good and the characters are good. It’s all about the characters and these have great chemistry. I definitely think it should be renewed.
I love Stalker!!! I never dreamed they would consider canceling it!!
KEEP STALKER!!
Please don’t cancel Stalker. It is a new subject matter that hasn’t been explored before on a series and I find it very interesting. I am looking all over the internet trying to find out when the next episode is. I will never watch the new CSI with Patricia Arquette as I find her a very poor actress and very forced.
Please,please, please don’t cancel Stalker! It’s a great show! I look forward to watching it every week! I LOVE it!
I’m not in the demographics age and neither are 2 of the 3 teenagers here. Our whole family has loved this show from the start. It keeps us on the edge of our seats. Please renew!
Please keep the show stalker. It was great!
Enjoy it! Bring it back…
I really hope it’s not cancelled. Not only is it suspenseful, at the edge of your seat entertainment, you have Kevin Mc Dermott. There is nothing or no one better at these roles.
Please keep this series on. I looked forward to it every Wednesday night.
I really enjoy stalker.I watched faithfully every week. I don’t think it should be canceled. Please show the last 3 episodes.your leaving us hanging.
I really hope It’s ot cancelled. Not only is it suspenseful, at the edge of your seat entertainment, you have Kevin McDermott as is best
Lol His name is Dylan , not Kevin ! I do agree with everything else u posted. I truly hope it’s not cancelled.
Please don’t cancel!! Love this show! Keeps us on the edge of our seat.