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.
I looked forward to watching the Stalker. I doubt very much that CSI Cyber will hold a great deal of interest for the audience. I think we’ve had enough of all of the CSI’s.
Please don’t cancel this show it is really good. It comes on after my criminal minds and I love it those are my favorite kind of shows and there are not very many good ones out there. An Stalker is a good one so please don’t can it. Survivor is on doing episode 30 really I mean if a show like that can have 30 seasons surely Stalker can stay on, I mean read all the fan comments everyone loves the show. Please consider that. Thank you.
PLEASE PLEASE don’t cancel Stalker, it’s my favorite show. Best new show in a couple of seasons!
Do not cancel Stalker!!! It is one of the best shows on CBS. It seems that every time a good show comes on and people really get interested, it gets cancelled. Please keep Stalker on.
Don’t Cancel Stalkers, It’s a great show and it just started getting more interesting with Beth. Can’t wait to find out what happens to her team.. I love this show please don’t cancel it Stalker is a great show!! This is the only show my entire family watches together. Please don’t cancel this great show Stalker is my favoiyte new show….so tired of enjoying a show to see it cancelled…BRING STALKER BACK…… This is why I almost never start watching new shows on CBS. They never give anything a chance. I watched this only because I watch criminal minds and… Read more »
Don’t cancel!! I love this show! All the good shows get canceled and I get stuck either watching reality TV or car shows with my husband!!
Please don’t take Stalker off the air. I really enjoy it. All the goods ones get dropped and the dumb ones stay on. Keep Stalker ON
We love Stalker!!! Please stop taking shows off the air!!! Every time we get into watching new shows and really get into it they cancel it. If this show gets cancelled I’m not watching any shows on cbs anymore. I will give up!!! You could at least announce it that the show is not doing well and will be ending instead of just keeping us hanging. This really sucks…….
Don’t cancel make a little more intense
Ane mysterious
Love Stalker!!! Please do not cancel!!!
Love the show Stalker! Cbs did all fans a disservice by threatening cancellation. Please reconsider
We love Stalker and will be very disappointed if it is cancelled!! Give it a chance!
I really liked the program. I hope it is around for another season.
We LOVE stalker! It is bad enough that it may not be renewed, but they could at least let us finish the season we started!
We absolutely love the Stalker and want to see more. I can’t believe they are considering canceling. It’s well written and suspenseful. KEEP THE SHOW ON THE AIR!