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.
Love it …. yes to a second season… please
I love stalker!if you were to cancel it,i eould have to stop watching cbs. And my dvr only records cbs.im so sick of you people taking off good shows to put on more stupid reality shows.keep the quality programs and get rid of the crappy so-called reality shows
No……………..don’t cancel, it’s a great show!
You need to let Maggie out of the trunk…best episode last one!
Please don’t cancel Stalker! My husband and I love the show!!! Please please please keep it on!!!
Love this show! Please do not cancel it! It is the best new show out there. Too much junk reality shows!
I really like this show
Why are TV shows geared for only a specific age group? If it’s watched, what do they care how old the viewers are? We love this show and definitely want to see the last 3 shows. This is a great show!
I do wish CBS would not cancel Stalker! You haven’t given this show a chance!! It is a excellent show! I can’t believe you would cancel Stalker and leave shows on about Washington and the Government! These kinds of shows are not interesting! Please reconsider and do not cancel Stalker!!
Stalker is an excellent show. It gets better each week. Please don’t cancel it.
Please don’t cancel just when getting good. Have been looking forward to next episode every week
Don’t cancel this show. It is my favorite. You can however get rid of the tired old shows l.ike CSI…
This one is good and has a great premise!
give salker another chance
I get so tired of getting hooked on a new show, only to have it cancelled with no resolutions. It makes me not want to get started with any new ones. And yes, I record Stalker every week.
PLEASE DONT CANCEL STALKER!!! I look forward to this show every week! One of my favorites series to watch- and I don’t even watch many series. Please please please!!!! I suggest more advertising to get more people’s attention on how great this show is!!!