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.
Stalker is one of the best programs on TV. Please don’t cancel Stalker!
My husband and I really enjoy it.
Come on … This shouldn’t even be questioned… Stalker definitely needs to stay on! It’s a great show and a bit different than all the CSI shows that are airing.
Love this show. Please don’t cancel it
My whole family loves this show.
Love the show. Do not leave us hanging. At least finalize the season but I would like to see it renewed.
Please renew
This is the greatest show!!! Hurry up and get episode 18 going. I’m dying to find out what happens. This is unfair, and put out a season 2.
Please leave this show on. Why do you only consider one age group? It is not fair.
I want it renewed… Come on
Love this show
Stalker should stay on . We love that show it is very interesting. It is a really good show. We look forward to seeing it every week. And Dillan is a hot looking guy.
I absolutely love this show. The actors are excellent as are the characters. I hope CBS affords the show an opportunity to remain on the air so others will realize what a fabulous show this is.
I absolutely love this show!!! Give it more time and maybe a better time slot. Don’t leave us hanging!!!!
I wasn’t sure this series would be able to keep me interested for an hour. But after a couple of episodes I was caught up in the storylines. I do feel, however, that like some series in the past that have failed, this one needs to get back to individual cases and drop for good the
difficult to believe stalking of the detectives. The last few episodes are probably what helped drive the ratings down.
I enjoy this program. I am hoping that the network does not cancel the Stalker.