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 don’t understand why this show gets bad ratings from critics. It’s a great show and my family looks forward to watching it every Wednesday!
PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT – I repeat DO NOT cancel “Stalker”
We are and have been faithful Criminal Mind watchers and now “Stalker” has risen above that – we look more forward to Stalker then Criminal Minds.
Can’t wait for the next episode??????
Love Maggie Q!
Please do not cancel Stalker! I too am not one to watch much TV, but my husband and I are both glued to this show. We record it or watch it through OnDemand, since we don’t always know when its going to be airing and our schedules are crazy.
It will also be very sad if we don’t get to see the last three episodes.
definitely renew Stalker for another season
Please do not cancel Stalker. I am not one for watching much TV, but this show has me hooked. I look forward to Wednesday night. Please reconsider, or at least play the last few episodes so we know how it ends…. it will be a real shame if CBS does cancel this show. .. so sad
I love the show. You are always on the edge of your seat never knowing what’s going to happen next. I hope they keep airing. No cancelling my show!!
PLEASE keep this show on! I really enjoyed what I saw!
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Love, love, love watching Stalker……its very suspencefull!!!! please don’t cancel!!!!!
great show, you guys give enough time for a show to stand up
Great and exciting show…please don’t cancel it. I am big time fan of this show and it’s cast.
I watched CSI Cyber last night. Why CBS are you replacing Stalker with a boring, run of the mill, predictable show. I can’t count how many times I rolled my eyes and I knew within the first 10 minutes what the outcome would be. The actors were bland, either over acting or under acting. CSI Cyber 1 star; Stalker 10!!! Maybe you need to think about who makes these decisions because canceling Stalker is the worst one you’ve made since canceling Cold Case.
Can not be serious i jst watched episode 17 how can you really think of cancelling a great tv show like this with all the other nonsence on the tele … think on people get this back on the tele i want to know what happens
love this show. love the actors. don’t cancel this show. find another night.