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 loved this series!
Love this show. Keep Stalker going!!
PLEASE DONT CANCEL STALKER! Not only for public awareness of the problem and severity, but also IT IS A FANTASTIC DRAMA! I was soooooo disappointed since it hasn’t been on lately. PLEASE BRING IT BACK!
One of my favorites!! Please keep it on.
Please keep Stalker on the air. One of the greatest shows I’ve seen in a long time.
keep it on I love it
stalker is the best show on TV. CYBER, Csi’s pilot was very weak. If it is that bad, I can just imagine what the rest of the season will be like. What is wrong with CBS?
Got to keep it on! I miss it already! Love the whole cast! They are great!
please bring it back! I enjoy it and look forward in seeing it every week.
Love, Love, Love Stalker!!! Definitely keep it on the air!! Great show plus it may help women and men know what to do or not do in real life ‘stalking’ situations. I think a lot more people would watch it, if there was more information about it on social media sites, tv commercials, etc. I just happened upon it one night while flipping channels….I was hooked after the first episode. Also, please air the last episodes of the season. Thank you 🙂
Love that show keep it going
Don’t cancel this show..Cyber was good but so is Stalker.It’s a good show tjat maybe needs a different night to air. Please keep this show!!
I love the stalker. The cast was great!! I’m sick of the the other shows with slap stick comedy and cheap reality shows. The networks get your dedication then never give the really good drama shows a chance. Stalker should be a keeper!!
This is by far one of the best crime dramas on television. Please don’t cancel.
We LOVE this show. One of my favorites along with Criminal Minds. While I like Patricia Arquette, how many CSI spinoffs do we need? Or NCIS spinoffs?
KEEP IT ON!!!!