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.
don’t cancel !! if u do let it continue online at least so the people who loves it can enjoy it
I love the show Stalker, please bring it back .
This show is awesome, it needs to be renewed, it’s the only show I look forward to every week.!
My husband and I have watched this from the beginning and have enjoyed watching it together every week. We like the show very much and would like to see it stay on tv.
My daughter-in-law and I love this show! Please bring it back!
I think that “stalker does not need cancelling. If they were going to cancel the show, they should have given a better end result than the one last shown. Would have loved to see a happier ending.
This is a great show, but I think some people get scared with the name but I’d if you like any of theo other crime shows especially Criminal Minds them you should love this show. Please don’t cancel another great show especially in the middle of an exciting and nail biting story line. RENEW!!!!!!!!!
My favorite new show. Please don’t cancel Stalker.
BEST SHOW ON TV
I love this show – please renew!!!
Don’t cancel…the suspense is great. The characters are just starting to develope. Really looking forward to the rest of Beth’s story.
DO NOT CANCEL THE SHOW. I love this show. I am so upset they might cancel. Someone mentioned csi: cyber and that they are going to keep that show on… WHY????? I watched an episode, and it was okay. But not that great.. and when they used a fake baby and it was soooo obvious.. Do not cancel this show….. I will be soooooo devastated. I need to know happens.
Don’t cancel!!! Don’t leave us hanging. ..want to know what happens next!!!
One of the best new shows on right now!
I JUST SPENT A GOOD HR. READING ALL THE COMMENTS ABOUT STALKER. IN GOOD FAITH HOW COULD YOU EVEN THINK ABOUT CANCELING THIS SHOW? NOT EVEN ONE NEGATIVE COMMENT!!!!!!! I HAD SENT A PREVIOUS COMMENT ,HOWEVER IT WAS NOWHERE TO BE FOUND. MAYBE THE TRUTH HURTS