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.
This is my favorite show and I’ve missed watching it the last two weeks. Please do not cancel this show!!
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE this show!
Don’t cancel! Keeps me on the edge of my seat, no show has done that in along time!
Love love love this show
NO don’t cancel. It’s one of my favorite shows!!! Love, love it!!
Please don’t cancel.
Don’t cancel. Great show
Great show! Please don’t cancel it. Look forward to it every week.
Have people watched this show? It’s fantastic. I dont think CBS has done a good job of promoting it ..and that’s the issue of low viewership .I didn’t see any promos for it at all. …a friend told me about it. Keep this show!
Best show on right now! Don’t cancel it! Promote it more. Anyone that likes Shows like CSI/Law & Order etc would love this!
Stalker is the best show on right now. Please don’t cancel it! Promote it more and people will be hooked!
BEST SHOW ON TV. KEEP IT GOING!!!! PLEASE?!
I love the show STALKER!! it is so amazing and thrilling. I love it soooooo much. please bring it back!!!!! I love it love it love it!!!
Stalker is AMAZING!! I scream at something scary every episode, which my sister and brother get a kick out of, it keeps us on the edge of our seats and gets me biting my nails. It is the only show I care about, well that and Once Upon A Time
Please keep this show going. My sister and I watch it every week. We have been worried the DVR wasn’t working since it didn’t record. It keeps us on the edge of our seats and my sister gets so scared its absolutely hilarious. This is by far one of my favorite shows to watch.
True dat
one of the best written crime shows on tv. unfortunately cast is really weak on bogs down the show.