Cobie Smulders enjoyed a long and successful run on the How I Met Your Mother comedy series on CBS. Now, she has a dramatic show on the alphabet network called Stumptown. Will this new show be a hit or a flop in the ratings? Will Stumptown be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
Based on the graphic novel series by Greg Rucka and Matthew Southworth, Stumptown stars Cobie Smulders, Jake Johnson, Tantoo Cardinal, Cole Sibus, Adrian Martinez, Camryn Manheim, and Michael Ealy. In the ABC TV show, Dex Parios (Smulders) is a strong, assertive and sharp-witted military veteran who lives in Portland, Oregon. She has a complicated love life, gambling debt, and a brother with Down syndrome, Ansel (Sibus), to care for. With only herself to rely on, she solves other people’s messes with a blind eye toward her own. Her military intelligence skills make Dex a great private investigator, but her unapologetic style puts her in the firing line of hardcore criminals and the police aren’t her biggest fans either. Other characters include Grey McConnell (Johnson), a bar owner and Dex’s friend; casino owner Sue Lynn Blackbird (Cardinal); Dex’s friend Tookie (Martinez), a taco food cart owner; and Lieutenant Cosgrove (Manheim) Detective Miles Hoffman (Ealy) of the Portland Police Bureau.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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What do you think? Do you like the Stumptown TV series on ABC? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*9/17/20 update: Stumptown has been canceled after an initial renewal by ABC.
Not only is Dex a great character, with many sides to her personality, but the supporting cast is wonderful too. Love the ethnic diversity, which you would find in Portland, none of it seems like token ethnicity. All the characters have complicated relationships to one another, which gives them more depth than you usually see in television. It’s nice to see actors who look like people, and not Hollywood botox too. The feel of the show is Pacific Northwest which I really enjoy, and have not seen it since Grimm. I always make time to watch Stumptown.
Great show, it is weird but that’s a big part of it’s greatness. The characters are interesting especially Dex. You keep watching to find out what she is going to do next. The 2/27 where she talks with her aunt and understands she is an alzheimers case was well acted and touching. Good job girl. Please give the series a second run. It’s not for the old folks but so what? They’re in bed when the show airs.
This is a Winner!!!! Love this show though can be predictable but still I love it, great banter between the characters. glad it is renewed!
Love the show.
Tried to like this show but I couldn’t. Watched 3 episodes and didn’t like any of the characters. I’m a fan of Cobie Smulders and was hopeful for this. But it became tiresome watching it.
Like this show. great cast please don’t cancel
Love the show. Make sure it gets renewed.
Stumptown should be renewed! Fantastic cast, writing, and production value! Cobie is great!
Love the series. A little less of the ‘Bi’ scenes and it’s perfect. Love the Dex character.
Overall, I thought Stumptown was a pretty good show, there were 2 to 3 episodes somewhere towards the middle of the season IMO that weren’t that great but the episodes towards the end rebuild the momentum for the series that the 1st couple episodes created. I would like to see ABC renew the series for a 2nd season. The character development was strong throughout the 1st season and left me wanting to see where they go with several of the story lines as they continue to reveal more of the main characters’ stories.
I love the show I like the comedy, the characters and the drama. I hope to see a second season. Cobie Smulders is great.
I love the show and the characters and I think Smulders is great.
I really like stumptown. It’s drama, witty, good acting, love smart, string women dramas
I Absolutely Love this show, there are so many intertwining stories. Plesae give us a season 2
Do not listen to the people who don’t watch it because Dex is bi-sexual, that is their hangup.
Every character on this show is a star.
❤❤❤
Don. great show waiting for 2nd series PLEASE!