Though many critics loved the FX series, Terriers just couldn’t attract enough viewers to stay alive. FX has announced the TV show has been officially cancelled.
Terriers follows a pair of unorthodox and unlicensed private detectives. They’ll take just about any job, no matter how small or how strange. The show stars Donal Logue, Michael Raymond-James, Kimberly Quinn, Laura Allen, Rockmond Dunbar, and Jamie Denbo.
The series debuted to a 0.5 rating among the 18-49 demographic and 970,000 total viewers. When compared to other FX shows, that was a poor showing right from the start. The numbers went lower for subsequent episodes and the recent season finale attracted a 0.3 demo rating and 784,000 viewers.
FX President John Landgraf is expected to discuss the decision later today but ultimately the reason for the cancellation seems quite clear.
What do you think? Are you sorry that Terriers won’t be returning for a second season? Why didn’t it catch on? Was it simply a confusing title or something more?
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As a dishnetwork subscriber (and even a football fan), the main reason I was upset at Fox networks pulling out was due to missing episodes of Terriers (I found DVRing much easier than watching online). I’m so tired of Fox cancelling shows without giving them a chance – they come out with great original programming and then yank them before they have a chance to gain an audience. I thought Terriers was one of the best, cleverest shows I’d seen in a long time. I wish I could just dump Fox from my lineup.
I think Terriers is a great show! In fact, I just discovered it was cancelled while trying to find out when season 2 would start. Well acted, well written, interesting situations, funny…..I actually rooted for Hank and Britt to do the right thing, make the right decision, get the girl………I am so sorry to hear this show has been cancelled. To me it’s right up there with my other favorite show, Emmy winning Modern Family!
I am saddened by the news of this cancellation. This show has been one of the few show on tv worth watching. “terriers” and “Justified” are in a class by themselves and should be allowed to develop their story-lines and their fan base. It truly is a shame that the nonsense that shows up perrenially, no matter how cheap it is to produce, should out last a quality product. I only hope another station with some patience picks it up for another season.
Finally a show worth recording. I waited for Terriers every week. What we don’t need is another reality show! I can’t believe they couldn’t have tried a different time or day and give another chance before canceling it. WAKE UP LANGRAF!!
Sooooo disappointed! I was really looking forward to season 2.
That’s just plain CRAP! Terriers is one of the best new shows on TV! And the cliffhanger at the end of the first season was awesome. John Langraf is an idiot! They should give it one more season to see if it picks up before cancelling the series. What a crock!
Terriers was great! It was the advertising that was confusing and misleading. Dogs? really? FX fire your ad department.
Tragic, great show – spell bound, episode to episode best show this season. Great characters, and great story telling.
We get a show that has grit and not the same old formula and they cancel it. This is why I’m ready to cancel cable.
Sometimes substance should trump ratings. This show was one of the best on TV, it deserved more time and better marketing.
this cancellation is bull@#&%!!!! the bachelor/bachelorette series has been on for like 8yrs and its produced ONE marriage but they keep it on the air!!! i just do not get it. the acting was terrific and the story had so many dimensions and could have gone so many different ways. i absolutely love the actor that plays hank!! please-someone give him another show!! poor “katie”- she was on ‘Dirt’ too and it only lasted 2 seasons. i’m just extremely dissapointed that they did this and i REALLY hope they don’t decide to do a vampire or zombie show next!!
im so sick of the people who decide to cancel good shows just because of so called poor ratings, don’t they realize that no one watches real time tv anymore! like most people, i watch everything online when i have time. they can no longer judge if a show is popular by how many people watch it when it originally airs. SOMEONE PLEASE BRING SEASON 2 OF TERRIERS TO LIFE! if sons of anarchy can have multiple seasons, Terriers sure as hell deserves a season 2.
Can’t believe it….Loved that show….bring it back!!!
this is umbelievable terriers was,in my opinion, the best new show on right nowand could’nt wait til season 2, until i looked up when it was starting 5 mins ago and saw this bullsh#t. is someone else gonna pick it up or maybe a web series?please
Horse ****!!! No 24, No Las Vegas, now Terriers…WTF, do you really have to watch american idol & live to dance every night?