Kurt Sutter’s last TV series on FX, Sons of Anarchy, was a big ratings success for the cable channel and ran for seven seasons. Will his new show, The Bastard Executioner, be a hit as well? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
A medieval drama set in 14th century Wales, The Bastard Executioner follows Wilkin Brattle (Lee Jones). He was a Knight during King Edward the First’s reign and is a deeply spiritual man. He wants to settle down and live the quiet life of a farmer but it’s not to be. The rest of the cast includes Stephen Moyer, Matthieu Charneau, Katey Sagal, Flora Spencer-Longhurst, Kurt Sutter, Sam Spruell, Darren Evans, Danny Sapani, Timothy V. Murphy, Sarah White, Sarah Sweeny, Ethan Griffiths, and Ross O’Hennessy.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
11/18 update: FX has cancelled The Bastard Executioner after one season.
Final season averages: 0.44 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.22 million total viewers.
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What do you think? Do you like The Bastard Executioner TV show? Do you think that it should be renewed for a second season?
Damn! I never thought I’d see the day when a Kurt Sutter show was performing so badly! I cannot believe it’s now down to 800,000 viewers! That would be a good number for something like an HGTV weekly series but not an FX drama. I had a feeling that the majority of the SOA crowd would not be into this show. I thought he should have waited a bit longer to let people get SOA out of their systems. People can’t seem to separate the two shows. If it gets renewed it will be on the strenght of Kurt’s name… Read more »
Stand on one leg.
I hope it gets cancelled so Sutter can make a good show again and not waste any more of his time of this boring drivel.
Yes we need a second season of The Bastar d Executioner to see the story play out. It’s a great start but there is definitely more to come with the long tumultuous history of Wales.
I love the show its perfect like it is im hoping it stays on its already on my Tuesday list please continue with it is not on on the 27 of October and we miss it please don’t cancel it
I wanted to feel sorry for Moyer in the show but I cant when he doesn’t mind hurting Lady Love and Wilkin. I would like to see more interaction between Moyer and crazy wife where he has her killed eventually and Wilkin and the baroness can have something happen. the half brother is a good part and I Like their relationship. I have had to watch the first 4 shows twice to understand it but I did and I would like to continue to see it air. it is a very interesting time that I really don’t understand but I… Read more »
I think the same, Lady Love and Wilkin´s romance was one of the best that i´ve ever seen , but now is ruined, destroyed literally after what he did with CrazyJessamy.. is repulsive. and Stephen Moyer is brilliant, he´s the best character pretty far right now. Lady Love sudenly is a cuckold, and Wilkin a man who likes to sleep with women with mental disorders , the show was amazing before, Annora was incredible too. But they won´t can fix this disaster.
I absolutely love The Bastar d Executioner! I want to see if Lady Love and Wilkin will finally get together. Stephen Moyer is evil at is best and such a cunning character too. But it’s Wilkin who brings it all together as a very interesting and important character whom I would love to see grow and expand his past life with the new one he has now. There MUST be a Season 2! I am impressed with the time period. People who don’t like it, need to give it a chance! Wilkin makes this tv show watchable. Please make Season… Read more »
Really the time is passing and there is not any new of renovation yet.
Really maybe could to be renewed, but the ratings are falling down every week, and the show was very promissing in the beginning, now is a mess, boring and predictable. I was hoping something more, really i have left this.
Love the show! I hope it is renewed.
I love this show. It gets better every week. The actors are superb. Lee Jones just melts your heart. I’ve learned to hate Stephen Moyer in this role.Such evil. I hope it will renew.
I hope they will renew the show. It’s at great show, it’s entertaining and the acting are superb. Good actors.
Time to cancel TBE. The demo is 0.32, it is a historical drama and thus expensive, and it has little critical support. Unlike Louie and The Americans, without the goodwill this show is going to have a tough time making it to season 2.
I love The ******* Executioner!!! I’m lookin forward to The Baroness and Wilkin Brattle getting together <3
Ah me too! But he has met to Jessamy not to Lady Love, now Jessamy will have his son. the show is done for me. i never will want see it .
I have really been trying to like it, but the show plods and I am just not feeling it. Give me the Mayans spinoff.
we love watching The B astard executioner..people need to stop compareing it to soa..when they do that itll gain more momentum..
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