Earlier this month, the peacock network debuted The Cape, a new superhero action TV show. Interestingly, they’ve put it in one of Heroes’ old timeslots. Will The Cape last as long as the Tim Kring series or will it be quickly cancelled instead?
The Cape stars David Lyons as Vince Faraday, an honest cop on a corrupt police force. He finds himself framed for a series of murders and presumed dead. Vince is then forced into hiding, leaving his wife Dana (Jennifer Ferrin) and son Trip (Ryan Wynott) behind. Fueled by a desire to reunite with his family and to battle the criminal forces that have overtaken their home city, Vince becomes “The Cape” — a vigilante and his son’s favorite comic book superhero. Others in the cast include James Frain, Keith David, Summer Glau, Dorian Missick, Martin Klebba, and Vinnie Jones.
The TV series debuted on Sunday, January 9th, with a special two-hour event. It attracted a decent 2.6 in the 18-49 demographic and 8.45 million total viewers. NBC reran the pair of episodes the following night. The next Monday, The Cape dropped a staggering 30% in the demo to a 1.8 rating and 6.22 million. Last night, the ratings fell another 11% to a 1.6 demo rating and 5.84 million viewers.
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Currently, The Cape ranks as the 10th most watched scripted series on the network, tied with Community. It ranks as high as it does because of the premiere’s ratings and because NBC’s schedule as a whole isn’t doing all that well. For a series that’s been on the air for just three weeks, The Cape is already not in good shape. If the ratings continue to decline, it’s almost certain to be cancelled.
The network ordered 13 episodes but, for now, only eight of them are scheduled. Another struggling series, The Event, is scheduled to take back the timeslot on February 28th. If The Cape’s ratings continue to sink, one has to wonder if NBC will even bother to schedule the remaining five installments.
But, what do you think? Do you like The Cape? Do you think NBC should keep running it or just cancel it now?
Image courtesy NBC.
Summer Glau is back on TV…. sorry, I guess I missed the rest. What did you say?
Seriously, i’m a big fan of Summer but i don’t see her only from a “fanboy’s pinup” point of vue; that would be too reductive, considering how amazing she is as an actress.
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I’m happy they don’t stick Summer behind a desk like Chloe on Smalville or make her a damsel in distress or something. She’s too much of a badass for that.
I’m not a huge comic book person and though The Cape definitely has the look and feel of a comic, it didn’t overdo it.
The Cape looks amazing.. It’s like batman with a bit of zorro thrown in.. It’s nerdy awesome.
I love Summer Glau’s acting. I think it is the fragility she brings to her characters. Whether it is the damaged robot in Terminator: SCC or the scarred and fractured scientist from Dollhouse, Summer can really bring it
Move it to another night!!!!
this is a great show. I don’t get the hate for it, maybe its because they would rather watch somebody get murdered then police find the evidence and then arrest the killer on every episode.
The answer to your question is just three posts above yours : bitter fans of “The Event” are spamming the web whenever they can.
One word, lame!
Pretty good. Saw one episode and think alright. Keep it.
Just awful. Very, very disappointing.
Cancel it and bring back The Event!
Saying Summer Glau looks amazing would be a *huge* understatement.
WOW!!
While the led actors are great, that story, pacing, action, and effects are very weak. Corny, boring, forced. I’d like it to go away. But then again, the Event wasn’t worth keeping either.
I thought it was good, not great. Some parts were cheesy but it was a self-aware cheesy.
Cancel it now
I was surprised by The Cape. It’s good cheese, decent comic book sensibility and yah, Summer Glau!