If you’ve been looking forward to watching The Code TV show on CBS this Monday night, you’re going to be disappointed. The network has pulled the drama series from the schedule. Will it back? Has it been cancelled?
A military legal drama, The Code stars Luke Mitchell, Anna Wood, Ato Essandoh, Phillipa Soo, Dana Delany, and Raffi Barsoumian. The story unfolds at the Judge Advocate General Headquarters in Quantico, Virginia and centers on the prosecutors, defense lawyers, and investigators who work on the legal challenges facing the U.S. Marine Corps.
The first season of The Code debuted in April drew pretty low ratings, right from the start. The eight aired episodes have averaged a 0.57 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.10 million viewers in the live + same day ratings. It’s one of CBS’ lowest-rated scripted shows of the 2018-19 season.
The Code has been pulled from the schedule and will, for the immediate future, be replaced by reruns of Magnum PI. Right now, the plan is for The Code to return on Monday, July 1st, but those plans could change.
While The Code hasn’t been officially cancelled yet, CBS pulling the series from the schedule certainly points in that direction. Some of the series’ small audience will get out of the habit of watching the program and the first week in July is traditionally one of the lowest-watched weeks of television. The ratings for the next episode will be much lower than they have been.
If there was any hope of The Code surviving to see a second season, I think this move makes it clear that CBS has given up on the series.
What do you think? Do you like The Code TV show? Do you think it will be cancelled? Would you watch season two?
We enjoyed the show and looked forward to it every week. Bad decision by CBS.
I’m so upset yet again, I may just stop watching TV altogether….every time I start really getting into a show it gets cancelled! I really love the characters in this show and truly enjoyed watching Luke Mitchell. I think he is a really great actor! Is a time for another reality game show on CBS?
Great show, give it a second chance. Try a different time slot. Always dropping shows to quickly!
Too bad. I enjoyed it
I really hope that CBS keeps airing THE CODE. It’s a great show to watch for mature adults. Unfortunately, the TV Stations use demographics that make no sense to me. Any show of substance seems to get yanked and what’s left are for idiots.
Another one bites the dust… Another really good show getting pulled by network TV. Makes me not want to ever invest in a new show again!
It really bugs me when these good shows get pulled. What they air instead is such drivel.
Please do not follow the path of network tv and cancel another well written drama. I am tired of getting vested in a show, only to have it pulled and replaced by garbage.
I agree.
Great show ! I hope they keep it tired of shows like big brother .Keep the good shows and get rid of crappy shows.
We are so SICK and Tired of those reality TV shows we always turn them off. put on a show we already watch from our DVR. The only reality shows we invest our time in are ones like Police live Fire live type shows
VERY GOOOOOOOOOOOD SHOW!!!!! Yes for Season 2!!!!
The CODE is a very good show. It has substance.
My 14 y.o. son and I love this show. It reminds us of JAG. There are not alot of scripted shows that will pull a teenager away from his phone but this one did. One problem is we hardly saw the preview aired. I think with some better advertising, like associating it with JAG or a dual episode with NCIS LA or Hawaii 50 they could pull some of that same audience. Give it a chance. It’s a great show.
The show was very interesting, but sometimes it seemed to move too fast, and if you’re not into military jargon, one might have felt left behind. I think there is hope for the show with a few tweaks. Common CBS, give it a break. If you’re an avid Magnum PI watcher, like me, who wants to watch reruns! Summer reruns are boring, give us more round the year action!
Ron
I am disappointed yet again. This was a good show.
I TRULY DO NOT UNDERSTAND THESE DAMN NETWORK EXECS ANYMORE!! OK SO YOU HAVE LIKE ANYWHERE BETWEEN 4 TO 5 1/2 MILLION PEOPLE TUNING IN EVERY FREAKING MONDAY NIGHT TO WATCH THE CODE, WHICH IS A REALLY GREAT TV SHOW BY THE WAY CBS. SO INSTEAD OF JUST FINISHING THE LAST 4 EPISODES OF IT SOME IDIOT SITTING AT A DESK WHO PROBABLY DOESNT EVEN WATCH IT. SAYS HEY LETS JUST GO AHEAD AND TAKE THE CODE OFF THE AIR PEOPLE THEIR JUST ISNT ENOUGH PEOPLE SITTING AROUND WATCHING IT ANYMORE THEY’RE USE TO BE 9 TO 10 MILLION NOW… Read more »
I think they’d rather not have anyone with brains watching such great shows. What they want are bots who watch and buy the products from their advertisers. People with brains are not fooled by garbage ads from their sponsors.
I was really enjoying The Code. I hope it won’t be cancelled. Another good show down the tubes. I can’t stand it anymore TV is starting to look like it may be off my list of things to do in the evening. All the good shows keep getting cancelled.