It won’t be long before The Crossing “crosses over” to the television afterlife. The TV show was one of the many cancelled TV shows of the 2017-18 season but clearly, this series has some devoted fans. Why won’t there be a second season?
An ABC sci-fi thriller, The Crossing stars Steve Zahn, Natalie Martinez, Sandrine Holt, Georgina Haig, Tommy Bastow, Rob Campbell, Rick Gomez, Marcuis W. Harris, Grant Harvey, Jay Karnes, Simone Kessell, Kelley Missal, Luc Roderique, and Bailey Skodje. Luke Camilleri recurs. The story unfolds in the small Oregon fishing town of Port Canaan. Tranquility there comes to an abrupt end, when 47 evacuees from a war-torn country wash up on the shore. The newcomers aren’t just any refugees seeking asylum — they’re Americans from 180 years in the future. As the hunt for the truth grows, it will change the lives of the townies and their new guests, forever.
The show got off to lackluster start in the ratings. The premiere of The Crossing drew a meager 0.94 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.40 million viewers. The second and third episodes saw significant declines and later episodes dropped as well. Last week’s installment attracted a meager 0.40 demo rating with 2.53 million.
With ratings like these, it’s easy to see why ABC decided to cancel The Crossing. It’s also no surprise that the network decided to air the final two episodes on a Saturday night.
Could the show have picked up more viewers if it had been given more time? Considering the downward trajectory of the ratings, it’s hard to make that argument. For whatever reason, The Crossing just didn’t resonate with a broad audience.
What do you think? Did you like The Crossing TV show? Would you have watched a second season of this ABC series?
Yes! I would really like to see future episodes! Great series!
Yes, I was hooked on this show and most definitely wish it was returning for a second season: This show was DIFFERENT, and I eagerly awaited each weekly episode.
Let’s vote for a law that will force TV companies to at least offer a conclusion of a cancelled series. You don’t buy a sandwich and get it snached by the deli owner half way through, right? You don’t read a book and get it snached before the ending. Unfinished story is one of the most frustrating experiences. So why are TV stations allowed to offer half a product, wasting our time, energy and nerves? Force them to produce at least 2 episodes that will explain and end the story. Or let all together decide not to watch any new… Read more »
I really liked this! I’m so bummed, ABC didn’t even give this show a chance for people to like.
I really hope Nexflex picks it up and continue with new episodes.
I really enjoyed this show and I’m disappointed it will not be returning. So many shows I really like get cut such as Jerico, Revolution, Under the Dome, and now The Crossing. Thankfully, the 100 is still on. These kinds of shows get cut so quickly. Bring it to Netflix they will have a following.
This was such a great program! I am so upset that it will not be coming back. It would be great if another network could pick it up!
I would have watched The Crossing for another 10 seasons. It had so much potential. Loved all the characters.
loved the crossing
My whole family looked forward to watching this series. Could not wait for season 2 to only find out it’s cancelled. Makes me not want to watch any other series. So disappointed!!!
I loved the crossing so upset it’s not gonna have another season! ABC has lost me.
Network has revived far worse shows than the crossing. It deserves a 2nd glance by us die hard fans and a 1st for Netflix viewers. The story was very original.
Netflix has revived far worse shows than this. It deserves a 2nd look for die hard viewers like us and 1st time for Netflix users. The story was original and not given a chance.
Dropped cable and satellite. Don’t have ABC. The crossing was the only show that had me wondering how I could get it without subscribing to their streaming service. Maybe Netflix will pick it up and continue.
I was hooked and have been looking for a new season. Very disappointed. Really wondered how the writers were going to work us out of this situation. alas
I think The Crossing should have been given a chance instead of just one season it was a great tv show. I wish Netflix would pick it up. So how many writers are gonna want to keep writing a tv series only to see it cancelled after one season. Every time a great tv series gets started it gets taken away but all the reality series are still going strong and they suck
This was a great tv series it should not have been canceled