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NBC isn’t staying friends with The Enemy Within. The network has cancelled the freshman drama series so there won’t be a second season coming for 2019-20.
A psychological thriller, The Enemy Within stars Jennifer Carpenter, Morris Chestnut, Raza Jaffrey, Kelli Garner, Cassandra Freeman, and Noah Mills. The character-based drama centers on former CIA operative and now infamous traitor Erica Shepherd (Carpenter) and FBI Agent Will Keaton (Chestnut). In order to apprehend a looming threat, Keaton must tap Shepherd’s expertise, even though she’s serving a life sentence in a supermax prison.
The first season of The Enemy Within averaged a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 4.40 million viewers. The defacto series finale aired on May 20th.
Compared to the other scripted NBC TV shows of the 2018-19 season, the series ranks 10th in the demo and seventh in total viewers. Based on the rankings, it would seem like the series would be renewed but the ratings trended downward as the season progressed. Considering that The Enemy Within had The Voice as a lead-in, NBC execs were likely not satisfied with the show’s low retention rate either.
Today, the Peacock Network also cancelled The Village and Abby’s TV shows.
What do you think? Do you like The Enemy Within TV show? Are you sorry that it’s been cancelled and not returning for a second season?
NBC sucks they can’t give a series a chance. Why even bother to put it out there.wait until after the season is.complete and people have had a chance to watch it on their DVRs before making a decision to cancel. To many really good shows have been canceled like this one and the village. May as well get rid of the networks altogether as even the local news coverage. Sucks on most of them especially if you are in a border city. Where we are one state gets covered and things happening in the town a river’s width away. May… Read more »
Best show on. I couldnt wait each week for the next one! What a shame.
Just finished watching season 1. I thought that “The Enemy Within” was an incredible show. I don’t watch much TV because I am a busy college student and athlete but this show had me making time to watch tv. Hopefully it will come back.
My wife and I love this show! We are so sad to hear that it is going to be canceled! Would you please reconsider that decision for us? Thank you for your consideration.
Loved the show and we are disappointed
Binge watched the show. I can’t believe they didn’t renew. I hope someone else picks up and renews for a season 2.
Cannot believe NBC cancels an intelligent, well-made, well-acted show like this while network tv is saturated with mind-numbing bad shows! Hopefully a smart cable network will pick this show up and continue to demonstrate what GOOD TV is.
Just binge watched on Hulu. I love the show! Why do they cancel good TV. Hopefully Netflix or Hulu picks it up as an original.
I am totally shocked! It was one of the best shows on tv. Wish it would come back. It should have not been cancelled
I am so disappointed that The Enemy Within was cancelled. I never missed an episode. What a mistake by NBC!
I loved the show and it was the best show ever and the ending leaves you speechless.
I am sorry about the cancellation
This was a real good show and some of the once that were
Renewed are boring and do not offer anything new.
I absolutely loved the show and was looking forward to a watching a second season. I know it’s all about ratings, but apparently those of us who require and want quality story lines and exceptional performances are a minority. I sad and disappointed. The cretins win again!
I was waiting for season 2
Again the networks get it wrong.
I loved this show they cancel all the good shows and leave the crap shows on. Very disappointed. Will watch Netflix and Amazon Prime.
Extremely disappointed this show was canceled!! I loved it and was so looking forward to another season : (