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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?
I am so sad about the enemy within… Where do we vote? Maube we can vote for it again?
Yes, I am disappointed. I loved it so much. It is unfortunate that the ratings have not been high enough to finance a second season. The competition is too fierce.
Get rid of some “reality 🙁 shows” & put Enemy Within back on!!
Yes very disappointed, very good story suspense & relationship structure
Very disappointed that it was cancelled. The good shows get cancelled and the lousy shows are renewed. Do these network executives know what they are doing? You can’t help but wonder!!
Loved it! Bring it back !
Please bring it back
Boo! This was a great show. What are you thinking NBC
BIG MISTAKE cancelling this series. It’s rare that there is a series I can’t figure out who’s on the good side. I’m 75, so I guess the younger crowd doesn’t know how to enjoy real intrigue.
Loved the Enemy Within – looks like you canceled another really good series. I’m running back to cable! NBC doesn’t know what their viewers really like.
I have been waiting and waiting Ford to come back on this spring and now I see that it’s not coming back on. I thought it was exciting and had a great storyline. I’m very disappointed that they didn’t renew it.
I am so disappointed to hear there won’t be a season 2 of enemy within I loved it and was waiting with bated breath for season 2
This is hugely disappointing! The Enemy Within was great and thrilling to watch? Four of my most favorite shows have been cancelled or ended in the past year.
I’m very disappointed that another exciting series has been canceled and once again a waste of my time watching it only to be disappointed. It’s like reading a book but having the ending ripped out.
I am very disappointed to hear NBC decided to cancel Enemy Within. I don’t understand why, it was a great show. Lots of twist & turns, and a thriller of a show. Wish NBC would reconsider, although I already see that Morris Chesnuts has joined The Resident in Fox. NBC really messed up on cancelling the show.