It seems that Syfy has been making a push to get back to their roots by focusing more on science fiction programming. Will The Expanse be a hit in the ratings for the cable channel or will it be a flop? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
The Expanse is based on the James S. A. Corey book serie. It’s set centuries into the future where Earth’s population has ballooned to over 30 billion and humans have colonized the solar system. Police detective Miller (Thomas Jane) and his crew must unravel a conspiracy that threatens peace and the survival of humanity. The rest of the cast includes Steven Strait, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Dominique Tipper, Cas Anvar, Wes Chatham, Florence Faivre, Paulo Constanzo, Chad L. Coleman, and Jared Harris.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
12/31 update: Syfy has renewed The Expanse for a second season. Details here.
Final season averages: 0.22 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 700,000 total viewers.
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What do you think? Do you like The Expanse TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
I find myself pausing and replaying to understand some of the dialog. Don’t feel it’s an accent thing just some very muddy audio which in turn is messing with the needed flow of the show…. 15-20 times an episode pausing and replaying!! Over all I really like the depth of story and I agree with some of the other posts that it’s about time that we are again seeing sci-fi programming that is more than just big explosions and “ray guns”.
I am SO glad to read this post. When my wife and I watched the first 4 eps, we found ourselves stopping, rewinding, and relistening – sometimes, up to 5 times for one line! – because of the muddy quality of the audio. I’m happy to see that we’re not the only people to have experienced this. We were going out of our minds. That was one reason why we stopped watching. The poor writing was the other reason! One thing the series DID do correct were the special effects. The details of the effects were very well done. I… Read more »
You’ll most likely revisit this show at some time in the future 🙂
Uh yeah !!!!!! How about those special effects!!!!!!!!!!! Best they(scifi) have ever done . this show is so Awesome I started reading the books!
You’re going to love this show in years to come 🙂
Tell me about it . I’ve been waiting for a show like this literally my whole life . a science based sci fi show featuring SPACE! the acting is great what the heck is wrong with these people saying otherwise. I mean cmon we got the dude from Hung! if they cancel this show before dark matter I will have a sh+t fit . cmon this show is miles beyond ANYTHING scifi has done before.
My thoughts exactly.
The Examse has great writing, excellent actors, and an exciting storyline! It’s the best show SyFy has ever put on. It should renewed for a second season!
Paul
I second that !
The show is available all online, ofc the TV ratings are down…
This is quite possibly one of the best series I’ve seen in sometime and it is a travesty that it’s doing so poorly. What I love most about it is how visually stunning the kind that you wouldn’t even see on network or premium TV. Which is insane because this is Syfy were talking about a network that for sometime now has refused to invest in high budget series, hence the endless B crap.
This is intelligent sci-fi and the attention to detail is great – there were many things I didn’t notice until rewatching. In episode 4 some of the threads really started to come together and totally blew me away! I suppose some people that say they like science fiction really only want explosions in space without all that ‘boring’ thinking stuff that requires them to concentrate.
Lol replaying isn’t going to change any bad written parts. No matter how many times play it. Bad editing and writing is why show numbers down.
I know you feel strongly that this is not a good show, but i really couldn’t disagree with you more. And you posting 10 times about how YOU don’t like it doesn’t make it a bad show – it makes you an impatient watcher and perhaps not a bright one. I’ve read Leviathan Wakes, and by watching ALL of the episodes, I was very happy with how they achieved what they achieved by season’s end. The characters are great, the effects are great, and the actors are doing a great job. The ratings don’t look good because the TV model… Read more »
Well I’m posting 10 times just because I love this freaking show. Look at Game of Thrones that is not a fast show by any means. the expense is going where no show has gone before with realistic futuristic space travel and a political situation that we could easily see happen today and in fact we are trying our hardest to go to mine asteroids as we speak. It got great reviews from all the critics online everybody was talking about the show I would say the only reason for low ratings is because it aired in December which is… Read more »
Why don’t you go watch zombie nation or something easier for you to grasp .unfortunately people like you are the reason TV sucks so bad these days
too many back stories. Too hard to understand the actors with music playing over them.
I very much agree. Some of the dialog gets lost in the background music…very muddy at time!
So it isn’t just me.
Have you heard of closed caption? I use it all the time especially on British productions
Well badly written and acted shouldn’t depend on closed caption….it just shows how crappy it is.
After watching the first four episodes,I’m very excited about the possibility that The Expanse might fill a bit of the hole left by the conclusion of BSG. I was so intrigued that I’m watching a second time to catch anything I might have missed. I disagree with the perspective of other viewers that don’t feel that character development has takes place. I feel like we’ve really gotten to know the remaining crew of the Cant and also Belter/Ceres cop Miller.
The problems with the show, not counting the terrible character development, are facts of the characters (whether properly developed, or not) are lifeless and dull, and that goes double for the story line. They take the worst of the sci-fi clichés and amplify the dullness of those clichés, exponentially. Let’s see… cocky, reluctant leader? Check. Jaded, dirty detective? Check. Pouty, spoiled-rotten child of a rich person that is in trouble? Check. Political turmoil that tries its hardest to be relevant to today’s real world issues? Check. An interesting way to tell these stories in a manner that is worth watching?… Read more »
essa série promete deve continuar
Sorry i dont Speak your language Sergio but I do see series and continue so I think I’m picking up what you’re putting down
I am hopeful for this show. I almost missed the 3rd episode when it moved to Tuesday. I was interested in what is happening. To succeed they have to develop the characters. Their view of interplanetary space is interesting. Tje ratings around christmas should be discounted. Hope ratings come up in January
I’ve got to agree with several of the other comments that have been posted. The show was offered to view online, prior to release, which unfairly affected ratings. But then…thus far, I’ve had to get up and make coffee a few times to keep me awake enough to finish one episode. The storyline lacks…it drags in places…and the whole plan of finding the lost girl has been lost in the secondary storylines.(yawn). I’ll keep watching in the hopes that SYFY has something better to offer in the mid-season and late season episodes.
The show sucked so bad that it actually left me angry at the missed opportunities. It has been mentioned that this show’s universe is a rich one. Fine. Wonderful, in fact. That doesn’t mean they have to throw it all at us all at once. They showed us the size of the universe without actually developing any sort of character stories, nor giving us a real reason for caring about why the things that are going on are, indeed, going on. It is a huge mess with very little to care about or to relate to. If they can’t make… Read more »
Been looking forward to this show for quite a while, have loved every moment so far. It seems the biggest critiques are that people cannot follow the size of the universe. I’d suggest reading some of the books or some of the online content that gives info on the universe. It’s a very rich world that the authors have created and now Chad Coleman!!!! Need I say more!? Please do not cancel this program!
Kind of boring. Sorry guys, but as a long time SIFY guy, this show doesn’t cut it.
I gave it 3 epys and that it (no more DVRing). There’s really nothing that couldn’t be on a reg. TV ch. Except for the ships, that’s it. Story weak, at least so far.
episode 4 is where the good stuff starts!
the first 4 episodes are like the BSG miniseries, terrible to stop in the middle at episode 3
I am on my 3rd episode right now but I can’t stomach to finish the rest of it so that will be deleted and the other one setup to record tonight will be too. I haven’t been happy with SYFY since they cancelled Dominion. Childhood’s End was great.
TV ratings typically are NOT the best indicator when the episodes are available for free online beforehand.
Right on! It’s unfortunate they felt the need to release the episodes before they actually aired. I loved having access to them but it seems it may hurt them in the long run, with people not watching when they actually air because they’ve already seen them. Keep this show alive!
Expanse is a great show it has great writers and actors and actresses please have a season 2 my family watched this show from the beginning and it’s great.
Agreed!