Bones has been a quiet hit for FOX but the same can’t be said for its spin-off, The Finder. FOX has now cancelled the low-rated series after one season.
The Finder is a procedural series that revolves around a man (Geoff Stults) with the extraordinary ability to help people find the unfindable. Other castmembers include Maddie Hasson, Mercedes Masohn, and Michael Clarke Duncan.
The spin-off debuted on January 12th to a disappointing 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.50 million total viewers. It was fourth in its Thursday night timeslot right out of the gate and lost nearly 30% of the all-important demo from its compatible lead-in, Bones. This was not a good start.
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Things picked up a bit in the following weeks, thanks in large part to the show having FOX’s blockbuster American Idol as a lead-in. Still, the numbers weren’t as high as they should have been.
After seven weeks on the air, FOX put Finder on hiatus and then moved it to Friday nights, giving its Thursday timeslot to Touch. If The Finder could maintain a healthy percentage of its viewers after the switch, it would likely garner a renewal.
But that didn’t happen and Finder’s numbers dropped like a rock. In its first Friday airing, the freshman series attracted a 1.1 demo rating — an episode-to-episode loss of 53% — with just 4.03 million viewers. The numbers for future episodes fluctuated a bit but didn’t really get any more encouraging. The network could do just as well or better by running cheaper reality programming.
The season finale of The Finder is set to air this Friday night and there won’t be any episodes after that. Hopefully the producers saw the writing on the wall early enough and won’t leave viewers hanging with any major unresolved storylines.
What do you think? What went wrong with this show? Why do you think The Finder failed to attract a bigger audience? Was cancelling the series the right decision? How would you have fixed it?
Just found the show on Netflix…we love it! It’s a shame it Never made it past the first season!!!
Watched the show on Netflix. Just happened to fine it, never knew it was on TV. It is a great show. Would be hard to replace Michael Duncan but not impossible, maybe a brother or cousin. Would love to see Netflix pick it up, hate commercials. It really left us hanging with everyone in hot water at the end.
Just started watching the show on Netflix. What a great “find”! I actually like it better than Bones. It is terrible about Mr. Duncan though.
My mom and I really enjoy the finder and are watching it every year. What makes this show so special is that it’s not your typical FBI/CIA/NCIS show. It’s funny and unique and the characters were awesome. Also the cast was spot on (RIP Michael Clarke Duncan.)
I’d really wish this show’d get a second chance!
Sadly this is just another wonderful show that fox has cancelled. With the death of Michael Clarke Duncan back in 2012 when the show was cancelled that pretty much solidified the shows existance.
I like to disagree. There are many ways this show could continue on with out Michael. Sadly, he was great in his character but they could slip something in to continue this great show
Love the show. Instead of Bones characters making guest appearances on Finder, the studio should have done the inverse to give the Finder characters more exposure.
Just found it on Netflix. I loved the show. Finally something that isn’t MA. Wish there were more like this show.
Love this show! Make another season!
Love this show! Netflix pls bring it back!
Love this ! Please make more. You left us hanging. So much on TV that doesn’t appeal to me. But more of this would be awesome!
Just watched the enter first season of the finder on Netflix!!!!! So upset to not get to see anymore!!!!!! Bring it back!!!!!!
Bring this back.
Loved this show when it was on Fox. So disappointed when it got cancelled. Thank you Netflix. Wish it could come back. Sadly Michael Clark Ducan has passed away.
Love this show! Just found it on Netflix. I am so sick of reality shows I could scream. Hopefully somebody will read all these glowing reviews and get the message!
Just found this show on Netflix and love it. There are so many shows that networks do not give a fair chance to. They need to stop moving them around so people can find them. Netflix is better than prime time now. Would be nice if NF could bring this back. It’s so entertaining and refreshing to watch. Thanks NF for airing it.