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?
More seasons! More seasons!
We found this show on Netflix and never knew it was even on Fox. I think it failed in the ratings because not enough people knew about it. I wish there were more episodes, we love it!!! I wish they would bring it back we need more shows like this that show people trying and doing the right thing…………….. MORE SEASONS!!!!
We need a conclusion
I wanted to see Willa and Timo get married. And it was an amazing show
This is a great show that needs more seasons. I will certainly miss Michael Clarke Duncan. I wonder who would be a good replacement? Make more shows!!
A replacement for Micheal Clarke Duncan….hmmmm How about Terry Crews?
Bob Sapp could do it
My granddaughter and I loved the show. Putting it on Friday night was giving it a death sentence. Too many people not at home. Try a time slot that people just might be able to see it. Way better than a stupid reality show because I definitely won’t watch those.
I absolutely loved The Finder. I quit watching Fox because the idiots cancelled it. Others mentioned Netflix pick the show up and produce a new season. That would be awesome if they did. Netflix is my go to place to watch TV shows and movies-no commercials and they keep adding new things to watch.
Our family loved this show! Please bring back more seasons, or better yet, on Netflix or Amazone Prime <3
I loved the finder I don’t like fox to much anymore
We just watched season one & loved it! Totally left hanging though! Is four years too long to bring it back!?!
Just finished the 1st and only Season of The Finder. Absolutely loved it! We had never heard of it and watch Netflix frequently. Sad that Michael Duncan passed, replacing him would be difficult. But, sure wish it would be possible to continue the show on Netflix. It was very entertaining and so disappointed we won’t see more of it.
We love The Finder, watched it on Netflix and want more please!
I love Bones (though they get too graphic with the corpses)- I saw the Finder on Bones and quite enjoyed it! I was happy to see the Finder with it’s own show. I thought it was great that some of the Bones characters have been included in some episodes. The Finder is a joy to watch because like the programs of old, you don’t constantly get hit with overt sex, disgusting dead bodies- it’s just fun to watch. Sorry to hear that Michael Duncan passed away. He would be kind of hard to replace. However, i think that FOX messed… Read more »
A lot of Bones fans hated the Finder because the characters were introduced on an episode of Bones, and got more airtime than Booth or Bones and that really upset a lot of people,and so they probably refused to watch the Finder out of spite.
I found “The Finder” on Netflix and have watched season 1 about 3 times. I LOVE this show and cannot understand why it was cancelled. It is refreshing to watch a TV series that has clever dialog, great actors who work well together, plots that engage. No violence or in my face sex. I watch Netflix because I cannot stand commercials and can pick out the best. Please Netflix, pick this one up!
I just finished “The Finder” on Netflix and I LOVED it. Find someone to replace Michael Clark Duncan’s character (I know that wouldn’ t be easy he was one of a kind and and we miss him) continue it on Netflix. I thought this show had so much good in it. Sometimes I just get tired of the same old violence and this show wasn’t all about the violence.