It turns out that FOX’s Kevin Bacon TV show didn’t have a big enough “following” to ensure a fourth season. The network has cancelled The Following after three seasons.
The current season of The Following picks up a year after former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Bacon) and his team put serial killer and cult leader Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) back on death row. The rest of the cast includes Shawn Ashmore, Jessica Stroup, Michael Ealy, Sam Underwood, and Zuleikha Robinson.
Debuting in January 2013 to a very healthy 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.42 million total viewers. Unfortunately, over the course of the season, the numbers started dwindling downward. The season ended up averaging a 2.6 rating with 7.96 million.
The numbers continued to fall in season two — averaging a 1.8 rating with 5.19 million total viewers. The ratings have gotten even worse in season three. The 11 installments that have aired so far have averaged a 1.17 rating with 3.58 million — a decline of more than 30% in each category.
FOX has now cancelled The Following. There won’t be a fourth season but there are four installments remaining. They will air in two-hour blocks over the next two Monday nights; May 11th and May 18th.
Word is that the series is being shopped to other outlets like Hulu but production costs may make a deal difficult.
What do you think? Do you like The Following TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season? Would you watch the series elsewhere?
I can’t believe there isn’t going to be another season of the Following. It was a good show. I am hoping it comes back.
Loved the Following. Cant believe that it is going off the Air. It is the best show I have ever watched.
Loved the show. Fox is crazy to cancel. Bacon has a huge fan base. Bring it back!!!!!
My favorite show on television
Very. Disappointed
Shoulf have been renewed
Love the show,it should have. Been. Renewed,most i known are very. Disappointed
love this show would really like to see where the story can go I would watch it i there is a season 4
I loved the Following. I think if Fox wanted to cancel it they should have had an ending not another cliff hanger. I hope that someone like netflix, hulu or prime pick it up again. I don’t have membership with Netflix or Hulu but I would if someone would pick it back up.
Agree with all comments above. Makes absolutely no sense that this show is cancelled. What a great show. Don’t understand Fox. Guess I never will 🙁
HULU PLEASE PICK THIS ONE UP!!! SO MUCH MORE TO DO WITH THIS SERIES AS WELL AS THE SERIES, STALKER!!
Just like resurrection don’t understand what’s happened here love this show plz bring them both back.
There goes another good show because the networks don’t know how to count real viewers! Thank You for leaving the ending open.
Gutted that the following isn’t coming back one of the best series and they scrap it hope they see sense
The worst part about last minute cancellations is there is no closure for those of us fans who have watched and committed ourselves to a show.
I can not imagine why this show would get canceled! It’s possibly the best show I have ever watched! I really hope someone picks up the show. It would be stupid not to. If not I will be left hanging!