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?
Job well done Kevin Bacon!!!!!!!!! *applauding in the background*
I am crushed that they are cancelling The Following….I truly enjoyed the show and it kept me on edge each episode!! My Monday’s are now done….Fox – You need to come up with another BANG project or show! The Following was it!!! Wayward Pines is my new one….but we shall see….that’s on Thursday….I NEED the Following to come back to Monday!!! sighing
Please please bring it back theirs room for the cult killers and who knows if Ryan become the serial killer of the serial killers last night had me on edge love the show we don’t need reality we need this show back one more season at least. Come back on Netflix or something
Fox is very ignorant, they should have another season with the baby and Hardy hunting the criminals down!
Shouldn’t cancel, it’s a great show and someone else should defiantly pick it up!
The following is one of the best drama shows that I have ever watched. Bring it back. The acting and story lines of this show are superb.
I really enjoyed this show and I am not happy with type of ending with no renewal of this show!! It was such a cliffhanger and should continue another season….Kevin Bacon deserves that! To good of a show to let it go…very frustrated!!
so agree with you Sandy!
You are so right, Sandy, about the cliffhanger. I really like “Ryan’s” need to live and I wish it could have gone on for a few more years. I have told my friends, “don’t watch the shows I like, because they might be canceled”. No truer words have been spoken.
All the shows that need some thinking and some attention are cancelled while the reality and stupid sitcoms go on and on. This is the dumbing down of america. I loved the following
Fox cancels all show that are good and have quality, unlike their reality series that lowers our intelligence by watching it. I hope “The Following” is picked up I will be checking its return in the future.
Fox, ABC, CBS and all the other networks that cancel good shows can all go to HELL and so can the people involved in cancelling these shows.
AMEN! I’m fed up with them axing all these great shows!
Fox,ABC, CBS,and all these other networks can go to HELL and everyone who is involved with good shows being cancelled. You guys suck and have no idea how to run a network. I hope someday these networks get cancelled.
Fox has been cancelling my two favorite shows, gang related and now the following! I don’t nderstand. I’m so very disappointed with Fox 🙁
stupid fox it was a great show i hope someone else picks it up
I ABSOLUTELY love the show. If at all possible, please bring it back. I’m watching it on demand right now at 3:15am
I just watched the season finale not thinking the series finale. I’m already Jones in for next season and then I open up this web page and find it is the end.
Fox this is the only show that you have worth watching right now how can you possibly cancel it?
Come on guys renewed it for a fourth season!!
Me to kim was geeked for next season to pissed
Shouldn’t have been cancelled