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?
Yes, someone needs to pick up this show for 4th season!
Me and my husband look forward to our Monday evenings watching the following, I am dumbfounded that fox would cancel such an excellent show. I was not aware that the show got cancelled until my husband read about it. This show must go on, how could you leave it where it ended I am ready for the next season now and your stupid network cancels it, what a rip off.
NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! Love this show!!
I don’t know what the heck FOX is doing but whoever is making programig decisions is completely out of touch with the world around them. I mean really you renew the Simpsons AGAIN and drop one of the best dramas on any network. I am truly beginning to hate FOX.
Should not have been cancelled!
Seriously what else do they have? That is the only show i watch on fox.
What a stupid idea. This was a great show and I hope another channel picks it back up.
My husband and I have really enjoyed watching the The Following all 3 seasons. So unfortunate, to hear it’s been canceled. The plots, story lines, and great acting always left us wanting to see more. The twist & turns and underlying darkness, always kept us guessing week to week. I hope another network picks this show up. Kevin Bacon is perfect in this role! Such a loss, to us the fans, actors, writers and crew that did such an excellent job. I hope there is reconsideration.
Great acting. Well developed characters. A great twist in the finale. PERFECT set up for a turn to the story in a next season. Please! I would watch it any way and anywhere I could.
this is a great show, series 3 completely redeemed itself after season 2 dragged a bit!! and its now been left wide open for season 4, it could be epic, ryan on renegade mission,, one more season to wrap it up properly at least, please someone pick it up
I loved this show even tho I dont have cable I went to friends and families houses to watch it and have the first and second seasons on dvd….I am so depressed and disappointed…finally get a good show and then it gets shut down…very frustrating
The Following has been one of the best shows in the last few years. All these networks want to put on that reality crap to make money. Or put on clone shows over and over. Something original or if the cost isn’t rock bottom they cancel it.
I absolutely loved the show and I hope another network does pick it up
THE END In reality season 2 ad 3 with the exception of the death of Joe Carroll (not the way people actually die from lethal injection BTW) were more or less a continuation of season 1. Other than another barrage of ‘followers’ of Strauss what else could we expect to see IF there were a 4th season? MAYBE the last episode was NOT what everyone expected and gawd knows if the writers were told…unlikely… for the plug was pulled 5-8-15 and that 2 parter was shot WEEKS AGO. OTHER series on other networks KNEW the end was coming and ‘we’… Read more »
I am glad they canceled when they were beginning to get rid of Joe I lost interest and the new writer lacked imagination. Trying to get new followers caused mist followers to get lost.