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A certain FBI Special Agent’s work won’t continue into the 2026-27 TV season. NBC has (finally) made a decision on the fate of The Hunting Party and we now know it won’t be back for a third season on the network. The show’s second season of 13 episodes finished airing on May 7th.
A procedural crime drama series, The Hunting Party TV show was created by JJ Bailey and stars Melissa Roxburgh, Nick Wechsler, Patrick Sabongui, Josh McKenzie, and Sara Garcia. In the story, a small team of investigators are assembled to track down and recapture the most dangerous killers in United States history. More dangerous than ever, they’ve all just escaped from The Pit, a top-secret prison that’s not supposed to exist. The team includes FBI Special Agent Rebecca “Bex” Henderson (Roxburgh), CIA Agent Ryan Hassani (Sabongui), Army Intelligence officer Jenifer Morales (Garcia), and prison guard Shane Florence (McKenzie). Oliver Odell (Wechsler) is Bex’s former partner/mentor.
Airing on Thursday nights, the second season of The Hunting Party averaged a 0.16 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.20 million viewers (includes DVR playback through 3:00 AM). Compared to season one, that’s down by 23% in the demo and down by 19% in viewership. It was one of the lowest-rated scripted shows on the network this season.
According to Deadline, Hunting Party is expected to be shopped elsewhere. Netflix is a possible candidate since existing episodes stream on the platform. Execs considered making the drama a Peacock original but ultimately decided against it.
What do you think? Have you followed The Hunting Party series on NBC? Are you disappointed to hear the show was cancelled? Would you watch a third season on another channel or streaming service?
It is so disappointing that Hunting Party was cancelled. I thought the show was very good. It was really nice to see the actress from Manifest. I liked the chemistry with the team and the story lines. Now it doesn’t have a proper ending. I am so tired of this happening. How do you do that and feel good about it. What about us, the ones who do like and watch the show we mean nothing… this is happening more than we like. Netflix took on Manifest and gave it a good ending, so Netflix please pickup the hunting party.… Read more »
The good shows always get CANCELLED & The Hunting Party was a very unique show! You will stop getting viewers if you keep cancelling the great shows!
So tired of great shows getting CANCELLED!!!! I loved watching The Hunting Party!!!! Lots of excellent actors & actresses on the show.
Very Unfortunate. NBC is going to start loosing Viewers!!!!!
Was good show don’t make sense that they canceled.
I’m really DISAPPOINTED that this show got canceled!! I really liked it. It kinda had Criminal Minds vibe! I loved the cast and the storylines were good! DANG IT!!!
I hate getting involved in such great shows only to have them canceled! Especially if there was no “ending”
Another good show axed. How about getting rid of all the reality and singing shows instead?
I agree, but it’s much cheaper to do a reality show! No stars to pay, screen writers, etc. I will not watch them. At all!
This show got axed because it doesn’t sell pizzas, a cell phone and chicken.
Shame on NBC. The Hunting Party is one of their very few good series. It was nice to have a different storyline. I hate when there’s no closure for a show. Maybe cut back on so many seasons of The Voice and America’s Got Talent instead. They are both getting old.
I have enjoyed watching the Hunting Party and was so disappointed when NBC cancelled. I hope Netflix picks it up.
CBC should take it over like they did with Murdoch Mysteries and bring it back to Canada
You always cancel the best shows. The younger generation does not know what is good TV. Why are the opinions of seniors not taken for the surveys.
We would definitely watch a third season on another platform. Viewers are sick and tired of networks drawing us in to a great show and then pulling the plug without notice and without a satisfactory end to the story.
What a crappy way to start my day… seeing this post! I loved The Hunting Party! And leaving it with so many unanswered situations! Netflix… please please please pick it up!
Very sad news. The Hunting Party was a quality show and I would definitely watch it on another network.