TNT has renewed their action series The Last Ship for a third season of 13 episodes.
The second season, which is currently airing on Sunday nights, is averaging a 0.72 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.95 million viewers. Compared to the first season, that’s down by more than 30% in each category. Still, it’s one of the cable channel’s top-rated shows.
Here’s the press release:
TNT Re-Enlists The Last Ship for Third Season
Action-Adventure Ranks as the Summer’s #1 Scripted Series on Basic Cable with Key Adults
Eric DaneTNT has renewed the hit action-adventure The Last Ship, basic cable’s top scripted series this summer with adults 25-54. Currently airing Sundays at 9 p.m. (ET/PT), The Last Ship stars Eric Dane (Grey’s Anatomy), Rhona Mitra (Strike Back) and Adam Baldwin (Firefly, Chuck). Season 2 will climax with a gripping cliffhanger on Sept. 6. TNT has ordered 13 episodes for the third season, which is slated to launch next summer.
Viewers can catch up with the second season of The Last Ship or relive the excitement of this summer’s gripping story developments at any time. TNT is making all of this season’s previous episodes available to subscribers through set-top VOD, the www.tntdrama.com and the Watch TNT mobile apps. New episodes are added to the mix the day after they premiere on the network.
Based on William Brinkley’s popular novel, The Last Ship chronicles a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world’s population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoided falling victim to the devastating tragedy, forcing Captain Chandler (Dane), XO Slattery (Baldwin) and the ship’s crew must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they are among the few remaining survivors.
In the second season of The Last Ship, the crew of the Nathan James has begun disseminating the cure developed by paleomicrobiologist Dr. Rachel Scott (Mitra). Their arrival back on U.S. soil, however, has been met with opposition in the form of a new world order under the leadership of Amy Granderson (guest star Alfre Woodward). To make matters worse, Chandler and his crew now face a new enemy: the Immunes, a group of naturally immune survivors bent on taking over the world.
Also starring in The Last Ship are Travis Van Winkle (Heart of Dixie), Charles Parnell (Pariah), Christina Elmore (Fruitvale Station), Marissa Neitling (Leverage), John Pyper Ferguson (Unforgiven) and Jocko Sims (Masters of Sex). The series is produced by Platinum Dunes, with its partners – blockbuster filmmaker Michael Bay, Brad Fuller and Andrew Form – serving as executive producers. Co-creators and showrunners Hank Steinberg (creator of Without a Trace, The Nine) and Steven Kane (The Closer) are also executive producers, along with Jack Bender (Lost).
The Last Ship launched last year as basic cable’s #1 new series with total viewers and adults 25-54. In its second season, the show is basic cable’s #1 scripted series this summer with adults 25-54 and ranks as one of the the Top 3 with adults 18-49 and total viewers. This summer, the show is reaching an average of 9 million viewers across TNT’s linear, VOD, digital and mobile platforms.
About TNT
TNT is television’s destination for drama. Seen in 95 million households and ranking among cable’s top networks, TNT is home to such original drama series as Rizzoli & Isles, Major Crimes, Falling Skies, The Last Ship, Murder in the First, Legends, The Librarians and the upcoming Proof, Public Morals, Agent X and The Alienist. TNT also features the unscripted investigation series Cold Justice and Cold Justice: Sex Crimes. In addition, TNT is the cable home to popular dramas like Castle, Bones, Supernatural and Grimm; primetime specials, such as the Screen Actors Guild Awards®, the Live Nation Music Awards and the iHeartRadio Music Awards; and championship sports coverage, including the NBA and the NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Championship.
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What do you think? Do you like The Last Ship TV show? Are you glad that it’s been renewed for a third season? How long do you think it should air?
I love the show, can’t wait for 3rd season!
We are absolutely thrilled that a season 3 is in the works! We watch this as a family and we really enjoy it and look forward to every episode. I am ex-military and I love shows like this that really showcase the professionalism, courage, and honor that our men and women in uniform display in reality. Thank you for helping to bring my family together. We are so looking forward to season 3!
No mention of north of the ’49 in any episode, huh?
Ta hell with Canada. eh?
My husband and I watched this show faithfully – what a season 2 ending! We are both very happy there will be a season 3 – yay!! Great show – good acting!
Good Acting, drama, and realistic action scenes. I watched all episodes of Season 1 and Season 2 and enjoyed very much.
love this show great actors great story plot hope to see many more seasons.
love this show great actors great story plot hope to see many more seasons
Great show! Suspense throughout. Can’t say enough about the actors, actresses and writers. Very happy to see it’s renewal for another season.
This show is super awesome if only would air more than 20 episodes per season at least. I can’t be waiting yearly for this show,I might die soon.
ITA with the people that are saying this is a wonderful series. So happy its coming back
I love the Last Ship……good cast glad its been renewed another season …. i also love falling skies i wish they would renew for one more season cant the writers pull this off … its good to have sunday shows that show people going thru hard times yet they still have values and morals …. come on Tnt do something different renew Falling Skies one more season ..anyone else out there agree … let Tnt know
The shock to the system of “The Last Ship ” as it TRULY cliffhanger us, was almost unbelievable. Is she dead?! Where did she get shot—head chest what?! And why is Tex always trying to leave? They should put him together with the Doc…..Not the Captain. ….he just lost his wife —what does that say? Also, I think Tex has it wrong. …she was going to get together with him. It’s a wonderful show! !!! It’s still got lots of material left…remember, I read the book and there’s lots to do. I loved “Falling Skies, ” but it’s time had… Read more »
Great show! One of the best on tv right now!!! I am glad they renewed for another season. Kind of a no-brainer with such a great show and cast. Rhona Mitra is one of my favorite actresses.
I’m glad I didn’t write this one off during the 1st season, it’s turned into a fantastically good show … Keep up the good work, thanks.
I just found this show and binged watched to get caught up. I love it and so happy that it is renewed. I am so glad that this network got it right and listened to the viewers.
I love this show, but perhaps in the third season it’s time to add a few more ships that have got to be out there floundering around. Maybe even a sub or two. And they could rename it “The Last Fleet.”