TNT has been cleaning house in recent months — cancelling shows like Perception, Dallas, and Franklin & Bash. Will new series The Librarians be cancelled as well or, will it be renewed for a second season?
On The Librarians, Flynn Carsen (Noah Wyle) welcomes four new people to the library organization, to help solve ancient mysteries and recover/protect historical artifacts. Together, they fight against supernatural threats — including the mysterious and immortal Dulaque (Matt Frewer) and the Serpent Brotherhood. The show stars Rebecca Romijn, Christian Kane, Lindy Booth, John Kim, and John Larroquette. Wyle, Jane Curtin, and Bob Newhart recur in their roles from the movies.
The TNT series debuted in early December with a pair of episodes that drew a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.35 million viewers. That was a solid premiere for a basic cable series.
Unfortunately, the second week’s installment fell more than 35%, to a 0.8 demo rating and 3.37 million. The ratings have gone up and down in the later weeks but haven’t edged higher than a 1.0 in the demo and 4.1 million. Last night marked the season finale.
Though the ratings fell quite a bit after the premiere, The Librarians still performed well for TNT. It’s pretty much matched Rizolli & Isles’ demo numbers and is one of the cable channel’s most-watched programs. Though the cable channel supposedly wants to focus on very edgy material, it looks like a safe bet that The Librarians will be renewed for a second season.
Executive producer Dean Devlin certainly wants to continue with the show and told EW, “The world of The Library is a world I want to live in for the rest of my life. The more we can expand that universe and take it into surprising areas… we want to just see how far we can keep pushing the limits of where the show can go. Hopefully we’ll hear soon about a pick up soon and get back to work. We’re all chomping at the bit to get back into the world of The Library.”
Via Instagram he later said, “I want to thank each and every one of you who tuned in for your support this season. As soon as we hear any news regarding Season 2 of The Librarians you’ll be the first to know!”
But, what do you think? Do you like The Librarians TV show? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
2/12 update: TNT has renewed The Librarians for a second season. Details here.
Please KEEP The Librarians! This is the best show on TV. Our entire family watched it together, and we tweet with friends during the episodes. The storytelling is supberb and the actors are first class. Please renew!!
Great show! Total fun escape! The world needs this magic now more than ever!!!
Definitely keep it! Such a great show, with a lot of fun and wonderful characters! I will be very upset if it’s cancelled!
Keep this show. KEEP.IT. I was so frantic that I would miss the finale all together last night and rushed to get home because I had to see it. This show is exactly what television needs right now. It has a great storyline as well as fantastic characters and the writing is superb. This is a show that everyone can enjoy watching and I as well as so many others would love to see this show expand more and tell even better stories. It deserves to mature more and develop into something even greater than it is now. I want… Read more »
I would definitely like to see The Librarians renewed. It is awesome. Christian Kane is magnificent, as always. The rest of the cast is great too. It’s a good show for the whole family. I would love to hear Christian Kane sing in an episode.
Keep the librarians!!!!
The Librarians is an awesome show, totally love it!! Of course it should get a second season (that is why TNT will cancel it, the never keep the great shows).
KEEP! I love this show, and would love to see it continue.
Please renew the Librarians! It is entertaining and the cast is great. The only negative to the show was that the season was too short. When A&E canceled Longmire, I removed it from my favorite’s list and haven’t watched a show on that network since. I will be very tempted to do the same thing with TNT if The Librarians is canceled.
I love the show! KEEP & RENEW IT!!!!!!
KEEP!!!! RENEW!!!!! CONTINUE!! LIBRARIANS MUST KEEP AIRING PLEASE!!!!
Keep it! It’s one of the few shows I actually keep up with. It has all the things I love–humor, sci-fi action, and Christian Kane.
I have enjoyed this show tremendously. Such a fun series the entire family can enjoy. As a librarian myself, I of course love then premise but the actors, writers, and others involved make it a great show. Keep it- we need more shows like this!
KEEP IT! KEEP IT! AND IT’S A KEEPER!
Dean Devlin and crew have delivered once again. The cast is wonderful. With only 10 shows to do all the things their audience has come to expect…things like chemistry between charecters, creating new story twists out of history’s story book and the list goes on. I am looking forward to seeing who will be on the “guest star” list.
When is the DVD is coming out?
Keep it please