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.
Noooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!1 do not cancel please !!!!!
Great family show ! Great actors and stories ! Please, let’s have a season 2 !
Keep it!!! Love the interaction between the characters!
Keep! It’s a nice change from all the “dark” and “edgy” fictional fare on TV right now.
PLEASE don’t cancel it, we’re enjoying it so much! such a fun show and appropriate for the whole family!
Please keep the Librarians. It’s fun and inventive. Love the show!
Loved it … Want more more more!!!
KEEP IT!!!! MORE
I love this show! Keep it, PLEASE! It’s seriously my favorite current-running show — it’s fun, imaginative, and light, with clever writing and great acting. I would miss the characters so much if this show went away.
Really enjoy The Librarians, an entertaining series with a good balance of wit, adventure, and heart. The show is well written and well acted with appealing characters of different ages engaging on multiple emotional levels in this quite hopeful spin on the urban fantasy. I think the show has lots of appeal, and will develop a large diverse audience, if given time and sufficient support by TNT. The first season was terrific and I would definitely watch many more.
I originally started watching it Christian Kane, but now I would like to see it continue as both my husband and I enjoyed it so much. It would be a shame to see it end already. My vote is #renew.
Love the show. I think the biggest issue is that it’s not on any of the Streaming services like Hulu, or Netflix. If they push Season 1 to Hulu/Netflix, I bet it could get a great following, even if they don’t release following seasons there.
Definitely renew the Librarians for another season.
KEEP KEEP KEEP!!!
Love the show.. If more people would look at the show the way it wasn’t meant to be and not compare it to other shows.. I believe people would enjoy it more.. or understand it better.. It is meant to be a little cheesy a little hokey,.. a little zany and fun! It isn’t a comedy show but has humor .. not a drama but there are some intenseness in it.. It is a little bit of everything in one show! so #RENEW gets my vote!