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.
RENEW THE LIBRARIANS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I love losing myself in the world of The Librarians, cast is amazing and the stories are everything a viewer could want, please keep episodes coming!
I love The Librarians. The cast works well together and the characters are engaging to say the least. I want more back story on all of them so the show must continue.
Keep it going and airing
Please keep this going
KEEP KEEP KEEP!!!! Our family LOVES The Librarians!!! It is fun – it is educational – it is creative!!
Mind’s well cancel it. Not that it matters, since tnt died when they cancelled “Dallas”.
Who doesn’t want to watch a show with Christian Kane in it???? And it’s filmed here in Portland…..a no brainer.
PLEASE KEEP IT !!! I LOVE IT !!!!!
Renew it
More Librarians please!
Please keep the show! It’s nice to have something different from everything else!! I love this show!!
please please keep this show!!! I loved the movies when they came out and was so excited to hear they were finally doing a show! I absolutely love the show and its cast!
My first Librarian movie, was oddly the last one. I admit, what originally pulled me in was seeing Stana Katic as a singing vampiress, but then I fell in love with all three movies, and was overjoyed to see it play out on TV with these new characters and stories. As many have already said there is still so much more that The Library can reveal to us. Not to mention to learn more about the characters themselves. I truly hope that TNT will renew this series and give it a full season to expound on the wonders of the… Read more »
Great show my husband & I love to watch & our 13 year old daughter is hooked!!! Please comeback for season 2!!!