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.
The response is simple. KEEP IT! The Librarians is waaaayyyy too good to be canceled. These 10 amazing episodes made me laugh, made me cry, at some moment they freaked me out, but most of all, The Librarians gave me each weeks, 41 minutes of pure happiness.
keep love this show
Keep the show! Love the actors and the story! Really hope we get to see more of it!
KEEP! It has so much imagination and humor! One of my favorite shows ever! Do not cancel or I will stop watching this station all together. It takes more than one season to grow in popularity. Let the word spread. Keep this show.
Please renew this show it is incredible. The cast is brilliant and the history behind each episode is amazing I’ve learned a lot more about history and art that I didn’t know before.
Keep it. I like it. Love Rebecca the brawny one!!!
Please don’t cancel the show my grandson I love it we look forward to every Sunday night watching it. The world needs a little bit of magic that brings it to us.
Oh please renew it!!! It was so interesting and enjoyable!!!!
Keep! It’s such a well written show with amazing actors!
Keep it please !!!!!!!!
Love this show! Watched all the season on a replay weekend heading up to the season finale, and I couldn’t turn the channel! Love the characters, love the actors…please renew for another season!
The Librarians is a fun show for the whole family. Please renew this fun show!
Hells yes you should bring it back!!! It was a brilliant show and it would be a real shame if it was cancelled like all the other greats before it!!
KEEP THE LIBRARIANS!!! TNT is known for it’s out of the box shows that other networks wouldn’t dream of producing it’s great, I don’t think I’ve come across a show on TNT that I haven’t liked. Problem with TNT is too often than not they don’t give a series a chance and if it is given a chance you think you are about to watch the season finale and days before it is set to air you find out it’s the series finale. I hope they DO NOT do this with The Librarians, it’s a great show to just kick… Read more »
Definitely keep this show!