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 do not cancel, give us one more season before you even think about canceling it.
KEEP IT!! Ugh!! Stop Cancelling good shows!!
Keep it! I am excited to see more.
Keep it! This was a great, entertaining, imaginative series. It’s not another cop shop, or another doctor show, or another lawyer show… this show was fun and creative AND cab be watched by a wide age range… we have people from 5-52 watching it in our home. Looking forward to many, many more seasons of The Librarians!!
PLEASE KEEP IT!!!!!!!!!! There are very few GOOD shows to watch now, The Librarians is certainly one of them! Our whole family watches, and we love it!
KEEP IT!!!!!!
Keep
Keep “The Librarians”! It fills a void in tv viewing for fun, goofy fantasy that was vacated by the cancelling of SyFy’s “Warehouse 13.” We NEED “The Librarians”!
Keep it! I love it! Watch it every week!
KEEP IT!!!!
Keep it. Love Christian Kane! Yummy!
KEEP IT!
KEEP!! The show don’t lose a good show you will lose people too they will change the channel in search of another good show somewhere else so keep the show and keep the people…
Definitely keep it! The show lives up to and surpases the movies. The cast is great with wonderful chemistry and I can’t wait to see how they develop as characters. The library should have more stories to tell!
Please keep “The Librarians”! This is the best family oriented show in ages. This is the only show my kids and I watch together, so obviously it is loved by multi generations. The one show we can’t wait to see each week.