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.
good show renew
Renewed
This is a keeper! There are not too many tv shows that are family friendly, but this one I would recommend. Good clean entertainment.
Please keep the show on.Myself and my entire family sat down to watch every episode ,each Sunday night. When watching these episodes it brought my imagination as well as my sisters. My sisters were also very excited to see that some of the literature they have read was featured in most of the episodes. All though it seems like my family are the only people watching this, I would like to believe there are other little girls, teenage boys, and families watching this. I and my family would love to see this show go on as long as it possibly… Read more »
Fun filled show, with great storylines and an awesome cast.
KEEP IT! KEEP IT! KEEP IT! KEEP IT! KEEP IT! KEEP… KEEP… KEEP… KEEP… KEEP…. KEEP IT!!!!!!
I loved it, it is quirky and has a mix of magic and technology, please renew!
I need more Librarians as soon as possible please! Haven’t been so hooked on a show in a while like I did with this one. More please, more! And release the DVD as soon as possible because I need bloopers and behind the scenes stuff like crazy, and I would also fully support tie-in novels or comics! Anything connected to the Librarians would be awesome to see!
PLEASE keep this show going. LOVE IT!
everyone in the family can watch it. And it’s so clever!
I think this is a really fun, quirky show and I loved season 1.
I had a great time watching the first season and would love it to come back for season 2, (or more). Not just because I think Christian Kane is amazing, mind you. It’s just one of those rare kind of shows that has an exciting plot and holds my attention for more than the first or second episode.
C’mon TNT, bring back The Librarians!!
There should be a season 2 I love the librians
I hope that this show is allowed to continue.. It has a good foundation and is entertaining without being too over the top. The characters are entertaining and work well together in the format of the storyline. The cast is interesting combination, particularly given previous shows some of them were in.
I really enjoyed watching the new program, The Librarians. I rank that up there with Warehouse 17 or is it 19 or maybe 13. Yeah, 13 sounds more right. Bad memory on my part. Happens to the best of us at 68! My favorite sci/fi show right now, tied with The Walking Dead, is Grimm. I cannot wait until each week to see what the new character will look like when they morph! I know, that is not the word they use for that, but it’s the memory, once again, rearing it’s very ugly head! Also Gotham turned out to… Read more »
Please bring it back!! 🙂
Please keep it I started watching the movies when I was a little girl and now that they brought them back i feel like im reliving my childhood.
I agree with Lucky albeit not quite in the same way. I never saw the librarians movies when I was a kid, missed it by a few years. But when I had started watching the series this fall I had a really strange feeling where this was a TV show that absolutely reminded me of being a kid and especially of being a kid and what kind of interesting, thoughtful, and oddly comforting TV show that I would try to find on re-runs when I had to stay home sick (unfortunately that was a LOT of my time). I’m a… Read more »
Awesome show. If you can’t keep it on cable then how about showing on Hulu as a series? There are not enough shows out there like this as they keep canceling them and not giving them a chance. Give The Librarians a chance.