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.
I Loved the Librarians! It was fresh. It was different. It was intelligent writing that kept the viewers guessing.
Bring it back!
Bring it back!
Bring it BACK!
Love this show. Great family tv. My husband and children actually sit down and watch with me. DON’T CANCEL!!!!!!!?
Please keep it! Love the show!
I have watched every show at least 6 times I truly think it is a fun show, after the first show I got my family hooked on it too.
Have to renew the show. My 7 year old and I watch it every Sunday since it premiered. We have it on cable so we watch it everyday and we read books while it is on. My son wants to read the books with dragons, trolls and the fairy tales. Now he wants to know about Camelot and King Arthur.
So, in my “book”…you NEED to renew The Librarians! !!
Keep the show its greatest
Stop cancelling all the good shows. If librarians go then I’m done with TNT. Most awesome show ever!!! KEEP IT KEEP IT!!!!
please keep the show Librarians please. This show has shown me a new fun way to enjoy history of all the myth and legends and gives me a reason to believe in magic in this world of extreme violence and lack of human kindness of others and this how has help me believe that magic still exists and does so through imagination.
I love this show! The cast, the storyline, the acting, and the fact that it is exciting every week is just awesome! I did not know that you can do so much with the TV movie of “The Librarian” and spin it off as a series. As for the 3 librarians and one guardian is just brilliant!
Since they found the Library it is good to keep that as a story plot but have other worldly things happen and the Librarians are there to save the day!
KEEP IT!
Keep the show it’s really interesting and entertaining.
Love it, plan to buy it when it hits DVD, and certainly hope it gets renewed for another season.
Keep it! I watch this show every week and I love the characters. It’s fast becoming one of my favorite TV series ever.
Keep the show. I have enjoyed watching it and if I was not home, I recorded it. All the actors/actress’s are great but I love to watch Christian Kane.
I really think you should keep it! Several of the actors are quite good! Like the plot1
Keep it! I absolutely love this show.