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.
keep, keep, keep, did I say KEEP!!!
Keep it!
Please please please keep this show. It’s one of the few my family agrees on.
Cute show. Keep it – but Cassandra needs a new wardrobe! What’s up with that?
Was sad to see Leverage go and now would also hate to see Librarians go
Keep!!!!
KEEP it!!
KEEP IT PLEASE!!!
Love the Librarians. Please keep it. You were crazy to cancel Leverage. That was the best show on your line up. We have friends that don’t have cable and they come over every week to watch the librarians. Please bring it back!
keep it it’s great
Please keep this show.
I LOVE The Librarians!! It is wonderful to have a show that the whole family can watch that, while targeted to adults, is safe for kids. I am tired of shows about zombies and death. Sometimes it is great to watch something that is just fun!
KEEP KEEP KEEP! Great characters, smart dialogue and its a fun history lesson every week! It’s about time there was something fun and watchable and not a stupid reality show of any kind.
Definitely Keep. Such a great show with right mix of Action and Comedy. And the cast is just incredible.
Very excited about The Librarians! Season 1 was good and scratched the surface of the possibilities of this series. The last few episodes really seemed to gel. The writing, the group dynamic… really started coming together. Season 2 holds great promise! Love these actors and they make a good ensemble (especially since we are beginning to delve into their individual characters). Keep it!