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.
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KEEP!!!!! This show is awesome, I may not get to watch it on the day it’s on but I have my DVR set to record it! We need shows like this to help us escape reality even if it’s only for an hour.
The cast of The Librarians is awesome and I love to see the characters play off of each other, they are like members of my family that stop by for a little while and make me see that it’s healthy to escape into fantasy for a little while.
Please keep this show!
keep! loving this show….
I LOVE THE LIBRARIANS!!!! Defiantly KEEP IT!!!!
Keep it! Great family friendly show! Love the cast & storyline. We are addicted!
Keep!!! Love the show! Not enough family shows like this on TV. Need to get kids more interested in history and science, not to mention books.
KEEP IT! Good shows are hard to find in this age of dumb reality shows…I’m looking forward to another season of The Librarians!!
Oh please keep the Librarians on the air I love this show don’t cancel…..
Keep it! It’s about the only thing available for families to watch together. It’s the only thing on at 7pm. Otherwise the TV is off after the news until something good comes on at 8 or 9.
Definitely keep it!! The fact that it has Christian Kane and Noah Wylie in it is a plus! I say give it another season to grow and prove itself at the very least.
Keep it! I love shows like this. It is a nice break from reality tv
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