After low ratings, the peacock network has pulled the plug on the series about a telepathic paramedic.
The Listener debuted on June 4th on NBC. Initially produced for Canadian networks, the drama revolves around a young paramedic (Craig Olejnik) who has the ability to hear other people’s thoughts. Through his job and abilities, he seeks to help those in need in any way he can.
Others in the cast include Lisa Marcos, Ennis Esmer, Mylene Robic, Arnold Pinnock, Anthony Lemke, Lara Jean Chorostecki, John Fleming, and Colm Feore.
On NBC, the show got off to a rocky start in the ratings. The two-hour premiere brought in 5.32 million viewers and just a 1.4/4 rating/share of the 18-49 demographic. Summer viewing expectations aren’t very high but it didn’t bode well that the program landed in third place in total viewers and the demo.
Things didn’t get any better for the later episodes. Last week, Listener’s numbers hit a series low with 3.3 million viewers and a tiny 0.7/2 rating in the demo. Even for Summer viewership, those numbers are quite poor for a major network.
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As a result, NBC has decided to end The Listener’s run prematurely. Next week’s episode will be the last to air on the peacock network and repeats of Law & Order will fill the timeslot after that.
The remaining five episodes of Listener are expected to be streamed online in August. The 13 episodes have already aired in many countries across the world and will continue to run in Canada.
Word is that the first season ends with plenty of unresolved mysteries. There’s been no news about the possibility of a second season for The Listener as yet but, if there is, you certainly won’t be seeing it on NBC.
What do you think? A good call by NBC or were you looking forward to seeing more?
Image courtesy NBC.
I am sooo tired of finding shows I like and then they get cancelled before they even are given a chance!!!! I loved this show and I hope that someone wises up and begins to air it again. This is the one show my husband and I actually enjoyed watching together as our television interests differ greatly, and it is the only show he makes me record so he wont miss it. So please bring it back!!!!
I was busy at the beginning of the summer and didn’t get to see it right away, but once I did I loved it.
NBC—First you bring in Conan to replace Leno! Now you drop “The Listener”. Do you guys expect viewers to continue putting up with YOUR lack of judgement? BRING IT BACK please.
I can’t believe they canceled this show! I love it! Another network needs to pick it up!!!
I really loved this show! I was looking for other episodes ON DEMAND but could not find any. Now I know why. I am shocked! I thought it was great and was looking forward to more episodes
I really hope someone brings back a season two. I love this show and have been looking for it.
I cannot believe that this show was cancelled. I too hope that another network is smart enough to give this show a chance. Brilliant idea.
I can’t believe The Listenter was cancelled. I was excited to finally find a show that I was hooked on. I just don’t understand why it got such low ratings. Hopefully another network will pick it up.
I got hooked on he Listener. I can’t believe I can’t watch it anymore. I would watch them online all the time. I hope someone will pick it up and show the next season!!!
I love this show, and how could they just leave us hanging right when he’s about to find his mother? I just don’t understand why it got such low ratings. I hope some other network picks it up that puts their shows online, cause that’s the only way I get to watch it.
What the heck is wrong with NBC? I loved this show and they are making a huge mistake of taking it off of the air!!! It was one of their better shows, and i could care less about law and order. it’s better than that isn’t it? So why take a perfectly good show off the air with so many untied strings. I hope that another channel will eventually pick it up because, well, quite frankly, i would probably watch that channel more often than i will watch NBC from now on. NBC doesn’t know the severity of what they… Read more »
I can’t believe that this show has been cancelled. NBC didn’t give it a chance~
This was one of the better shows NBC had of course it was cancelled.
They would not know quaity if it bit them in the ass..
sorry but I really liked the show and to know they are not even going to air the eppisodes they have. I hope NBC folds in the poor ecomomy…
I absolutely love the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been catching up with episodes online and was looking for future episodes and found that it was cancelled. I am so disappointed. Hopefully NBC or another network will reconsider.
Don’t watch much tv, but saw this online and really loved it. It really makes me mad that they only want to put out sex or killings. I watched the 13 shows and now I’m so dissapointed there aren’t any more