Debra Messing had a long and successful run on NBC on Will & Grace while later series Smash was cancelled after two seasons. How do things look for The Mysteries of Laura? Will it see a second season?
The Mysteries of Laura revolves around a brilliant-but-harried NYPD homicide detective (Messing) who must also juggle her home life, including raising her young twin boys and trying to divorce her husband. The rest of the cast includes Josh Lucas, Laz Alonso, Janina Gavankar, Max Jenkins, Vincent Reina, and Charlie Reina.
The series debuted in September to a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 10.19 million viewers. It was an okay start for a new drama on NBC. The demo dropped 25% in week two while viewership dropped only slightly.
Unfortunately, the ratings have continued to drop over the course of the season. Mysteries of Laura recently hit a new series low with a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and just 5.82 million viewers.
The show’s ratings are poor and it could easily be cancelled. However, NBC is still having only mixed success with their overall schedule. Depending on their current crop of show pilots, their schedule problems could be enough of a reason for the network execs to renew Laura for a second season.
We’ll likely have to wait until May (when the networks announce their 2015-16 schedules) to find out if Debra Messing will be back on NBC next fall.
But, what do you think? Do you like The Mysteries of Laura? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Mysteries of Laura should have been renewed! Was a great cast/crew/plot.
Loved that show. please renew. Waiting for season 3 🙂
This is a great show! Never miss an episode. Have not watched and will not watch replacement show Heartbeat. Do not need another medical show. Cannot believe rating were low on this show! Do not cancel this show! NBC has so few shows that we watch. Always watch this show along with SVU and Chicago PD. Only night we tune into NBC.
My husband and I look forward to “Lady Copy Night”; Mysteries of Laura, SVU and Chicago PD. Please don’t take it off! The show that aired in its place tonight was just another run of the mill med show. Laura is so human…so much fun…and still a cop show. Please don’t mess this up!
I really enjoy this show Debra Messing is great, no filthy talk or story lines
just a nice fun show, I watch weekly. Please keep this show
I Love this show. Bring it BACK!
I love this show, I think Debra Messing is a natural beauty and a very good actress!
These are actually mysteries that you can try to solve. Yet shows the human side of the police force.
Of course renew this wonderful interesting mystery! Our favorite show!
Love this show. Interesting in entertainIng
This is a wonderful show please bring it back
I love Mysteries of Laura. A good clean entertaining funny show. Hope it is on forever! Would never tire of it! Has a wonderful cast!
YOU HAVE TO BRING THIS SHOW BACK! PLEASE! SO GOOD!