Time travel seems to be a very popular concept with the TV execs and three time travel shows have launched this season. Unfortunately, the public seems to be less interested. Timeless looks likely to be cancelled by NBC and Making History is performing poorly for FOX. What about Time After Time on ABC? How’s it doing in the ratings? Will there be a second season?
An hourlong drama, Time After Time stars Freddie Stroma, Josh Bowman, Génesis Rodríguez, Nicole Ari Parker, Will Chase, Jordan Sparks, and Jennifer Ferrin. The ABC series follows the young H.G. Wells (Stroma) and his journey via his incredible time machine. Wells is in hot pursuit of the brilliant and engaging surgeon, Dr. John Stevenson (Bowman), a.k.a. “Jack the Ripper.” It is in present-day New York City that he meets philanthropist Vanessa Anders. She is the current owner of Wells’ time machine and may also be his great-granddaughter. Assistant museum curator Jane Walker (Rodríguez) joins Wells on his dangerous search for the man now known as “The Key Killer.”
The series launched on March 5th with a pair of episodes and attracted a 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.54 million viewers. Those are very poor ratings for a network series. Unfortunately, they next episodes performed even worse.
Last Sunday’s installment drew a 0.44 in the demo with 1.79 million viewers. Those are CW-like ratings and the series is one of the network’s lowest-rated shows.
ABC will surely cancel Time After Time and, with horrific numbers like these, I also suspect they’ll pull it off the schedule.
Hopefully, the network will release the remaining installments online so the viewers who do like the series can see them.
3/29 update: ABC has essentially cancelled the Sunday night series. Details here.
What do you think? Do you think that ABC should cancel Time After Time? Should they pull the series or let all of the episodes air on Sunday nights?
The problem is there are too any time travel shows on pick TIMELESS and cancel the others.
Wait a little while. I have recorded, but haven’t watched any,yet.
There have been too many Time Travel shows out lately I’m so tired of them. Maybe if this show came out two years ago or came out next year it would have been better but three time travel shows all at once is too many.
I just discovered this show and am surprised how well written, acted and directed it is. The actors are top drawer and extremely engaging. I agree, it needs to be given a chance to gain viewership momentum. It needs more promotion.
THIS SHOW IS GOOD AND DIFFERENT FROM OTHERS. PLEASE GIVE IT A CHANCE. SOME SHOWS ARE TAKEN OFF WAY TOO EARLY FOR PEOPLE TO GET I TERESTED.
Please don’t cancel the show. This is an entertaining show about time traveling and the idea about HG and John knowing each other is an interesting concept the writers are building on. The show even made me look up H.G. Wells novels on Project Gutenberg.
I love this show so much please don’t cancel it!
Time travel is less realistic and full of holes than a moth invested wool coat for summer comfort on top of bring the most over utilized theme for new series of recent years bring back the zombies!
Please ABC don’t cancel this show!!! I am so addicted and can’t wait to see what happens next!!! Love it!!!
Please do not cancel this show. Give it a real chance
I think a show should be tried out in a new time slot before being cancelled, unless it is really bad. Some shows that are cancelled would have done well if on a different night or time.
It’s okay so far, probably would of done better if it came first of all the time travelimg shows this year. Or if they would of just waited a year or two on it. Can’t the big three be a little more diverse in their scheduling? Trying to hard to compete and it’s bringing the quality down of everything these days.
Quite enjoy the show and wish it wasn’t already being cancelled. Hope the episodes already filmed will still air.
Love Joel Kinnaman, please more seasons of “The Killing”
I don’t understand why these networks don’t give new shows a better shot? You have to give the viewers a chance to get caught up in the story line. I’ve enjoyed the show so far and would like to see it continue. Give it a fair shot ABC!!
The ratings AREN’T GOING TO GO UP! It is already under a 1.0 Where are you going to get more people to watch it?