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?
Please renew Time after Time . Greatest show ever.
I’m wondering if it was aired too close to the season finale Timeless. Both shows are about time machines and travelling through history and trying not to change anything but I found Timeless a much faster pace, with more interest for me.
I definitely enjoyed Time After Time and am sorry to learn it could be cancelled. It seems like whenever a decent show gets under way it doesn’t last. I finally thought ABC would have a good show.
Time after Time is a great show, both my wife and myself love it. ABC should
Reconsider or another network pick it up. We have been watching since he beginning March 5, 2017 and look forward to each new episode. Every Sunday nite. This is a show that watching takes your mind off the every day grind and allows one to be. Part of the show and imagine traveling through time to catch the villain. Thanks for listening.
Had just started watching and caught up on the past 4 epis. Loved it why would they cancel it so soon? Word needs to spread on how good it was. Shame on ABC. Why even bother watching any of their new shows. if it sticks around and is renewed then one can watch and catch up otherwise ABC is a waste of time with no regard to the viewers. This was a good show it just needed time for the word to get around.
I don’t understand why it has poor ratings, it’s a great show. Give it another chance
This is an amazing show… please do not cancel it…… if it gets canceled we need it renewed or picked up elsewhere!
I think ABC missed the boat on this fantastic show!!! What sucks is they don’t advertise it and put it on a night with really stiff competition! Basically they buried it!!! Now they want to replace it with plain junk! I’d rather watch paint dry! It is a really great show! Love it!
Story lines and characters are beginning to develop. It would be a shame to cancel so early. Just getting interesting. Please renew.
Please give it a chance!!! Have enjoyed it so far!!
Premise is good but the characters are flat ..love the idea of the show but just can’t get interested in it
Great show. We watch every week. Please leave it on the schedule!!!
Love the show. Wrong time slot. I have told people at my work about the show. They had not heard of it. Now love it. Give it a chance…..
Love the show. Wrong time slot
If I had a time machine, I’d go back and stop myself from wasting time watching this show. I like H.G. Well’s and his Time Machine, but this show disappointed me to no end.