To no surprise whatsoever, NBC has cancelled their Monday night medical TV show, Trauma — for real this time.
Trauma revolves around a group of brave first responder paramedics in San Francisco. The high-action series is populated by an ensemble cast that includes Derek Luke, Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Kevin Rankin, Aimee Garcia, Billy Lush, Jamey Sheridan, and Taylor Kinney.
The NBC series got off to a poor start last fall with just a 2.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.68 million viewers. The ratings fell from there and the show was essentially cancelled when the network decided not to order additional episodes beyond the initial baker’s dozen.
Then, in large part because the show was still in production and NBC needed additional original programming, the network ordered an additional seven episodes. Viewership continued to fall and NBC cut back their additional order to five installments. The last one aired on April 26th.
Though NBC has a lot of slots to fill on the 2010-11 schedule, Trauma’s ratings were just too low to pay for a second season. It’s been cancelled after 18 episodes.
Though devoted fans may mourn the series’ demise, a consolation might be that they got five more episodes than the ratings realistically warranted.
What do you think? Are you sorry to hear that Trauma won’t be back next season? Any thoughts on how you would have wrapped up the series?
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My boyfriend and I watched the show every week too, faithfully, and was so shocked to find out they cancelled the show. NBC pleasssseee bring the show back!
I agree with all of you, Trauma is not a show that should have been cut. If you want to stop it from happening please take the time to post it on your face book or whatever forum you use. Ask for people to write one email sending it to Fox, TNT, and copy NBC asking them to pick up Trauma, TNT picked up Southland that was also canceled from NBC. TNT said they would only reshow the first season but now Southland will be airing for a second season and it was nowhere as good a Trauma, don’t let… Read more »
I fing loved Trauma and I’m so sad they cancelled it.
I cant believe they have cancelled TRAUMA it is a great show i loved the charecters i loved the story line . snookie and the retarded jersyshore get sighned but a real show like traumma gets cancelled WHAT IS WRONG WITH NBC THATS WHY MORE PPL R WATCHING CABLE AND NOT WATCHING THE MAJOR NET WORKS CAUSE THEY KEEP PUTTING ON ALL THESE REALLITY SHOws PLEASSSSSSE rethink cancelling the show BRING BACK TRAUMA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Plain and simple, just bring back the show.
I live in Dubai and so miss uk tv.. but apple tv has been a life saviour being able to download series… IM GUTTED its finished.. the first medic series with the CSI feel… how stupid are the networks… Rabbit what an awesome character… Greys anatomy.. csi, numbers, criminal minds… how was this not in the same league… I certainly thought it was.
Good luck to all the cast all were fantastic.
I cannot believe they cancelled Trauma! I loved it!!!! And how about some warning?!?!?!? I agree with one of the other people who posted about the White House party crashers getting their own show….what the heck! Come on…..finally a show that was amazing and had great characters….I’m SOOO disappointed!
Well for one thing, I am an EMT and I feel in love with the show after I watched one episode. Second of all, I didn’t even know a show existed like this till a few nights ago when I was doing some research and it popped up…..maybe if NBC would pay a little more attention to advertising GREAT shows like this, instead of stirring up drama with thier late late night shows, then maybe they would have a greater audience! As of now on Facebook, the TV shows page has over 60,000 fans…..I think that would have been enough… Read more »
My whole family loved Trama! Need to bring it back !!
i am absolutely gutted that trauma has been cancelled! my boyfriend and myself have watched it faithfully every week in the uk and have really enjoyed it, it really is a great programme and im so sad that it wont be back 🙁 i am so suprised as we reccomended it to lots of our friends who have also started watching it and have also really enjoyed it?
will miss the great characters too.
Trauma was the only new show from last year I kept watching after the pilot episode. Viewers need their medical drama fix, and Trauma was great. Bring in it back NBC!
Put any fruit cake on tv or people like Danille of New Jersey housewifes and the ratings are there. There is a reaon this show was low on ratings people just are not watching NBC because they are know for canceling shows before they have a chance to make or grow a following. Look at Southland, it too was slammed for being a failure and TNT picked it up to rerun season one and the ratings improved so much that they are now getting a season two. Be honest no one watches NBC because it seems like no one is… Read more »
They cancel Trauma, a great show. But the couple who crashed that White House party get
their own reality show. Really??? Why would anyone do that?
Looked forward to Mondays each week just to watch Trauma. Have been an EMT (volunteer) for 12 years and LOVE the show! I was sooo disappointed to see it get cancelled. Seems they keep all the stupid shows and get rid of all the ones that people really love.
I can’t believe they cancelled this show. The characters were GREAT! I also loved it being based in SF. Now all that is left on NBC is PATHETIC reality TV. What a shame!