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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I’m so mad that was my fav show of all time
I LOVED that show !!
Have a good show then cancel it, such a shame, about the only decent show that was on NBC 🙁
BRING IT BACK … You can do it
Fox always cancel good show. I may just cancel Fox
I am very upset that Trauma isn’t coming back! My husband and I loved watching it! We were just talking about it last night, wondering when it was coming back, very disappointed to find on the internet that it’s been cancelled! Bad choice NBC!
What a shame to hear. I’ve been not so patiently waiting for the new season. I work EMS and loved seeing something I could relate to on TV. Too many other shows are so fake. HUGE mistake NBC!
I am really mad that they canceled Trauma. The networks keep shows on that are horrible and always cancel the good ones! I hope NBC tracks these comments, because they need to know what real people watch!
it really sucks NBC does it again. they let a really good thing go again. NBC HAS JUST LOST ANOTHER VIEWER.
Can’t believe this show is cancelled!!!!!! Definately was the best show on TV PERIOD!!!!! And you can’t just end it with episode 18 like that!? A total clif hanger!
I LOVED THIS SHOW….I can’t believe they canceled it. Was wondering since Nancy was on my other fave show Royal Pains! I was sad when E.R. was over and this replaced that for me. LOVE medical shows like this!
Really enjoyed the show. Sad to see it go!
I can’t believe they cancelled the show!!!So disappointed!!
I can’t believe they cancelled the show. What about the RESPECT to its audience? So is this it? Nancy kisses Glen, Rabbit sees it and PERIOD !!! C’mon I wanna see the rest of the show. If it’s gonna be just one season, then finish it with a decent story because what I saw on episode 18 was a real “we’ll be back” HOOK !
trauma was the best show on t.v. why cancel a good show. there are so mny other shows thtneed to go bye bye.bring back trauma.
Why not cancel yet another decent show. We really do need more “reality” show crap in our lives. The fact that something like Jersey Shore, Big Brother, The Bachelor etc. etc. even exist (and are actually popular) guarantees that that we will never get anything better from the networks. How many weeks did they beat Americas Got Talent into the ground? And they are already getting started on the next season. Got lots of programming hours to fill. I find it harder and harder to invest anything into the programming that is offered because it will surely be canceled the… Read more »
I am so sad to hear that Trauma was cancelled! I really loved that show.