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 don’t want to commit to anything NBC anymore. Over the last 5 years I feel NBC has made some of the best dramas out there but they do not support them or stick with them and they get cancelled. Cheers was not a hit for the first few seasons. They stuck with it and it beacame TV history. I really enjoyed Trauma. I knew it was not coming back, but I hoped it would. I will not invest in any new NBC dramas. I can not count on any new shows by NBC staying on the air.
hey NBC—give it a chance—change your time slot? a very good show
I have been waiting for season 2 to start. After researching today, I find the show was cancelled. I thought the show was great. I got hooked halfway through the first series. There was an excellent cast, and good story lines. All though I am disappointed, I am no-where near as frustrated as I was when NBC cancelled Studio 60. This was the best show on TV period, at the time, and they pulled it. I’ll never forgive them. I have my DVR set to record somethig each night. I was hoping NBC would have something, instead of always FOX… Read more »
This sucks I loved this show!
My daughters and I have been waiting for the second season to start and we really can’t imagine why it was canceled. We too are tired of all the reality shows!!! While growing up I watched Emergency and Chicago Hope with my family and we were carrying on the tradition. Its really too bad!!!!!!!
Very dissapointed really enjoyed the show would have loved to see how te season would have rapped up. Why u doin this to us viewers. I am tired of the real time shows everywhere u look is real time shows. It sucks really don’t give them the boot. We want Trauma. 🙁
I am very disappointed i think you guys should put it back on there my husband and I really enjoyed that show. If im not mistaking David Letterman is on there at 10:30 and he is a sick pervert and i cannot staand him i think he should get taken off the air and put Trauma back on there i was getting excited about the next season very dissappointing and sad.
very disapointed i loved the show the caracters . i was very looking foward the next season..
I’m very disappointed!!!!!! I really enjoyed the show. I hate watching reality shows….
I am very disappointed! I really enjoyed the show and was looking forward to watching it again this season. I can’t imagine why it did so poorly.
I think it sucks
that they cancelled it
WOW!! NBC you are killing me…. Highly disappointed in you! Why dose it seem like every show I watch, you give it the boot :o( You are not looking good in my book… Time to switch to a different station..
This is ridiculus! Trauma was one of the few good shows left on tv!! ..ugh!
I am SOOO disappointed NBC cancelled Trauma! I want to know who the heck they asked before canceling it. I was really looking forward to it’s return. What a huge mistake! And I agree with everyone that said NBC takes shows off the air without really giving them a chance. Bad move here!
I really loved Truama it made my Mondays… I wish that it would return. I dont like very many programs on tv but I really could relate to this one. I think nbc should either bring it back or let some other channel do so I need my Rabbit fix badly. I am soooooo sad now…