Last May, NBC announced that it would be adding two new medical shows. Trauma would begin airing in the Fall and Mercy would come in early 2010. That plan got messed up when production on Parenthood, another new show, was delayed, and Mercy was brought in early to take its place.
With two new medical dramas on the network, many suspected there was going to be one too many. A few months later, one is struggling to survive and the other has been effectively cancelled.
Trauma revolves around a group of 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 drama has had problems attracting viewers from the beginning. Its premiere only attracted 6.68 million viewers and a 2.2/5 rating/share of the 18-49 demographic. The following week, the numbers sank to 5.36 million and a 1.7/4. The numbers have been rising slowly since then but not by much. Monday’s episode hit a post-premiere high of 5.77 million and a 1.9/5, putting the show in fourth place for the timeslot.
To no surprise, NBC has decided not to order additional episodes of Trauma. While all 13 episodes of the series will be aired, the network won’t be ordering any more. It’s unknown if the cast and crew will be able to give the show any closure by the last episode.
What do you think? Are you disappointed that Trauma is ending or should it have been cancelled awhile ago?
UPDATE: Trauma returning with new episodes.
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I didn’t really watch this show until I found it on Netflix and it was too late. I love this show! I wish there were more seasons!
Dude! this show rocks!
i was totally into after the first episode!
the first episode got my hooked!
Trauma is a great show me n a bunch of my friends watch this show .. I still watch it now online … People really didn’t know about the show cuz it was on that channel that viewers really don’t pay attention too. Well this show inspired me more to become a emt paramedic and I will love for it to be a season 2.
I loved the show and the characters were really cool. I’m very disappointed to see it was canceled. This show was one of the best. It should be brought back and some other show canceled.
It is good that NBC, and CBS, has consistency. They both consistently cancel the best shows that they have and keep the crappiest. If they would have given Trauma a second season I am sure it would have killed because this years line up is full of nothing but stupid cop shows. Don’t get me wrong, I love Bones, Fringe, and Criminal Minds, but how many CSI’s and Law and Orders do we need, all these cop shows are the same and very boring, something different would be nice right now.
This t.v. show was great. It brought a different view other than just patients in hospital beds like the other shows on t.v. display.
im sad to see a decent show be cancelled. There’s always more viewers than a survey shows!
I hope a season 2 gets aired, there aren’t many shows that deal with medics, shame because its where all the action takes place!
I thought the show was fairly well cast. It was a show that I had scheduled on my DVR. I know the medical shows are taking over ( Ever since ER) but I added “Trama” to my list to include “House” and “Greys Anatomy”
I loved Trauma! Bring it back and advertise it more!!! I did not know about it until it was too late =(
That ticks me off. I loved this show, it was awesome. Yall suck……..
I didn’t know anything about trauma until I got Netflix and I love the show and I hope there a season two. This show has a little of everything and I like that in a show. So I hope this show comes back on and don’t change the cast. I love the cast on this trauma show.
I didn’t know anything about it until I got Netflix as well. And now I’m a little more than half way through the season and I must say I’m addicted. I’m very sad that there isn’t another season. 🙁 I want the show to come back too!! And must I say Glenn, oh my goodness talk about good looking! Definitely don’t recast him (or any for that matter!)
Trauma was a great show. Bring it back!!
I loved Trauma, it is a shame that such good show get cancelled and the bad ones stay on forever. BRING IT BACK
This show is right up there with Greys Anatomy. It definetly needs to come back.
I loved trauma I recorded every show on my dvr. I also loved mercy both were great shows I am very dissapointed they are no longer on. Another favorite of mine was E.R.
i loved trauma soooo much and i was really upset when i found out that it got canceled, i always looked forward to watching a new episode of trauma at the end of the week. i really wish that they would start making more again it was such a great show and its a shame that they dont make them anymore.