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 am irate at the fact that they cancelled Trauma.
It was my favorite show bar none and the cast was fantastic!
im so mad that they took merci and trauma off the air. i loved bith the shows and to tell you the truth they where the only shows on nbc that i watched. i dont watch nbc at all now, so you would think they would want to attract more people by keeping the shows. all of those so called comedy shows suck and srent even funny, just stupid. i also hope that someother network picks these shows up for i miss them.
i really hope they put the show back or another channel pick it up i really loved this serie it was my only reason to watch nbc
I am VERY upset that Mercy and Trauma were cancelled!! I’m getting sick of good shows getting cancelled because of reality shows! I like a few but some are so stupid!!
I am so disapointed that they canceled Trauma. It is a great show and just neaded a little more advertising. NBC should be ashamed of canceling it and replacing it with silly reality shows. Lets just hope another network will come to its senses and pick it up with hopefully the same cast.
I am so sad that shows as great as Trauma get cancelled and the dumb series I will not mention stay on way too long. I hope another network will pickup Trauma or it is our great lose.
I’m very disappointed over the cancellation of Trauma! I loved that show. It seems like all of the shows that I watched have been cancelled. I agree… reality shows are terrible!
I am so mad that they caneled this show! I absolutly loved it. It inspired me to be a paramedic. Someone should call and yell at them for canceling it!
I totally agree, nothing kept me from the TV on Mondays when Trauma was on. It was my favorite TV show. Someone should yell at them for cancelling it. Hopefully some other network will pick it up. This type of show is MUCH better than all of that reality show crap. Those are the shows that should be cancelled
I absolutely loved this show and so upset and disappointed it was cancelled!! I don’t think it had as much advertisement as it should have so not many people knew about it because if they did, everyone would have loved it! I wish they didn’t cancel it :[
I enjoyed both of those shows, I am sick of the networks starting new shows and cancelling them and then replacing them with more realty tv crap!!
I watched it every monday
I hope another network picks it up
What the heck. I’ve waited all summer hoping to catch the new arson. This was the ONLY show I watched religiously! NBC just lost a commited viewer! Hope they reconsider.
Why do the networks keep cancelling shows before they are able to build a following
Law and Order – had hardcore fans watching for years – they decide to soup it up
with one out of LA……….. Hype up Heroes and boom cancelled with out resolve, Mercy and Trauma were first rate and boom, they cancel them – all we get are surface oriented comedies that are a dime a dozen! And they wonder why viewer ship is down? If Gunsmoke
aired next year – it wouldnt make it past 13 episodes either ?? frustrating!
Trauma was the best show. I am very mad the they have decided to cancel it. They should reconsider.
ICANT BELIEVE THIS S***! IJST WATCHED THIS SHOW THE OTHER DAY,NEVER HEARD OF IT && WHEN I FINISH THE EPISODESS IFIND OUT ITS CANCELLED ..MISTAKE MUTHA FOESS!!