Sadly, the Visitors aren’t among us any longer. After two short seasons, ABC has cancelled their V TV series.
A reimagining of the original V, this series tells the tale of what happens when an advanced alien race arrives of Earth professing their desire to help mankind. Fortunately, not everyone trusts them. The second season features the talents of Charles Mesure, Elizabeth Mitchell as Erica Evans, Joel Gretsch, Laura Vandervoort, Logan Huffman, Morena Baccarin, Morris Chestnut, and Scott Wolf.
For season one, V ended up averaging a 2.25 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic and 5.7 million average viewers. It was “on the bubble” but ended up being renewed for a 13 episode second season. The network was hoping that the show would catch on and the ratings would improve.
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ABC later reduced the episode order to just 10 installments and debuted them mid-season. Unfortunately, ABC’s gamble didn’t pay off. Season two of V ended up averaging only a 1.9 in the demo and 5.49 million viewers.
Though the network and producers maintained that the show was still in contention for next season, it was clear that there would only be a third season of V if ABC was willing to gamble once again. In the end, they weren’t.
ABC confirmed today that V has been cancelled after two seasons and 22 episodes. The series finale aired on March 15th and, unfortunately, there were lots of unresolved cliffhangers. Hopefully the producers will someday share what they had in mind for season three.
What do you think? Are you sad that V won’t be returning next season? Why do you think the series didn’t catch on?
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This is WHY I cancelled cable. Bye Felicia
I can’t believe how this ended! I just found this lately and watched it all in under a month. I loved it all except the setup for season 3. I saw only 2 seasons on prime so I really felt it was going to end quite nicely even until part way through the last episode. It seems pretty clear they were not going to renew so why set up season 3 instead of giving us a chance at a conclusion? Imagine if the rest of the world quit before things were finished, nothing would ever get done. Anymore networks give… Read more »
Can’t believe there’s no season 3. What a good show… just discovered this on prime and binge watched the first two seasons only to find there’s no season 3.
11-19-18
V is one of the great TV shows there have been. It is superior to both Galacticas, which were also great. It deals with unresolved issues facing humanity and thus is theater at its best.
V is a real 21st century creation. We are on the verge of space exploration, and indeed an unidentifiable solar system visitor did fly by last October, 2017.
The acting, writing, timing are superior for V and hopefully there will be many many seasons more of V.
They didn’t give it a chance. I just discovered it and fell in love instantly. Now I feel like my heart was torn out of my chest cavity. ABC shodve understood that people are flocking to internet tv, Netflix, prime, Hulu. That’s is why most didn’t know about it till recently. Damn , I’m really mad at ABC
I’m mad also I love the old version and the new
V should never have been how can you leave a show incomplete it’s unfair on the actors and above all its unfair on the viewers as I was looking to buy the dvd box set but no point if it’s incomplete this happened before with a show called dark matter
Just watch the original from the 1980’s .. it’s better anyways!
ABC should not cancel any series without giving loyal viewers an ending. I refuse to watch any more series that get cancelled in the middle of a story.
Why can add v season 3 to be end is was not finished yet!
I really enjoyed this and i am vary sad to hear that you stopped at season 2 i know its all about the money and rattings but if you would advertise more and people get to know about V then i can asure you all that yoir ratting will go up there are so many people out there that never heard about V so please get it together and rethink your desision bring it back please
i am rather disappointed that i will not see a closure to the story. i hate when you guys do that, like the returned, and proof, and vinyl. those of us who were watching the show are now left to ponder the ending and all the glorious possibilities given the story we began. how do you justify leaving your viewers hanging like that? i mean, how much money do you greedy execs need?
perfectly put.
Please make season 3 of V , i have the old version of the V and have just watch the 2nd time the new version of the V season 1 @ 2, if your not making any more. Please make season 3 of V , and make a different ending . Thanksyou , BIG V FAN.
This was a favorite since the 1983 series. I am disgusted with the cancelation of this series. It was an original show!!! and a damn good one too. SOOO sick of the teenie bop shows that make me want to throw up. The amount of potential was there. This is the reason I canceled the direct tv. Most of the good shows are a season or two at most then a ton of filler crap. Enough of the Marvel comics and get back to making a series that will actually be watched. Truly sad to see another show I really… Read more »
It wont happen,they dont seem to care about us the fans,yet they will release the seasons they have for sale knowing it will never be finished off,they are after a money grab,now i wait till any new series has run its cause,then if it was good i buy it,i wont waste money on a part series where i have a dozen of them that i will never be able to finish,when they did this to the Terminator The Sarah Conner Series,we all sent emails to the producers there were even trucks going round asking for the return of the series,but… Read more »
Are you kidding me, you must make a third season that’s just not fair….
PLEASE MAKE A THIRD SEASON WE NEED IT!!?
They should at least either make a short third season or a movie (like Josh Whedon did for Firefly/Serenity) to bring a conclusion to the story. Then it would bring us Sci-fi fans some happiness. I watched when it was originally on and loved it.. was bummed when they canceled it. Just watched it again on CW Seed and loved it again.. so maybe if enough of us post something here, they might do a feature or mini season to bring a conclusion. We can only hope!
Please bring back The V! I watched this show in the 80s and it was amazing then! PLEASE bring it back, Great show!!!!!!!!
Please ABC we need V am from Africa just do it for us