It looks like we finally have the first cancellation of the 2015-16 season. Four new shows have seen their episode orders cut (Truth Be Told, The Player, Blood & Oil, and Minority Report) but they’ve all stayed on the air. Tonight, ABC cancelled and pulled their low-rated Wicked City anthology drama after three airings.
Wicked City is set on the seedy Sunset Strip in the early 1980s. It revolves around Detective Jack Roth (Jeremy Sisto) and his new partner Paco Contreras (Gabriel Luna) as they try to solve a high-profile serial killer case. The rest of the show’s cast includes Ed Westwick, Erika Christensen, Taissa Farmiga, Karolina Wydra, Evan Ross, Anne Winters, and Jaime Ray Newman.
Airing Tuesdays at 10pm, Wicked City had trouble right from the start. The first episode attracted a meager 0.88 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.28 million viewers.
The second episode dropped more than 20% and this week’s third installment took another big fall, registering a 0.45 rating with 1.69 million. The latter rating is believed to be a historic low for an original episode on ABC; tying shows like NBC’s American Odyssey, NBC’s A To Z, and FOX’s Mulaney.
The Tuesdays at 10pm timeslot has been a real troublespot for ABC in recent years. Lucky 7, Killer Women, and Mind Games were all cancelled after a few airings. Forever and Body of Proof saw full seasons but also ended up being cancelled.
Word is that work on episode eight will be completed before production is completely shut down. The network will fill Wicked City’s timeslot with reruns of Shark Tank for the immediate future. At this point, it seems unlikely that ABC will air the five leftover episodes but they will probably be released online at some point.
What do you think? Do you like the Wicked City TV show? Do you think it should have been cancelled? Would you like to see the remaining episodes?
I thought the show was good. It was risqué but the story was strong with strong characters. I wish we would could see cat and mouse game between the killer and the cop play out.
Very disapointed..loved the show and looked forward to it..please bring it back
Please air the remaining 5 episodes. My son and I love the show! And why in the world would you replace episodes that have already been recorded with RERUNS of Shark Tank???
Please air the final 5 episodes. My son and I love the show!
WHY???? This was looking like it was going to be a new favorite for me!!! I was so looking forward to seeing g this tonight and trying to figure why it wasn’t on?? Way to be a major buzz kill abc
I was so excited to watch tonight then discovered it has been canceled. I loved it! Now I’m wondering what was going to happen next…and you just leave us hanging. This show could do really great! If anybody who loves this genre watches 1 episode, they would be hooked. I want to see the remaining episodes!
Wicked City is definitely a departure from the same old, same old of broadcast network TV. It has a grittiness and a true feel that is surely lacking in all the other “procedurals”. ABC should at LEAST air the final five episodes fit some semblance of closure.
That’s another disappointing move by ABC…Wicked City was the only new show I liked this season. Bring it back! Everything else is so predictable and boring.
please dont cancel, I love it, DO NOT PUT SHARK TANK IN ITS PLACE, UGHHHH!!!!! how about move it to another time slot!!!!!
Please don’t cancel this show – I love it and watch it every week!
I love that show. It’s one of the few shows I actually like. Shark Tank? Really? I would rather see the other episode’s of wicked city. You can’t leave us hanging!
We want to see the remaining episodes. How do you cancel something that leaves viewers hanging?!! Just air the rest of the episodes instead of reruns of shark tank!
Best show of the new year. Please don’t take it off. You haven’t given it enough time or enough advertising for people to get into it. Very suspenseful. Characters are great and the killer is great. Looks and fits the part. Couldn’t wait for the next episode. Very disappointed it has been cancelled. In my opinion you are making a big big mistake. Think again. I know it will be the hit of the season. American Horror Story sucks and should have been cancelled, and that is still on. Most shows are turnoffs.
I loved this show. It was different, something new for a change. Very disappointed ABC. This is why I hate to start a new series because it gets cancelled before it has a chance. ABC is worst network for canceling. Makes me want to stop watching your network. I’m still not over you cancelling All my Children and replacing it with the Chew. When will that show end? It really sucks.
My daughter and I love this show, why would you not at least show all of the episodes, ABC
you are the worst at cancelling shows, give
It a chance before you lower the boom, replacing it with Shark Tank, really, I use to watch Shark Tank when nothing else was on, never ever again.
Me and my hubby liked this show it is one of the best on TV right now. Big fan of ed Westwick I hope another network picks it up and revives it!