It looks like the Zoo has been closed. CBS has decided to cancel their low-rated Zoo TV show after three summer seasons.
A CBS drama thriller based on the James Patterson and Michael Ledwidge novel, Zoo, stars James Wolk as zoologist Jackson Oz. The cast also includes Kristen Connolly, Nonso Anozie, Billy Burke, Alyssa Diaz, Josh Salatin, and Gracie Dzienny. After noticing animals behaving strangely during the African safaris he conducts, Oz and his team work to figure out the reason behind it. Meanwhile, the animals assaults become more cunning, coordinated, and ferocious.
The series never drew a big audience for the network but it managed to hold on for three seasons. The first season averaged a 1.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.40 million viewers. The second season dropped by more than 30%, averaging a 0.74 in the demo with 4.45 million. This past summer, the third season saw even bigger declines and averaged a 0.51 in the demo and 2.65 million.
Zoo was produced in-house by CBS Television Studios. It was profitable thanks to a deal with Netflix to stream the show once its seasons finished airing. Because of the deal, the series was profitable before an episode had even aired. Salvation, which was recently renewed for a second season, is part of a similar deal with Amazon.
What do you think? Did you like the Zoo TV show? Do you think that CBS should have cancelled it or, renewed it for a fourth season instead?
Ok I’m totally bummed that season 4 was canceled! I watched all 3 seasons waiting for the happy ending that they all wanted and by now deserve! Now I’ll never see what happens?!?! Very very bummed!
I wish there was a warning that this was an incomplete series…. I was pulling for all of them. It could have ended after the released the birds. That was a great ending. But it continued and I got sucked into the chaos. Now I’m just bummed…. they should have finished it and let it end with a happy ending.
Very bad decision to end it at season 3 with the way it ended. Very disappointed.
It’s a great series.. it needs to be completed..with out sun and moon there isn’t a day.. without ending there isn’t a good one.. so please bring back season 4.
Can’t believe they cancelled it with how the last episode ended! Netflix should have a warning for incomplete programs
What a waste with no good ending.
I just watched the first three seasons of Zoo. I was so captivated and was looking forward to a happy ending. Instead I was disappointed to learn the show was cancelled without warning and without an ending. I hope there will be a season 4 or at least 1 more episode added to season 3 to finish the story.
zoo was is a great show , it can’t be left with a ending like that please bring the 4th season of zoo back!!!