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?
I just found this show on Netflix. It was absolutely amazing. My family and I have watched all three seasons and were extremely disappointed with the way CBS ended the series. Just goes to prove we were just in cutting the cord with regular network television. It will be a cold day in hades when CBS is ever watched again in our household. We’re extremely proud of the fact that all that ad revenue will never be seen by our family. Decisions like this that CBS makes reinforces our decision to not participate in network television. We no longer indulge… Read more »
All the best shows get cancelled in haste, and then a decade later the show becomes popular again and fans can’t understand why it didn’t continue. For example…Grizzly Adams should have continued… also Grace and Favour…the sequel to Are You Being Served (the most brilliant British show ever) was cancelled after 2 seasons…and it was just as brilliant. Networks give up on shows way to quickly, way too often. I feel they owe it to the loyal fans and viewers to at least make a final season to wrap things up, and announce beforehand that this will be the final… Read more »
Yes CBS should have continue the Four Season I would have love to see this that TV show play out and how it would have ended. Y’all left me and my family at the in of our seats wondering what’s going to happen when season 3 have ended and we was very disappointed when we found out there’s no longer was going to be a 4th season I wish that y’all will get together and bring the fourth season out I’m quite sure there are thousands or maybe millions of people hoping for this tv show to play out to… Read more »
I am so very livid that this show is canceled, I am addicted to the show and the cast was phenomenal, I would literally do anything to at least bring one more season up!!! literally, even talking about it being a non going show now is pissing me off, I have my girlfriend that is addicted to it now. I hope that one day REALLY SOON that we all get this show on again and filming such an amazing show I have ever seen out of the many shows I have watched. I know just me; one person can’t do… Read more »
I loved it ! Not knowing what will happen to Abigail kills me .She needs to die .Not Fair at all at least to see the last part ,sucks
I hate ending on a cliff hanger
Finish what you started cbs
I just watched all three seasons on Netflix and I love the show! So disappointed there isn’t a fourth season, especially with the cliffhanger. Please bring back the show!!!
So disappointed they arent following up with a fourth season. Leaving everyone on a cliff hanger. I absolutely love this show.
Love this program, please do season 4
I fell in love with Zoo. I think season 3 was the best by far. My wife and I watched this everyday. I couldn’t wait to get off work and watch it. I was honestly hurt when I found out it was cancelled. This show was special to me. The cast are amazing and I am sad to not be able to watch them. Please bring it back.
Omg I’m so wound up there isn’t a season 4. Being someone who read the book and loved it and unfortunately only just had a chance to finish watching all 3 seasons I am so disappointed it doesn’t continue. Without a doubt one of my favourites. Shame there’s no more
Zoo should have never been cancelled, expecially since you ended it on a massive cliff hanger like the barrier coming down/ clems baby missing ect ect I have watched all the season quite a few times and I’m so disappointed you cancelled, please return
Please give me another season of zoo with at least an ending. I’m hooked on the show and I own all 3 seasons. I’ve gotta know how it ends. Thank you
like the show I watched it at my daughter’s I watched all three Series in three days I am a Sci-Fi nut and I thought it was very intriguing and suspenseful but I did not like the way it ended I wish there would be a way to bring it back just to finish it to find out what really happened to everybody and how they moved on or not moved on anyway I really love the show I thought it was amazing
Please get us season 4… i got hooked to those series, it’s interesting and I just gotta find out what happened next!!