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 cannot believe that Zoo is being cancelled. I love this show and wait all year for it to come back on. Please reconsider and tell us fans what we have to do for a season 4.
no don’t cancel. I like this show!
I loved the book and thouroughly enjoyed the show.. i wish they could have at least done a series finale or something close to wrapping up! I di not watch much television at all and am disappointed that this show was cancelled
I have watched Zoo from the beginning and do not understand why this series was cancelled. I have never seen anything on TV cancelled in the middle of the story without an ending. The ratings no longer determine whether a TV show or series stays or goes. Another words the public has no say to what is viewed on TV anymore, the networks do not care about the viewers. I would like a season 4 or the rest of the story for a real finale.
Totally disgusted at these networks.
Really enjoyed this show. very sad that they decided to leave everyone hanging with that ending. bad call on CBS.
A lot of people wait for shows like this to come out on netflix or something so they can watch it all at one time. This is the second time they have cancelled a show I really liked. I don’t have satellite but I do have internet. So I watch my shows on netflix mostly. Seriously just make a movie and finish up the story for those that were actually following it. I’d pay to go see it in theaters.
They could cancelled th show Zoo because she have seasin 4 at least.
I hope that, even if we can’t get a fourth season, they could at least make a movie or some mini season that could wrap up the story. I really don’t want them to leave it on a huge cliffhanger like that.
I watched it regularly. Will miss it. Wish Netflix would pick it up.
Isn’t Zoo the only genre (as in sci-fi, fantasy, horror, supernatural, superhero) show they have on CBS, aside from Salvation? Thanks for crapping on the younger viewers. Anyway, it’s funny that Salvation is only in its first season but did the same ratings as Zoo in its third season. Good for Salvation, I guess. But it’s funny how a show in its third season is doing the same as a freshman season, and they cancel the clearly better-doing show.
I hope the crime procedural shows, the only kind they have left on that channel that aren’t sitcoms, all do worse. Considering ratings for those shows are ALSO dropping. Bravo, criminally boring shows (CBS)
Really enjoyed the show – if they are looking to cancel, they should at least bring it to a close (eg. the Fugitive) so we aren’t left hanging! One more season please to draw it to a conclusion.
Really REALLY getting tired of the networks doing this to the people who pay their bills.. Those of us who watch the shows they are canceling at LEAST DESERVE to view an ending to the programs and not be left hanging ALL THE DAMN TIME..
Our whole family watched this show and Really REALLY are so upset about the network canceling ZOO..
NBC cancelled The Brave before giving it a chance even..
ABC cancelled Last man Standing
GRRRRRRRRRRR enough is enough already!!!
GIVE US A CHOICE or at least an ending to the freaking shows!!!!
Every time I really like a show its cancelled , Most programs on TV I do not like , it shows that shows that are not entertaining rule . I guess we well have to STOP watching CBS altogether. I want zoo back !!!!!!!!
Damn you CBS! Just finished the 3rd season on Netflix and went searching for news on the fourth season to find this bull ****?? Bad form CBS…someone picks this up, wrap it up, do something….
Killing Chloe was a huge mistake