Hunted, the struggling BBC1 Melissa George spy drama, has been put out of its misery, with no second series to be commissioned.
The BBC1 drama, which aimed to be a replacement for Spooks, has seen its average audience fall by nearly half over six episodes, with a plot that left many viewers, including BBC executives, confused.
BBC sources directly involved with commissioning the eight-part series from Kudos, the producer of Spooks, confirmed next week's eighth episode will be the last. "It hasn't found the mainstream audience it was hoped," said a BBC spokesperson.
The show's average overnight ratings have dropped from a debut of 4.5 million and a 19.3% share in early October to 2.6 million and an 11.2 share for last Thursday's sixth episode.
Last week Hunted was almost beaten by BBC2's Michael Portillo series Great Continental Railway Journeys, which averaged 2.5 million.
Source: Full Article @ Guardian
The BBC1 drama, which aimed to be a replacement for Spooks, has seen its average audience fall by nearly half over six episodes, with a plot that left many viewers, including BBC executives, confused.
BBC sources directly involved with commissioning the eight-part series from Kudos, the producer of Spooks, confirmed next week's eighth episode will be the last. "It hasn't found the mainstream audience it was hoped," said a BBC spokesperson.
The show's average overnight ratings have dropped from a debut of 4.5 million and a 19.3% share in early October to 2.6 million and an 11.2 share for last Thursday's sixth episode.
Last week Hunted was almost beaten by BBC2's Michael Portillo series Great Continental Railway Journeys, which averaged 2.5 million.
Source: Full Article @ Guardian
Nooo. I really liked it. :(
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame! The plot is not confusing the people that are not smart enough to understand!
ReplyDeleteShould have just kept Spooks
ReplyDeleteI believe there's still a slim chance that Cinemax will pick it up of its own.
ReplyDeleteIt was a good series! It's a shame :(
ReplyDeleteI was very excited for this series, but honestly have been let down a little.
ReplyDeleteI think it is good, but something is missing to me..... I'm not surprised it got cancelled, but if Cinemax picks it up on its own I probably wil lwatch a Season 2 anyway!
BBC should be cancelled! Good to know my taxes go to line the pockets of a bunch of Paedophiles and tax evaders.
ReplyDeleteI feel the same way, I mean I am still watching it but it is pretty silly most of the time, fun but not quality drama
ReplyDeleteI really hope so. I really grown to love this show.
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad, the plot was a bit confusing by it just took a bit of effort to get all the pieces that were moving.
ReplyDeleteI personally liked the confusing plot lines. I think that Sam was shot and hid for a year before returning to her job is one of the more interesting plot points.
ReplyDeletei stoped watching after they killed the character Uriel Emil Pollack was playing
ReplyDeleteI don't get why people are confused. The plot really isn't all that complicated.
ReplyDeleteI guess I'm not too surprised. It's a fairly decent show, and when there are action sequences they are pretty good, but the rest really drags along for me and really haven't bonded to any of the characters.. I wonder if the wrote a conclusion to the current storyline to decide if I should continue watching..
ReplyDeleteWatched the first episode, can't say I liked it at all so never bothered watching any more after that.
ReplyDeleteReally enjoyed the series up to be last five mins. Very confused re ending? Can anyone explain please
ReplyDeleteloved it here in Australia on SBS sorry to hear its cancelled :(
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