JamesG
04-29-2014, 10:26 PM
Fox Drama "Almost Human" Cancelled
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
April 29, 2014
I have learned that Fox has opted not to pick up a second season of "Almost Human".
The futuristic drama starring Karl Urban and Michael Ealy got off to a sluggish start in November but held enough ground to at least earn renewal consideration, often finishing on par with its Monday companion (the already-renewed drama "The Following").
In fact, the March season (and series) finale of "Almost Human" logged a 1.5 rating in 18-49, matching the Live+Same Day rating for last night’s finale of "The Following". ("The Following" is a bigger DVR draw).
"Almost Human‘s" chances started to slip once Fox’s drama pilots started to come in. All three of them — "Gotham", "The Red Band Society" and "Empire" – are considered strong contenders for a series pickup.
Also, it is produced by an outside studio, Warner Bros TV, which also has "The Following" and the sure-to-be-picked-up Batman prequel "Gotham".
"Almost Human", about a cop (Urban) paired with a lifelike combat-model android (Ealy), comes from the "Fringe" team of JJ Abrams and J.H. Wyman.
http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/fox-drama-almost-human-cancelled/
by NELLIE ANDREEVA
April 29, 2014
I have learned that Fox has opted not to pick up a second season of "Almost Human".
The futuristic drama starring Karl Urban and Michael Ealy got off to a sluggish start in November but held enough ground to at least earn renewal consideration, often finishing on par with its Monday companion (the already-renewed drama "The Following").
In fact, the March season (and series) finale of "Almost Human" logged a 1.5 rating in 18-49, matching the Live+Same Day rating for last night’s finale of "The Following". ("The Following" is a bigger DVR draw).
"Almost Human‘s" chances started to slip once Fox’s drama pilots started to come in. All three of them — "Gotham", "The Red Band Society" and "Empire" – are considered strong contenders for a series pickup.
Also, it is produced by an outside studio, Warner Bros TV, which also has "The Following" and the sure-to-be-picked-up Batman prequel "Gotham".
"Almost Human", about a cop (Urban) paired with a lifelike combat-model android (Ealy), comes from the "Fringe" team of JJ Abrams and J.H. Wyman.
http://www.deadline.com/2014/04/fox-drama-almost-human-cancelled/