Status: Ended
Aired: 2015-18, 4 Seasons Totaling 47 Episodes
Series Premiere: January 16, 2015
Network: Syfy
Starring: Aaron Stanford, Amanda Schull, Kirk Acevedo, Noah Bean
Series Website: www.syfy.com/12monkeys
Description: 12 Monkeys is a drama based on the 1995 Universal Pictures film directed by Terry Gilliam.
The show follows the journey of a time traveler, Cole, from the post-apocalyptic future. Using a dangerous and untested method of time travel, Cole arrives in the present day on a mission to locate and eradicate the source of a deadly plague that will eventually decimate 93.6% of the human race. Will Cole be able to save the fate of mankind or is mankind bound by fate? Taking place in the ravaged future of 2043 and the present day (2015), 12 Monkeys explores themes of destiny, fate, love and the possibility of second chances. Syfy.com
Why Did It End? This show debuted in 2015 and developed some decent buzz but never found much of an audience. NBCUniversal (Syfy’s parent company) has partial ownership of the show and they kept it going through its fourth season, despite low ratings, to allow the show to resolve its storylines. That lets it play better to binge-watching and makes it more attractive to the streaming services.
2017-18 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 6/15/18 | 1 | 0.05 | 0.1 | 0.3 | n/a | Final Season |
| 6/22/18 | 2 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.3 | n/a | Final Season |
| 6/29/18 | 3 | 0.06 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.8 | Final Season |
| 7/6/18 | 4 | 0.09 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Final Season |
2016-17 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 5/19/17 | 1 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/20/17 | 2 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.3 | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/21/17 | 3 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.3 | n/a | Renewed |
2015-16 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 4/18/16 | 1 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.5 | n/a | Moderate |
| 4/25/16 | 2 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | n/a | Moderate |
| 5/2/16 | 3 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 5/9/16 | 4 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 5/16/16 | 5 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 5/23/16 | 6 | 0.08 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 5/30/16 | 7 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 6/6/16 | 8 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 6/13/16 | 9 | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.3 | n/a | Moderate |
| 6/20/16 | 10 | 0.11 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Medium |
| 6/27/16 | 11 | 0.14 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Medium |
| 7/4/16 | n/a | Preempted | 0.1 | n/a | n/a | Renewed |
| 7/11/16 | 12 | 0.15 | 0.1 | 0.5 | n/a | Renewed |
| 7/18/16 | 13 | 0.12 | 0.1 | 0.4 | n/a | Renewed |
2014-15 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (MM) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 1/16/15 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 1.4 | n/a | Moderate |
| 1/23/15 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.1 | n/a | Low |
| 1/30/15 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.9 | n/a | Moderate |
| 2/6/15 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Moderate |
| 2/13/15 | 5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Medium |
| 2/20/15 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Medium |
| 2/27/15 | 7 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Medium |
| 3/6/15 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | n/a | Medium |
| 3/13/15 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Renewed |
| 3/20/15 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Renewed |
| 3/27/15 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.5 | Renewed |
| 4/3/15 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.6 | n/a | Renewed |
| 4/10/15 | 13 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | Renewed |
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