Aired: 2013-15, 3 Seasons Totaling 38 Episodes
Network: Syfy
Starring: Grant Bowler, Julie Benz, Stephanie Leonidas, Tony Curran, Jaime Murray, Graham Greene, Mia Kirshner, Jesse Rath
Series Website: www.syfy.com/defiance
Description: In the year 2046, it’s a new Earth – with new rules. Over thirty years after various alien races arrived on Earth, the landscape is completely altered, terraformed nearly beyond recognition. To the town of Defiance, on what used to be St. Louis, comes the mysterious Nolan (Grant Bowler) and his charge, Irisa (Stephanie Leonidas). As they settle into town – overseen by the mayor, Amanda Rosewater (Julie Benz) and filled with residents like the powerful Rafe McCawley (Graham Greene), enterprising lounge owner Kenya (Mia Kirshner) and the ambitious, alien Tarrs (Tony Curran and Jaime Murray) – events begin to unfold that threaten the fragile peace this border town has fought for. Syfy.com
Why Was It Cancelled? This show’s ratings dropped notably over the past two seasons suggesting that the audience was bailing on it. In its first season, it averaged a 0.8 rating based on the overnights for the 18-49 demographic and then it dropped to a 0.5 average during its second season and a 0.3 score this past Summer. Syfy’s Dark Matter and Killjoys, which aired in a three hour block with Defiance on Fridays this past Summer, pulled lower ratings and got renewed, but they are part of a partnership with the Canadian Space Channel. As more and more scripted shows are appearing across the many cable and broadcast channels and the audience is getting further fractured, these partnerships are becoming more important to the survival of television shows. Since Defiance was likely an expensive entry and did not have much in the way of international partnerships that I am aware of, it fell to a dwindling audience and the economics of the current market.
Season to Date Ratings Results:
| Week | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (MM) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 6/12/15 | 1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Moderate |
| 6/19/15 | 2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | Moderate |
| 6/26/15 | 3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | Medium |
| 7/3/15 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | n/a | Medium |
| 7/10/15 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Medium |
| 7/17/15 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | n/a | Medium |
| 7/24/15 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.2 | n/a | Moderate |
| 7/31/15 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Moderate |
| 8/7/15 | 9 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.6 | Moderate |
| 8/14/15 | 10 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.6 | Moderate |
| 8/21/15 | 11 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.5 | Medium |
| 8/28/15 | 12 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 0.5 | Medium |
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