Status: Ended
Aired: 2014-17, 3 Seasons Totaling 28 Episodes
Network: HBO
Starring: Justin Theroux, Amy Brenneman, Christopher Eccleston, Liv Tyler
Series Website: www.hbo.com/the-leftovers#/
Description: More than three years ago, 2% of the world’s population inexplicably vanished. 140 million people, gone in an instant. No country, no state, no city was spared, except for one small town in eastern Texas. Population: 9261. Departures: Zero. This is the setting for a tale of two families: the Garveys, who have moved to this special place, and whose lives were forever changed by the Departure, and the Murphys, a local family, who seem to have been spared from an event that shook the rest of the world. HBO.com
Why Did It End? This show debuted in 2014 to somewhat mediocre viewership for its first season then went through a makeover for its second year only to see its numbers drop further. The network decided to go ahead and give it a final year to wrap up its storylines, and according to creator Damon Lindelof they never intended for the show to go beyond that. He even stated that if HBO had asked for more seasons that he would “have battled very aggressively to change their mind”. Interestingly enough, the viewership for The Leftovers improved slightly in its third season and its numbers actually looked okay for a cable entry in the 2016-17. If the third season had not been announced as the show’s last one in advance, HBO might have pushed for one more.
Season to Date (StD) Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (M) | Live+7 Rtg | Status |
| 4/16/17 | 1 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | n/a | Renewed |
| 4/23/17 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | n/a | Renewed |
| 4/30/17 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/7/17 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/14/17 | 5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.9 | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/21/17 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | n/a | Renewed |
| 5/28/17 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | n/a | Renewed |
| 6/4/17 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | n/a | Renewed |
2015-16 Season Ratings Results:
| Air Date | Airings | Live+SD Rtg | StD Avg | Tot Vwrs (MM) | Live+7 Rtg | Cancel Alert |
| 10/4/15 | 1 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.7 | Moderate |
| 10/11/15 | 2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | n/a | Moderate |
| 10/18/15 | 3 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.8 | n/a | Moderate |
| 10/25/15 | 4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/1/15 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/8/15 | 6 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/15/15 | 7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/22/15 | 8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | n/a | Moderate |
| 11/29/15 | 9 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.9 | n/a | Moderate |
| 12/6/15 | 10 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.0 | n/a | Moderate |
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