Outcast




Status: Cancelled
Aired: 2016-2018, 2 Seasons Totaling 20 Episodes
Series Premiere: June 3, 2016
Network: Cinemax
Starring: Liam Cunningham, Hermione Norris, Amy Manson, Daniel Mays
Series Website: www.cinemax.com/outcast/

Description:  OUTCAST follows Kyle Barnes, a young man who has been plagued by possession since he was a child. Now an adult, he embarks on a journey to find answers but what he uncovers could mean the end of life on Earth as we know it.  Cinemax.com

Why Was It Cancelled? When Cinemax acquired this series in a bidding war with other networks, they likely figured that TWD creator Robert Kirkman’s name would draw viewers and turn this into a high-profile show.  But that didn’t quite work out as the show only managed a 0.06 rating (six one hundredths of a ratings point) in it first season.  The network had renewed the series for a second season before the first aired, but they apparently lost faith in the show.  The second season aired internationally in Spring 2017, but Cinemax did not air that in the States until Summer 2018.  By that time, the contracts for the actors had expired and this appeared to be a dead show walking.  Deadline Hollywood talked with network exec Kary Antholis about the show who commented that it is expensive to produce but also said “in success, we left open the possibility that we could have a conversation about figuring out a way to bring it back”. But the show barely registered in the ratings during its second season (averaging only a 0.03 score), so they had little incentive to try and bring it back and officially announced its cancellation.

Season to Date (StD) Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Live+7 Rtg Status
7/20/18 1 0.07 0.1 0.1 n/a On the Bubble
7/27/18 2 0.02 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
8/3/18 3 0.02 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
8/10/18 4 0.02 0.0 0.0 n/a Cancellation Likely
8/17/18 5 0.05 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
8/24/18 6 0.04 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
8/31/18 Repeat 0.04 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
9/7/18 7 0.03 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
9/14/18 8 0.03 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
9/21/18 9 0.03 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely
9/28/18 10 0.05 0.0 0.1 n/a Cancellation Likely

2015-16 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Live+7 Rtg Cancel Alert
6/3/16 1 0.06 0.1 0.5 n/a Renewed
6/10/16 2 0.07 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
6/17/16 3 0.06 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
6/24/16 4 0.06 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
7/1/16 n/a Preempted 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
7/8/16 5 0.05 0.1 0.1 n/a Renewed
7/15/16 6 0.08 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
7/22/16 7 0.05 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
7/29/16 8 0.06 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed
8/5/16 9 0.06 0.1 0.1 n/a Renewed
8/12/16 10 0.06 0.1 0.2 n/a Renewed

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