I agree. This was a great show with great actors who worked well with one another and the story lines were super! The characters were interesting and out of the ordinary. How can this be cancelled! What an awful decision by FOX. I watch FOX all the time, and this makes me think twice about doing so. A horrible shame!!!
You have just lost a very good viewer, my husband and I said at the beginning that this id so good that Fox will likely cancel it and you know we were right, so I have informed my husband that we are no loner views of the Fpx network ,, you have missed the boat on this one.
Backstrom was refreshingly new and well acted throughout. I was really looking forward to the second season and thought the first season should have been longer.
I totally agree! My boyfriend and I and my co-worker and her husband are all extremely disappointed. I think FOX should have done more to promote it. If people had known that Backstrom was the “House” of detectives, I think it would have gotten more viewers.
One of the most unique new shows. The characters were really becoming interesting.
Fox your’re looking for ratings from the younger fans rom the office. Just because Rainn Wilson was from the office, this show is aimed at a dfferent audience.
Fox, are you stupid. Look at the ratings using different parameters and you’ll find your audience, and surprise… the audience is one that spends money. Show the correct audience and the commercial support will follow.
take a look at the same audience that followed Dexter…
Really enjoyed Backstrom. The characters were refreshing. Rainn Wilson is great and you can’t go wrong with Dennis Haysbert’s voice! Please reconsider!
One thing I think Fox needs to consider are non-cable viewers who watched Backstrom on Hulu after the episodes aired. Instead of looking at viewers who watched initial airings.
Stupid decision. Great cast, quirky non-formulaic show, wasn’t given a chance to find an audience. Hope it continues somewhere else. We were looking forward to the next season to see where Backstrom was headed.
I think the directing/editing was iffy at first – it was a bit fragmented. Some of the camera work wasn’t all that either. As we progressed though it got better and episode 9 was a classic. Very funny.
There were a lot of characters to get working together. It has a good ensemble but it takes some time for them to gel. They were definitely getting there. OK, it wasn’t House but then that wasn’t the fault of the cast or the idea. There were times I’d have liked Rainne to just slightly “Dwight it up” but overall I think it had great potential and Fox should have run with it for another season.
I do think it suffered from a sense of being ‘generic’, formulaic and ‘churned out’ – which happens with a lot of American shows. ‘Forever’ suffered from the same thing (Backstrom and Forever even share the same locations). They both draw from Sherlock and House but lack the sparkle and innovation of either. They both, however, deserve beter than shelving after one season. A few tweaks, a bit of TLC, and they’d have cracked it. Very disappointing that Fox didnt go with a second season. They really should. Episode 9 was a winner!
Fox are a bunch of idiots. I cannot believe the y cancelled a super smart show. Rainn Wilson and the entire cast and crew were phenomenol. Netflix. please please please pick up this. Fox should stick to stupid reality shows for idiots. Soooo disappointed.
This show was becoming one of my favorite shows of all time. Fox just needs to advertise it better. Step up your promotion. Why cancel now? I seriously can’t stand when something like this happens. Who do I complain to because this is horse shit.
This was an extremely unique show and it had an edge to it. It was a darker version of Bones, which has a major “cult” following. Given more time, Backstrom could be the same. Unfortunately, Fox is too naive to realize this.
Bad move Fox, really BAD! I think Backstrom has something a lot of others don’t…LOYAL viewers! After you decided to drop this great show, my friends (and whomever else is in earshot) have decided to ban Fox altogether!!! Which means no more Gotham, Sleepy Hollow and other shows I’ve enjoyed but am giving up, to prove my point.
We are loyal to this show because it’s actually interesting, humorous and an adult program that doesn’t have to “talk down” to it’s viewers
Fox you blew it. If you’re SMART you will renew the series. If you’re idiots, I’m hoping someone else will pick up the option and we can try to come back to watch Fox. Waiting, but not holding my breath…
how in the hell do shows like the bachelor, survivor, and the bacheloret, get renewed and then you head guys kill off BACKSTROM which is one great show! There are some viewers who still like to think. Boo to you!!!!
i will greatly miss Backstrom, it grew on me over the season and I was looking forward to the next. The networks never give anything time any more. They cancel too fast.
Backstrom is well written and beautifully acted by an amazing cast. Is it too sophisticated for your viewers? Is that the reason you cancelled it? Stupid decisions like this are the reason we don’t need network television anymore. There are millions of us with BRAINS who need more than reality tv and moronic sitcoms. What a travesty. You blew it with Rake too.
I just found out about this show by word of mouth and watched the entire season in one day! I am hooked on these characters and now you tell me it is canceled!! Thanks a lot FOX! You have to give a new and different show time to gather its audience! After watching all 13 episodes in one day my husband, who it is difficult to get to like the same shows as me, said “what! that’s it?!” “I want more!”
What a total let down! Now I have to tell him it isn’t coming back! The characters on this show were so unique and real world and not cookie cutter! Backstrom had so many different levels and is like so many people in general trying to protect themselves by being negative and expecting the bad in everything but hoping for the good.
Fox really needs to learn to have faith in what they create and give it time. If they’re not going to invest the time to gain the audience then don’t bother and get our hopes up for new, refreshing, unique tv then yank it away!
It figures. Fox has no patience. We had to endure 15 seasons of freaking American Idol before they cancelled it and then they get a quality show like Backstrom and cancel it after one season. Hey, network tv….you wonder why all the cable stations have viewers and get all the emmy nods. Because they build their shows. Idiots.
Maybe Hulu or Netflix will pick it. Was a unique show and characters were great.can’t wait to see what crap fox replaces this with.maybe they can find another stupid family they can do reality show
Another good good show gone for no good reason. Seems like all the shows that are good and interesting are only given one chance. This is a great show. Love the character Backstrom and his peculiar outlook on life. Why7 oh why did this happen. There are several good and interesting shows that have been canceled after only one season. This show has substance and creativity/
I can’t believe Fox would cancel such a great show with interesting and refreshing characters! We watched every episode on Hulu and are so disappointed that there will not be a second season!!! Fox….. Please reconsider!
I really enjoyed this show. However, your comments are ill-informed. Fox racked it in the schedule where they did, and made the decision based on whatever model they decided would fit the projected audience (doing their job at attracting the correct demographics). It didn’t work. It could be that the wealth of viewers out there are exhausted of COP DRAMA (DRAM-EDY) #56. It was House M.D. meets the thin blue line (not the series, the cliche). The viewers turned out for the first ep, which was a little hackneyed but showed room for growth. However, the second ep pulled only about 60% of the premier. The viewing numbers for all 13 episodes in millions of viewers:
The fact is, there is more to it than just raw numbers. 4 million in the 18-35 year old demo would have made Fox an easy renewal. However, the total viewership went into a death spiral after ep4 with a complete flat-line on the season finale. Realize how the system works – FOX network did not create this show. A network does very little chow creation – instead television production companies create ideas, pitch them to networks, and on a network greenlight (and often without), production houses create pilots that are sold to Fox, CBS, CW or any number of others. If a network sees promise, they buy the pilot and take out an option contract to request more episodes depending on the results. Sometimes, they’ll buy an entire season based on their viewing of a pilot. I believe Fox bought an entire season before Backstrom ran its pilot.
To our Aussie friends, your numbers are an awesome drop in the bucket – I love Oz, it’s a lot like Austin, but unfortunately you don’t measure much on the US viewership radar scope.
This is a perfect series for Netflix/Hulu, and it might drive me to purchase Hulu if they were to pick it up. Here’s hoping we see one of the internet broadcasters go for this, but frankly the single season and spiraling ratings don’t bode well for it.
BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! On taking this show off after just 1 season, thx dumba**’s for giving it a chance since it was good!! ALONG with Taking off “Stalker”!! Dumb*** move there as well!! But let’s keep Honey Boo Boo and Finding Big Foot on. AS If they give ANY pleasure at all!!.. I Think y’all need a “dumbass” meeting again and have ppl.pay attention in the meeting before You take off REALLY Good Shows!
We want Backstrom back! In Germany we love this show too and we dont understand it. Why? After One Season? All abozt money huh? In Germnay we would say to this: Geldgeile Säcke! Arent you earn enough money? PLEASE GIVE US BACKSTROM BACK!
How could FOX cancel a great show like Backstrom? My husband and I looked forward to it every week. Definitely out there, but so are we. Both in our 70’s and not too old to appreciate good TV. How about getting rid of some of those stupid reality shows? HUH
I do not watch much tv (most shows are absolutely terrible) but Backstrom was a show I made sure to watch. I knew it would not last a season on a network like Fox which I believe is 4th out of the “Big four (ABC, CBS, NBC). Backstrom would have probably done better on HBO or Showtime. Darn shame.
Pauline says
OMG……is FOX crazy!!!! They need to bring Backstrom back and give it a chance. They always cancel the good shows and leave crap on!!!!!!
Barbraa says
I agree. This was a great show with great actors who worked well with one another and the story lines were super! The characters were interesting and out of the ordinary. How can this be cancelled! What an awful decision by FOX. I watch FOX all the time, and this makes me think twice about doing so. A horrible shame!!!
Kim says
I agree. Great show Maybe they should have advertised the show a bit more.
hellze says
its too good to get good ratings.
and fox too stupid to be good.
Barbara says
Another bad decision by Fox. Backstroke was rather refreshing. I’m down to only one program left on Fox to watch.
Rochelle says
You have just lost a very good viewer, my husband and I said at the beginning that this id so good that Fox will likely cancel it and you know we were right, so I have informed my husband that we are no loner views of the Fpx network ,, you have missed the boat on this one.
Chris says
Backstrom was refreshingly new and well acted throughout. I was really looking forward to the second season and thought the first season should have been longer.
Lisa says
I totally agree! My boyfriend and I and my co-worker and her husband are all extremely disappointed. I think FOX should have done more to promote it. If people had known that Backstrom was the “House” of detectives, I think it would have gotten more viewers.
Karen Gregory says
One of the most unique new shows. The characters were really becoming interesting.
Fox your’re looking for ratings from the younger fans rom the office. Just because Rainn Wilson was from the office, this show is aimed at a dfferent audience.
Fox, are you stupid. Look at the ratings using different parameters and you’ll find your audience, and surprise… the audience is one that spends money. Show the correct audience and the commercial support will follow.
take a look at the same audience that followed Dexter…
lady of shalott says
Really enjoyed Backstrom. The characters were refreshing. Rainn Wilson is great and you can’t go wrong with Dennis Haysbert’s voice! Please reconsider!
Dave says
One thing I think Fox needs to consider are non-cable viewers who watched Backstrom on Hulu after the episodes aired. Instead of looking at viewers who watched initial airings.
deb says
Stupid decision. Great cast, quirky non-formulaic show, wasn’t given a chance to find an audience. Hope it continues somewhere else. We were looking forward to the next season to see where Backstrom was headed.
Russ N says
I think the directing/editing was iffy at first – it was a bit fragmented. Some of the camera work wasn’t all that either. As we progressed though it got better and episode 9 was a classic. Very funny.
There were a lot of characters to get working together. It has a good ensemble but it takes some time for them to gel. They were definitely getting there. OK, it wasn’t House but then that wasn’t the fault of the cast or the idea.
There were times I’d have liked Rainne to just slightly “Dwight it up” but overall I think it had great potential and Fox should have run with it for another season.
I do think it suffered from a sense of being ‘generic’, formulaic and ‘churned out’ – which happens with a lot of American shows. ‘Forever’ suffered from the same thing (Backstrom and Forever even share the same locations).
They both draw from Sherlock and House but lack the sparkle and innovation of either. They both, however, deserve beter than shelving after one season. A few tweaks, a bit of TLC, and they’d have cracked it.
Very disappointing that Fox didnt go with a second season. They really should. Episode 9 was a winner!
Laura says
Fox are a bunch of idiots. I cannot believe the y cancelled a super smart show. Rainn Wilson and the entire cast and crew were phenomenol. Netflix. please please please pick up this. Fox should stick to stupid reality shows for idiots. Soooo disappointed.
jason says
This show was becoming one of my favorite shows of all time. Fox just needs to advertise it better. Step up your promotion. Why cancel now? I seriously can’t stand when something like this happens. Who do I complain to because this is horse shit.
deb okeefe says
I agree with you 100%
Carlos says
This was an extremely unique show and it had an edge to it. It was a darker version of Bones, which has a major “cult” following. Given more time, Backstrom could be the same. Unfortunately, Fox is too naive to realize this.
Christina says
Bad move Fox, really BAD! I think Backstrom has something a lot of others don’t…LOYAL viewers! After you decided to drop this great show, my friends (and whomever else is in earshot) have decided to ban Fox altogether!!! Which means no more Gotham, Sleepy Hollow and other shows I’ve enjoyed but am giving up, to prove my point.
We are loyal to this show because it’s actually interesting, humorous and an adult program that doesn’t have to “talk down” to it’s viewers
Fox you blew it. If you’re SMART you will renew the series. If you’re idiots, I’m hoping someone else will pick up the option and we can try to come back to watch Fox. Waiting, but not holding my breath…
sam says
fox sucks we love backstrom here in Australia fox souldnt just go off the us ratings
marilyn says
I love Backstrom. Agree with other positive comment . FOX doesn’t get it. I also love American Idol since the new team took over. They are GREAT!
deb okeefe says
how in the hell do shows like the bachelor, survivor, and the bacheloret, get renewed and then you head guys kill off BACKSTROM which is one great show! There are some viewers who still like to think. Boo to you!!!!
susan says
i will greatly miss Backstrom, it grew on me over the season and I was looking forward to the next. The networks never give anything time any more. They cancel too fast.
Victoria says
Backstrom is well written and beautifully acted by an amazing cast. Is it too sophisticated for your viewers? Is that the reason you cancelled it? Stupid decisions like this are the reason we don’t need network television anymore. There are millions of us with BRAINS who need more than reality tv and moronic sitcoms. What a travesty. You blew it with Rake too.
Sherry says
I just found out about this show by word of mouth and watched the entire season in one day! I am hooked on these characters and now you tell me it is canceled!! Thanks a lot FOX! You have to give a new and different show time to gather its audience! After watching all 13 episodes in one day my husband, who it is difficult to get to like the same shows as me, said “what! that’s it?!” “I want more!”
What a total let down! Now I have to tell him it isn’t coming back! The characters on this show were so unique and real world and not cookie cutter! Backstrom had so many different levels and is like so many people in general trying to protect themselves by being negative and expecting the bad in everything but hoping for the good.
Fox really needs to learn to have faith in what they create and give it time. If they’re not going to invest the time to gain the audience then don’t bother and get our hopes up for new, refreshing, unique tv then yank it away!
Dan Mcroberts says
Too intelligent for faux.
MSamler says
It figures. Fox has no patience. We had to endure 15 seasons of freaking American Idol before they cancelled it and then they get a quality show like Backstrom and cancel it after one season. Hey, network tv….you wonder why all the cable stations have viewers and get all the emmy nods. Because they build their shows. Idiots.
jim says
Maybe Hulu or Netflix will pick it. Was a unique show and characters were great.can’t wait to see what crap fox replaces this with.maybe they can find another stupid family they can do reality show
Carolyn V says
Another good good show gone for no good reason. Seems like all the shows that are good and interesting are only given one chance. This is a great show. Love the character Backstrom and his peculiar outlook on life. Why7 oh why did this happen. There are several good and interesting shows that have been canceled after only one season. This show has substance and creativity/
sheila weindel says
i wach on huluplus this is sad i relly like that show
Tony A says
Not even a small fan of Fox (not the way I usually spell it), but I’ve been tuning in for this show. Had a lot of promise…too bad.
Harriet Foster says
Great show they need to rethink this one very unique show never miss a EP.
Stacy says
I can’t believe Fox would cancel such a great show with interesting and refreshing characters! We watched every episode on Hulu and are so disappointed that there will not be a second season!!! Fox….. Please reconsider!
One Realist says
I really enjoyed this show. However, your comments are ill-informed. Fox racked it in the schedule where they did, and made the decision based on whatever model they decided would fit the projected audience (doing their job at attracting the correct demographics). It didn’t work. It could be that the wealth of viewers out there are exhausted of COP DRAMA (DRAM-EDY) #56. It was House M.D. meets the thin blue line (not the series, the cliche). The viewers turned out for the first ep, which was a little hackneyed but showed room for growth. However, the second ep pulled only about 60% of the premier. The viewing numbers for all 13 episodes in millions of viewers:
7.98
5.32
3.64
4.39
3.54
3.81
3.90
3.58
3.16
3.29
3.39
3.00
2.80
The fact is, there is more to it than just raw numbers. 4 million in the 18-35 year old demo would have made Fox an easy renewal. However, the total viewership went into a death spiral after ep4 with a complete flat-line on the season finale. Realize how the system works – FOX network did not create this show. A network does very little chow creation – instead television production companies create ideas, pitch them to networks, and on a network greenlight (and often without), production houses create pilots that are sold to Fox, CBS, CW or any number of others. If a network sees promise, they buy the pilot and take out an option contract to request more episodes depending on the results. Sometimes, they’ll buy an entire season based on their viewing of a pilot. I believe Fox bought an entire season before Backstrom ran its pilot.
To our Aussie friends, your numbers are an awesome drop in the bucket – I love Oz, it’s a lot like Austin, but unfortunately you don’t measure much on the US viewership radar scope.
This is a perfect series for Netflix/Hulu, and it might drive me to purchase Hulu if they were to pick it up. Here’s hoping we see one of the internet broadcasters go for this, but frankly the single season and spiraling ratings don’t bode well for it.
kevin says
i watched backstrum on hulu so did my view count? and im sure most people in my demo did as well 18-35
Ugh says
I literally cried. Thanks for cancelling the only show I cared about on Fox. Hart Hanson had just won back my heart. But fuck whatever fuck this.
Jesink33 says
BOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!! On taking this show off after just 1 season, thx dumba**’s for giving it a chance since it was good!! ALONG with Taking off “Stalker”!! Dumb*** move there as well!! But let’s keep Honey Boo Boo and Finding Big Foot on. AS If they give ANY pleasure at all!!.. I Think y’all need a “dumbass” meeting again and have ppl.pay attention in the meeting before You take off REALLY Good Shows!
EvilCyano says
We want Backstrom back!
In Germany we love this show too and we dont understand it.
Why? After One Season? All abozt money huh?
In Germnay we would say to this: Geldgeile Säcke!
Arent you earn enough money?
PLEASE GIVE US BACKSTROM BACK!
EvilCyano says
Die ganze scheiß Welt ist zu dumm und diese Show zu intelligent!
AR says
What is going on??? OH YEAH IT’S FOX AGAIN!!!
Marlene Hoy says
How could FOX cancel a great show like Backstrom? My husband and I looked forward to it every week. Definitely out there, but so are we. Both in our 70’s and not too old to appreciate good TV. How about getting rid of some of those stupid reality shows? HUH
Jojan Miller says
I do not watch much tv (most shows are absolutely terrible) but Backstrom was a show I made sure to watch. I knew it would not last a season on a network like Fox which I believe is 4th out of the “Big four (ABC, CBS, NBC). Backstrom would have probably done better on HBO or Showtime. Darn shame.
Ron says
Biggest loss of the year. I really liked this show and the development of the characters was exciting to watch. So much room.