Jake McDorman (Brian Finch) from the TV adaptation of "Limitless" (Photo : Facebook/Limitless on CBS)
When it was confirmed that “Limitless” is coming to the small screen, fans of the movie were definitely intrigued, if not thrilled. The interest, however, soon started to wane and multiple reports even suggest that the show is soon to get cancelled.
According to Movie Pilot, "Limitless" premiered to approximately 9.8 million viewers. As the series progressed, it went down to an average of 6.3 million viewers. While the numbers may not seem alarming, the author pointed out that, apart from the January 5 episode, the episodes have "consistently been losing viewers."
Luke Segota chalked it up to the writers' failure to engage the viewers. He shared that he, himself, does not know whether to feel for the characters or just change the channel, that coming from a "Limitless" fan.
"I hope the network signs off on another season, perhaps to redeem it. Because at this point, that may be a long shot," he said.
In spite of the decline in ratings, TV by the Numbers still believed that "Limitless" is "likely to be renewed by May 2016." While early episodes of season 1 were well definitely well received, not much can be said in the episodes that followed.
The dip was also not that noticeable given that the other CBS series were not giving stellar performances. What made people wonder about the possibility of cancellation is that "Limitless" reportedly hit a season-low of 1.2 during its thirteenth episode, "Stop Me Before I Hug Again."
In comparison, the other new series "Supergirl" and "Code Black" seemed to getting renewed interest from viewers. The outlet held that if "Limitless" will set another record low in the coming episodes, they were likely to downgrade its rating to "tossup between renewal and cancellation by May 2016."
Back in October, Kelly Kahl, senior executive vice president, CBS primetime, shared that they have high hopes for the "Limitless" series. Speaking to The Wrap, she, however, admitted that the audience now take quite longer to warm up to new shows than before. She added that network producers cannot immediately renew or cancel series.
"You can still see a big hit or a big miss, but for a vast majority of these shows now, there's a big middle, and you can't make a snap judgment," she explained.
"Limitless" airs Wednesdays on CBS. Watch the trailer for season 1 below:
