The CBS drama "Stalker" is rumored to be cancelled before it even reaches its season 2 premiere. The series might have attracted several viewers but it's stil rumored to be axed out even before its pilot season finale.
Premiered Oct. 1, 2014, the crime drama "Stalker" is a 22-episode series that tells the story of LAPD's Threat Assessment Unit's work, a group of people investigating stalking cases. The series stars Mariana Klaveno, Victor Rasuk, Maggie Q and Dylan McDermott.
Will this Maggie Q/ McDermott- fronted TV series survive Season 2? Or will it get cancelled?
GameNGuide previously predicted that "Stalker" has a 50/50 chance of being renewed for Season 2 by CBS. On what was presumed to be a 22-episode ended two episodes short, which doesn't bode well for a renewal.
Sources from the website also claim that the ratings of "Stalker" was slowly dropping as the show progressed. It didn't help that other crime shows from CBS were taking the spotlight.
On Dec. 5 last year, CBS decided to finally replace the Wednesday slot of "Stalker" to give way for "CSI: Cyber" on March 4. The network might have ordered a full but only 17 episodes aired. There should be three or four more episodes left to go before the season finale
Since CBS has not scheduled a final timeslot for the rest of the remaining episode of "Stalker" at the time of reporting, many took this as a sign that season 2 will be cancelled. Fans will still have to wait for further announcement.
As of Feb. 20, even though CBS may not have given a final schedule for the airing of the last three episode of season 1, production seems to be ongoing and the cast members are still in high spirits.
Will the upcoming episodes save "Stalker" season 2 from being cancelled? Fans will just have to wait and see.