Why NBC Canceled Debris After Just One Season (What Went Wrong)
NBC canceled Debris after season 1, and there are a few reasons why the network ended its 2021 sci-fi TV show. The high-concept show originally seemed promising: an X-Files-like dynamic of two agents traveling around the country and investigating mysterious anomalies caused by the debris from an alien spaceship that crashed into Earth and broke up in the planet's atmosphere, scattering the pieces all over. The buzz around it was high, particularly with two charming leads in Jonathan Tucker (Bryan Beneventi) and Riann Steele (Finola Jones) and Fringe creator J.H. Wyman behind it. Unfortunately, after being canceled, Debris season 2 is highly unlikely.
Sadly, the series never truly got off the ground and the network won't be moving forward with a secondDebris season. On the surface, the reason for the cancelation was the reason for all cancelations: the numbers just weren't there. After such promise, the show never really found its footing and failed to hit big numbers, only reaching a 0.7 average rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and under five million viewers per episode. And numbers kept dropping. Its last ratings were a dismal 0.38 rating and 2.8 million viewers, awful numbers for a network series.
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Low ratings, however, don't come out of nowhere. If audiences aren't watching a show, there's a reason for it. Debris failed to connect with viewers, and that was because it lacked the one thing all TV shows need to succeed: a story engine. Here's exactly why Debris got low ratings that led to it being canceled, and whether or not there's hope for a Debris season 2.
NBC's cancelation left many wondering: what happened to Debris?Ultimately, the show's lack of a
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