This is heartbreaking news for Timeless fans following the Season 1 finale twists and cliffhangers. The NBC time-travel drama series will not be returning for a second season.
Timeless has been a big conundrum. It had everything going for it – A-list pedigree with Shawn Ryan and Eric Kripke as creators and executive producers; strong reviews; a great time slot, Monday 10 PM after The Voice; an appealing cast, Matt Lanter, Abigail Spencer and Malcolm Barret; and being first to market as the only of the three new broadcast time-travel series this season to premiere in the fall. But, while it quickly established a small loyal viewership, Timeless never found a wide audience the way previous dramas that had launched in the time period did – at least initially – The Blacklist and Blindspot.
With solid time-shifting lifts, Timeless has averaged an OK 2.2 Live+7 adults 18-49 rating, on par with the just renewed third installment in the Chicago franchise, sophomore Chicago Med.
Due to intense fan love, Sony is shopping the show around to other networks so there is a sliver of hope for a reprieve but only time will tell.
