Comments on: Dark Matter canceled by Syfy after three seasons

By: empb

empb — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 08:51:00 +0000

Can’t believe the news this morning. Killjoys renewed – great, very happy (also thanks ABC Australia for picking up Rake for a 5th Series/Season [not sure which is the correct term in Australia]). But why cancel Dark Matter before we reach the stories conclusion. I thought in these times of streaming services Networks were starting to see some sence and complete stories before ending them, not NBC Universal/SyFy apparently. Is there no hope of a finale (or the planned seasons 4&5) on another more sensible network.

By: Matt Carter

Matt Carter — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 02:27:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Goldman. I don't really see that it had to be either/or, especially since Syfy made this decision so quickly. Really I just think that they must not have been getting either the attention or the money that they wanted out of Dark Matter specifically, which is a bummer since I love the show. I get that TV is a business, but I feel like this network in general makes more heartless decisions than others.

By: MrsCarter101

MrsCarter101 — Sat, 02 Sep 2017 02:10:00 +0000

In reply to Michael Goldman. Not many shows on Syfy seem to make it much more then 3 or 4 seasons. Very disappointed to see Dark Matter end.

By: Michael Goldman

Michael Goldman — Fri, 01 Sep 2017 23:55:00 +0000

Matt Carter was right. I was wrong. I thought that even with the live average rating of the show going down 0.01, there was no way it couldn’t be renewed. SYFY had already renewed Wynonna Earp, which went down 0.01 on the live average ratings from last season, and finished with lower ratings than Dark Matter. Did the decision on Dark Matter have anything to do with SYFY giving Killjoys 2 more seasons before it ends? I don’t know.