Trauma revolves around a group of brave first responder paramedics in San Francisco. The high-action series is populated by an ensemble cast that includes Derek Luke, Cliff Curtis, Anastasia Griffith, Kevin Rankin, Aimee Garcia, Billy Lush, Jamey Sheridan, and Taylor Kinney.

Back in October, NBC indicated they weren’t ordering any additional episodes of Trauma beyond the initial 13 episode order, effectively cancelling the series. Then, in the wake of the failure of The Jay Leno Show, they ordered seven more episodes to fill primetime space.

When Trauma returned to the NBC schedule after a three month hiatus, the ratings were even worse than they were back in November. If the execs weren’t happy with the ratings before, they were very likely regretting their decision to order additional installments.

According to the Futon Critic, NBC has now cut their additional episode order from seven to five installments. That brings the season total to 18 episodes.

The last episode of the season, and almost certainly the series, will air on April 26th. No word yet if the producers adapted episode 18 so that it could serve as a series finale or if viewers will be left hanging.

What do you think? Are you sorry that Trauma’s episode order has been cut? Are you holding onto hope that it will be back for season two?

Source: tvseriesfinale.com

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I know many are hoping the show doesn’t end, I am too. This really sucks, hopefully NBC can sell the series to another network like TNT, I’m sure it has hope. If not, I hope Derek finds a new project a.s.a.p!

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THE SKINNY: With NBC looking to fill more of its schedule now that five nights have opened up with the cancellation of THE JAY LENO SHOW at 10:00 p.m., bubble series MERCY and TRAUMA could get extra life if the shows perform well in the coming weeks.

“On TRAUMA, we have six episodes that have yet to air that will be coming back to the schedule, and MERCY is a show that we absolutely love creatively,” says Angela Bromstad, NBC’s Primetime Entertainment President at today’s TCA Winter Press Tour. “We’ve just got to get the ratings up.”

Source: ifmagazine.com

It’s true, Stefanie Coyote of the SF Film Commission tells me.

Three more episodes, at least.”We’re thrilled,” said Coyote, who was instrumental in bringing the production to San Francisco — the first major one since the days of “Nash Bridges.”

Reports first surfaced in the Hollywood online press Thursday.

What helped to earn the pickup? “A recent ratings rise,” says Nikki Finke of Deadline Hollywood.

There was other speculation, including the supposition that NBC “is short on inventory.”

Coyote, btw, says earlier reports that NBC had canceled the much-criticized show after its initial 13 episodes were false.

Source: sfgate.com

NBC’s ‘Trauma’ revived after cancellation

SAN FRANCISCO — Paramedic TV drama “Trauma” will be returning to the air after NBC reversed its decision to cancel the show, it emerged Friday.

The network has requested three more episodes after saying last month production would be halted after the initial 13-episode order, according to reports.

It has ordered additional material following a recent spike in ratings and may order more in the future if the show continues to attract viewers.

Despite high production costs for on-location filming and special effects, “Trauma” attracted just 6.9 million viewers for the season premiere and maintained less than a 2.0 rating shortly before cancelation.

It has faced strong criticism from much of the EMS community, with both NAEMT and the IAFC’s EMS Section sending letters to show producers protesting the creative direction of the drama and labeling it an “injustice” to those in the profession.

On Thursday, it was also announced that the show will air in the UK after cable network Virgin1 agreed a deal with NBC.

Source: firerescue1.com

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