Cloak and Dagger

Status: Cancelled
Timeslot:Aired 2018-19, 2 Seasons Totaling 20 Episodes
Series Premiere: June 7, 2018
Network: Freeform
Starring: Olivia Holt, Aubrey Joseph, Andrea Roth, Gloria Reuben
Series Website: freeform.go.com/shows/marvels-cloak-and-dagger

Description: Teenagers Tyrone and Tandy are awakened to newly acquired superpowers which are mysteriously linked to one another. Freeform

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Why Was It Cancelled? This series debuted in 2018 to decent ratings and saw those slip notably in its second season, a trend we are seeing quite frequently in the current Peak TV Crunch. The show averaged only a 0.12 rating based on same day viewing in its second year which was below the level that saw other shows cancelled by Freeform. It did make up some of the slack with delayed viewing, but apparently not enough to keep it going. I placed the show on Bubble status about midway through its second season, and the long delay in announcing its fate made its prospects look increasingly more grim. I did think that it did still have a chance since Disney owns Freeform and Marvel and I also considered the possibility that it could shift over to Hulu (also owned by Disney). But then Marvel TV is going through a shake-up with Kevin Feige taking over from Jeph Loeb, and apparently this series was considered expendable. There are plans for the characters to crossover with Runaways in the third season of that Hulu entry, so perhaps their story can continue in some form on that show. And perhaps at some point the characters can make an appearance on the upcoming Disney+ streaming service or one of the other platforms owned by the Mouse House. Cloak and Dagger does have a dedicated fanbase and if they stage a Call to Action on the social networks there might still be some hope for this show.

Season to Date (StD) Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Status
4/4/19 1 0.13 0.13 0.4 Renewal Possible
4/11/19 2 0.13 0.13 0.4 Renewal Possible
4/18/19 3 0.15 0.14 0.4 Renewal Possible
4/25/19 4 0.14 0.14 0.4 Renewal Possible
5/2/19 5 0.09 0.13 0.3 On the Bubble
5/9/19 6 0.11 0.13 0.3 On the Bubble
5/16/19 7 0.09 0.12 0.2 On the Bubble
5/23/19 8 0.12 0.12 0.3 On the Bubble
5/30/19 9 0.12 0.12 0.3 On the Bubble

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2017-18 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Live+7 Rtg Status
6/7/18 1 0.29 0.29 0.8 0.6 Renewal Possible
6/14/18 2 0.19 0.24 0.5 n/a Renewal Possible
6/21/18 3 0.20 0.23 0.6 0.5 Renewal Possible
6/28/18 4 0.15 0.21 0.5 n/a Renewal Possible
7/5/18 5 0.18 0.20 0.5 n/a Renewal Possible
7/12/18 6 0.18 0.20 0.5 n/a Renewal Possible
7/19/18 7 0.15 0.19 0.4 n/a Renewed
7/26/18 8 0.19 0.19 0.5 n/a Renewed
8/2/18 9 0.15 0.19 0.4 n/a Renewed