USA Network has opted not to order a second season of crime thriller anthology Eyewitness. The series, from Shades Of Blue creator Adi Hasak adapted from the Norwegian drama Øyevitne, was an experiment for USA. It was done under a different business model — given a 10-episode straight-to-series order at a reduced budget. The serialized murder story was designed as a companion to USA’s venerable off-network crime drama procedural Law & Order: SVU on Sunday.
Despite solid reviews and a strong performance by Julianne Nicholson, the series did not hold as much of the SVU audience as the network had hoped. Eyewitness ranks as the second lowest rated original series on USA, a tad ahead of fellow freshman Falling Water. There is not decision yet on the latter, also a bubble show, with a pending deal at Amazon boosting its renewal changes.
Despite solid reviews and a strong performance by Julianne Nicholson, the series did not hold as much of the SVU audience as the network had hoped. Eyewitness ranks as the second lowest rated original series on USA, a tad ahead of fellow freshman Falling Water. There is not decision yet on the latter, also a bubble show, with a pending deal at Amazon boosting its renewal changes.
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