http://tvline.com/2017/02/12/agents-of-shield-season-5-renewed-cancelled-abc
THE SHOW | ABC’s Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Tuesdays at 10/9c) THE CASE FOR KEEPING | Where S.H.I.E.L.D. used to maddeningly lollygag (and never more so than that pre-Winter Soldier Season 1A), Season 4 has been burning through plot at a very lively clip — due to its plan to span three >distinct arcs, starting with Ghost Rider and LMD. The flame-headed former always seemed (and proved) to be an odd fit for the series, but the Aida/LMDs storyline did a nice job of picking up the Darkhold and running with it — though >the outing of Robo-May came perhaps an episode or two sooner than we might have expected/wanted? The ABC series has never been lacking for well-cast, root-for characters — from resurrected leader Coulson to haunted badass May, from hacker-turned-superhero Daisy to genius lovebirds FitzSimmons — even if it never quite knows >how to simultaneously service them all, and well. Meanwhile, Mack after all this time still remains a bit of a mystery, while two of the team’s strongest recruits, Bobbi and Lance, got ushered off the canvas a year ago in anticipation of a >spinoff that was not meant to be.
THE CASE FOR CUTTING | Heroes are only as good as their villains, and you have to wonder whom Coulson & Co. — having previously battled multiple iterations of Hydra, traitor Grant Ward, Hydra honcho Grant Ward and Inhuman >god Grant Ward, plus assorted anti-this/anti-that organizations — could go up against in this season’s third arc, let alone any possible fifth season. Their biggest threat might actually be the Nielsens. To date, Season 4 is averaging a 0.8 >demo rating, down 33 percent from last year (and it hasn’t cracked 1.0 since the September opener). Most damning, only Quantico and the unofficially cancelled Conviction rate lower among ABC dramas, while S.H.I.E.L.D. draws the >smallest audience of them all (with just 2.48 million weekly viewers). It is often speculated that S.H.I.E.L.D. gets to skate a bit due to ABC/Marvel corporate synergy, but with an Inhumans series now in the wings (and due for a splashy launch), the Zephyr may want to prepare for a final landing.
When it is constantly bandied about, thrown out into the ether and discussed ad infinitum-ly in regards as to ratings (and me mentioning it is not lost on me either) it becomes nothing more than fear creating sensationalism. Yes I was click-baited into reading the article and now I am spreading it further.
I want Marvels Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. to succeed and thrive not just as a stand-alone entity but as a fully formed component of the MCU.
How audience's consume content is indeed changing but it is always about the content.
We've lost the IMDB AoS Message boards let's not surrender AoS too! At least vote your conscious! Okay?
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Reply by TalisBriedis
on February 19, 2017 at 7:15 PM
First thing is kill of the waste of space daisy. Ward was around for far too long. This arc with the rashun is a bit confusing and long winded. They need some quick one ep action.
Reply by Norrin_Radd_Of_Zenn_La
on February 19, 2017 at 11:51 PM
The show has been and will continue to be all about Skye/Mary Sue Poots/Daisy Johnson/Quake.
Reply by TalisBriedis
on February 20, 2017 at 12:00 AM
I don't know what show you are watching...
Reply by Norrin_Radd_Of_Zenn_La
on February 20, 2017 at 12:15 AM
From the opening Narration of Season 1 given by Chloe Bennett touting We are not alone the show has always been about Daisy becoming a Superhero and less about the further adventures of These anointed Agents Of Shield, and less about SHIELD, and less about Agent Phil Coulson.