USA Network is pulling the plug on ‘Covert Affairs’.
After five seasons, the NBCUniversal series has decided to cancel the spy drama starring Piper Perabo and Christopher Gorham, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
From the Hollywood Reporter:
Sources tell THR that the renewal came down to a business decision, with the show’s live-plus-same-day ratings ultimately being the deciding factor. In its heyday, Covert Affairs — produced by NBCUni’s cable-focused Universal Cable Productions —regularly averaged 5 million total viewers in live-plus-same-day returns. Its recent fifth season hit a series low of 1.1 million viewers in November, leading up to an average of about 1.5 million and not enough to justify a second run despite the network’s ownership stake in the show.
Covert Affairs centers around a young CIA trainee, Annie Walker who is sent to work in the Domestic Protection Division (DPD) as a field agent. August “Auggie” Anderson, a blind tech operative, is Annie’s guide in her new life. In the beginning, Annie’s cover story is that she works in Acquisitions at the Smithsonian Museum but she is later let go. As of the fourth season, her new cover is that of a glamorous and well-connected importer/exporter, with expensive tastes and dealings that may not always be legal.
The first season of Covert Affairs was met with favorable reviews, receiving a Metacritic score of 64 out of 100, based on 23 reviews. The second season received a score of 69, based on six reviews. But, over time the series had lower and lower ratings and poorer reviews.
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