NBC has decided not to renew "The Irrational" for a third season after the show failed to attract enough viewers and fans.
According to a report published by Deadline, the cancellation isn’t entirely surprising. After a promising first season, viewership for the crime series starring Jesse L. Martin declined significantly during its second season.
The television landscape was quite different across the two seasons. The Irrational debuted in fall 2023 during a time when there was a shortage of original scripted content on broadcast networks due to the writers' strike.
The show took advantage of the weak competition and a strong premiere episode to achieve a solid start on NBC and Peacock.
The series premiere attracted 12.1 million viewers across all NBC platforms within the first 15 days of its release. By late November, the show had been renewed for a second season.