The Real Reason Krypton Was Cancelled

If you were a fan of SyFy's Krypton, then it's easy to understand why you might be confused by its cancellation. But it seems like there were some good reasons for Syfy to pull the plug. Here's why Krypton was blown up earlier than expected.

If you judge it purely by critical reception, Krypton's cancellation is confusing. Critics almost unanimously praised the series' second season over its first. IGN's David Griffith called it "bigger and bolder," and Eric Joseph from We Got This Covered wrote that the series was, quote, "finally finding its potential." But the improvements didn't matter if no one was watching it.

It's not that nobody watched Krypton's second season, but the numbers dropped significantly. According to CinemaBlend, Krypton's series premiere was Syfy's highest-rated debut in four years. But the numbers dropped from there. The average viewership for a season 1 episode was close to 790,000. TV Series Finale reports that Krypton's second season finale attracted only 350,000 viewers, less than half of the audience of most season 1 episodes.

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Bad first impression | 0:57
No Superman | 1:21
No villains left? | 2:02
Time travel weirdness | 2:44
So many superhero shows | 3:45
An inevitable ending | 4:53