But then, according to TV By the Numbers, Ransom was tied with the also-cancelled American Crime with the lowest demo rating among the Big 4 networks.
While it might not have been the biggest or most consistent viewership, the stats were still bigger than some other still surviving network series.
With Luke Roberts as the central hostage negotiator whose talents were sought after all over the world, CBS’ Ransom started off as something of a risky move by the network.
Rather than slotting it into the already busy weekly primetime schedule, CBS aired Ransom on the oft-ignored Saturday nights, and because it’s CBS, the drama did manage to net an audience.