If Marvel and ABC come to the conclusion that both Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and The Inhumans can’t have a place in primetime, S.H.I.E.L.D. may be the one to get the axe.
Hopefully ratings pick up for S.H.I.E.L.D. and prove to ABC and Marvel that both shows can exist on television at the same time.
The problem is that the ratings have consistently dropped through the years, and Season 4 is by far the lowest-rated so far.
S.H.I.E.L.D.’s ratings for Season 4 haven’t been much higher than those for Agent Carter Season 2, and those numbers were low enough for ABC to cancel the series.