“It’s been a strong vehicle for stations in terms of building Passport viewers and membership,” Kuebler said, referring to the PBS streaming platform for station donors. “We continue to get a strong TV audience while our streaming numbers go up, too,” she said. For season eight, Endeavour’s streaming numbers climbed 14% higher than season seven, which premiered in 2020. “A lot of people found the show during the pandemic,” Simpson said. Over the last few years Endeavour has increasingly built its viewership on streaming platforms. But Endeavour season eight did match the primetime average for Sherlock, another popular franchise in Masterpiece’s mystery strand, and outperformed both of Sanditon’s final two seasons. That doesn’t match the titanic viewing figures for Downton Abbey, which at times tripled the primetime viewing average for linear broadcasts, Kuebler said. “It has hovered between one-and-a-half and two-times better than the primetime average over all nine seasons,” Kuebler said. The audience peaked during Endeavour’s second and third seasons but has continued to attract strong viewership. At its most popular, Endeavour more than doubled the average primetime viewing audience for linear broadcasts, according to Kristen Kuebler, director of client services for the audience analysis company TRAC Media. “Me and Shaun talked, and we knew that this was the time to end it,” Lewis said.Įndeavour has delivered impressive ratings for Masterpiece ever since its 2013 premiere. It was just a case of knowing when to activate it.” It also helped that Evans wanted to continue playing the character of Morse.įortunately, the series’ creator and its star realized simultaneously that it was time to say goodbye. “It’s better to get out while the show is good,” Lewis said. However, he insists that it’s the right moment to for it to do so. Series creator Russell Lewis, who was asked to write a pilot for the drama 13 years ago, said he’s also feeling sad to see the show come to an end. “I’m really bereft that it’s actually ending,” said Susanne Simpson, EP of Masterpiece. Set between 19, the prequel to the long-running Inspector Morse series was a consistent hit for Masterpiece, PBS and local stations.Įndeavour depicts the early years of Sergeant Endeavour Morse (Shaun Evans) as he establishes himself as a detective in Oxford, England, and forms a close relationship with veteran inspector Fred Thursday (Roger Allam). After nine seasons, 36 episodes and countless arrests, the beloved British television drama Endeavour will come to an end with the July 2 broadcast premiere of its finale.
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