In fact, Kevin Bacon took to Twitter after the reports of the show’s cancellation came out by expressing his big love to all the show’s loyal fans. He added that he found it an honor to work for the fans and that they all poured in sweat, tears, and lots of blood in delivering “The Following” to their small screens, notes the Vine Report.
It has been 17 months since “The Following” aired its Season 3 finale. Shortly thereafter, the network decided against renewing the show for a fourth season amid the major cliffhanger left by “The Following” showrunners during the final episode of Season 3.
Despite the subsequent petition by fans at change.org to renew the show for a fourth and final season, Fox stood firm on its decision to cancel “The Following” which was primarily because of the miserable ratings of the TV series.
While the premiere season of “The Following” lived up to its hype as a psychological and suspense drama TV series, it was no longer the same during its second and third season after Ryan Hardy already put Joe Caroll behind bars.
It was obvious that “The Following” had its highs during the first season as highlighted by the mind games between Hardy and serial killer Joe Caroll.
But when that plotline reached its end and was no longer present in “The Following,” it was all downhill from there.