Monroe

Broadcast Now are reporting that sadly there will be no more series of Monroe commissioned.

The first series was shown in the 9pm Thursday night slot and averaged a consolidated audience of 5.45m (21.38%). An additional 206k (1.08 %) watched on time-shifted ITV1+1.

The second series was moved to Monday nights running up against BBC crime series New Tricks and averaged 3.79m (13.81%). A further 302k (1.59 %) watched an hour later on ITV1+1.

An ITV spokeswoman said: “We can confirm that Monroe will not be returning. It has been a fantastic series, which we have been proud to have on the channel, but continuing to refresh our slate is an important part of the creative process for ITV Drama.”

Any fans upset at the terrible decision, write to ITV and / or sign the petition. Email and address details here. 

The Monroe series 2 DVD is released today and can be bought / ordered through the usual outlets, including Amazon UK. Sainsbury's Online even has a few stills from the series, including one of Tom to promote it.

ITV Player have 4 episodes of the series left to watch online, and have also shared a lovely photo of Tom.

The series is also available to buy on UK iTunes.

For those fans not on Twitter, I collated most of the questions and Tom's responses. If I missed any let me know.

Tom Riley ‏@thisisTomRiley Ok. I'm here. Lets Q&A this. Tag 'em #askriley & I'll get through as many as I can. Pre-emptive strike answer. I don't know about series 3. #askriley

@StressfulG What did you have for lunch today?

@thisisTomRiley Ha! I had Haddock.

@christineLappin #askriley Shepherd & monroe have great chemistry onscreen. Are you & James Nesbit good pals off screen? #missmonroemondays ‏

@thisisTomRiley I love him. He's a fantastic friend and a brilliant actor.

@aquamarine_jo Congratulations on Monroe – damn good job. Now. Tell us something surprising about yourself! #askriley ‏

@thisisTomRiley I used to be able to run the 100m at almost world record speed.

@meatkinson If you weren't an actor would you see a career in anaesthetics as an alternative? #askriley am an ICU nurse ‏

@thisisTomRiley I think I might end up killing too many people.

The final episode of series 2 is on ITV at 9pm tonight, in which Shepherd and Bremner apparently reach an agonishing crossroads in their relationship. The Radio Times has a preview for it.

It’s the final episode of Peter Bowker’s clever medical drama and it will be missed by its disappointingly small knot of devotees. The second series has benefited from being less about maverick neurosurgeon Monroe, who can be insufferable in big doses, and more about his team. The ensemble is good; I hope ITV1 takes us back to St Matthew’s Hospital.

Don't forget that Tom will be holding a Question & Answer session on Twitter after the show.

Last Monroe tonight. 9pm. ITV1. Q&A on here after. Tag your questions #askriley. I’ll do my best to answer them all. Even the filthy ones.

— Tom Riley (@thisisTomRiley) November 5, 2012