 A sneak peek was released online shortly before the episode 's original broadcast . In the United Kingdom , the episode obtained 275 @,@ 000 viewers , making it the third most @-@ viewed program for the channel behind Alan Partridges : Mid Morning Matters and The Newsroom . Shortly after this episode was broadcast , NBC announced their decision to cancel Awake , due to declining ratings . Despite the series ' cancellation , NBC still decided to air the remaining two episodes . 
