, ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁ABC ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁cancel led ▁Res urre ction ▁after ▁two ▁seasons . ▁The ▁network ▁c ited ▁low ▁ratings ▁as ▁the ▁reason ▁for ▁its ▁can cellation . ▁It ▁was ▁high - r ated ▁in ▁its ▁first ▁season , ▁but ▁saw ▁a ▁big ▁drop ▁in ▁ratings ▁in ▁its ▁second ▁season . ▁Res urre ction ▁produced ▁by ▁ABC ▁Studios ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁biggest ▁can cell ations ▁for ▁ABC ▁along ▁with ▁two ▁other ▁shows ▁Crist ela ▁and ▁the ▁Io an ▁Gru ff ud d ▁drama ▁Fore ver . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁ ▁Crit ical ▁response ▁Res urre ction ▁scored ▁ 6 0 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 0 ▁on ▁Met ac rit ic ▁based ▁on ▁ 2 9 ▁reviews , ▁indicating ▁a ▁" m ixed ▁or ▁average " ▁response . ▁Rotten ▁Tomatoes ▁gave ▁it ▁a ▁ 5 2 % ▁rating ▁with ▁an ▁average ▁rating ▁of ▁ 5 . 7 ▁out ▁of ▁ 1 0 , ▁based ▁on ▁ 3 3 ▁reviews . ▁ ▁Rat ings ▁ ▁Over all ▁ ▁Season ▁ 1 ▁ ▁Season ▁ 2 ▁ ▁Broadcast ▁In ▁Australia , ▁the ▁series ▁premier ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁on ▁Seven ▁Network . ▁Its ▁debut ▁episode ▁was ▁the ▁highest ▁rating ▁series ▁premi ere ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁Australia , ▁attract ing ▁an ▁audience ▁of ▁ 1 . 9 ▁million ▁main land ▁capital ▁city ▁view ers ▁( be ating ▁previous ▁record ▁holder ▁Re ven ge ▁whose ▁first ▁episode ▁reached ▁ 2