Fans of the Fox drama “Touch,†which stars Kiefer Sutherland, would be wise to savor the Season 2 finale on Friday. A day before, the network announced that this episode would in fact be the series finale.
Although there might not be many fans left. Ratings for “Touch†were strong out of the gate when the show drew 12 million total viewers for its series premiere in January 2012, but by the end of the first season, its audience had dwindled to 4.6 million. And the ratings were even worse for this season, when the show was moved to Friday nights and averaged only 2.7 million total viewers.
Almost immediately after the announcement of the show’s end, rumors began swirling that Mr. Sutherland would renew his real-time battle against terrorism as Jack Bauer in “24″ on Fox. According to Deadline.com, a possible 12-episode limited series is under discussion, with the former “24″ executive producer David Fury stating on Twitter that he would be “pulling double duty†between “24″ and the FX pilot “Tyrant.â€
