AMC Snuffs Out ‘The Killing’

The cable network on Friday announced that “after much deliberation.” it would not go forward with a third season of the serial procedural.

The decision to end The Killing came a month after the season two finale brought closure to the show’s primary story line. Rosie Larsen’s killer was revealed to an audience of 1.45 million total viewers, down 47 percent from the 2.72 million who tuned in for the April 3, 2011, series premiere.

While AMC has closed the door on The Killing, Fox Television Studios said that it would “try to find another home for the show.”