After Valor’s season premiere this past Monday, the fear of the military drama falling too off-brand rang true. The Variety television review found the show to be an overall awkward fit, which could explain why it “failed to lift the CW from last place among the broadcast networks in the Monday overnight ratings, according to Nielson data.” Although Valor does compete with Dancing with the Stars, Kevin Can Wait, The Voice, and The Gifted, none of those shows share a military plot that could take away CW viewers.

The total rating and viewers for Valor’s season premiere was lower than shows like “Frequency” and “No Tomorrow,” which the CW cancelled. And so with a 0.3 rating and 1.2 million viewers, Valor has a good chance of being cancelled as well. Although the actors may give good performances, critics seem to believe the storylines and characters themselves aren’t strong enough to continually draw audiences. The show is drama packed, with cheating scandals, lies, and military conspiracies. Yet critics seem to believe, despite these components, the plot isn’t intriguing enough for viewers to care about the show’s progression.