Watch: Romans, Zealots, priests and Christians meet for an epic showdown in the A.D. The Bible Continues finale

A.D. The Bible Continues had less viewers than ever for its season finale last night.

The twelfth and final episode of the Bible-themed series had a 0.7/2 rating in the key 18-49 demographic, which matches the all-time low set by three of the last four episodes; and preliminary figures indicate that it had 3.493 million viewers overall, which is lower than the previous record low of 3.991 million viewers last week.

The series had 9.5 million viewers when it premiered on NBC eleven weeks ago, and it has been losing viewers almost every week since (though it had small bumps in its seventh and ninth weeks). The show’s predecessor, The Bible, got between 10 and 13 million viewers per episode when it aired on the History Channel two years ago.

It is unknown at this point whether the series will be renewed for another season. Last night’s episode ended on a number of cliffhangers that indicate the producers really want there to be a second season, but the network was putting off making its decision until after the series had run its course. We should know soon enough, at any rate.

In the meantime, the network has released a clip from last night’s episode, in which all of the various political and religious factions come together for a fateful showdown:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doaIPPmHI7c

Check out earlier trailers and other videos here (though be warned: it appears that the network has taken some of the trailers and clips offline already):

• The first trailer (November 26, 2014)
• The ‘By Our Love’ music video (December 19, 2014)
• The ‘The Next Chapter of the Greatest Story Ever Told’ TV spot (January 12, 2015)
• The second trailer (January 17, 2015)
• The Super Bowl spot (February 1, 2015)
• The Newsboys’ ‘We Believe’ music video (February 10, 2015)
• The ‘First Look’ video (February 18, 2015)
• The ‘Special Preview’ video (February 24, 2015)
• The ‘Miracles’ clip, the ‘Igniting a Rebellion’, ‘He’s a Dangerous Man’ and ‘Power, Passion, Sacrifice and Glory’ previews, the Spanish trailer, the ‘33 Days’ video and the WNDU and KPRC interviews (March 10, 2015)
• The ‘On Location’ featurette and the WWLP and Entertainment Tonight interviews (March 16, 2015)
• The ‘Mother Mary’, ‘Peter’, ‘John’ and ‘Mary Magdalene’ sneak peeks, the EPK materials, the ‘The Next Chapter of the Greatest Story Ever Told’ and ‘Beyond A.D. with Jason Kennedy’ previews, and the Tony Evans, Geoff Tunnicliffe, O.S. Hawkins and Joel C. Hunter endorsements (March 20, 2015)
• The half-hour making-of special, the ‘Caiaphas’ and ‘Pilate’ sneak peeks, the Today show set visit, the Zap2it interview, the Roma Downey video on prayer for Guideposts, the Jefferson Bethke and ‘Faith Raves’ videos, and the Sam Rodriguez, Pat Robertson, Ronnie Floyd and Jim Daly endorsements (March 25, 2015)
• The extended and ‘Stay with Me’ trailers, two previews, the Tonight Show interview, the ‘Peter’, ‘John’, ‘Mary Magdalene’, ‘Mother Mary’, ‘Caiaphas’ and ‘Pilate’ character profiles, and the Bishop T.D. Jakes, Robby Dawkins, Matthew Barnett, Danilo Montero, Mark Jobe, Ron Luce, Mark Batterson, Gabriel Salguero, Rick Warren, Cardinal Wuerl and Joel Osteen endorsements (April 4, 2015)
• The Episode 1 recap, the ‘Condemned and Crucified’, ‘Escaping Jerusalem’ and ‘Jesus Reunites with His Apostles’ clips, the ‘The Resurrection of Jesus’ preview, and the ‘Jesus’ character profile (April 6, 2015)
• Two Beyond A.D. previews, the ‘Episode 2’ preview, the ‘Watch Sunday’s Number One Show!’ preview, and the Juan Pablo Di Pace, Greta Scacchi, Adam Levy, Chipo Chung, Babou Ceesay, Denver Isaac, Pedro Lloyd Gardiner, Fraser Ayres, Jóhannes Haukur Jóhannesson, Richard Coyle, Vincent Regan, Mark Burnett & Roma Downey and Luciano Capozzi interviews (April 10, 2015)
• The first episode of Beyond A.D. (April 12, 2015)
• The Episode 2 recap, the ‘The Ascension of Jesus’, ‘Who Does Jerusalem Belong to’ and ‘Tensions Flare at the Temple’ clips, and the ‘The Strength of Belief’ preview (April 13, 2015)
• The ‘The Holy Spirit’ clip, three Episode 3 previews, the James Callis, Claire Cooper, Jim Sturgeon, Farzana Dua Elahe, Marama Corlett and Jodhi May interviews, and a Beyond A.D. preview (April 17, 2015)
• The second episode of Beyond A.D. (April 19, 2015)
• The Episode 3 recap, the ‘A Miracle of Healing Begets Arrest’ clip, and the ‘The Romans Crack Down’ preview (April 20, 2015)
• The ‘Mother Mary Comforts Peter’ and ‘Peter Motivates the New Followers’ clips, and a Beyond A.D. preview (April 24, 2015)
• The third episode of Beyond A.D. (April 26, 2015)
• The Episode 4 recap, the ‘The Consequences of Showing No Mercy’, ‘Caiaphas Seeks an Assassin’ and ‘Cornelius Metes the Assassin’s Fate’ clips, and the ‘The Great Change Is Coming’ preview (April 27, 2015)
• The angelic jailbreak clip (April 28, 2015)
• The ‘Mother Mary Preaches the Faith’, ‘Gamaliel Stands Up for the Apostles’ and ‘Stephen Stands Up for God’ clips, and a Beyond A.D. preview (May 1, 2015)
• The fourth episode of Beyond A.D. (May 3, 2015)
• The Episode 5 recap, the ‘The Unjust Punishment of Righteous Men’ clip, and the ‘Power vs. Faith’ preview (May 4, 2015)
• The ‘Saul Confronts Peter’, ‘Battle of the Preachers’, ‘We Must Build the Church’, ‘Holiday Tension’ and ‘Caiaphas Confronts the Rumor Mill’ clips, a Beyond A.D. preview and the ‘Happy Mother’s Day – Call Your Mom!’ video (May 8, 2015)
• The fifth episode of Beyond A.D. (May 10, 2015)
• The ‘Saul’s Plot to Undermine the Faithful’, ‘Saul’s Message for Maya’ and ‘The True Power of Tiberius, Emperor of Rome’ clips, and the ‘The Emperor Is Coming!’ preview (May 11, 2015)
• The ‘A Miraculous Healing in Samaria’, ‘Philip Heals in the Name of Christ’ and ‘A Miracle of Faith in Samaria’ clips (May 12, 2015)
• The sixth episode of Beyond A.D., and the Episode 6 recap (May 17, 2015)
• The Episode 7 recap, and the ‘Judgment Day’ preview (May 18, 2015)
• The ‘Jesus Appears to Saul’, ‘Saul Gets Baptized’ and ‘Peter Performs Healing Miracles’ clips, a Beyond A.D. preview, and the ‘Roma Downey Introduces A.D. Episode 8: Jesus Returns!’ video (May 21, 2015)
• The seventh episode of Beyond A.D. (May 24, 2015)
• The Episode 8 recap, the ‘Very Bad News Indeed’ clip, and the ‘Friends or Foes?’ preview (May 25, 2015)
• The ‘Saul Asks for Forgiveness’ clip (May 28, 2015)
• The eighth episode of Beyond A.D. (May 31, 2015)
• The Episode 9 recap, the ‘Why Was Saul Chosen?’ clip, two clips of Caiaphas arguing with Leah and Saul, and the ‘The Ultimate Betrayal’ preview (June 1, 2015)
• The ‘God Is with Us’ clip, and a Beyond A.D. preview (June 3, 2015)
• The ninth episode of Beyond A.D. (June 7, 2015)
• The Episode 10 recap, the ‘Solving the Problem of Saul’ clip, and the ‘Only Two Episodes Left!’ preview (June 8, 2015)
• The ‘Philip Baptizes the Eunuch’, ‘A Mission to Preach’, ‘Claudia Opens the Door’ and ‘A Mysterious Miracle in the Desert’ clips, and a Beyond A.D. preview (June 10, 2015)
• The tenth episode of Beyond A.D., and the ‘A Mighty Rage in Jerusalem’ clip (June 14, 2015)
• The Episode 11 recap, and the ‘The Epic Finale!’ preview (June 15, 2015)
• The ‘A Roman Soldier Turns to the Light’, ‘Cornelius Is Filled with the Spirit’ and ‘Leah Exposed’ clips, a Beyond A.D. preview, and the ‘Happy Father’s Day’ video (June 17, 2015)
• The final episode of Beyond A.D. (June 21, 2015)