Cancellation
The series appeared to do well to public and critical view, garnering good ratings for its Wednesday prime-time slot due to its suspense-filled format. However, Interceptor was shown at the time when ITV was undergoing major changes, and it became a casualty of them. Despite public outcry - even public polls - Interceptor was never recommissioned for a subsequent series. While ITV franchise Thames TV wanted to propose Interceptor for another ITV network commission in 1990, Thames was already responsible for a very large section of ITV's prime-time shows and other companies wanted a greater proportion. In addition, a new round of franchise bidding was impending, and Thames was concerned to improve its profitability; Interceptor was a relatively expensive show and was made by an independent contractor. In the event, Thames lost its franchise to Carlton Television which had put in a larger bid.
No further series of the programme were made and on New Year's Eve 1992, Thames Television lost its franchise, being replaced by Carlton Television on New Year's Day 1993.
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