Interest, prior to last season, was already waning a bit. Last year put a nail in the coffin... not the final nail... but it's certainly a nail that isn't needed.
More and more people each year seem to jump away from the Independence bandwagon. and you can bet that more will be done with it after this season. You don't see many, if at all, people that hate Independence and change their mind and like it. You see a lot more wanting out of it.