Community: Season Four Ratings

27The ratings for Community have never been great and have been coming down each season. Will they go so low in season four that the sitcom will be cancelled? Stay tuned!

The fourth season of Community typically airs Thursday nights on the NBC network. There are just 13 episodes this time.

Revolving around the students and faculty at Greendale Community College, Community features the talents of Joel McHale, Gillian Jacobs, Danny Pudi, Yvette Nicole Brown, Alison Brie, Donald Glover, Jim Rash, Ken Jeong, and Chevy Chase.

Below are the TV show’s latest ratings for the 2012-13 season — the best way to tell if Community will be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

UPDATE: ABC has renewed this show for a fifth season for 2013-14.

Final season averages: 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.90 million total viewers.

Episode 04-13: Thursday, 05/09/13
1.3 in the demo (+8% change) with 3.08 million (+15% change).
Season averages: 1.24 in the demo with 2.90 million.

Episode 04-12: Thursday, 05/02/13
1.2 in the demo (+20% change) with 2.67 million (+15% change).
Season averages: 1.23 in the demo with 2.89 million.

Episode 04-11: Thursday, 04/25/13
1.0 in the demo (-23% change) with 2.33 million (-26% change).
Season averages: 1.24 in the demo with 2.91 million.

Episode 04-10: Thursday, 04/18/13
1.3 in the demo (+8% change) with 3.13 million (+10% change).
Season averages: 1.26 in the demo with 2.97 million.

Episode 04-09: Thursday, 04/11/13
1.2 in the demo (+20% change) with 2.84 million (+22% change).
Season averages: 1.26 in the demo with 2.95 million.

Episode 04-08: Thursday, 04/04/13
1.0 in the demo (-9% change) with 2.32 million (-21% change).
Season averages: 1.26 in the demo with 2.96 million.

Episode 04-07: Thursday, 03/21/13
1.1 in the demo (0% change) with 2.95 million (+14% change).
Season averages: 1.30 in the demo with 3.05 million.

Episode 04-06: Thursday, 03/14/13
1.1 in the demo (-27% change) with 2.58 million (-22% change).
Season averages: 1.33 in the demo with 3.07 million.

Episode 04-05: Thursday, 03/07/13
1.5 in the demo (+25% change) with 3.29 million (+16% change).
Season averages: 1.38 in the demo with 3.17 million.

Episode 04-04: Thursday, 02/28/13
1.2 in the demo (+9% change) with 2.83 million (-8% change).
Season averages: 1.35 in the demo with 3.14 million.

Episode 04-03: Thursday, 02/21/13
1.1 in the demo (-8% change) with 3.08 million (+12% change).
Season averages: 1.40 in the demo with 3.24 million.

Episode 04-02: Thursday, 02/14/13
1.2 in the demo (-37% change) with 2.76 million (-29% change).
Season averages: 1.55 in the demo with 3.32 million.

Episode 04-01: Thursday, 02/07/13
1.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.88 million total viewers
Season averages: 1.9 in the demo with 3.88 million.

While these numbers aren’t exactly great, the premiere was Community’s best rating since March 15, 2012. Compared to the season three debut, the show was up by 12% in the demo (vs a 1.7 rating) and up by 1% in viewers (vs 3.93 million).

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Reference point: The third season averaged a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 3.42 million viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

What do you think? Do you still like the Community TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for a fifth season?

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