Airing on Thursday nights, Elementary has never been a hit show for CBS and the ratings saw a sizable drop last season. After this season, there will be enough episodes for a syndication package. Will season four be the end? Cancelled or renewed for a fifth season? Stay tuned.
A contemporary update on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle characters, Elementary follows eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Doctor Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) as they help solve crimes in New York. Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill co-star.
The higher a show’s ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. New ratings data will be added as it becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
3/25 update: CBS has renewed this series and 10 others for the 2016-17 season. Details here.
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Last year comparison: The third season of Elementary averaged a 1.28 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.42 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. 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 Elementary TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
I love the show! I think when it was moved to Sunday, and then was always preempted at it’s normal time slot by sports running long and it being delayed by almost an hour. That caused much of the rating decline. Please renew and maybe move to a more appropriate time slot. It is a great show with great actors
I love the show. I limit myself to five programs a week and Elementary is one of them. It should be renewed. Holmes and Watson play perfectly off each other.
I love the show!
I do limit my TV watching, but I do enjoy this show.There is mystery and humor .Please send us more.
Elementary must be renewed.
I’m amazed how fun a show it is to watch ! Truely enjoyable …. My son who’s 13 and I can’t get enough ! Please go at least 5 to 10 more seasons !!!
I love elementary! It’s the best modern sherlock holmes show ever. Writing and cast are amazing esp johnny lee miller and lucy liu
I am surprised too, that Elementary is not a popular show. love this show!!!
I just started watching this show last season, I think it has some funny moments!!!!
I can’t believe this isn’t a hit show. It’s fantastic! One of the best shows on TV today. A rating of 95% on Rotten Tomatoes and it’s possibly going to close??? Meanwhile Grey’s Anatomy and NCIS keep going. This will probably go the way of Firefly and Freaks & Geeks and close too soon. There is no justice, only morons watching horrible TV.
this is the only show we watch on TV, We love it and cannot wait to see more……It shows at ten pm in Malibu, CA ….We wish it was earlier. KEEP IT ON PLEASE!! 🙂
I love this program. I did not know that it had been changed to Sunday. I will watch the missed episodes. It is the only show I stayed up to watch at 10 pm.. The characters are excellent. I like it as much as the PBS series.
Elementary is my favorite show on TV. The writers manage to combine excellent technical writing with doses of humor. The characters have depth. Please renew.
RENEW!!
First they move its time slot, it was the highlight of my Thursday, now they are thinking of not renewing? Is CBS trying to lose viewership? CW Already has 3 nights a week, ABC is coming on strong with a few shows, FOX is trying to make a comeback. Come on, with Elementary moved, and a REALLY delayed premiere of POI, CBS seems to be trying to fail.
Well if they are thinking of not renewing it won’t be until the fall 2017/2018 season because it has already been renewed for the fall 2016/2017 season.
And I don’t get how CBS is trying to fail by cancelling low rated shows.
My wife and I personally enjoy the show. Both Holmes and Watson’s eccentricities keep the show from being mundane. I would like to see it renewed.
I guess that sort of depends on how it is doing 2 years from now.