WGN America is still very new to producing their original scripted series so it’s hard to know what they consider a ratings success. Salem was renewed for a second season. Will the new Manhattan series be renewed as well or will it be cancelled? We’ll have to wait and see.
Set in 1943, Manhattan follows the residents of a secret town of Los Alamos, New Mexico. Hidden away by the federal government, scientists live there with their families while they work to build the world’s first atomic bomb. The cast includes John Benjamin Hickey, Olivia Williams, Alexia Fast, Ashley Zukerman, Rachel Brosnahan, Daniel Stern, Katja Herbers, Christopher Denham, Harry Lloyd, Michael Chernus, Eddie Shin, Daniel London, and Mark Moses.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
10/14 update: Manhattan has been renewed for a second season on WGN America.
Final season averages: 0.08 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 420,000 total viewers.
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What do you think? Do you like Manhattan TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Renew
Excellent TV fare
Renew!!! Well written, engaging, want more intelligent TV.
Renew this show! The acting and writing are very good. The plot a bit convoluted at times but still well worth a second season.
RENEW! RENEW! RENEW! Love the show but lets have more science and less Soap Opera.
This series is fabulous. And provides the viewer with historical information, excellent acting and the curiosity to look forward to the next installment of the series. A far cry from all of the reality garbage litters the TV landscape. Please do not cancel this great program
Manhattan bombs… I was trying to figure out why this show was so frustrating to me. Then I realized, I was hoping it would be another Apollo 13. A show that would really suck you into the heart of a technical story. It doesn’t do that. The designing of the atomic bomb is really peripheral to what this program is about. In fact, there really isn’t a central part to this program. It’s a bunch of mini-plot lines, strung together. There is about 5 minutes per hour of programming that I enjoy, but most of this is just fluff. It’s… Read more »
I’m not sure I understand the concept or purpose of your comment. You cannot logically compare a movie to a television series, nor can you logically expect a television series to end every season. This was never advertised as a movie or a mini-series.
I agree that the pace is agonizingly slow, but I wish I could watch the next episode as soon as the current one ends….that’s what makes a television series great.
So far, the only disappointment I have with the show is that it is only 13 episodes long for the season.
Intelligent, riveting, beautifully-written show. The cast is a marvel. WGN should be proud of Manhattan, and I hope they will give it a second season (or more). My husband and I are addicted.
I think this show HAS to be continued until the end of WWII with the surrender of Japan.
This series is amazing – I definitely hope they come back for S2. It is well written, well acted, and very realistic. As a history lover, I am happy to see that they are portraying the project pretty accurately, though from what I have read in other books, there were more hardships regarding food and water than what is portrayed in the TV show. It is the one show on TV now that I refuse to miss.
Please renew this amazing series! Season 2,3,4,5,6.. are a most 😉
Btw, does anyone know the song playing in the radio from the last scene of episode 05, A New Approach to Nuclear Cosmology? Is a lovely song and I want it 🙁
Please renew this excellent program!
Exceptional series. Love it! Second season is a must!
very good show continue
Please continue this wonderful series, best show on tv
Love this show it is the best show ! I always want more.
This show is exceptional, appealing to both my love of History and Science, and has me constantly checking to see if the series will be renewed. Each episode is available for purchase in iTunes, usually within 24 hours after being aired, and is a part of my Monday night routine. When it comes out on DVD, I will purchase that as well. PLEASE DON’T CANCEL.