ABC has been having some great success on Thursday nights with shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. Unfortunately, the network has also had some struggles. Last season’s The Catch had such low ratings that it probably should have been cancelled. How has newest entry Notorious been performing? Is it worth watching? Cancel or keep it?
Notorious revolves around the symbiotic relationship between a charismatic defense attorney (Daniel Sunjata) and a powerhouse TV producer (Piper Perabo) as they attempt to control the media, the justice system, and each other. Together, they make great TV and determine the nation’s headlines. The rest of the cast includes Kate Jennings Grant, Aimee Teegarden, J. August Richards, Sepideh Moafi, Ryan Guzman, and Kevin Zegers.
Sandwiched between Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder, Notorious launched to a 1.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.39 million viewers. It was a disappointing start, especially considering that lead-in Grey’s drew more than twice as many viewers in the demo with a 2.89 rating.
The second installment fell to a 1.06 rating with 4.51 million. Episode three also fell and the fourth installment dropped to a 0.83 in the demo with 3.90 million. Notorious is currently the network’s lowest-rated new series and very well may be dragging How to Get Away with Murder down in the ratings with it.
It is worth noting that the four Thursday nights of the 2016-17 season have been dominated by NFL football. ABC may want to wait and see how well Notorious performs without that competition but it seems unlikely to help. CBS sitcoms are also quite strong competition.
The network execs may also try moving Murder to 9pm and shift Notorious to 10pm. That’s unlikely to help the latter because there are fewer people watching TV in the 10pm hour.
At this point, it looks like ABC won’t order any additional episodes and Notorious will be cancelled after one short season of 13 episodes.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Notorious TV show on ABC? Should it be cancelled or should the network order more episodes? Cancel or keep it?
10/25 update: ABC has cut the first season order to 10 episodes. Cancellation next?
I love his show!!! Great acting and story lines … maybe they should market it more for people to know what it’s about. Please don’t cancel ….
Keep it! I love this show!
I love this show! Do not cancel please!
Keep it! Don’t leave us hanging! Great show with a superb cast!
I just discovered “Notorious” on ABC online. It’s great entertainment and I am hoping the series will continue. Tired of the same series and have not been watching much
I can not believe you would take off this show! Wow! Please, do not cancel it, please :'(
Please keep Notorious on and give it a chance! We love this show and are getting very attached to the characters. There are so many stories you can tell from this view point. It really is an awesome show!! A lot better than some of this other crap they have on television these days. Please, please give it one more year at least. Sometimes it just takes a little longer for shows to grab the audience. What with the crazy election year and all we vote for NOTORIOUS!!!!
Please keep it. I love this show. And Jake is a cutie.
Enjoy the show. Give it a chance.
I enjoy the suspense. Give it a chance.
I love it! I stream it on amazon video! I am willing to pay for it pre episode
Keep it
I love this show! Put it on a different night before you cancel. It is so good – don’t understand why it’s the worst rated show
I just watched the 5th episode the other night after i watched Grey’s Anatomy. A lot of us stick with our “tried and true” and don’t try other new tv shows at all. But, with most of *my* tv shows on regular cable getting rather long in the tooth, I thought what the heck the other night. I was pleasantly surprised, so much so that I posted about it on my Facebook account. The show is fast paced, interesting, thought provoking and I really think, despite it’s currently low ratings, it should be given a chance. I definitely say keep… Read more »
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