Tonight, The New Normal finishes its season on NBC with the marriage of Bryan and David, as well as the birth of their son via surrogate Goldie. Will the sitcom be cancelled or will it be back for a second season so viewers can see how this family continues to develop?
The New Normal, as you’ve probably heard, revolves around a pair of gay men (Justin Bartha and Andrew Rannells) who want to start a family. They hire a surrogate (Georgia King) who helps them fulfill their dream, while they help her realize her own. The sitcom also stars Ellen Barkin, NeNe Leakes, Bebe Wood, and Jayson Blair.
With strong lead-in support from The Voice, The New Normal debuted on September 10th to a 2.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.88 million. The pilot had already been released online so that may have tempered television viewership for the debut.
The following night, NBC aired the second episode and the ratings held steady. Considering the state of the rest of NBC’s sitcoms, a 2.5 demo rating was very good.
Unfortunately, that didn’t last. The sitcom’s ratings declined over the next several weeks. And, once The Voice completed its fall season, New Normal’s numbers really collapsed. Two weeks ago, the series reached a new low — registering a meager 0.7 in the demo and just 2.11 million viewers.
Last week, thanks to the return of The Voice, New Normal’s ratings bounced up 86% to a 1.3 in the demo with 3.32 million. Though the percentage gain is impressive, the show’s ratings are still terrible — even by NBC standards.
Though NBC has few bright spots on its schedule, its clear that the peacock network has no ratings incentive to renew The New Normal for a second season. Thankfully, the cast and crew seem to have given the sitcom’s storylines some sense of closure in tonight’s finale.
What do you think? Would you like to see The New Normal return for a second season or should NBC cancel it to make way for something new?
PER FAVORE RINNOVATE LA SERIE!!!
Pleaseeee italy love it!
I really love the show and hope that it gets renewed. I do agree that it lost a bit of an edge when it lost the protanganist of Goldies nana. I would love to see a second season.
I just love this show! Please give the show a 2nd chance for at least another season so the viewers can have a longer chance to tell family and friends about the show. As “NORMAL” it takes a little while to make a new friend sometimes. I love the way it shows compassion, love of friends and family, tolerance (AND lack of tolerance) but they always seem to end the show with a loving meaningful way to tackle the issues brought up in that episode. I also like how the youngest on the show is the one that is the… Read more »
Please, please, please don’t cancel this show. The entire crew are terrific and makes for a new outlook on 2013 families. Please, I beg of you don’t cancel this wonderful show and a look into our (the American peoples future) as a society.
I love this show. It is the only new show I watch. The characters are great and its not the same old sit com. Save it please!
I loathe and despise this show. It clearly doesn’t understand that it is being offensive and spiteful about people they are trying to make fun of for being offensive and spiteful. It’s the worst kind of counterproductive television and it needs to be stopped as soon as possible.
So yeah, it’ll probably get renewed.
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful boy….That song was never as well played as it was the evening of the what is hopefully the “season” finale as opposed to the “series” finale. That finale was the demonstration of all of the unlimited possibilities that this show has to tell many different stories. Stories about characters that we have come to know , and maybe even start to like. Thanks to the performances of the ensemble cast. The New Normal has something for everyone. It is breakthrough TV, and gives an audience much to think about while tickling our sense of humor. Stories that… Read more »
Please renew the show! As a gay teen, this show has given me so much hope that life will actually improve. Not only that, but it may influence a few people to become a bit more accepting of us homosexuals. The problem this show has is likely both advertising and the anti-gay crowd. I had never even heard of this show until a week ago when I came across an article about it online and decided to Hulu it. The biggest problem is probably the fact that roughly only half of the country is even in support of homosexuality. That’s… Read more »
I love this show, please renew it.
3.32million viewers is enough incentive to renew it. Pissing off the anti-freedom bigots is another incentive. RENEW IT!
the ratings say it all…not enough people liked it…
Renew it! It is one of the best shows on TV.
RENEW! It’s got the best cast & the best writing on tv!
PLEASE RENEW THE NEW NORMAL
Renee, PLEASE!!!