ABC certainly needs new shows that are a hit in the ratings. They didn’t have much luck last season. Will this year be different or will much of their new crop of TV shows be cancelled as well?
There’s lots of data that network execs looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. These charts will be updated daily, as new ratings data becomes available.
ABC shows (so far): 20/20, 500 Questions, America’s Funniest Home Videos, American Crime, The Astronaut Wives Club, The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, The Bachelorette, BattleBots, Black-ish, Boston EMS, Castle, Celebrity Family Feud, Celebrity Wife Swap, Cristela, Dancing with the Stars, Extreme Weight Loss, Forever, Fresh Off The Boat, Galavant, The Goldbergs, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, In An Instant, Last Man Standing, Manhattan Love Story, Marvel’s Agent Carter, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, The Middle, Mistresses, Modern Family, Nashville, Once Upon a Time, Primetime: What Would You Do?, Repeat After Me, Resurrection, Revenge, Rookie Blue, Save My Life: Boston Trauma, Scandal, Secrets and Lies, Selfie, Shark Tank, The Taste, and The Whispers.
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A couple of notes about these charts:
These figures are updated automatically as new ratings are released. The averages are based on the final national numbers (live plus same day viewing), unless marked with an asterisk (*). For technical reasons, I have to resort them manually so feel free to let me know if I missed something.
Keep in mind that the demo numbers are typically what’s most important to advertisers. Therefore, that’s how the networks measure success. Advertisers pay more for ad time on a show that has a higher demo rating. Because older viewers don’t count? No, it’s because younger viewers watch less traditional TV and are harder to reach.
Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using an extra decimal for easier ranking.
The networks take into account when shows air on Fridays and Saturdays, nights when TV viewership is lower.
Note: Due to Nielsen reportings glitch, some ratings for Modern Family, SHIELD, Once Upon a Time, Nashville, and Revenge have been adjusted downward. Nielsen has only released restated numbers for the first week of the season (9/22-9/28/14) so far.
What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?
I can’t believe Forever got cancelled! There aren’t that many clever shows and this show is certainly one of the few!
I totally agree .. I am very disappointed
Totally agree, Forever should not have been cancelled. Wonderful series we as a family loved it, please either bring it back or sell it on so we can continue to watch it, both in the USA and here in England.
I am very disappointed about Forever not coming back as well. I intend use the above information to contact the ABC affiliate in my area. Thanks for the information Jim!!!
Dear Jim,
Thank you for your response as you can see Forever has quite a following. We feel that it deserves a chance to prove itself or move it to another network. To have a show with a group of actors that work so well together and to have a genuine actor back on TV like Judd Hurst. Please don’t let us down we have lost the “Following” this season & “Revenge”.
Hello,
it is a shame, that Forever was cancel! It was a very good story. I have a bellyful of always bying seasons, and then to realize that the series will be cancel. That is not quit faire against the audience of people, who spend money for not conclude stories. In the future i will not buy any show, until the whole story is complete. I suggest to all viewer to do the same.
Sorry for my language skills, i am not native english speaker…
Forever was different, fresh and smart! It’s a real shame that ABC didn’t give the show a chance to further build a broader audience.
Along with “Miss Fisher’s Mysteries”, one of the best shows on TV. How dare they (ABC) cancel such a phenomenal gem? Petitions got Miss Fisher back and hopefully Foreverists will win the fight and allow Henry & Jo to evolve. We won’t give up!! If ABC won’t renew, let’s hope someone else will change our heartbreak into tears of joy. I’ve been so SAD since the cancellation, I can’t think of anything else. I didn’t realize how attached I was to this show until the announcement. Don’t give up Ioan, Alana, Matt… we love you!
I can’t believe the canceled Forever and kept Agents of Shield. Forever had 4.93 Mil against Agents 4.53 Mil. Agents keeps losing audiences. They haven’t given Forever enough of a chance. Shame on ABC you had a good interesting show and you dump it!!
I cannot figure you people out you cancel a Great show like Forever and keep crap like “How I met your mother” or ” Big bang theory” We feel you didn’t give Forever a chance, it is refreshing and keeps you on the edge of your seat. Which is so much better than the”can audience laughter” Come on and reconsider this cancelation, and give Forever another chance!!!!
Sincerely,
Dawn Deyoe
would like to know the website for the ABC affiliate in kansas city mo.thanks. I agree with the remarks here. Even my husband who doesent even watch tv because of all the junk likes Forever.
As before, this is ridiculous! This is nonsense! FOREVER needed to stay on. Realistically a tv show should at least last a good four to five year run. Giving us good story lines, characters, and provide us with an ending. I’ve enjoyed Castle, but why keep giving the story so much more? I’m becoming bored already. I’ve missed episodes and I can still catch up in two weeks without going on demand; get the hint? Give another show a shot. I think about the other shows that are listed and I don’t watch yet they are coming back? Seriously? Are… Read more »
Meli: While I appreciate your feelings about “Forever” why do you feel it is necessary to insult another show to get your point across Millions of people have for 7 years, watched and very much still enjoy “Castle”, the fact that you feel you have to run it down makes your comments about “Forever” sound nasty and self serving! I also wish” Forever” had not been cancelled as I am and have been a fan of Ioan Gruffud’s since he did HH on the BBC, but I have to face the fact that the show did not gather enough followers… Read more »
Wow Lynn and Mary. You really take all this personally. You know this is about fictional TV, right. My my.
Well Shanna, in fact I don’t take this personally at all. These are all tv shows nothing more and nothing less. However I do try and respect the shows and the audiences they attract. There are no doubt some shows that I like that others don’t. I am not so self centered that I feel only those worthy of my attention should be allowed ! I try to be polite and considerate of others. You should try it!
Well Shanna, give a look at Lynn´s response – I agree with every word, so I won´t say nothing more!
I enjoyed Forever, but altough I´d like a renewal let´s face it, the ratings weren´t good enough! But did you read what you wrotte? “I think about the other shows listed and I, emphasis on the “I”, don´t watch yet they are coming back” – SERIOUSLY?! So you think ONLY the shows YOU watch should come back? So you think that just because YOU don´t watch them the people who watch only do so because there´s nothing else, not because they actually like it? Again, SERIOUSLY?! Talk about nonsense!! And like @Lynn said, you don´t need to bash another show… Read more »
Well said Mary I agree with you and Lynn , shows are just like cars there are all kinds of cars shaped sizes and makes and models not everyone’s going like the same one just like shows not everyone, like the same show. No reason cut one down because because your Mad sound like some people need to get a life. Anyway that was nicely put Mary & Lynn
I honestly just watch ABC on Wednesday: The Middle, The Goldbergs, Modern Family, Blackish; and Tuesday’s for Fresh Off the Boat and Repeat After Me. Don’t really care about anything else on the network. My only complaint is the fact that the Bachelor is still on the air
Bates is the best show I have ever watched
My family really enjoys Forever.Why did you cancel it? It got the ratings
Still in shock that ABC cancelled Forever — a great show with substance and flair. Few class acts like this on network TV, or anywhere for that matter. The stupid numbers game just doesn’t work with all decisions. They really made a bad and costly one with this gem of a show, as I read so many viewers leaving to watch other stations for good. Hope Forever finds a good home on one of them SOON! They would be so lucky! If Warner Brothers needs support to market or push the show, it has mine. And thousands others.
The best way pissed off viewers of the show Forever can get their voice heard about it being cancelled is by emailing your local ABC affiliate and telling them how you feel about it. The more that do this, the more likely it will get to the ABC Network decision makers. Tell your family and friends that liked the show. Everyone needs to send an email to their local ABC Network affiliate and tell them exactly how they feel about the show Forever being cancelled. Email the program director, the general manager, the sales manager, the news director. Make some… Read more »
I loved Forever….great show….always cancel the good ones…just don’t get it but the trash reality shows remain….give me a break.
Ok where do I write to try and bring this show back!
Here is the complete list by call letters, of all ABC Network affiliates. Find the one that is your local affiliate, click on it, it will take you to the page where you can find that TV stations website. Follow to the website for the TV station of your choice, then look up how to contact them, either an email or fill out a form mail page and let them know your displeasure in Forever being cancelled….
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:ABC_network_affiliates
By next mid-season, OUAT will be competing with Revenge for the show allowed to live well passed it’s used by date dragging the network ratings average down, down, down.
Abc is canceling all the good shows…. Corporate decisions alot of times will hurt a company and that is what abc is doing…. I will not watch abc any more because of this and I think that every one else needs to do the same that agrees . So they can see what a stupid mistake they made…….
I have also decided to not watch ABC after the Season Finale shows tonight. I am going to miss many of my favorite shows but what can you do. In one of my comments, I suggested that we boycott ABC.
Why are we so tortured with ridiculous reality shows? Are we that stupid to think that we are entertained be such garbage? It’s sad that they bring; an intriguing, innovative, well thought out, and talented cast of a show and dampen our intellect by cancelling it. Hopefully the peasants will revolt enough that they will bring Forever back. It was THE only reason I watched T.V. at night.
That was well put nobody could have put it any better, it does make a person think who is in charge of the ratings, evidently they think everyone in that group of 18—– 49 are brain-dead to watch that garbage,.
I agree. Forever was the best show they had. I wish they would keep it. ABC has some brain dead people working there. Apparently they think all of their viewers are uneducated morons who like to watch a bunch of nonsense.
I agree 100%