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?
The whispers is no doubt my favorite show, don’t end:((
Forever is one of my favorite shows: The script is brilliant, as well as the actors, so it REALLY deserves to be renewed. PLEASE make season 2! I enjoyed the series so much.
For the other people who want the same: there is a petition you can sign to bring back Forever! There is still hope!
“Forever” was our date night show. We picked up Thai takeout – shared a bottle of wine & watched “Forever.” It was intelligent, adult & romantic. Please bring back mature, intelligent programming.
Maybe like “Longmire” we can get Netflix to pickup the show. All those people who petitioned to bring back “Forever” can’t be wrong and would no doubt watch it on Netflix. Just got Netflix purposely to watch “Longmire” another mature, adult program.
We got all our friends to start watching “Forever”. Then we would play “Trivia Forever” out on the deck over the weekends over dinner & drinks.
why i hate abc is that they like cancelling insteresting shows which i dont like
ABC are not the only one CBS is worse, but I do understand the network if they cannot make a profit there’s no sense having the program, but I also know how you feel because the networks canceled some of my programs that I really liked.
Forever is a great show. It’s one of the very few I look forward to. Bring it back. Let it find its audience. ABC keeps on shows that are garbage and cancels good shows. SO disappointing.
I agree I love that show.
Forever is one of my favourite shows, I think you need to renew for a second season
AGREE !!!!!
Agreed! They haven’t given it enough time or advertising to pull people in. Once they watch, I think they’ll be hooked!
Bring back Forever it was better then half them show you renewed.. Off the boat sucks.
Yes Steven i do agree with you forever is by all means better program than fresh off the boat it actually had better ratings, although it will be very unlikely they ever bring it back, the detective on that show is going to be on scorpion next season.
I’m going to miss Forever and Resurrection. Shows have been cancelled in the past and brought back due to fan outcry. So to the person who wrote to get over it, it could happen
you can save forever! https://www.change.org/p/warner-brothers-warner-brothers-fans-love-the-tv-show-forever? Sing to save forever!
Im very upset that they cancelled Cristela! That was a great and funny show!!
I have never written anything before but I am very disappointed in the cancellation of Forever. It was a great and different show and I looked forward to watchimg it each week. Do you take into account the people not hooked up to the Niellson Ratings box. You should give it another year.
I cant believe they cancelled FOREVER!!!!! I feel so disappointed and sad!!!
Please bring back Forever, PLEASE!!! Greetings from England!
So we should get over Forever being canceled. What a butthead you are!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ABC should re-assess themselves. They cancel the good shows and leave the trashy ones on.
You can cry all you want and called name but forever gone and I think ABC for that they did one thing right.
I’m personally not crying over anything…. especially not a tv show but for someone that thinks the people on here should get on with their lives, obviously you must not have much of one if your concerned about people that happen to like a certain tv show.
Hey D Garred, Who made you the boss? I guess because you *own* this website, you can tell people that leave comments here that they need to *get over* something. My guess is, ABC Network NEVER looks at your website, so most of the people here are commenting on something that won’t be read by anyone at ABC Network. My guess is that you NEVER watched EVERY episode of Forever, to make such a comment that it wasn’t that good of a show. My guess is that D Garred is one of those 18-49 demo people that love mindless reality… Read more »
Well Jim sent you want me to set the record straight well here it is I watched forever until the 17th and 18th episode then I quit watching . I am over 49 and I do not watch any those show that you are talking about. Now what you’re telling me you and the rest of all I probably watch the same show that you do and by saying that something that you don’t like I’m sorry but I am going to say it you are right about one thing the network does not pay any attention to these comments… Read more »
I am extremely disappointed thar Forver got canceled! I truely loved this series. It had the best of everthing and I always looked forward to watching it. The characters in it really made me feel as if I knew them to. If there is any way to bring it back somehow then I would be ecstatic! I want to know if you count all the people that don’t watch when it first airs? Is there a way to count people who only watch it recorded? In my eyes that is the only way that all these really great shows are… Read more »
Forever deserves another chance, it has a wonderful script and talented actors and with time will surely come on top
I agree
Forever should never have been cancelled, please, please, please bring it back, we really enjoyed this wonderful series. If you are not going to bring it back at least sell it to a new company so we can watch it here in England and in the U.S.A.
I am so very disappointed that you cancelled Forever brilliant show well written and great actors surely a show should be given more than one season, I believe the first season of Friends didn’t break any records but went on to be a top rated show.
https://www.change.org/p/warner-brothers-warner-brothers-fans-love-the-tv-show-forever? Sing to save forever!
AGREE!!!