In part due to the industry strikes of 2023. ABC had three times as many reality shows as scripted shows last season. Of the nine scripted series on the Alphabet Network, only seven are returning for ABC’s 2024-25 season. Will we see more comedies and dramas this season? Stay tuned!
ABC shows (so far): 20/20, 9-1-1, Abbott Elementary, America’s Funniest Home Videos, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, Dancing with the Stars, Doctor Odyssey, The Golden Bachelorette, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey’s Anatomy, High Potential, Press Your Luck, Shark Tank, and What Would You Do?.
There’s lots of data that network execs look at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are a major ingredient. These 2024-25 season charts are updated as new ratings data becomes available.
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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. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.
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. Older viewers also matter but younger viewers watch less traditional TV and are therefore harder to reach. Delayed viewing matters more and more these days (if commercials are watched) but live viewing is still advertisers’ ideal.
Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using two extra decimal for easier ranking. The networks take into account when shows air on Fridays and Saturdays, nights when TV viewership is lower.
What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which 2024-25 shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?
i keep thinking about the conners. last year their season premiere was higher than almost of this years lineup so far. silly they are ending it.
They need to cut out all the “filler” parts of this program. There is too much irrelevant information and it is tedious. It is worthless and makes the show too long. They can definitely do without it. This show could be cut down to 1 hour instead of 2.