Last season, ABC launched 10 new scripted series. They cancelled six of them and renewed four. How will the alphabet network perform during the 2016-17 season? Stay tuned!
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): $100,000 Pyramid, 20/20, American Crime, American Housewife, America’s Funniest Home Videos, The Bachelor, Bachelor in Paradise, Battle of the Network Stars, Big Fan, Black-ish, Boy Band, The Catch, Celebrity Family Feud, Conviction, Dancing With The Stars, Designated Survivor, Dr. Ken, Downward Dog, Fresh Off the Boat, The Goldbergs, The Gong Show, The Great American Baking Show, The Great Christmas Light Fight, Grey’s Anatomy, How to Get Away with Murder, Imaginary Mary, In An Instant, Last Man Standing, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, Match Game, The Middle, Modern Family, Notorious, Once Upon a Time, People Icons, Quantico, The Real O’Neals, Scandal, Secrets and Lies, Shark Tank, Somewhere Between, Speechless, Steve Harvey’s Funderdome, Still Star-Crossed, To Tell The Truth, The Toy Box, What Would You Do? and When We Rise.
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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.
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 am so bummed . I loved the show Downward Dog. Please rethink ,had wonderful meaning of life ! Please cancel some other crappy realty show. So surprised that DD is cancelled. The writing was excellent.
ABC sucks they. Cancelled downward dog and imaginary Mary. Those were 2 of the best new shows they need to cancel some of the real crap they have on reality tv is a bunch of hipped up crap
I AGREE. ALL THE KILLING SHOWS AND TWO SHOWS THE WHOLE FAM CAN WATCHED
CANCELLED!!!!!! BOOOOOO BOOOO
This network seems not to like people going against your thoughts. Look what happened to the guy from the Muppets? They they fired him after 40 years! Now tell me this how can you trust in network that will fire somebody just because they care about the show then keep. Then continue a show called bachelors paradise which has had some legal problems that were against women violence .I don’t understand what this network is thinking.
PLEASE… get rid of View… these women are mean spirited and I’m ashamed of them…
The view needs to be canceled.
I’m a Nielsen carrier and I turned it on and once again they are going off about our president. I’m over it. Get it off the air. Nothing important or even entertaining about the program. Only one sided and god forbid if you differ from their opinion. You will quickly go to commercial.
I hope it’s true that I may have a little bit more backing in the cancellation of the program by having Neilson behind me. It didn’t help with last man standing so we will see.
I cannot believe Barbara Walters is producer of this show.. the View. Full of hate. Should be cancelled. Cannot believe Disney is also in charge.
I love the View! Watch every day. Please keep it on the air.
If the President did not do so many dum things they would not have anything to talk about him.
CANCEL THE VIEW!!!! These women are out of control. Spewing hatred everyday. No longer an enjoyable show. I no longer tune in to what has turned out to be a political side show.
I stopped watching ABC from their news outlets, especially GMA…awful. Kelly and now Ryan…oh God how dull. They offer nothi g but bias news and stupidity. I hope you loose enough viewers tbat you get cancelled.
Ok ABC….you cancel one of the family shows that we don’t have to cover the eyes of our children for the Bachelorette and Bachelor shows where women are portrayed drunk and stupid. Every single season its the same crap but different characters. CANCEL THE VIEW . This show is racist, ignorant and disgusting. The hosts are stupid and have no regard for our President. I don’t care what their views are…shut up!! Sara needs to go, she is not tough enough for the show. Also, don’t you have any other hosts but Strahan…seriously..he is absolutely annoying, along with Slec and… Read more »
The show you should cancel is the View where is the rating.They are a bunch of idots Joy and Whoops are the worst.Please take it off.This is the worst program.
What a joke to cancel Last Man Standings and keep crap like The Match Game and The View on. Liberal bias is too evident!! I will be tuning to another channel in the future.
ABC= Always Bad Crap
You took The Last Man Standing??? Love this show. Our grandkids can watch without putting ear plugs in & blinders on. Please bring back and take the Batchor off. I just don’t understand how this shows stays on the are??!
I watch the View ever day. I love Joy she is great. They tell it like it is.
You cancelled Last Man Standing when it was doing so well. Yet you renewed low rated crap.
Talk about cutting off your nose to spite your face! That was the only show on any network tv that I watched. Now nothing left for me to watch so I canceled my satellite tv. I’ll bet Dish Satellite will love you for that (not).
I will not watch ABC until they cancel The View. It has become and polictical nightmare and I am so sicken tired of the name calling…I use to watch the View everyday and now I find it repulsive
I am disappointed that Conviction, The Catch and Notorious were canceled, they were really good shows and but he canceled list it looks more like ABC is on a Cancel Frenzy.
I will not tune in ABC as long as the VIEW is aired.
The hosts on the view forget people from both parties watch the show there’s no respect for our standing President shame on them hope ratings keep falling
I’m boycotting abc. So sick if the fake media.
Really, ABC? You are keeping junk like The Bachelor and The Bachelorette and cancelling Last Man Standing, a show with family values? What is your reason? Is it all about “political correctness”? So long, ABC!
Smdh.The reality shows are cheaper than Tims high salary and LMS wasn’t fully owned by abc so they made little money back on its.Plus Bachelor /Bsvhorlette rate higher than LMS.
Ey Please, Please, Please cancel The View… The hosts on this show are very disappointing to me.They have the means to reach so many people and help lift this country up at this time. Instead they just continue to be disrespectful towards our President. They critize POTUS and show no respect what so ever. They need to take a look in the mirror and also listen to what they say. Practice what you preach ladies and stop the HATE!!!!!!
A Former Watcher
I agree with all the comments about The View”…enough is enough…I think it’s a waist of time and breath…despicable people to talk about President Trump the way they do..I can’t believe they get away with saying what they say and showing no respect…Thanks for letting me voice my opinion..:-)
I can understand that the views expressed on the View would not be enjoyed by Trump supporters. At the same time I don’t watch Fox as I totally disagree with their biases. I guess ABC needs to decide which audience they want to pitch to. As to respecting the President, he hasn’t earned it. If you find the content of the View unpleasant don’t watch it.