ABC introduced four new sitcoms in the regular 2016-17 television season and cancelled two of them. Along with Speechless, the top-10 rated American Housewife TV show was one of the lucky two. Can it keep on keeping on? Will American Housewife be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *See status update below.
A single-camera family comedy, American Housewife stars Katy Mixon, Diedrich Bader, Meg Donnelly, Daniel DiMaggio, Julia Butters, Carly Hughes, and Ali Wong. The ABC sitcom centers on Katie Otto (Mixon). As an average wife and mother, she prefers to stand apart from Westport CT’s “perfect” parents and their entitled children. Katie’s logic-driven husband, Greg (Bader), supports her efforts as best he can. Together, they try to make sure that their kids, Taylor (Donnelly), Oliver (DiMaggio), and Anna-Kat (Butters) internalize the family’s values, so they don’t end up carbon copies of their neighbors.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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For comparisons: The first season of American Housewife on ABC averaged a 1.43 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic and 5.185 million viewers.
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the American Housewife TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season on ABC?
5/11/18 update: ABC has renewed American Housewife for a third season for the 2018-19 broadcast season. Details here.
This show is lame and Kate’s character is dumb and annoying
love american housewife…witty and sarcastic
My whole family really likes American Housewife.
Please do not cancel this show.
Kids have problems & feelings, parents – same, friends round it out
I did not like that
Spencer Blitz was written out !
I even liked the pig (my mom had a pet pig)
I think the first season was a lot funnier that the second season, did they get new writers? Next season, “if” it doesn’t get any funnier, the it should be dropped mid-season.
Definitely there should be a season 3! It is the only show on TV I look forward to! Love it!!
I love the show katies personality brings out alot of womans true feelings!she is HILARIOUS and my daughter likes it to. The dad also is such a avg guy I love watching how they interact together and Taylor and Anna Kat and Oliver are amazing actors as well please please let the show go on forever and love Doris and Angela!!
Avg? There is nothing avg or real about this show… Its a plastic family.. This is a Brady Brunch FAKED series. The actors R playing caricatures not characters
I would love nothing more than getting to spend more time with the Otto family. I can find something about every character to enjoy, especially Katie and Anna Kat. I need to have more of this show in my life!!
Absolutely!!! It’s real! It is a truthful way of comedy. The cast is superb!!! My favorite is The Middle with American Housewife next. Hopefully American Housewife will be renewed for many seasons to help fill the comedic void of The Middle.