TNT continues to move towards gritty programming as evidenced by their new Animal Kingdom drama series. Previous attempts haven’t worked out very well in the ratings so it remains to be seen if this one will be different. Cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
Animal Kingdom revolves around a 17-year-old named “J” (Finn Cole) who moves in with his deceased mother’s family — a Southern California clan of criminals. Heading up the family is J’s unpredictable and manipulative grandmother, Janine “Smurf” Cody (Ellen Barkin). The rest of the cast includes Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy, Ben Robson, Jake Weary, Daniella Alonso, and Molly Gordon.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
7/6 update: TNT has renewed Animal Kingdom for a second season. Details here.
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What do you think? Do you like watching the Animal Kingdom TV series on TNT? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Amazing show. J needs to stop being a little baby.
Will all of you who still watch this garbage stop! This needs to be taken off TV.
Im curious.. .what do u think is a good show?
wicked awesome. really pissha.
same actors as southland………
Want to know why Baz commented about taking Catherine’so baby. Was there another baby?
Best new adult show.
I think all of you that complain about it should change the channel. Is tnt the only channel your cable or sat. tv subscription allows you to watch? A.K. is a well written, dark drama. If it’s too much for you go watch some other show. Those of us that find it entertaining hope it stays on. The story lines have some work to do, but the acting of most is very good. Vulgar and disgusting were words I’ve seen used here, well, it is a cable channel, so that’s allowed if desired. And, I bet you complainers had no… Read more »
I’m not complaining about this one. Probably the best new scripted show of the summer. Already renewed for a 2nd season.
Good gawd, if you consider this good writing, what do you consider bad? Lasted through about 1/2 hour in before I couldn’t take it anymore. The show is slow and has to depend on violence, sex, drugs, etc to get through a crappy concept and even crappier writing. Shows on other networks were cancelled for higher ratings than this one got. Pretty f’ing scary that Reilly considers this a success for a “new direction”, but then again, I guess not to renew would have shown what a true failure his methods have been, especially since Good Behavior, another boring show,… Read more »
love the show keep up the great work
This show sucks.
Great acting and entertaining. If you want simple wholesome shows watch fuller house or last man standing.
I refuse to even consider watching this show. The previews for it are disgusting enough, so seeing the show isn’t going to make a difference. I’m just made that TNT found it necessary to move Rizzoli and Isles and Major Crimes to the same night to put this sh*t on tv.
So you’re almost literally judging a book by it’s cover? I hate when people have opinions on subjects they have no real information about.
OK, I agree with you that not giving it a chance is judging a book by its cover. I watched some of it. THIS SHOW SUCKS. Plus, the ratings prove this show sucks! If it wasn’t for Reilly’s ego, this show would have been cancelled.
This is a fabulous show that grabs you in the first episode and it keeps you wondering what’s going to happen next. The cast is top notch! I will watch as many episodes as you produce – please keep it on the air!
Absolutely BEST New drama we’ve had in awhile and we are HUGE!!!! Ellen Barkin fans. So glad to see them giving a seasoned excellent actress this role that ONLY Miss Ellen could pull off and Boy does she. I literally can’t wait for 2nd, 3rd, 4th, infinity……seaons
Oh. My. God. This show is absolutely horrid. The first round I just couldn’t get past the creepy pedophile looks of Pope. I tried again and got the serious impression that TNT is trying a little too hard to draw in the fans of FX’s Sons of Anarchy…not happening. All it is is a bunch of ********, cursing and drug addiction, which isn’t a problem it is just of absolutely no value to the already crappie storyline that I had figured out by the end of the episode where J and Pope were in the cemetery in combination with what… Read more »
great show love the storyline keep it on the air it is like a toned down shameless on showtime which is fantastic
Grownup entertainment – love it. If you don’t like, change the channel.
We don’t need grown up entertainment, we need family entertainment.
Greg, you need a life. Seriously…
No we don’t. We need a balance. I agree with Gwen. You don’t like change the channel. I also pay a hefty cable bill. I don’t like your “family” entertainment either! However, I want something of higher quality than this trifling piece of trash show that is such poor writing that they have to deal with a shock factor of gratuitous of sex, drugs and violence. TNT just doesn’t know how to bring it.
No…we need entertainment. A person could be brain dead and still be struggling to find the remote to change this crap. We pay a direct bill just like everyone else does and the power to have this brain dead crap taken off the air is in the veiwer ratings. I think you are going to be mighty upset.
Yeah and its crappy ratings prove that is what people did. Not a success for what Reilly was paid big bucks to do. This show is a failure. For a new direction for TNT, the show “underperformed” all of its competition on the channel. Not good for a freshman show. Meanwhile, the shows they cancelled, outperformed this piece of garbage. I couldn’t stand R&I, but to cancel FOR THIS SHOW was a dumb move. Amazing that Reilly had to hire a group of consultants to do exactly what he FAILED at doing. Reilly will run TNT…right into bankruptcy with idiotic… Read more »
Worst garbage I have ever seen. This show should be cancelled immediately! Ellen Barkin can do better than this! Way to much drugs, nudity, sex, and violence plus Ellen’s. A total dysfunctional family beyond words. Who the heck ever thought this was good TV? I am done I tried I still cannot get over how this got on TV.
I agree, please spread the word not to watch it so it gets cancelled.
Love this show!