Rainn Wilson enjoyed a long run on the NBC sitcom The Office. How will FOX’s Backstrom perform in the ratings? Will it be cancelled or will it be renewed for a second season?
On Backstrom, an offensive, irascible yet brilliant detective (Wilson) is brought back from exile to run Portland Police Bureau’s Special Crimes Unit. The rest of the cast includes Genevieve Angelson, Dennis Haysbert, Kristoffer Polaha, Page Kennedy, Beatrice Rosen, and Thomas Dekker.
The higher a show’s ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better its chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically the following morning, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: FOX has cancelled Backstrom after one short season.
Final season averages: 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.99 million total viewers.
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PLEASE keep Backstrom. He’s become more human with each episode yet doesn’t lose his curmudgeon appeal. The cast is wonderful and it’s the perfect show of it’s genre. A good mystery plus amusing. I repeat, PLEASE keep Backstrom.
It took a while, but I really like the series and the character. Hang on to it.
Don’t go for Wednesday as supernatural is on and majority of people do watch supernatural
Do not cancel. Enjoy the cast interaction.
I love this show! Please do not cancel! Try a different night! Thursday is a rough spot! Give Tues or Wed a go before giving up please! !!
I think that they should change the night as well Thursday you have greys anatomy, scandal and how to get away with murder..They are also putting the blacklist on thursday as well. Wednesday Tues is a good day I think Tuesday is a good day
Loved the show, although have just seen one episode. I think backstrom is the
man, Dwight wanted to be and its Dwight if his IQ 50 points higher.
This is a great show. It’s just “House” set to a crime drama. Everyone loved House right? Keep the show!
Initially, I felt the gruff, irascible parts of Backstrom’s character were overplayed and was worried he was so offensive that I would find absolutely NOTHING about him to like. However, after some time (around 5 or 6 episodes) it was like the show turned a corner of some sort and things shifted. Backstrom’s likable parts seeped out a bit and the other characters were becoming more fluid in their roles. Backstrom is unashamed of being flawed, irritable and unapologetically direct. He has issues and imperfections, like ALL of us, so there is at least SOMETHING which everyone can relate to… Read more »
My hubby and I LOVE this show!! Great mystery and humour
I love this show. It is not black and white hero. Full of grey. True to life. And it is funny as hell.
My husband and I really enjoy the show, hope they don’t cancel
I hope not either but there’s only one episode to go
It was really great I loved val and backstrom the way they interacted but now they know their half brothers things have changed..wrong character move
I really hope they don’t cancel it. Love the show.
Love Backstrom please keep it.
Wow.
Great episode tonight
I really enjoy this show!! I hope it is not canceled as it is one of the few network shows worth watching anymore.
keep the show it takes awhile to get to know everyone but the cast is amazing