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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These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Empire TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Please renew Backstrom it provokes a bevy of emotions from laughter to tears and everything in between with a superb cast that are more than one dimensional. Please renew this show for another season.
KEEP IT. Three million viewers ax week ain’t bad! LOVE this show!
Save Backstrom! Rainn Wilson is phenomenal in this show!!!
I agree with everyone. Please do not cancel this show! I enjoy so few.
Such an interesting, engaging show. I was so surprised to see it hadn’t done better in the ratings; it truly deserves a second season.
Renew backstrom, move to Tues nights at 9, to fill the SOA/ justified market
Save BACKSTROM!!!!!
This show needs to be renewed! It’s so good and I know it will do so much better if it gets a second season, they put it up against Scandal or Grey’s Anatomy tonight, if they promote it better then it would do so much better. It’s like Law and Order on crack, it should be doing so much better.
I think it deserves a second cause they put it up against a giant show like walking dead and expected it to take viewers away after they have already invested 5seasons of time into the show I think if they would have put it on like a Friday or something they would have gotten the ratings they where looking for aslong as they didn’t put it on Thursday night there are already to many good series on that night but back to the point save this awesome show for another season thank you
This absolutely needs a second season! I have to watch it the next day on the website, but I do watch it! Those of us who don’t have cable can’t help it if we don’t watch it the second it airs! But me and my husband both LOVE this show! SAVE BACKTSTROM!
#saveBackstrom
It should come back for a Second season
Most definitely should come back. Very enjoyable to watch. It doesn’t take itself too seriously like some crime shows.
I agree, Backstrom deserves a season 2
Backstrom deserves to be renewed. It has the viewers if FOX would just PROMOTE IT! No commercials if any. ******** up the previews? This show is awesome and even has people that don’t enjoy crime dramas to tune in. #savebackstrom