Between the competition from other channels and start time delays due to sports programming overruns, CBS has some real challenges on Sunday nights, particularly in the 10pm timeslot. Both The Mentalist (ended) and CSI (possibly cancelled) struggled this season. How’s newcomer Battle Creek been doing? Will it be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled instead?
Battle Creek revolves around two mismatched law enforcement officers — Detective Russ Agnew (Dean Winters) and FBI Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Josh Duhamel) — who have polar opposite views of the world and end up being partners. The rest of the cast includes Janet McTeer, Kal Penn, Aubrey Dollar, and Edward Fordham Jr.
The series got off to a poor start with a 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.92 million viewers. That was a lower demo number than either CSI or Mentalist had hit this season. The viewership was pretty bad for a CBS show too.
In week two, the ratings for Battle Creek fell to a 0.83 in the demo with 6.93 million, a decline of 17% and 13% respectively. The numbers have gotten even worse in subsequent weeks — falling as low as a 0.7 rating and 5.58 million viewers.
Based on the ratings, there doesn’t seem to be any reason for CBS to renew Battle Creek for a second season. The numbers are just too low.
On the positive side, there are four episodes left after tonight’s airing. It looks like the network will let them air with the finale currently set for May 24th.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Battle Creek TV show on CBS? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Is it a better show than what the ratings seem to indicate?
Keep! Best great new “unbuddy” show I’very seen in years. Better police procedural than most shows – smart writing, smart dialogue
I love this show. it reminds me if the rural small town I’m from. We needs more humor and satire on tv, this one does i. please keep this. Oh and give CSI the big finale it deserves.Lesser shows have gotten better treatment.
I really like the show, the characters, and the writing. I don’t think the start time delays should have anything to do with whether or not a show is renewed or canceled – by now, I think everyone who watches a Sunday show on CBS or Fox expects that there will be a delay.
I love this show the more I watched it. I wish they could put it on a better night. To many times delayed or cancelled because of sports, etc.
Russ and Holly… great story
Wow. Sundays at 10:00 P.M. really IS a death slot, especially for CBS. Any of that network’s programs, whether veteran or new, is putting itself in danger of being cancelled if they are buried in that timeslot by those at the network performing scheduling duties.
I love this show. The subtle romantic hints between Russ and Holly are one of my favorite aspects of the show. Dean Winter and Josh Duhmael are FANTASTIC! So are the guys playing Holly, Fontelle, the chief, the little medical examiner. I love them all! I don’t ever want this show to stop! It keeps to keep going!
Even if CBS doesn’t renew it; Give it to a new network to keep making that show. I want this show to continue going. Keep making it. DON”T STOP! PLEASE!
No, they should bring it back for another season. I LOVE this show. I know it’s great! Hopefully CBS will bring it back. I love each episode and I watch it every Sunday. Don’t stop making the show. Keep going. PLEASE keep going!
Superb writing. Dean Winters makes this show great, but everyone else is strong, also. Hope it is renewed. If people find this show they will love it!
CBS WILL CANCEL THE SHOW IF ANYONE SAYS THEY LIKE IT. ANYWAY THAT’S WAY ITS BEEN GOING. I HAVEN’T WATCHED ANY NEW SHOWS BESIDES THE CSI CYBER. I ONLY WATCHED IT BECAUSE PATRICIA ARQUTTE (MEDIUM) IS ONE THE SHOW. LOVED MEDIUM AND IT WAS CANCELED. A&E NEEDS TO PICK UP ALL THE GREAT SHOWS LIKE THEY DID UNFORGETTABLE. THEY WOULD BE BETTER THAN CBS THEN. I GIVE THEM 5 STARS PLUS FOR PICKING UP UNFORGETTABLE. CBS IS REALLY BAD RIGHT NOW. ALL THE REALITY SHOWS CAN TAKE A NOSE DIVE IN GRAND CANYON AT ITS DEEPEST DOWNFALL.
If your hanging your hopes on A&E to save any drama you better give up now. CBS treats their shows 1000 times better than A&E. A&E cancelled their highest rated drama because it skewed old and because it wasn’t in house owned and therefore wasn’t making them as much money as they wanted. They don’t have any other show that getting as many viewers as the one they threw away and Netflix was smart enough to pick up. We’ll see how long unforgettable lasts there, I bet not long. A&E only has 2 dramas currently and one is doing dismal… Read more »
A&E is a Channel not a Network. It is owned by Hearst coro and Disney- ABS
Yeahmen !!!
I love the show, but it never airs at a regular time. Even after football season, these shows were still starting behind schedule. Possibly move it to Friday night before Blue Bloods which I also love BTW.
It’s possible that the comments might be sampled and that someone might be bright enough to figure all of these identically worded comments emanate from one source ???
Would that help the cause ?
Really like this show. It is clever, intelligent and courageous, the way they allow Dean’s character to showcase the social strata bigotry we try to pretend doesn’t exist. His despicable treatment of Meredith’s character while she parry’s his every thrust, telling us her small physical stature doesn’t mean she needs any help. I was very uncomfortable with that at first because I’m a good hearted defender of human , and other animal. kind and bigotry and bullying make me sick. . But their mutual distaste for each other is based just on that. Russ never gives any hint of shame… Read more »
Like your points, eryl , but I haven’t made up my mind yet about Meredith and Russ. She’d much rather work with Milt, obviously, and maybe I’m just not wanting to see it, as a fellow defender of kind and not bigotry, but I see more that Meredith parries with him because she can. It’s a challenge. There’s a hint of underlying respect there, but neither one of them are ever going to admit it. I don’t really see her sparring with anyone else, but I have missed at least one episode. I love your assessment of Russ. It’s bang… Read more »
You HAVE to KEEP Battle Creek !!!!!!! I LOVE IT……. They are sooooo good & cute….
Please Keep it…..
That’s creative and convincing ??
Keep it on its great