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?
I love this show! Keep it, please, please, please!
Watch it every week!!! Needs to be renewed. Forget csi cyber. Stiff acting. How did she ever won an academy award?
My husband and I watch Battle Creek every week. Enjoy the mix of cast and the odd humor throughout each episode. Would really hate to see it cancelled.CBS didn’t do the show any favors with the time slot and every delayed show on Sunday night’s from football time slot overruns.
What a delight, this provides humor and action and keeps a person wondering and thinking about the characters. Keep it going we need change, I am tired of all of the blood and gore. This is a terrific cast. Give it another try one more season for those of us who are completely delighted with The show.
It is a keeper. It just gets better and better. Without a doubt SO MUCH better than the schlock that somehow manages to go from season to season. Please give BATTLE CREEK another season, CBS !!!!!!!!!
I enjoy Battle Creek. The characters are fully realized and the plots quirky enough to utilize the actor’s talents
I have enjoyed Battle Creek, and hope that CBS will renew it for next season. It has grown and developed into a good show.
We like Battle Creek. The interaction between the characters has been great to watch and the episodes reflect real life. Keep it on.
I like battle creek, my wife and I watch every week. Tried to watch CSI cyber twice, just thought it was boring and not what I expected.
We love it!
Battle Creek is a quirky humorous crime comedy, good actors, stuck in a crappy time slot with a poor lead in show. It deserves a 2nd seasin, it’s pulling better ratings then anything on USA or A&E primetime shows, much better & smarter writing.
I love NCIS and CSI Cyber and Battle Creek you better renue these shows for another season
I also love NCIS and Batttle Creek but think CSI Cyber is boring as hell. Wish they would have kept Stalker in its place
I agree with everyone. You have to give new shows a chance. You put them all up against established shows thinking you’ll win the time slot. People ate getting tired of starting new shows that get cancelled two weeks later. All the networks do it. No wonder streaming is becoming so popular. These shows start and stop and then start again! Stick with it guys. All these good shows are being cancelled. Battle Creek, Stalker and anything else that’s halfway decent.
Ratings lower than Stalker although heard CBS cancelling both this week, not only keeping CSI: Cyber which I just could not even watch whole show but also bringing back the original CSI for shortened season. I am through with CSI and NCIS shows and reality shows. Give the new good shows a break. Saw cancelling info on TV WISE – THE BUZZ.
i like stalker and battle creek and NCIS,NCIS NO dont like csi cyber and ncis la eh can take it or leave it
I like Battle Creek. It’s definitely character driven. The emphasis is on the relationships between the characters, and the cases, and not who’s jumping into bed with who. I like the Russ/Holly pairing and the “will they or won’t they” – and that Russ, who definitely needs a Gibbs-slap upside the head for waiting so long to say something, has an old fashioned value that’s he’s sticking with. Holly needs a Gibbs-slap too; this is 2015, not 1915. I have been pleasantly surprised with Dean Winters. I don’t care for him as Mayhem, and so I was really leery when… Read more »
yes keep it …like cheers, it is a great show undiscovered …and getting better. i am a huge fan of CBS’s sunday night line-up! give it a second season!