CBS has had mixed success with their new crime dramas this season. NCIS: New Orleans has been renewed for a second season while Stalker has been dropped from the schedule and may likely be cancelled. What will happen to Battle Creek? Stay tuned.
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 ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: CBS has cancelled the Battle Creek series midway through its first season.
Final season averages: 0.75 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.12 million total viewers.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Battle Creek TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Battle Creek and Stalker are two great shows! They really need to be renewed. Why stick with the same ol’ same ol’? Please bring back both shows.
I can’t believe they cancelled Battle Creek!! I thought it was one of the best new shows on and hyped it to anyone who would listen. Typical, every time I find something I think is well written and well developed they drop it for more reality garbage!! PLEASE BRING IT BACK!!!
Why does CBS accept and run shows that they have no intention of giving them a fair chance at building a good audience? I loved Battle Creek. It had the right amount of mystery and comedy and a great cast who had the right chemistry. Please reconsider and renew Battle Creek.
Battle Creek series finale?! I’m seriously bummed. How about a different time slot?! The successes of David Shore’s “House” & Vince Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad” alone should warrant a reversal of the cancelation!!!
I enjoyed this show so much and was looking forward to more episodes! The characters are great and they were just being developed in understanding how they work in the department and why they work the way they do. This is really a shame! I am so disappointed. I too watch the episodes On Demand and have enjoyed watching how the show was really building into a great series! I hope CBS has a change of heart and decides to bring it back.
The show is great. I sure hope it will be renewed.
I love Battle Creek and want you to bring it back– please!
Just re- watch an episode of Battle Creek On Demand – still can’t believe CBS cancelled such a great show. Please reconsider – Milt and Russ are a dynamic team. BEST SHOW EVER.
I agree with Margaret, Battle Creek is the best show ever. Milt and Russ are magic together and I feel a great loss that you didn’t allow these two character to continue. You were on to a good thing and blew it! This is a show that could have a long run like Hawaii 5-0. Bring it back, bring it back, bring it back! Please!
Bring it back. I recorded the show because of im in the army and it’s time slot was terrible for my work schedule. Like come on cbs, im not staying up til 11pm when i have to be up at 4am. But i always managed to watch every episode and my 7 year old daughter and i always watched it together. Yes, u said 7, but shes mature for her age and i make her turn her head for the stuff she doesnt need to see so keep your opinions to yourselves. Seriously though, this show was awesome and it… Read more »
Please don’t cancel this great show. I am so sick of greed canceling so many good shows. Love Battlecreek…
Battle Creek, say it ain’t so! Please, Please don’t go!
Love this show, was looking forward to seeing it this summer, and pow! You cancel a good thing. Why was this canceled and not The Odd Couple. Whoever put the ensemble together for Battle Creek did a great job, everyone works well together and I love watching them. This show makes me happy because they’re great together. Battle Creek would have been a long running winner, so I don’t understand what happened.
Bring Battle Creek back! Get rid of Scorpion and bring some good programing back!
I loved battle creek, wish they would have given it a chance
Since CBS canceled this show MIDWAY through the first season that tells me they really didn’t intend to give this show a chance. I don’t know why they would scrap this show when they didn’t even give it a chance! Such a shame! They put it on Sunday nights at 10 PM and expect there to be good numbers? Judging from the fact that there are now over 850 comments and almost 7000 people who have signed the petition so far, I believe this show has a fan base that would draw in even more viewers if it were on… Read more »
You are right on. Not to mention that a Sunday evening time slot sometimes gets “delayed” by sports broadcast that go over. And no wonder less people watched the last few episodes…they had already announced it was cancelled. I wish that a network like TNT would pick this show up. It would fit right in with some of the other good dramas they put out. Love, love, love it. And I despise the “Big 3” networks for not really caring what the “older” demographic watches. Seriously…it’s those of us over 50 that actually watch these program routinely…as well as buy… Read more »
I agree with you completely. CBS had the magic formula and dumped it out! They should look at some of their other costlier programing and shortening that in order to give Battle Creek it’s proper chance. I’m tired of some of their older runs and a couple of the season one renewals are bad. Battle Creek is a winner, finally a feel good program with real talent.
BRING BATTLE CREEK BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love love love this show
So so so sad they cancelled it wow it was so awesome it even had me watching commercials waiting for it to come back on! Boo they should have kept it; people in it were good, had good stories, it was different
Battle Creek is one of the best shows I have watched, and is just as good as NCIS. NCIS New Orleans should be the one cancelled, as it fails in character / actor interactions and is just a rehash of old NCIS themes. I wont be watching CBS as much in the coming season as the network is scheduling some really dull shows