With a great lead-in, Beauty and the Beast has the best chance of any new CW show this season of getting solid ratings. Will it survive or, like last year’s Secret Circle, or will it be cancelled?
Following a young beautiful homicide detective and her handsome-yet-scarred protector, Beauty and the Beast typically airs Thursday nights on The CW network. The cast includes Kristin Kreuk, Jay Ryan, Nina Lisandrello, Brian White, Max Brown, Nicole Gale Anderson, and Austin Basis.
Below are the TV show’s ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if Beauty and the Beast will be cancelled or renewed for a second season.
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Final season averages: 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.61 million total viewers.
Episode 01-22: Thursday, 05/16/13
0.5 in the demo (0% change) with 1.26 million (-2% change).
Season averages: 0.61 in the demo with 1.61 million.
Episode 01-21: Thursday, 05/09/13
0.5 in the demo (0% change) with 1.29 million (+5% change).
Season averages: 0.61 in the demo with 1.63 million.
Episode 01-20: Thursday, 05/02/13
0.5 in the demo (0% change) with 1.23 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 0.62 in the demo with 1.65 million.
UPDATE: The CW has renewed the series for a second season.
Episode 01-19: Thursday, 04/25/13
0.5 in the demo (-17% change) with 1.24 million (-22% change).
Season averages: 0.63 in the demo with 1.67 million.
Episode 01-18: Thursday, 04/18/13
0.6 in the demo (0% change) with 1.59 million (+6% change).
Season averages: 0.63 in the demo with 1.69 million.
Episode 01-17: Thursday, 03/28/13
0.6 in the demo (0% change) with 1.50 million (-13% change).
Season averages: 0.64 in the demo with 1.70 million.
Episode 01-16: Thursday, 03/21/13
0.6 in the demo (+20% change) with 1.72 million (+20% change).
Season averages: 0.64 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 01-15: Thursday, 03/14/13
0.5 in the demo (0% change) with 1.43 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 0.64 in the demo with 1.71 million.
Episode 01-14: Thursday, 02/21/13
0.5 in the demo (0% change) with 1.52 million (+9% change).
Season averages: 0.65 in the demo with 1.73 million.
Episode 01-13: Thursday, 02/14/13
0.5 in the demo (-17% change) with 1.40 million (-5% change).
Season averages: 0.66 in the demo with 1.74 million.
Episode 01-12: Thursday, 02/07/13
0.6 in the demo (-14% change) with 1.48 million (-17% change).
Season averages: 0.67 in the demo with 1.78 million.
Episode 01-11: Thursday, 01/31/13
0.7 in the demo (0% change) with 1.72 million (-4% change).
Season averages: 0.68 in the demo with 1.80 million.
Episode 01-10: Thursday, 01/24/13
0.7 in the demo (+17% change) with 1.79 million (+13% change).
Season averages: 0.68 in the demo with 1.81 million.
Episode 01-09: Thursday, 12/13/12
0.6 in the demo (+20% change) with 1.59 million (+13% change).
Season averages: 0.68 in the demo with 1.81 million.
Episode 01-08: Thursday, 12/06/12
0.5 in the demo (-17% change) with 1.41 million (-7% change).
Season averages: 0.69 in the demo with 1.84 million.
Episode 01-07: Thursday, 11/29/12
0.6 in the demo (0% change) with 1.52 million (-3% change).
Season averages: 0.71 in the demo with 1.90 million.
Episode 01-06: Thursday, 11/15/12
0.6 in the demo (-14% change) with 1.56 million (-15% change).
Season averages: 0.73 in the demo with 1.96 million.
UPDATE: The CW has given the show a full season of episodes.
Episode 01-05: Thursday, 11/08/12
0.7 in the demo (+17% change) with 1.84 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 0.76 in the demo with 2.04 million.
Episode 01-04: Thursday, 11/01/12
0.6 in the demo (0% change) with 1.70 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 0.77 in the demo with 2.09 million.
Episode 01-03: Thursday, 10/25/12
0.6 in the demo (-14% change) with 1.88 million (-6% change).
Season averages: 0.83 in the demo with 1.88 million.
UPDATE: The CW has ordered three additional scripts.
Episode 01-02: Thursday, 10/18/12
0.7 in the demo (-42% change) with 2.00 million (-28% change).
Season averages: 0.95 in the demo with 2.39 million.
Episode 01-01: Thursday, 10/10/12
1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.78 million total viewers.
Season average: 1.20 in the demo with 2.78 million.
Year-to-year, compared to The Secret Circle’s premiere in the same post-Vampire Diaries timeslot, the network was down by 8% in the demo (vs a 1.3 rating) and down 8% in viewership (vs 3.05 million). While these numbers were still very good, Beauty and the Beast won’t survive if its numbers fall like Secret Circle’s did.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. 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 Beauty and the Beast TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
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Like, definitely like. At last, a good and capable staff gave an extreme, touching and pretty new face of the story we all know. Nice twist, built in the nowadays life we all have, more or less. The story must go on, not just one more season, much more. It deserves to live! The lessons, which the 21 century fairytale gives us are so penetrating, that it makes you shiver and think “What if “you were in the situation?! Powerful, sensitive and stunning!
i think the secret circle had better actors bring it back and get rid of this garbage you call B.T.B
I love the show. Please do not cancel!
the action and suspense just wasn’t at a pace that attracted me to the next episode. This series should not be a procedural mixed with this horror/sci-fi feel to it. i only watched the original series because of the fantasy and awe i felt as each episode explored the underground tunnels and because of the strong romantic chemistry between Kahterine and Vincent. This remake has none of those elements going for it. Kristin Kreuk does have some good acting qualities, but Beauty and the Beast is not the show that will allow her to show those qualities off. i would… Read more »
Looking forward to watch this <3 wish you bring back the secret circle 🙁
I think Beauty and the Beast as a show is greatly improving. The pilot was okay with a lot of potential. But the second episode was actually really good. Hopefully more people will tune in and give it a chance! As for the Secret Circle, it started off strong but then it just kept getting weaker as a show. I grew up with the books, they were my favorite, BUT the writers just didn’t get how to tell the story. Sure, you can change the source material, but if you’re going to make the ideas better, not more boring. By… Read more »
[…] The Vampire Diaries dropped 25% in the demo to a 1.2 rating and 2.7 million. In its second week, Beauty and the Beast dropped like a rock to a 0.7 demo rating (-42%) and 2.0 million viewers. […]
Love the show. Cute guy. Kristin Kreuk kicks butt. Good fight choreography. Hope the show lasts.
Bring back Secret Circle!
Bring back the secret circle!
I agree You should bring back the secret circle!!!
As if the Secret Circle was any better than Beauty and the Beast.
I thought it was really good, well at least for the first episode. Looking forward to the rest of the season.
Beauty and the Beast is a terrible show. The storyline is so cheezy, the actors are all wrong, and there is no chemistry between Kristen Kreuk and the main character guy. She is not believable as a supposedly tough NYC detective. She’s too tiny and skinny, no way, you won’t find a female detective in NYC that looks like that, she looks like a 15 years old also. What a terrible story. Terrible job CW to tap into a sensitive and played out 9/11 story, very very unoriginal. They should not have tried to remake this classic from the 80’s.… Read more »
We`ve all seen witches, magics and thing like that, Minmin, Carrie and the rest of you, who are complaining and trying to rebel against something new, fresh and totally different from all the movies we have seen. Why don`t you give it a try, let it to live? Instead of being rude to this new born and revived story, I think you should be patient and realistic- relationship and beings like in the “BATB” are much more real and useful rather than “Abra -caddabra” . Besides, what will you learn from TSC? What can you take from there and blend… Read more »
I think u should bring back the sercet circle!!