Despite having The Vampire Diaries as a lead-in, the ratings for The CW‘s Beauty and the Beast declined quite a bit last season. How will the show do this year? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a third season? Stay tuned to find out.
On Beauty and the Beast, a beautiful detective (Kristin Kreuk), navigates her evolving relationship with a handsome doctor (Jay Ryan) who becomes a terrifying beast. Others in the cast are Austin Basis, Brian White, Max Brown, and Nina Lisandrello.
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 — typically the following morning, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: Beauty and the Beast has been renewed for a third season.
Final season averages: 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 800,000 viewers.
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Last year comparison: The first season of Beauty and the Beast averaged a 0.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.61 million total viewers.
Note: 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 still like the Beauty and the Beast TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Please don’t cancel BATB!! My friends an I get together every week to watch this show!! That’s 9 of us in total. Just think how many other people are watching with friends. You have to take that in yo account. Thw only reason why the ratings went down is because they changed the time slot. I have every episode PVR’d. Give BATB a season 3, 4, 5 etc…..
I am so dedicated to BATB that I watch it every Tuesday on my computer and sit through the commercials in order to keep up on it. Love it and sad that it is having to take a long break. Wish shows would stick around for longer than a couple of seasons.
It is one of the best shows on the CW. It is one of the most romantic shows. The chemistry between Vincent and Catherine is beautiful. You can really relate to them as a couple. The show has everything , action ,romance, and great twists. Please don’t cancel this show!!!
I have had it with commercials, so therefore I watch BATB through Amazon.com where there are no commercials. I don’t know who sits through commercials anymore! Why watch a show with at least 15 minutes dedicated to advertisements when you can watch uninterrupted. Wise up and move on with the times! Don’t make the fans pay for your old time thinking!
Reality is constantly in my face. I need an escape and BATB is it! I do not like commercials so I buy the season through Amazon. Please, for all that is good in the world, renew this show! If it is not I quit TV all together and will be forced to escape only in books.
i am from Jamaica and i watched beauty and the beast every week, dont miss day. now that’s its on break i really dont watch anymore shows on CW. batb was my favorite show so i lost interest in the others. Please give batb a chance, season one was great but i believe that the writers were to blame for the lack of viewers. i think the fans didnt like that they pull cat and vincent apart and turn him into a beast killer. the script were off and it turn many fans away. i believe if they put them… Read more »
Please take into account in the that the rating system is not always accurate. It’s a shame that many great shows get cancelled before they have a chance to really get started.
We are asking you to give this show another season. Give the fans a chance to prove their devotion.
I wanted to comment about the types of viewers that are not being taken into account in the demographics of BATB. This is a grownup show, unlike the other shows on the CW, alot of us who watch fall outside of the 18-49 year old viewers. I am very young 60 year old that watches the show faithfully. I have watched the 1st season on Netflix many more times than I care to admit to. I have bought vids off of iTunes and Amazon and have watched this season on Hulu Plus. As far as advertising goes I am probably… Read more »
PLEASE renew Beauty and the Beast for another season (at least)! It’s a truly entertaining show and one that skips the gore and violence other TV series so adore showing us. Romance is what we need – true love stories! So please take into account the international audience of BATB as well. We might not be living in the U.S., but we are loyal fans, won over by this production and would definitely enjoy watching more of it! I understand that U.S. advertisers may not be reaching us live during ad breaks, but rest assured it’s US products that most… Read more »
3/31/14 Love Beauty & The Beast, Please don’t cancel the series. Would hate to lose a good show, BATB. ??????
Please please please do not cancel Beauty and the Beast!!! I really look forward to seeing it. It takes you away from reality for a little while.
I am a faithful watcher of the show and would love to see a season 3. It’s unfortunate and annoying when there are so many breaks throughout the season when the show isn’t on. Even repeats during the hiatus periods would help to retain viewer interest and loyalty. I think more romance between Cat and Vincent would also help to get the viewer numbers up since that’s what attracted alot of us to the show initially.
Please don’t cancel BATB because it’s one show l really do enjoy watching not just with Katherine & Vincent but also with J.T & Tess see where that goes to.So renew it for a third season please l don’t want it to go down the drain before it’s had a chance to prove to everyone it’s worth keeping.
I pray that Beauty and the Beast is renewed- I loved every bit of it and was waiting for the next episode – it kept one interested and certainly entertained.
If it is cancelled – I will never again watch a seriel on tv-
One loses faith when one has lost a few already- SGU – was one that was cancelled
as were falling skies etc etc
Should BATB be cancelled rest assured our family will not be watching any series you may bring out.
thanks Icemaid
Please do not cancel BATB! Give it a chance and another season, it needs to be advertised more just like the other CW series. If it is canceled, I will not return to watching anything on the CW.