Robert and Michelle King found success with their last CBS series, The Good Wife. Now, they’re trying something different with BrainDead. How will it perform in the ratings? Cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
On BrainDead, Laurel Healy (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) has returned home to Washington, DC to work for her brother, Senator Luke Healy (Danny Pino) on Capitol Hill. She is caught in the midst of two huge problems: the government has stopped working due to budgetary disagreements, and mysterious bugs are eating the brains of a growing number of members of Congress and Hill staffers. The rest of the cast includes Aaron Tveit, Tony Shalhoub, Nikki M. James, Johnny Ray Gill, Charlie Semine, and Jan Maxwell.
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.
10/18 update: CBS has cancelled BrainDead after one season. Details here.
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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 BrainDead TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
one of the most intelligent shows ………i love the acting
love this show !! laughed my head off watching it ..
First off, if it says series season finale, it means the shows returning. Right? I am right. If at the end of a Season, and it stated series, series finale then we all know it’s not returning. Again, Right? Again I am right. If the CBS people who make these decisions are not sure whether they are returning for another season of Brain Dead, or any other one of their many many finales, then maybe put something other than season finale. Because I always thought when you wrote season finale, the show was coming back for another season. So can… Read more »
Tinker. You may not be right. Series can be and are cancelled after the last show ends, so at the time of airing, it says Season Finale. You can always check later to see if the show you are watching is renewed. It would be a bit ridiculous to say ‘we don’t know if this is the last show ever or not’, which would be more confusing.
Hi,
YeS… YeS… YeS… PLEASE, PLeAsE, PLeAsE renew Brain Dead.
I LoVe, LoVe, LoVe this Show. I JuSt GoTTa See ThiS ShOw AgAiN. So PLEASE BRING Brain Dead BACK. ThAnK YoU… ThAnK YoU… ThAnK YoU So MuCh…
YoUr FaVoRiTe FaN…
My FaVoRiTe NeTWoRk …
~C.B.S.~
TINKER
P.S. iF i’M LyiNg, i’M DyInG… and i ain’t dying.
I loved Brain Dead!!! Please renew!!!
My dad and I watched every episode and we love it. It’s different than the other shows and it’s so funny. I hope it sticks around for a season 2.
Highlight of summer programming. Clever, timely, well cast and acted. Please bring it back for another season.
My wife and I love BrainDead and hope very much that it is renewed.
I love this show…please renew it!
Renew Pleeeeaaaaassseee!
I love this show!! Best show on tv. PLEASE RENEW IT!
Please RENEW! Such a unique story line, finally prime time T.V. that isn’t based on “who done it”. Crime scene shows are great, but do we really need 15 of them on every channel!?
We love this show!! Everything about it is delightfully absurd and wonderfully written!! RENEW!!!!
I love Brain Dead, it explains a lot of what is now happening in congress. Very funny and entertaining. RENEW. RENEW.
We both love the show – RENEW