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?
Renew. I think it will find an audience.
Please renew for another season! My husband and I look forward to watching every week and are really looking forward to next season. It’s so refreshing to see an original story, that is brilliant, witty, and able to look at present day politics with a sense of humor and more than a little truth. This was a fabulous season, very much enjoyed and our daughter is catching up on Hulu right now. Thank you for bringing this show to us!
Please renew! I love love the first season. Can’t wait to see Season 2!
My husband and I LOVED Brain Dead. The comedy was sharp, the commentary witty, and it was all just plain fun. We thought the acting was good and loved the current connections. Please renew!
Love the show, characters, cast, original and fun. And I’m 65 and have told lots of friends about it!
if this magic season 1 is the beginning, it must become mindblowing..
to say the least.. needs a viewer mind to start with.. big ask…
please renew love the dark humor. love actors
Please renew ! Original, funny, good cast, smart, my favorite show since a very long time.
I think the show is great! It’s original and funny and so enjoyable! Tremendous cast, please renew it!!!
Loved this show. Please, please renew this show. Good cast and loved story line.
This first series of BrainDead was absolutely FANTASTIC – especially for a summer show – and the creators-writers have equally fantastic ideas for a few more! Hopefully it will return NEXT summer for more outrageous black social satire, at least through digital if not OTA broadcast media.
Please renew !
We really like the show (my wife and I). It’s amusing, and fun, without being heavy and complicated. Juts sit back and enjoy it every week.
Please cancel. This show is not good enough to survive without a crazy voting year to help it.
I LOVED it!!! So uniquely different, bizzare and funny. I called it my guilty pleasure. Wonderful chacters, storyline, and actors. Especialy Tony Shaloub. PLEASE bring it back. Oh yes, LOVED the singing last weeks storyline. So innovative!