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?
My husband and I love BrainDead!!!
I’m from England and I love brain dead, it’s such a good programme please bring it back. The intro songs are awesome.
I knew it was too good to be true, CBS would actually keep such an awesome & creative show. CBS shows really suck, so what does that say about their viewers? This show would thrive with any other network. Hope it gets picked up.
Loved the show, very creative. BRING IT BACK!!.,
Can you say #Netflix? After Stranger Things, Braindead would be a fun edition to the schedule.
Love this show. Please renew!!!
This show is amazing! Everything about it, from the cast, to the writing, is fabulous! Crazy funny, unique, a true masterpiece! Please, please, please bring it back!
Please, please, please bring this show back. So crazy funny, great cast, great writing, just plain great!! Have all of the shows recorded and have gone through all three times!! It is the best show on TV!!
Had all episodes DVR’d and watched the first one on Saturday. By Sunday afternoon, my wife and I had watched them all and am hooked!!! One of the BEST shows of TV!!
I work none stop, had my husband record these episodes from the very first one on. When we finally set down to watch Brain Dead it was late one night, but neither of us had to get up the next morning and by the second episode we were hooked, laughing, scratching our heads, but really hooked. The suspense was intriguing, the plot great, fitting with/for current day politics, characters were hilarious, & I loved all the actor’s. Please renew Brain Dead. I am already imagining how series 2 will begin…better yet I can’t wait to see how and where this… Read more »
Braindead is extremely brilliant and highly entertaining! We love it! Looking forward to Season 2!
LOVE this show. Please bring it back. The actors are great. The writers are clever and reflect the craziness and convoluted workings of Washington. I am certain they can advance the story line and give us another great season.
Definitely needs to be renewed. So funny to watch it and compare what they are showing our Congress doing on a TV show compared to real life. It is hard to tell which one is fiction.
Please bring Brain Dead back. This political satire is hilarious and perfect for these difficult political times. We love it!
This is one of the best shows….can’t believe they are actually considering not renewing it.
I can’t believe I won’t be able to see any more!!