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?
This is a great intelligent show n would love more of it.
Didn’t watch until someone told me that I would like it. They wer right – it’s one of the best shows on TV!. There’s so much more to it than people think. Come on CBS, give it another chance.
I absolutely love BrainDead and can’t wait for the next week’s episode. I’ve even saved the shows on my DVR so I can watch them again.. Especially with the election year, the show is timely and gives a comedy – drama – sy-fi perspective on current events.
Please keep the show. Tony Shaloub was cast perfectly.. He’s amazing! Everyone was perfect fit for their roles.
Looking forward for lots more episodes.
Please CBS, renew BrainDead, one of the few shows that makes me laugh out loud. Wonderful timely satire. Give it another season at least. Thanks.
One of the cleverest new shows of the last few years. Excellent writing, superb acting, and multiple interconnecting plot lines that provide the viewer with some very refreshing mental exercise. IT MUST BE continued for at least one more season.
Love this show! Clever, refreshing, delightful cast! My husband and I want ore of it!!
Please renew – and give this witty, amusing, thought provoking show some time for its audience to find it.
Loved the show. It was unfair to move it to Sundays.
My husband & I love this show! Finally a show with some true intelligent political satire!! Sad that people think this is Sci-fi and quit watching. I’m hoping it stays on the air or gets picked up by Netflix or Amazon!!!
Clever show! Love the cast! Shaloub and Winstead are Emmy worthy. Bring it back!!!!
I absolutely love this show. It’s my favorite show this summer. Hilarious show, fantastic cast and brilliantly written. Love the catchy musical recap at the beginning of each episode. Please, please, please renew this show!
I know I watch it on my DVR quit thinking just because somebody doesn’t watch it at the time it’s on and within 24 hours that they’re not being watched your numbers are off tons of people are watching this show
I just love the show it’s one of my favorite shows all week please please don’t cancel it this is so funny this show it is great
Love Braindead. Great script. Great actors. Funny yet serious. Please continue.
RENEW!!