For the previous season, CBS introduced nine new scripted shows during the regular 2018-19 season. The network cancelled five of them and renewed just four. How will their new programming do in the ratings for the 2019-20 season? Stay tuned.
CBS shows this season (so far): 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, All Rise, Blue Bloods, Bob ♥ Abishola, Big Brother, Broke, Bull, Carol’s Second Act, Criminal Minds, Evil, FBI, FBI: Most Wanted, Game On!, God Friended Me, The Greatest #AtHome Videos, Hawaii Five-0, Love Island, MacGyver, Magnum PI, Man with a Plan, Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, NCIS: New Orleans, The Neighborhood, SEAL Team, Survivor, SWAT, Tommy, Tough As Nails, Undercover Boss, The Unicorn, and Young Sheldon.
There’s lots of data that CBS execs look at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are typically the biggest piece. Here’s how the network’s shows are doing so far.
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A couple of notes about these charts:
These figures are updated automatically as new ratings are released. The averages are based on the final national numbers (live plus same day viewing), unless marked with an asterisk (*). For technical reasons, I have to resort them manually so feel free to let me know if I missed something.
Keep in mind that the demo numbers are typically what’s most important to advertisers. Therefore, that’s how the networks measure success. Advertisers pay more for ad time on a show that has a higher demo rating. Because older viewers don’t count? No, it’s because younger viewers watch less traditional TV and are harder to reach.
Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using an extra decimal for easier ranking. The networks take into account when shows air on Fridays and Saturdays, nights when TV viewership is lower.
What do you think? Which shows are you rooting for? Which one isn’t as big a hit as you thought? Are you hoping any series will get cancelled to make way for something else?
2021 season CSI Vegas, Bull please do boost your ratings look forward to seeing it. Enjoy it and love it never missed any episode of it revival CSI brought back glad to be watching. Crime drama, Legal drams great cast and good character in both different types of shows.
I wonder why Discovery was not cancelled yet. I really tried to enjoy it but is so silly and uninteresting.
{ see that CBS is bleeding viewers. I am one of them.
Dear CBS Please reconsider Anne with an E. You have seriously underestimated how good this series was. So well written by moira walley-Beckett and her team. So well acted – a superb cast especially the leads. Also this series is so different to the usual craps on tv. It has messages for all age groups and is food for the soul especially during this awful year of covid-19. Please renew your relationship with Netflix -Renew Anne with an E and make season 4 happen.
You mean the CBC NOT CBS.
Why are you cancelling BROKE? That is such a good show..Give it another chance!
i agree cbs are idiots for cancelling good shows and leaving the crap
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Keep Broke,it is improving each week. Always has a positive message
Yes, Broke is no worse than any other sitcom ever made. It’s not like they’re different from one another. And I like Natasha Leggiero in absolutely anything.
First few episodes of Broke not impressive but then things started to change . Getting better, reconsider to not cancelling.
Really like watching Tommy. The show is just getting started. Please bring it back. There are other shows renewed that are not nearly as good as Tommy.
Everyone deserves a 2nd Chance and I am sad that you cancelled Tommy.
She was just getting started. Bring her back please. Thanks
Why the world would you cancel god friended me. My husbband and I love watching that show. You can’t just end it the way you did. We need closure, we need to find out who “she” is. There’s so much more that could be done with that show. There’s only a few that we watch. The only shows we care about are God Friended Me, NCIS: LA, NCIS: NO, McGyver, Magnum P.I., and Hawaii 5-0. Of all the shows you have those are the good ones.
All those idiotic NCIS shows are tired and lame. And I quit watching Hawaii 5-0 after a main character had been kidnapped or taken hostage for the hundredth time. They pulled out that tired old trick every other week. I mean, how stupid is a cop who keeps walking in in crimes in progress or who is oblivious to being stalked by one of their many arch-nemeses? And 5-0 kept getting rid of the best supporting cast while holding on to that goober who played McGarrett and walked like a duck. I never bought that clown as a tough guy.… Read more »
i agree that they are way passed their prime especially since kate died and de nozzo left and ziva and pauley perette left its now dead boring same crap from leader same cases it needs dumped and fresh shows put on in its place