CBS is planning to switch a couple of their freshman dramas around for midseason. Blue Bloods, which currently airs on Friday nights at 10pm, will move to Wednesdays at 10pm beginning January 19th. The Defenders will shift from Wednesdays at 10pm to Fridays at 8pm beginning February 4th (filling cancelled Medium’s timeslot).
On Friday nights, Blue Bloods has been averaging a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 11.22 million viewers. While that’s a lot of total viewers, the demo numbers are about what Numb3rs was averaging last season, before CBS cancelled it. The move to Wednesday nights will likely show the network whether or not the series is capable of doing better in the demo department. It’ll have four weeks in the timeslot before heading back to Fridays at 10pm on February 11th. Spin-off Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior takes over the Wednesday night slot on February 16th.
Things haven’t been looking too good for The Defenders and the move to Friday nights isn’t exactly a vote of confidence. You may recall that CBS ordered just five additional episodes in October, bringing the first season total to just 18 installments.
Defenders has averaged a 2.2 in the 18-49 demo and 10.02 million total viewers. It premiered at a 2.9 rating and has fallen as low as a 1.8 in the demo. Of CBS’ 18 scripted series, it currently ranks 15th, not far above Blue Bloods which has already been airing on little-watched Fridays.
What do you think? Will this move help or hurt these shows’ chances for season two? What do you think the end result will be?
Blue Bloods is great, I will watch it whenever, but I don’t think the move will help Defenders, it is a likeable show … but not the quality of Blue Bloods.
I don’t care what night they are on. Just keep them. They are two of my favorite shows.
I love Blue Bloods, please do not cancel this wonderful show.
Both shows are enjoyable to watch and I do not miss an eppisode. CBS needs to give their shows a chance. I also agree that they keep changing the days and times and as a result, people stop watching. CBS needs to also drop that stupid plot of the secret society in Blue Bloods. It takes away from the show.
i like both the defenders and bluebloods in my opinion leave both shows alone and let people enjoy them!
Do not get rid of blue bloods!!!!! Great show!!
I love both shows. Just do not cancel either one of them. It is nice to see adult TV.
K Snyder
Why not leave shows alone!!! You change them around then no one knows what is on. (Maybe someone in the cbs office you doesn’t care). CBS did the same thing to Angela Lansbury and Murder She Wrote for example. Keep your fingers off and let the viewers decide, not ages 20-40 because the are out for the evenings. Why not ask the people that are home on the weekdays and weekends.
I love BOTH shows and pray that they DO NOT cancel either one of them!!
blue blood-great show-find a way to keep this one!
PLEASE just leave these two shows (Blue Blood and the Defenders) where they are. If you keep changing shows people will stop watching them………you will never know when they are on……
PLEASE, you have two GREAT shows, don’t mess with them.
This is the best show I have seen in awhile. I hate the way it is pre-empted. Set it on Wednesday night and leave it there.
My family really enjoys Blue Bloods and we don’t want to see it cancelled. We will watch it any time it is on.
We watch The Defenders but don’t like it nearly as much as Blue Bloods.
I think Blue Bloods would do better on Thursday @ 9 eastern just before the Mentalist. I think Defenders will do well Wednesday @ 8 eastern
I LOVE BOTH SHOWS. JUST LEAVE THEM ALONE AND LET US ENJOY TWO REALY GOOD SHOWS.