CBS is still the most-watched network but almost all of their established shows are down year-to-year. Plus, none of their new shows can really be considered hits. Which will be cancelled or renewed? Stay tuned!
CBS shows this season (so far): 2 Broke Girls, 48 Hours, 60 Minutes, The Amazing Race, Bad Teacher, The Big Bang Theory, Big Brother, Blue Bloods, The Crazy Ones, Criminal Minds, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Elementary, Extant, Friends with Better Lives, The Good Wife, Hawaii Five-0, Hostages, How I Met Your Mother, Intelligence, The Mentalist, Mike & Molly, The Millers, Mom, NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles, Person of Interest, Reckless, Survivor, Two and a Half Men, Under the Dome, Undercover Boss, Unforgettable, and We Are Men.
There’s lots of data that CBS looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are typically the biggest piece.
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ABC | The CW | FOX | NBC | ABC Family | TNT
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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?
Renew Reckless…we love it
Please renew Reckless! Love it!
Renew Reckless, a show both my husband and I enjoyed.
Is Mike & Molly coming back on air with new shows if so when.
Yes and no date yet. Likely mid-season.
I absolutely love the show Reckless. So does my 43 year old daughter. I don’t think it hasn’t been given enough publicity compared to other programs and that is partially why the ratings are down. It is a show worth trying another season on. Thanks.
Please renew Reckless! It’s a great show with so much potential!! Just give it a chance…
Sadly CBS seems to have now joined the ranks of ABC The Mickey Mouse TV Network in only presenting dismal,boring,uninteresting TV Shows, and therefore the only show I now watch is Blue Bloods. Wish either CBS or NBC would pick up that great ABC show Killer Women now that the fools and Mickey Mouse Club Brass Running ABC in foolishly canceling Killer Women!
please renew reckless it’s my new guilty pleasure and I look forward to it every week
Please renew Reckless. Great to have a show with a sexy Southern flavor.
The only CBS show that I watch is Blue Blood as the rest of CBS tv programs suck big time! Both CBS and NBC are really missing the boat by not picking up Killer Women not that ABC Mickey Mouse TV Network cancelled t.
WHAT IS THE STATUS ON RECKLESS???????? PLEASE RESCHEDULE THE SEPT. 13 AND 14 EPISODES?
Please renew Reckless
Renew reckless for season 2
Hello, I am from Portugal and Intelligence has been one of the best shows i have ever seen, i really think that CBS should reconsider their decision, since the fact that they have shows with much lower views and still got continued, and this serie is amazing. I really hope that if CBS don’t go along with the renewal and stay with the cancel, that another TV Broadcaster pick the shows rights and put it back on air. And if the problem was changing the broadcast hour and day just stick with tuesday since you have more people watching it,… Read more »
The best new show for CBS this fall? NFL Thurday Night Football will be a smash hit because CBS does not have to make an creative or casting decisions. The NFL will do all the hard work and CBS will reap the huge ratings. If you can’t come up with new ideas, just go out and buy the rights to air a guaranteed hit. No chance Thursday night football can fail, but if it does, CBS will be completely out of answers…..like Extant.
I enjoyed Big Brother in the past, but this season the cast was very young and easily manipulated which makes the cast boring. I found nothing in common or interesting to keep me watching this season. Better luck with cast selection next season.