CBS hasn’t had a successful medical drama in quite some time. How has Code Black been performing in the ratings? Will the network want it back for a second season or, will it be cancelled instead?
Code Black takes place in an Emergency Room in Los Angeles where underfunding and understaffing pile huge pressures on its staff. The cast includes Marcia Gay Harden, Raza Jaffrey, Bonnie Somerville, Melanie Chandra, William Allen Young, Harry Ford, Benjamin Hollingsworth, and Luis Guzman.
The series debuted in late September 2015 to a 1.54 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.58 million viewers. That was an okay start for the 10pm drama though the CBS execs were surely hoping for better.
The ratings took a big fall in week two, dropping 25% in the demo to a 1.16 rating with 6.83 million. The numbers for Code Black stayed at those low levels for the next several weeks and things weren’t looking good. Rather than ordering a full season of the series, CBS picked up five more episodes, bringing the first season tally to just 18 episodes.
Then, the ratings started to slowly rise and reached a mid-season high of a 1.47 demo rating with 8.50 million viewers. In 2016, the numbers have wavered however and last week’s installment hit a series low with a 1.05 demo rating and 6.04 million.
To date, the series has averaged a 1.27 in the demo with 7.13 million viewers. It’s ranking 15th (of 20 scripted CBS shows) in the demo and in total viewers.
Will CBS renew Code Black for a second season or cancel it? Looking at the ratings, the network should probably cancel it but they could easily go either way. Their decision will likely have everything to do with the strength of their upcoming pilots. We’ll know for sure by mid-May.
But, what do you think? Do you like Code Black? If you ran the network, would you renew or cancel the series?
It took a while, but the cast is fitting into their roles. Give it another saeson.
Code Black was a very pleasant surprise when it began last fall and my husband and I would be very disappointed if it were to be cancelled. The acting and storyline is top-notch. Please give it a chance to gain a following!
I’m a nurse (RN) and I thoroughly enjoy this show. Keep it on please
Code Black was a pleasant surprise when I watched the first episode last fall, and both my husband and I would be very sorry to see it cancelled. The acting and the storyline is top-notch. Please give it a chance to gain a larger following!!
Do not cancel. Great show!
Code Black was a real surprise when I watched the first episode last fall. It hit all the right buttons, with excellent acting, and great plot lines that balanced the staff interaction with patient problems while showing the human weaknesses that can sometimes interfere with medical treatment. My husband and I both have enjoyed every episode, and look forward to Season 2.
PLEASE RENEW!!! I love this show! It’s been a long time since there was a good medical drama.
Love Code Black please renew!!!
I LOVE Code Black did not miss one show!!!!
Great characters, believable plots, medical complications & solutions, but not always happy endings. Definitely deserves renewal, hopefully longer season 2.
Great show especially for adrenaline junkies.
Don’t cancel the show. It’s great, lots of technical er lingo, very educational.
Really like the series. Always DVR it to watch at our convenience. Hope it is continued.
Keep Code Black. Why? Because it is a quality show with a great cast. Several other shows in the past were almost cancelled and became long running hits. If given support by CBS, Code Black is likely to do the same.
This is a great show, the likes of which we haven’t seen since ER. Please don’t cancel it, I’m already losing The Good Wife this season!