Ratings for the sophomore year of the Colony TV on USA Network dropped off pretty sharply from its freshman installment, but from week to week, it remained fairly stable. While the numbers were good enough to earn it a third season, how much longer will they suffice? How will it perform in the Nielsen ratings this time out? Will Colony be cancelled or renewed for season four? Stay tuned. **Status update below.
A USA sci-fi drama, Colony stars Josh Holloway, Sarah Wayne Callies, Tory Kittles, Peter Jacobson, and Alex Neustaedter. The story unfolds in the near-future, in a world where citizens are under military occupation by the Colony Transitional Authority, as part of a large extraterrestrial invasion. Former FBI agent Will Bowman (Holloway) and wife Katie (Callies) were raising their daughter and two sons in Los Angeles, but were separated from the younger boy during the invasion and did everything they could to get him back. The third season kicks off six months after the season two finale, with Will and Katie rebuilding their family in the world beyond the walls. They soon begin a journey during which they’ll uncover the truth behind the occupation. Once again, this family will find themselves having to choose sides.
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For comparisons: The second season of Colony on USA Network averaged a 0.26 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 814,000 total viewers.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Colony TV series? Should this USA Network TV show have been cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
**7/21/2018 Status Update: Colony has been cancelled by USA Network. Details here.
Please renew.
This is just as entertaining as BSG and Caprica! Awesome show!
I think this shown is amazing. I look forward to it just as much as BSG and Caprica. Please renew!
Would love to see another season or two of the Colony. This SiFy show is quite different from all the others. Our planet being run by an unseen alien race that is technologicaly way more advanced than we are…
A 0.16 live rating for episode 12. That’s the best in the last 4 weeks, but it doesn’t up the overall average. Next week is the last episode of the season, possibly the last episode ever. Everybody pray.
Best show on TV, and I’m in the desired “demo.” They blew the relaunch this year – the ratings jumped once folks heard it was back on. Could do much better in a different time slot.
Please renew Colony; it is hands down one of best Sci-fi shows on television!
Bar none, best sci-fi show on tv.
Intriguing story, compelling characters, and exceptional acting.
The show runners and the network should do more to promote this exceptional show.
RENEW THIS SHOW PLEASE! It’s really incredible and timely, the acting is superb and you never get bored watching it! PLEASE!
I absolutely love this show, and will definitely keep watching for season 4 and beyond! This is a very well thought plot and produced with some of the most believable story line. I really hope that it is kept going for season 4 and more.
I sincerely hope USA keep Colony around for season 4 it’s very well produced. The cast and fx are outstanding. It’s one the better ones on tv and need to be allowed to flourish.
The live ratings for Episode 11 were a 0.13. They keep dropping. Renewal for a season four does not look good. There are 2 episodes left. Enjoy them and pray for a miracle.
A tv-series don’t always need to have the ratings they had when it began. Sometimes networks renew rhem because they overall made good money on the show on a lot of things other than ratings. Shows like Family Guy and Futurama had bad ratings, but were saved because they made good money on DVD-sales. But i can see your point. The ratings are not that good. But sometimes you need optimism and positive energy, rather hopeless feelings to get through the hard burden called life. Warehouse 13 got a short last season in the end because the ratings were not… Read more »
The ratings is how the network sells the commercial time to advertisers. If ratings will drop too low, advertisers will pull their money and the show is cancelled.
I see your point but if ratings are so important, then why Mr. Robot (also on USA Network) was renewed for s4, while averaging a 0.22? Probably bc of the critical acclaim and the awards.
Colony doesn’t have any awards, but it has a better critical acclaim than most of the USA Network airing shows, so maybe they will renew it for a fourth and final season.
A 0.22 is a big difference than a 0.17, which this looks like this is going to finish with. Add on the awards and the acclaim, and that is a big difference. If Colony had finished with a 0.22 live average rating this season, it would have been renewed no problem. The ratings for the last 4 weeks have been a complete disaster. 0.15, 0.14, 0.13 and a 0.16 probably sealed its fate. I wrote weeks ago that the ratings needed to be over a 0.20 every week for the last 5 episodes for a chance for it to be… Read more »
Ratings sell advertising, which is very important to the “free TV” networks (ABC, CBS, Fox, NBC, etc). Basic cable is also concerned with total viewers because this helps them stay on the basic package as well as helping with the carriage rates.
Love this show. Hope they have a season 4!!!
I have to wonder how relevant these tv rating systems are when so many people download tv shows via internet and bypass the networks.
It’s relevant for channel. Because if you watch show via unofficial source, then channel doesn’t get pay for it and channel will not give money to showrunners for next season. Always watch live or DVR and watch in three days, it count, it’s important.
I love this show. We need more sci fi shows.
petition: Stop taking our Scifi shows! Save Colony NOW!
https://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/954/703/871/
Great show! Started watching about two months ago. Never saw it advertised. I just happened upon it. It’s now my favorite program!