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Cougar Town: To Be Cancelled or Renewed for Season Four?

by Trevor Kimball, May 1, 2012

canceled or renewed Cougar TownAfter being renewed in January 2011, it was expected that season three of Cougar Town would debut in the fall. ABC delayed it until November, then put it off until mid-season and then, cut the episode order and delayed it again. When Cougar Town finally returned, fewer fans seemed to care.

While never a big hit for the alphabet network, Cougar Town had been a decent performer. Season one averaged a 2.9 rating in the prized 18-49 demographic with 7.0 million total viewers.

Last season started strong but the numbers began to fall by mid-season — about the same time as ABC’s renewal. The last episode of season two aired on May 23rd and registered a 2.0 in the demo with 5.0 million viewers.

It was nine months before the start of season three and, while total viewership remained about the same, the demo rating continued to drop. The season started with a 1.8 rating and has fallen to a low of a 1.4 demo.

Should Cougar Town be renewed?

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This season, Cougar Town has been averaging a 1.6 in the demo with 4.5 million total viewers. On our ABC Ratings Report Card, which measures the network shows’ relative demo performance, the sitcom has a “D” grade. It’s the lowest-rated scripted series on the network and isn’t doing much better than what Charlie’s Angels was getting before it was cancelled.

With ratings like these, Cougar Town would be certain to be cancelled — except for one thing. The show is produced in-house so the company has added incentive to try to keep it going long enough to have enough episodes for syndication. Scrubs, another Bill Lawrence show, was kept alive for two additional seasons because of lucrative syndication deals.

However, at the end of this season, Cougar Town will have just 61 episodes — well short of what’s needed for a syndication package. It seems that ABC would have to renew the show for at least a full season and maybe more. It seems unlikely that they’d do that but it is a possibility.

We’ll know what they’ve decided by mid-May but one thing’s for sure. If Cougar Town is renewed for a fourth season, it will be in spite of the ratings, not because of them.

Wat do you think? Are you still watching Cougar Town or have you given up on it? Do you think that it will be cancelled or renewed for season four?


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Bring it back. It is a good fun show to watch. Never miss it.

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December 15, 2013 11:27 am
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As a single (widowed) mother with two “little ones”, Cougar Town has managed to keep a smile on my face, accompanied by much laughter, with every episode. (During the final episode, I swear I cracked a rib just from laughing so hard…)

PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THIS SHOW! IT BRINGS MUCH TOO MUCH LIGHT & LAUGHTER INTO SO MANY PEOPLE’S LIVES…

Sent from a hugely/devoted fan…
Thank you..

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June 29, 2012 9:39 am
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It’s a funny, fast-paced show that should be renewed. The writing and acting is excellent and one of the best things in the tube. ABC would be foolish to let this one go.

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[…] I noted here, the ratings for Cougar Town have been so bad that ABC is sure to cancel it later this month […]

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Of course it should be renewed, if only the network would quit putting it in time slots it knows it will run rate poorly in!!

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