The CW is the smallest television network and their TV shows draw far fewer viewers than the others. However, they still have to cancel and renew series. Will your favorites survive to see another season? Stay tuned.
CW shows this season (so far): The 100, America’s Next Top Model, Arrow, Beauty and the Beast, Cedric’s Barber Battle, Dates, The Flash, Hart of Dixie, iZombie, Jane the Virgin, Masters of Illusion, The Messengers, The Originals, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Reign, Significant Mother, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, and A Wicked Offer.
How does The CW decide what to cancel or renew? They look at a lot of different factors but the ratings play an important role. The higher the ratings, the better chance a show has of surviving. Here’s how the network’s shows are doing so far:
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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 therefore supposedly 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 or Saturday, 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 room for something else?
Im sorry but Jane the virgin is a funny ass show and if your latino yuu are gonnna love it, some people might think because of the name of the show it is bad but it really isnt. I hope it doesnt get cancelled i enjoy it so much with my girlfriends i just love it.
I love watching the flash arrow supernatural those are the three great series on the CWand I hope they keep supernatural on for another 10 years it gets better and better every season Sam and Dean I just love them the love between those two brothers change the world every time it’s those two against the entire world I can’t wait to see the new episodes coming up I hope they never cancel supernatural
Love Jane the Virgin! Such a well written show. The 100 is also really good! I had interest last year, and I still want to watch it over again! If it is cancelled, I will be sad, but hopefully if it is they will end it well. Arrow and The Flash are going strong still, love both of those! Lost interest in Vampire Diaries a while back, same with The Originals. Reign needs to finish up, there is only so much that can be done, and the quality has gone down. Supernatural is okay, there has been too much going… Read more »
I wonder why TVD keeps dropping on airtime….. This is seriously the best yet so far.
Is it bcs of Football or have more and more decided to watch it online or later by recording?
I saw an article stating that even if TVD has apxmtl 3-4 million viewers in the US counting the once that record the show and the once that watch it online or rerun…. can this be true?
I LOVE reign !! I don’t think the CW promotes it the way they do there other shows. They need more press.
Jane the Virgin is a fun, well written, superbly acted show. I wish more people would give it a chance because they would just fall in love with Gina and the rest of the cast. It is clever, smart and really tugs at your heart strings.
1. Reign is far and above my favorite of these, OH please keep it on. 2. The Flash and Arrow rate about the same to me(I watch them because my son likes them) 3. Supernatural is a MUST KEEP. We love Sam & Dean!! 4. The Vampire Diaries(I lost interest a while ago, my son and I are marathoning it as he won’t start The Originals until he watches where it came from) 5. The 100: Several excellent Sci-Fi shows were cancelled last year, couldn’t believe they kept this one out of all the others…. Although, so far this year,… Read more »
Reign!!!
Well the digital numbers doesnt show here and not the recording numbers either.
I bet TVD has approximately 3-4 million viewers. Tvd Digital viewers last week (1.2) adding the probably 1 million recording the show. It still is going strong.
Stupid Mondays.The Originals is such a good show it deserves better ratings.It’s my favourite show on the Network this year.I’m happy about Flash it’s really good too.Vampire Diaries haven’t impressed me so far.Arrow keeps being good.
The Originals really dropped in quality so I can understand the drop in ratings as well. I personally love The 100 more and hope it can rise more!
I cant understand why the originals getting law rate its one of the best shows on CW and S2 better than S1
Wow, you can really see which shows have fallen hard from last year. The Originals and Reign are both taking serious shots this year, TO especially. Down 36% from last year in total viewership? Yikes. Glad to see that Arrow and Supernatural are mostly staying steady, I love those two! I’ll be interested to see how the The Flash fairs the rest of the year, and what the numbers look like next season. It’s lovely to start off so high, but that means you’ve got farther to fall too. I’ll be excited if they can keep pulling such high ratings… Read more »
I love the Vampire Diaries and the Originals and Supernatural . those shows they are the best!
I love the Vampire Diaries and the Originals and Supernatural . Thru should not cancel those shows they are the best! I don’t care for Jane the Virgin, I like Reign and Beauty and the Beast.