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:
Note: If you’re not seeing the updated charts, please try reloading the page. You can also see them here and here.
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?
Love Supernatural….Please keep this one. Best ever.
I think your rating chart is riggecd I didn’t even know starcross exsisted till a few days ago it is a super show with no ending
Hey, I like The Messengers. Don’t know why my earlier comment wasn’t
Moderate enough! Good story and Fast paced!
I’m very disappointed in the CW for canceling such a great show such as Hart of Dixie when it is one of the best shows on television.
Quality is subjective in a tv show and perception of quality or lack thereof in a show has no bearing on renewals/cancellations.HoD was cancelled due to low ratings,little room left on the network schedule and having properly wrapped up &,having enough episodes for syndication plus the lead/star wants tobe with her baby and dosent want to live in LAwithher baby cause of the press.
Omg CW I LOVE YOU ❤❤❤❤❤ Arrow, Flash, IZombie, Beauty and the beast, Supernatural..hands down THE BEST SHOWS EVER MADE!!!!! Keep doing stuff like this!!! I wish like he’ll you could steal some from other stations bc they would flurish here bc they BELONG here. You listen to your viewers! Amazing Network CW!!!!
my faves are arrow, flash, and the 100… i also like supernatural sometimes, tvd, reign, and originals
And soon a hot new show will start on the CW! The Flarrow spin off with so many beloved characters and a few amazing new ones! Things look good for the DC universe.
Now if they only could replace Ezra Miller in the upcoming Flash movie with Grant Gustin, everything would be perfect. Gustin is The Flash, period.
i don’t understand renew still means renew correct? so I see renew by the Flash how exactly is that getting screwed? im super glad they renewed the 100 but that was renewed long ago! so yay.. i too miss the tomorrow people and Star crossed! by the numbers above the ones in red got renewed too, which makes no sense to me..
Hart of Dixie is a super funny, wonderfully written, light-hearted show with extremely loveable characters. I realize that it’s not everyone’s cup of tea, but we found it very entertaining and relaxing to watch. We truly loved every single character on the show and looked forward to seeing their latest escapades every week. I wish there were more shows like it on TV. True, the show’s ratings weren’t through the roof or anything, but they did go up quite a bit this season. In fact, their ratings were similar to many other CW shows that for some reason have been… Read more »
I don’t think CW ever intended to renew HoD for a fifth season.Its ratings we’re especially low last spring & it only got this fourth season for wrap up & syndication purposes.All CW cares about is getting low rated & mid rated( by thier standards) a proper ending & to 70-88 episodes.HoD has enough episodes for short syndication.HoD dosent do well internationally as sCWs others shows nor does it have great critical acclaim & awards like Jane the Virgin.HoD ratings ratings went up a little this season,but not much and the fact it ended early prevented further ratings decline.I like… Read more »
The Flash is a great show! It should be in theaters…I would certainly buy a ticket to see it!
I watch Flash, Arrow, the 100, and Before it was Canceled The Tomorrow PPL. all great shows. I don’t care for any of the other shows tho.
I was excited when I thought Beauty and the Beast would have 22 episodes. I think ratings would go up if it was advertised as often as Vampire junk. Beauty and the Beast has a good story, romance, and mystery!
The Flash & The 100 need to be on another network, they might actually see some decent ratings then. Great shows wasted on CW network.
Why cancel Hart Of Dixie. This wa the best season so far!
It has enough episodes for short syndication & a proper ending,which is what Czw cares about.Its the second lowest rated show on CW and Rachel wants to be a stay at home mom and dosent live in LA anymore to keep her baby away from paparazzi,Shows aren’t canceled or renewed based on “quality”.Also,CW has very little room for more renewals since they renewed almost all thier shows and if thier Midseason shows IZombie is doing well enough to get renewed as of right now.Also,HoD dosent have critical acclaim/awards like Jane’The Virgindoes nor does it do well overseas.
That is not true brandy. She still lives in los Angeles and show was cancelled because are low rating not because are the press about her show. Rachel bilson could have gotten her some work if she wanted to. Jaime king had her baby and it was nothing said about her child being in the public eye. Natalie Portman did show her child. The reason is that nobody won’t mention her child or her. She didn’t care about showing her being pregnant. The paz didn’t follow her around unless they was called to do so. Hayden don’t live in California… Read more »
I’m not surprised The Flash is getting renewed because its such an amazing show! Action is intense and they are using a really famous flash storyline which is flashpoint!
Love thr flash