Most TV shows on The CW have had very low ratings but, last season, the smallest network started to attract more attention than it had in the past. Will their series hit new highs in the ratings in the 2015-16 season? How many will be cancelled or renewed? Stay tuned.
There’s lots of data that network execs looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. These charts will be updated daily, as new ratings data becomes available.
CW shows (so far): The 100, Arrow, Beauty and the Beast, Containment, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash, iZombie, Jane The Virgin, MADtv, Masters of Illusion, My Last Days, The Originals, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Reign, Supernatural, The Vampire Diaries, and Whose Line Is it Anyway.
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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 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 and Saturdays, nights when TV viewership is lower.
What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?
The ORiginals,The Flash,Arrow<Supernatural and TVD are my favourite series and i am only 14 year old so ahhaha and The ORiginals's third season is pretty good it should be on the top 2 or 3 and the Flash and Arrow they desreve it so what i mean is The Flash,Arrow and The ORiginals should be the top 1 to 3 and they should always got renewd and i'm happy about Arrow and Flash
last nights originals was great it looks like becca is coming back next week, the cammi klaus story looks great.!! strixx got to go. good episode.
That was actually why I stopped watching TO, the cami/klaus storyline was the predominate storyline and I haven’t liked those two together since the beginning. I watched a few episodes at the start of TO but stopped watching shortly after. I just can’t watch a show I have to fast forward most of the episode to watch and that is a shame because I LOVE Klaus (Joseph Morgan). Kol is coming back to the show this month but Rebekah wont be back for a long time ( if at all) this season, per articles.
I think TVD and The Originals are some of the best shows the network has ever aired. The writing is always great and there’s so much more story to be told.
i disagree, the 100 is way better writen. it gets better episode by episode. give it a chance, u wont regret it
I used to love TO but not anymore, I stopped watching a few episodes after S3 started.
The remaining shows on Cw have a lot of minus in the viewing yr to yr column. I guess the only thing that matters is the 18-49 viewers. Please vote for BATB for Peoples Choice Award. for 2016.
ps people in their 50 to 55 spend more money on dvds and blurays. thats a fact.
I agree with you. Cw network will lose me after cancelling Beauty and the Beast. It had such a great fan base, I still cannot believe it was cancelled. I will switch to Castle on TNT. They make a good detective couple. I don’t watch the last three bottom shows either.
CW didn’t cancelled it but ending it @ season 4 this summer. It will have an ending
Season 4 is the last season. BATB deserve more seasons.
the 3 bottom ones jane the virg. reign. crazy G.F this 3 will not be mist.
Why does the demographic age range stop at 49? I’m 55. The CW is one of my favorite networks. I’m hooked on Supernatural, Arrow/Green Arrow, The Flash, The Vampire Diaries and The Originals.
The jury is still out with me on iZombie and Reign. I’m not a fan of Jane the Virgin and Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. To be honest, I wasn’t interested in those two shows, based on the titles. Maybe that’s because it doesn’t have anything to do with DC, Vampires, Witches/Warlocks, Werewolves, Hybrids, Demons or the Supernatural.
i started watching supernatural in its 6th season,. now i owne 10 seasons of the show thats at $35 bucks per season., and it keeps getting better. would be great to have 15 seasons but ill settle for 12.??
Your gonna get 12, and I think 13.
Yes you are
lots of us like to see klaus win more than loose. so please lets bring back a little klaus from season 1 & 2 you know the ass kicker. and camilla a little darker. great actors on this show.
If they got rid of the Klaus/Cami storyline I would watch TO again. Their storyline was what turned me OFF TO. But yes Klaus is a widely different character the he was from his TVD days and that is NOT in a good way. Joseph Morgan even did an interview awhile back saying that a tame Klaus is no real Klaus and I have to agree.
FYI – Your bottom table says it is sorted by total viewers, but it’s not. It’s the same as the top table.
They are separate tables and the second is sorted by viewership. However, I see that one number was out of order. Thanks for the note!![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Lately you haven’t been adding the final numbers… Like with Izombie, The Flash, The Vampire diaries and The originals
Our numbers reporting was delayed a bit this week but the final numbers were added.
I hope and wish for both the vampire diaries and the originals ratings increase more this year and next
I agree, I hope The Originals at least make it to 5 seasons for syndication they so deserve it. It’s better written/story then TVD lately and I don’t see how Reign is pulling in more viewers. I wish The Originals were on cable 10-13 episodes instead of a broken up 18-22 episodes on network TV, the could even go more darker on the plot on cable too.
If they got rid of the Klaus/Cami storyline I would watch TO again. Their storyline was what turned me OFF TO. But yes Klaus is a widely different character the he was from his TVD days and that is NOT in a good way. Joseph Morgan even did an interview awhile back saying that a tame Klaus is no real Klaus and I have to agree.
I fear for the originals … I pray d ratings increase.. Oh Lord Pls
I thought last year that CW promoted Season 10 of Supernatural as the Final Season of Supernatural. I know I read that comment in more than one web publication. So what happened, did the viewers make enough noise that they brought it back? That seldom happens, wow. I like the show, I just can’t believe that viewer demand could bring it back if they didn’t represent the numbers that would bring the advertisers and price per unit of advertising CW execs were after. I’m confused, but I’ll take it.
You’re misinformed. CW’s President said that the show will keep on going as long as the cast wants to.
I would suspect that the cast is getting paid a pretty penny by now and they are all such great friends that I cant see them wanting to leaving just yet.