Of the five networks, The CW has the fewest hours of primetime to fill but they’re not finding it any easier to find hits. Most of their returning shows are way down year-to-year and some of their new series are struggling. Which will be cancelled or renewed? Stay tuned!
CW shows this season (so far): The 100, America’s Next Top Model, Arrow, Backpackers, Beauty and the Beast, The Carrie Diaries, Famous in 12, Hart of Dixie, Masters of Illusion, Nikita, The Originals, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Reign, Seed, Supernatural, The Tomorrow People, The Vampire Diaries, and Whose Line Is It Anyway?.
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?
Star Crossed needs another season for sure! I guarantee if Star Crossed aired at 9pm after Vampire Diaries it would already be renewed because people would see how great it is. Lets face it Reign isn’t that great of a show but because of the slot it aired in it got renewed. CW listen to the massive Star Crossed fan base and give it at the least another 13 episodes!
KEEP THE CARRIE DIARIES!!! do they realize how many people found it on netflix? They only have season 1, and I went and bought season two and they have to renew this show. I’ve already watched both seasons 3 times.
A couple of weeks ago, I watched Baz Luhrmann’s Moulin Rouge again on TV and I’m reminded how much I will miss CW’s Beauty and the Beast if they cancel it. Although B&TB is not on the visual scale of Moulin Rouge or set in the Montmartre district of Paris, it’s about two people in love with so many obstacles they have a hard time being together. Satine, who is told and wants to believe the Duke is a better choice for her, she must at all costs follow her heart and be with Christian. It’s like Catherine and Vincent‘s… Read more »
Agree! Agree! Agree!
I never watched CW network and so did not watch BatB while it was airing. But once the show was recommended to me and I began to watch it on Netflix then I was totally hooked. I loved the show so much that in order to catch up I purchased the complete season 2 since it had already aired its last episodes. Now I am part of the worldwide fanbase of Beasties. I’m sure there are many more out there like me who just caught on a little late. So the ratings don’t tell the whole story. I love the… Read more »
The Carrie Diaries of course! Remove Hart of Dixie, switch the time slots of The Carrie Diaries to Hart of Dixie time slots, means Friday to Monday and there you have it. Ratings will shoot up the charts at least 2 spots.
I have watched beauty and the beast since the beginning. I really think it needs another shot. I don’t watch many shows on the CW but I do occasionally watch Arrow.
I love Star Crossed! Please don’t cancel this show! I miss it on Monday nights but watch it in the DVR!
KEEP STAR CROSSED!!!!!
Love Beauty and The Beast, watch on CW web once I have time during the week. Only show on CW that I watch. Would like to see it continue. Thank you.
Last night was exciting, it revealed some characters we thought are okey, but they are not. Specially Romans Uncle. There are so much to know about, events I wanted and curious about. So much potential. The actors and actresses have so much potential to grow
on this show and i love them all. Please star crossed fans watch this show live on it’s schedule. We have to rally on this. Spread the word.
The numbers are wrong here! It was down to .03 it was down 19 percent and it was 776.3
What show are you talking about? Also remember these are season averages, not the most recent episode’s.
Love Carries diaries . Get rid are hart of Dixie
Love STAR-CROSSED and THE 100, HOPEFULLY WE WILL ENJOY THOSE
SERIES FOR THE YEARS TO COME. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE SHOWS
NEEDS RATINGS, WHAT ABOUT INTERNATIONALLY, SOME OF THE SHOWS
ARE BROADCAST WORLD WIDE, DOES THAT COUNT FOR SOMETHING
Yes Fran’s Lustig it does that’s how Nikita made it more then one season it’s raitings where really big over in Europe that got the network to renew it
Put my show “Supernatural” back on the air and stop reviewing it! I wait 7 friggin days to watch this show and you idiots pull it to review some b/s???
Really? Really? Ya wanna piss some plp off? Keep acting like Obama!
Hey Terry. Leave my President OUT OF YOUR RANTS concerning supernatural…the show SUCKS!
I don’t understand why CW has to cancel shows 🙁 Star-crossed is very , very good and unfortunately has low ratings! Please, please don’t cancel it , it’s one of the best shows, really!!
I agree Diana – StarCrossed is getting better each episode. They can get rid of Carrie diaries.
or do what other stations are doing have 3 seasons so it shows for 13 weeks then another show starts a week or two later, then another then back to first show. Lifetime and TNT do this so I get even more show .. Of which most are better than what is on nbc and abc
I agree Diana – StarCrossed is getting better each episode. They can get rid of Carrie diaries.
or do what other stations are doing have 3 seasons so it shows for 13 weeks then another show starts a week or two later, then another then back to first show. Lifetime and TNT do this so I get even more show .. Of which most are better than what is on nbc and abc
I love Star-Crossed. I am panicked to think that this may be the only season it has. There is so much potential to have higher ratings and have at least another year of great story telling. I admit, that there are some “awkward moments” or “cheesy moments” in some of the episodes, and there is a equal amount of potential for this shows story to go “south”. So saying, I believe this show is worth the risk. I love the actors who portray the characters of the show. A very talented group. Although a bit green in their careers, and… Read more »