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?
Please don’t cancel Reign….its exciting,interesting and I love it.Please don’t cancel
I totally agree. It’s such a great show! The acting is amazing and the costumes and story lines are just excellent!!
Plz bring back tomorrow people!! It was really amazing… U can’t end it like this n keep us hanging…
Please bring back starcross and tomorrow people.
Bring back tomorrow people
Please bring back Tomorrow People it was a great show. Really disappointed it was cancelled.
Bring back the tomorrow people. Please
Those shows ( the 100 , the original, the arrow ) are awesome but instead of canceled beauty and the beast I don’t know why they don’t cancel supernatural and the vampire diary as 4 as those 2 shows it seems like they ran out of stories and it’s the same boring story all over again ( the Jean character I don’t know how many times that dude died ) I hope it’s their last season.
please you can’t cancel reign
I realli liked the tomorrow people bring it back please
Reign, The Vampire Diaries, The Originals, The 100, Beauty and the Beast, Hart of Dixie, Arrow, The Flash! They are amazing! Hope they get renewed for new seasons after the current ones!
I wish star crossed and The tommorow people were renewed too! They were so good!
C’mon, Reign! If Hart of Dixie and Beauty & The Beast can be renewed with those ratings, there’s no reason you can’t with more than double!
Also, :sadface: at The Tomorrow People being cancelled. I loved that show (2nd half).
NEEDS ALOT OF HELP…….REIGN….HELP!!!
Please bring back Beauty and the beast! It is a great, entertaining show. Please don’t be like some of the other networks and take great shows off and put horrible ones on. BRING BACK BATB!
My most favorite series is BATB. Now I know it has been renewed for S3 and just 13 episodes. I would like to know how they can why the powers that be rely on USA ratings only. The international market is very big and I know in that market BATB would be right at the top of the ratings. And the ratings would be a lot higher if they would at least try to promote it a bit. So far the only promotion I ever see for the series is mostly through the fans . No promos or interviews just… Read more »
I love The Tomorrow People and Beauty and The Beast….why have they been cancelled??? Please bring them back!
Beauty and the beast has been renewed for a third season!