Kiefer Sutherland is no stranger to television viewers, having starred on more than 200 episodes of 24 on FOX. Will Designated Survivor be as big a success for ABC? Will it be cancelled after one year or, will it be renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
A political thriller, Designated Survivor follows Tom Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland), a lower-level Cabinet member, who ends up becoming the President of the United States. He struggles to keep the country and his own family from falling apart — while navigating the highly-volatile political arena and leading the search to find who is responsible for a horrific attack. The rest of the cast includes Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, LaMonica Garrett, Tanner Buchanan, Kal Penn, and Maggie Q.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/18 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Designated Survivor TV series on ABC? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
5/11 update: ABC has renewed Designated Survivor for a second season. Details here.
Please don’t cancel this show. I love this show.
Love the show! Keep it going!
Look forward to the show school week. Love the characters, plot, and the intensity. Can’t wait to see who took shot for the president. Love tje way it turned out with his son n DNA episodes. Can’t wait for next season to get here. We will be waiting in anticipation.
An absolutely superior political thriller with cliff-hanging plotd and sub-plots, superbly played and authentically portrayed by character actors, such as Keifer Suderland and Maggy Q.
For our mental health, don’t just leave us hanging at the Season Finale, PLEASE!
Designated survivor is the best new show if not the best show on tv now.
I need a sedative after each show it’s nonstop action.
I hope, this show has a long life
Renew designated survivor for second season. It was a great first season. Great actors and story line!
Do not cancel., We enjoy this show immensely
Do not even think about canceling this show. I haven’t watched prime time network tv in a long time. Now I do every Wednesday night.
Thing is they’re not adding the 3+ and 7+ to these ratings. Designated survivor is killing it in those
DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW. It is compelling, its interesting and it is a thriller. The best show on TV
Love the show! It’s engaging, fast-moving, and suspensful. The actors are great! Please gives us Season 2!
I do like the show and find it compelling, but if it gets canceled I think it’ll be the networks/producers own fault. I’m sorry, but it aired every week like any other show for the first 4 weeks and I think it’s common for numbers to fluctuate during those episodes as I too was still trying to feel it out, but then for the next 4 weeks to bi-weekly with really no notice, and then now it appears to be back to consecutive weeks. As a viewer it has been very frustrating and it has tested my interest level a… Read more »
Love the show, hope there is a second season!
I love the show ! I can’t get enough. I am so ready for season 2
Definitely like show – think it should gain traction as season continues; yes renew for next year