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How long will Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Joan Watson fight crime in the Big Apple? Has the Elementary TV show been cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on CBS? The television vulture is watching for all TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the dedicated place to track the status of Elementary season six. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, Elementary follows detective Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Dr. Joan Watson (Lucy Liu). This modern-day adaptation of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle detective stories features some new spins on the classic crime-solving duo. Instead of assisting Scotland Yard, they crack New York City’s toughest cases. A former surgeon who lost a patient, as well as her license to practice, Watson began as Sherlock’s sober companion. Eventually, their relationship evolved into an investigative partnership. Also starring are Aidan Quinn as Captain Thomas Gregson and Jon Michael Hill as Detective Marcus Bell.
Season Five Ratings
Currently, the fifth season of Elementary is averaging a 0.65 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.86 million viewers. Compared to season four, that’s down by 33% and down by 15%, respectively. Learn how Elementary stacks up against the other CBS TV shows.
On May 13, 2017, Elementary was renewed for a sixth season which will debut on April 30, 2018. Stay tuned for further updates.
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Telly’s Take
I deduce this may be the final season of Elementary. In the 2016-17 television season, this mystery drama is one of the least-watched CBS TV shows. Sure, it has a tough timeslot but, those ratings are truly terrible for a CBS show. By the end of the current fifth season, the detective series should total about 120 episodes. That’s plenty of episodes for syndication and the network needs to make room for new dramas next year. Therefore it’s… elementary. CBS has more reasons to cancel Elementary, than to renew it for season six. Consequently, I’ve left my perch and am circling in anticipation of a lovely feast. For fans of the show, I hope that I’m wrong.
5/13 update: Elementary has been renewed for season six on CBS. Details here. Rejoice in my hunger.
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What do you think? Were you surprised the Elementary TV show was renewed for a sixth season? How would you feel, had CBS cancelled this TV show, instead?
Give us Season 6 or no deal if this great show was cancelled.
My favorite show on television. The cast is excellent and the stories challenging and entertaining. Please renew.
Great show, ridiculous time slot Please renew AND bring back John Noble & Natalie Dormer
Love the show. CBS should put some of its 30min shows on Sundays to get pushed or preempted by sports prices. Renew elementary for season 6
instead of canceling this quirky, intellectually stimulating show. May I suggest a villain, Holmes and Watson have always thrived on one. The other consideration is a different night.
Do NOT cancel Elementary!!!!!!! Johnny is PERFECT in the role as is Benedict in the BBC/PBS version!!!!!!!
Love the show – change it’s time slot.
CBS is killing this show by airing it on a Sunday night. Nothing survives vs. sports programming and that’s not because sports programming is good. Quite the opposite. Sports are for people who have no sophistication, so sophisticated people avoid the vacuous Sunday TV, thus damaging any non-sports programming in the process. Don’t want to give it a night? Stream it exclusively. CBS Streaming is going to need a ton of content. Perfect fit.
I concur 117%!!!!!!! Sunday nights are THE WORST!!!!!!! I have missed quite a few show endings due to sports events EVEN when I have extended the recording time and/or taping the news show that comes on after!! Then I’m relegated to watch it OnDemand, which sucks, cuz u aren’t allowed to FF it and I have to watch the ENTIRE ep again just to see the last ONE sometimes crucial minute of the show and it makes it even worse when OnDemand leaves ALL the commercials in instead of just a sprinkling here and there!!
Why is it always one of the best Sherlock Holmes-based series have to risk cancellation ? The cast is second-to-none, the plots are so well written, and solved to satisfaction (and often, surprise !). What with all else happening in the world today, please give us that logic, and sanity to hang onto each episode.
Yes this is such a great show, it has drama, mystery, thriller intrigue, crime drama, all in the background of the great character of Sherlock Holmes and NY City. Please keep this show on CBS!
Elementary and Scorpion are the only CBS shows I watch on a regular basis. Miller, Liu, Quinn and Hill are ideally cast, and the scripts are always well-written and literate. The show deserves to be on the air for several more seasons.
Those are ALSO my fav 2 shows!! DO NOT cancel Elementary or Scorpion!! There are SO few quality shows on TV these days, and there are WAY TOO MANY sitcoms that are just NOT funny that take up valuable air time that could be used for FAR better programming!! Having an IQ in the 130s, I crave thought provoking shows where I can’t figure it out right from the beginning like almost EVERY show on nowadays!! STOP cancelling the intelligent shows in favor of the crappy drivel!!!!!!! They should never have cancelled Pretender or Profiler either!! Quality dramas/mysteries like Columbo… Read more »
One of very few shows on TV worth watching! Well written and entertaining! Please do not cancel this show as we need more like it for those who want to watch intelligent programs!
I just said the same thing above BEFORE I read your post!! Couldn’t agree more!!
Don’t cancel this show! One of the best on tv. The numbers are down because of the awful time slot. So often it is shown later because of sports shows running long.
I love this show! So intelligent and funny. JLM is by far the best Sherlock out there. PLEASE keep it on for a sixth season!
If we could see it, then the ratings wouldn’t be so bad. In “Field of Dreams” it was “If you build it, he will come”. Well, “If CBS would just show it, the ratings would come”. All I can say now is…. “What a waste”!