After becoming a staple of the CBS Thursday night schedule for four seasons, the network has moved Elementary to late on Sunday nights. Will viewers follow the crime drama to the new night? Will the ratings fall because of football game overruns? Will it be renewed for a sixth season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
A contemporary update on the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle characters, Elementary follows eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) and Doctor Joan Watson (Lucy Liu) as they help solve crimes in modern-day New York. Aidan Quinn and Jon Michael Hill co-star in the series.
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 — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/22 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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For comparisons: The fourth season of Elementary averaged a 0.96 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.74 million total viewers.
Note: 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 still like the Elementary TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for season six on CBS?
5/13 update: Elementary has been renewed for season six on CBS. Details here.
Jonny Lee Miller is the finest actor on tv, screen and Broadway! We can’t get enough of him at my house. Please keep this exceptional series on for another 5 seasons!
I am a HUGE fan as is my wife…please, please, please renew.
Very best show on TV. I agree Sunday night has been killer for the show. Maybe Holmes and Watson can “catch ” the killer ,and find a better night of the week!!
Please don’t cancel # 1 show
This show show is one of my most favorite shows, you better not cancel it. Right up there with NCIS.
Elementary is our favorite show ever..we have viewed every episode…there are none like it. The charachters all need to stay including gregson..i would.like to see the relationship netween the caption and sherlock continue to grow…it is a magical ahow in a sense that a different type of viewing is the key. There are many challanges to the mind. Please keep season 6
This is my favorite show on TV today. Please don’t cancel it! It is intelligent, charming, and engaging. I love the diversity of cases
If CBS cancels Elementary I will boycott CBS. I’m so tired TV networks cancelling good tv shows. Now I understand if a TV producer chooses to end a show or the main character quits and they can’t replace the character because it will hurt the show but you just cancel something to put some soap opera show….I don’t watch a lot of TV now because of the crazy soap opera shows they have. Bring the good stuff back and get rid of the awful stuff playing now. Elementary is great show and deserves a permanent spot. I Love how you… Read more »
Please keep the show I Love the modern/old day mystery show, it’s not a lot of them left and I think it’s sad. The newer mysteries have to much scandal and it’s not the same. I enjoy a good mystery not a soap opera. And Elementary ischool all mystery. Thank you for leaving out the soap opera stuff.
Please keep Elementary. You moved it to a bad time slot but I still love it. The characters are great together. Please keep it!!
Elementary has gotten a raw deal this year, constantly preempted for sports. It’s the best show on TV. Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu are perfect together. Sherlock’ s father and brother are fantastic too.
KEEP ELEMENTARY! For goodness’ sake!!
Please do not cancel Elementary its the best most entertaining show ever !!!
KEEP ELEMENTARY!! I is the only TV show my husband and I watch. Acting is superb. Love the character Johnny Lee Miller has created in Sherlock. Lucy Lu is excellent as Watson. Interesting relationship between the two of them.
Please KEEP IT !