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Last year, despite airing on Friday nights, Fire Country was the highest-rated new show on CBS. Will the show’s viewership continue to climb in its sophomore year, or will the numbers drop, as many do? Will Fire Country be cancelled or renewed for season three? Stay tuned. *Status Update Below.

An action drama series, the Fire Country TV show stars Max Thieriot, Billy Burke, Kevin Alejandro, Diane Farr, Stephanie Arcila, Jordan Calloway, and Jules Latimer. In the story, Bode Donovan (Thieriot) is a young convict seeking redemption and a shortened prison sentence. He joins a prison release firefighting program in Northern California, and it’s a high-risk, high-reward assignment. Bode is unwittingly assigned to Three Rock Con Camp in his small hometown of Edgewater. That’s where he was once a golden all-American son and where his troubles began. Five years earlier, Bode burned down everything in his life and left town with a big secret. Now he’s back, with the rap sheet of a criminal and hoping for a chance at redemption.

The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances of survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.

5/20 update: You can see the latest night’s ratings in context.

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For comparisons: Season one of Fire Country on CBS averaged a 0.50 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 5.93 million viewers.

Note: These are the final national ratings, including all live+same day viewing and DVR playback (through 3:00 AM). Early fast affiliate ratings (estimates) are indicated with an “*”. While these numbers don’t include further delayed or streaming viewing, they are a very good indicator of how a show is performing, especially when compared to others on the same channel. There can be other economic factors involved in a show’s fate, but typically the higher-rated series are renewed and the lower-rated ones are cancelled.

What do you think? Do you like the Fire Country TV series on CBS? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a third season?

*3/12/24 update: Fire Country has been renewed for a third season on CBS.