Despite dropping off some in the Nielsen ratings, The Flash TV show has been The CW’s highest-rated program for its first four years on the air. Unless something totally unexpected happens, it is unlikely to be cancelled any time too soon. But eventually, the program will either fall from grace, or they will decide the story is complete. The fifth season’s ratings will factor into that calculation. Will The Flash be cancelled or renewed for season six and beyond? Stay tuned. **Status update below.
A CW superhero drama, based on the DC Comics, The Flash stars Grant Gustin, Candice Patton, Danielle Panabaker, Carlos Valdes, Tom Cavanagh, Jesse L. Martin, Keiynan Lonsdale, Danielle Nicolet, Hartley Sawyer, Jessica Parker Kennedy, and Chris Klein. The action-adventure series centers on police scientist Barry Allen (Gustin) who develops super speed after a dark-matter lightning strike. Behind his mask, Barry uses his powers to protect the people of Central City from many a dark force.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in 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.
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For comparisons: The fourth season of The Flash averaged a 0.80 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.214 million total viewers.
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 Flash TV series? Should this CW TV series be cancelled or renewed for a sixth season?
**1/31/2019 Status Update: The Flash has been renewed for season six on The CW. Details here.
I sometimes think that they should do a flash marathon or a crossover marathon of all the crossovers they have done because I think that would be cool and get a lot more peoples attention and then a lot more people would watch it for when season six starts…
My husband and I love The Flash. We usually don’t have time to watch it when it is aired seasonally so we binge watch it on Netflix. Like I said we really like The Flash but were both disappointed with the story line this season. (Season 5) It was really irritating how the whole season was focused on this villan that was a joke compared to the “Thinker”in the previous season. It was like the whole Flash team had gone stupid with Cicada. After all the meta humans that they have fought can you really tell me that they forgot… Read more »
Well everyone seem it don’t like the show please don’t say anything 2 million viewers season premiere now down tank last few years now never seem improve ratings what going beside this show.
I’m done after this season unless they do something different. Nora tanked this season for me, so annoying. What the heck is with all these cw hero shows in that they think the entire cast has to be heroes as well. Sick of it.
Nora is taking down the show. She is annoying and overacts. They need to get back to the basics and let the Flash be the Flash. Not this Soap Opera with his daughter. I stopped watching it since I couldn’t take it anymore. I thought I was watching The Nora instead of The Flash.
i think the Flash is one of the best shows i think the flash is whole lot better then Riverdale black lighting and Arrow i want the show to keep on going in till there’s another spin off i think the flash should get renewed for a six seventh and eighth season of the flash
You are sooo right!!!
Tom Cavanagh IS the show!
Ok…I’ll give a little love to Killer Frost & The Elongated Man too. Everyone else is at best….stomach churning.
Yuck, get rid if it!!!!
The flash started out so good but after the story of reverse flash. Which I loved the show quickly went to being garbage. The cgi is horrible ,the same pathetic villains constantly in rotation and the story line is just mediocre. I hope the show get cancelled and never show a rerun pass season 3
Maybe for them is better to hire some adult stars, bcoz acting is on that level?
The flash has been my very favorite tv show for years but recently it’s gotten boring and doesn’t have much to do with the flash just him getting saved or teaching Nora with nothing climactic, I think it’s time to go back to basics and make flash the main character again with some sweet climatic fighting scenes
Time to cancel this disney show. People need to watch adult shows like Arrow.
It’s not a Disney show, it’s a DC show.
I prefer the wholesome ones.
I enjoy the arrow but the flash is much better.
Exactly,you must renew FLASH forever.It’s the most excellent show I’ve ever seen!!! It’s better to change the image of season 5,a very good one…Thank you. Harin, Sri Lanka.
2018.09.18
Althought i am getting tired of Nora, I am loving this season of the flash. Full of mystery and heart. It feels like season 1. I really hope it continues to be this good.
The best show the CW has.
I’d rather the flash keep going until it reaches it eight season and I would like for Barry to meet Green Lantern wonder woman probably even meet Bat and robin but I’m also not too sure about Batman and robin either because I’m very picky on who gets the role of Batman and robin and I hope that will lead to a spin off and I hope that spin off will be this super friends and I would be all because of Barry I don’t want him to be the one that starts fat and with other new characters that… Read more »