The Simpsons had the biggest gain of the week but its season average still sank. After a couple weeks of declines, Glee was up this week. Unfortunately, its way down when compared to the start of the season. The performance episode of American Idol was down yet the results show was up. Traffic Light sank again. How low can the sitcom go before FOX pulls it?
Which FOX TV shows will be cancelled or renewed depends mostly on the series’ ratings, particularly the 18-49 demographic. Before we get to the season-to-date averages, here are the winners and losers from April 29th through May 5th — based on the coveted demo, as measured against the last original episode.
Week-to-Week Gains: Fringe 1.3/4 (+8.3%), The Simpsons 2.7/8 (+17.4%), Glee 3.7/11 (+8.8%), American Idol 6.3/20 (Thurs, +10.5%), and Bones 3.2/9 (+14.3%).
No Change: Raising Hope 1.8/5 and Breaking In 2.4/6.
Week-to-Week Losses: Kitchen Nightmares 1.3/5 (-18.8%), House 2.9/8 (-9.4%), The Chicago Code 1.6/4 (-11.1%), Traffic Light 1.1/3 (-15.4%), and American Idol 6.6/19 (Weds, -7.0%).
Below is a list of the regular FOX TV shows and their 2010-11 season average ratings to date. It only incorporates the ratings for original episodes and not repeats. The data is sorted by the all-important 18-49 demographic averages. The closer a show is to the bottom, the more likely it is to be cancelled. Fridays and Saturdays are the least-watched nights of TV so those shows get lower numbers.
| Demo rank | Scripted TV Shows | Average viewers (millions) |
Average 18-49 demo |
Compared to last week |
|
| 1 | Glee (renewed) | 11.89 | 4.9 | --- | |
| 2 | House | 10.12 | 3.6 | down | |
| 2 | Family Guy | 7.16 | 3.6 | --- | |
| 4 | The Simpsons (renewed) | 7.29 | 3.3 | down | |
| 5 | Bones | 10.09 | 3.0 | --- | |
| 6 | Breaking In | 7.83 | 2.7 | down | |
| 6 | The Cleveland Show | 5.76 | 2.7 | --- | |
| 8 | Raising Hope (renewed) | 6.12 | 2.6 | --- | |
| 9 | Bob's Burgers (renewed) | 5.04 | 2.4 | --- | |
| 9 | American Dad (renewed) | 4.93 | 2.4 | --- | |
| 11 | The Chicago Code | 7.15 | 2.0 | --- | |
| 12 | Lie To Me | 5.84 | 1.9 | --- | |
| 13 | Human Target | 6.40 | 1.7 | --- | |
| 13 | Fringe (renewed) | 4.42 | 1.7 | --- | |
| 15 | Running Wilde (cancelled) | 3.72 | 1.6 | --- | |
| 15 | Traffic Light | 3.66 | 1.5 | --- | |
| 17 | Lone Star (cancelled) | 3.66 | 1.1 | --- | |
| 18 | The Good Guys (cancelled) | 2.46 | 0.7 | --- | |
| Demo rank | News or Reality TV Shows | Average viewers (millions) |
Average 18-49 demo |
Compared to last week |
|
| 1 | American Idol (Weds) | 23.54 | 7.9 | down | |
| 2 | American Idol (Thurs) | 21.79 | 6.8 | down | |
| 3 | Hell's Kitchen (9pm) | 6.33 | 2.7 | --- | |
| 3 | Hell's Kitchen (8pm) | 6.03 | 2.7 | --- | |
| 5 | Million Dollar Money Drop | 5.19 | 1.7 | --- | |
| 6 | America's Most Wanted | 4.98 | 1.6 | --- | |
| 6 | Kitchen Nightmares | 3.89 | 1.6 | --- | |
| 8 | Cops | 4.64 | 1.5 | --- | |
Raw data: © The Nielsen Company via Media Week.
Wonder if your favorite FOX show’s been renewed or cancelled? Check out our comprehensive list. We’ll keep updating it as new info becomes available.
What do you think? Any surprises on the lists? Which shows do you think won’t survive to see a new season?
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Aside from House which is excellent….. how do you know a show is good and on Fox? Because they cancelled it way before it could develop into something worth seeing or they cancelled it to early. I loved Human Target
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Stupid Fox and CBS are canceling some of my favorite shows!
The Cleveland Show should NOT have been renewed, it’s not funny. Family Guy is aging, and Human Target shoud not have been cancelled. FOX are idiots.