The alphabet network has had mixed luck launching new sitcoms this season. Manhattan Love Story and Selfie have already been cancelled due to low ratings while Black-ish is on track to be renewed for a second season. How’s Fresh Off the Boat been doing? Does it have a chance at returning next fall?
On Fresh Off the Boat, a Taiwanese family moves from Chinatown in Washington, DC to Orlando, Florida. They open a steak restaurant and experience serious culture shock while pursuing the American Dream. The family members are played by Randall Park, Constance Wu, Hudson Yang, Forrest Wheeler, and Ian Chen.
The new ABC series debuted with a pair of episodes on February 4th, surrounding a new episode of the network’s highest-rated sitcom, Modern Family. It performed very well with the two episodes averaging a 2.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.71 million viewers.
The following week, Fresh Off the Boat moved to its regular Tuesday night timeslot. While the ratings came down quite a bit in week two, the sitcom did well — especially considering it didn’t have any lead-in support or big name actors in its cast. In week three, the show’s audience grew slighty to a 1.9 demo rating and 6.17 million viewers.
Last week saw the numbers inch downward but they could have dropped a lot more considering The Voice, NBC’s biggest series, started airing on Tuesdays.
Fresh Off the Boat is currently averaging a 2.0 rating in the coveted demo with 6.54 million viewers. It’s not a ratings hit but it is doing well for ABC on a night that’s been a real challenge for the network in the past couple years.
Unless the ratings take a big tumble all of a sudden, this series looks like a shoo-in to be renewed for the 2015-16 season.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Fresh Off the Boat TV show on ABC? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
KEEP IT! It’s the funniest show on TV right now. The execs have no reason to cancel a show with such solid ratings and rave reviews (90% on Rotten Tomatoes).
I myself do not find this funny in any way, so would vote cancel.
I like the show it makes me laugh also so many shows have been canceled without giving them a chance and I think fresh of the boat is a good show keep it.
CANCEL this clinker!
Definitely a keeper! It’s very funny, it’s very well made, it attended to the details, the characterazations of the roles are accurate and with perfect iced, the survivors behavior and words put a smile on every person ‘fresh off boat’ and any other ones around them.
CANCEL IT!@!!!!!!!!!!! STUPID SHOW THAT INSULTS MY INTELLIGENCE!!!!!! WORST NEW SHOW YET!!!!!!!
Then show some, with respect!
Gawd, take this horrible show off the air. The writing is moronic. Can they come up with any more racist portrayal of Asians than the phony accents and kowtowing husband to the overbearing typical Asian mother symbol than what I’ve seen so far? This is a complete farce. I will be glad to see this junk go away asap. It can’t be cancelled soon enough.
Fresh off the Boat deserves more time to develop and it was a shame that Selfie was cancelled because it was a hilarious show and very good. Hey they usually cancel the good shows.
I think it should stay on!! My husband and I, get lots of laughs. I’ve set my dvr to record it, just in case I forget.
I think it needs improvement. The bit players’ lines need substance so acting would not look so forced. Blonde rich bimbo theme is getting old. The awful music reference is getting old. Revamp it so the show will appeal to everyone.
Think again, the blonde is not a bimbo. I do not think a bimbo could become a realtor
KEEP IT!
1) It’s 90’s Americana bliss
2) Thuggish Ruggish asian child! Too funny
3) Sneaks in important, relevant social commentary that white audiences should hear
4) Mom is very hot
Its a really funny show which more often than not is very typical of the time of 1995.
I dont know if all the asian humour has now been used up, thats the problem with sustaining this show.
One group that really annoys me is the staff at the restaurant, no doubt they are bit players to the main family cast but they are just really odd people.
For now I hope it can last. It almost needs the same premise as the ‘odd couple’ which was hugely popular and very entertaining to a wider audience.
Keep it of course!
This show is definitely a keeper. It’s hysterical! I love it! I don’t usually watch that many sitcoms, but Fresh Off the Boat is one of the funniest I’ve ever seen. The whole family is so good together; I laugh through the entire show.
The promos I saw for weeks filled me with anticipation; watched 3 or so episodes…the comedy is all FORCED…its a gonner; IMHO…stopped watching