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?
I think it kind of has a boring humor with not very interesting – really anything. It’s all really kind of dry , like a boring tasteless cracker. Plus it was released around the goldbergs and that one is so much better
I love this show! I hope we get a season 2!
I love it, it’s very diferent from everything that exist on comedy and it’s a shame that ABC cancelled all the good show’s….Mahatten Love Story, and Selfie were Also good one’s and i’m sad about the cancellation! Bring good comedy’s back!!! PLEASE….
I love it, it’s very diferent from everything that exist on comedy and it’s a shame that ABC cancelled all the good show’s….Mahatten Love Story, and Selfie were Also good one’s and i’m sad about the cancellation! Bring good comedy’s back!!! PLEASE….
Yup. its nice to see how all the paid ppl, or those who R indirectly employed by ABC, made sure ppl see their fake reviews. Funny, none of them talk at all about the show itself… hmm. Oh wait thats because Fresh Off the Boat is actually corny unrealistic garbage generated by copying other show formats.
Wow its just suppose to make you laugh which it does I am grateful this show is on sick of reality shows and would welcome more funny sitcoms like this one and the actors are great as well.
This is a great show. I will be severely disappointed if it is not renewed. One of ABC’s best new series and it has a lot of potential for future seasons. Great characters and the actors do an amazing job.
Very funny and very smart. I have to say I LOVE Jessica almost as much as I love Cookie on Empire. Great female characters!
This show is very good. I just wish it was longer than a half hour. If they cancel this I will be done with this channel! This is like the 90’s version of the wonder years. The music is great, it’s funny, and totally different. It’s awesome. Everyone I talk to loves this show.
My family, friends and I LOVE “Fresh Off the Boat”! I myself laugh out loud quite often during the program, and I can empathize with the characters and situations, having been born and raised in Mesa, Arizona!!! This show is a must-watch for us!
All my coworkers and friends love the show, especially the kids. Everyone can relate to the show and see a little bit of our day to day lives in the show.
Love it! My wife and I look forward to new episodes every Tuesday night and even watch previous episodes.
love it love it love it! C’mon, join the modern world, ABC> Renew it already! The mom is phenomenal and the dad is hilarious in an understated way. Reminds me of another little show years ago. Maybe you remember it? “The Wonder Years”??
Hate it. Hope it goes away. Bring back Mahatten Love Story.
I love it!!! My kids also enjoy the series. It is like watching our own family
Love It!!! Our family looks forward in seeing upcoming episodes!!!