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?
This show is the best new 30 minute comedy show. If it gets cancelled I might die and if i dont i will write angry letters to the network!
My husband and I watch this sit com every week. We love the family and their personalities. It is good comedy without using bad language , perfect for family viewing!!
totally should be renewed
Awesome show should keep it!!
This show is awesome! Love it! So refreshing to see a family oriented show that’s funny without foul language, nudity, etc. This is one show that has me watching prime time tv instead of streaming my favorite Korean dramas from an online site. (No, not Asian myself, but the kdrama I watch tends to be more family oriented – clean! – with better story lines than most American tv, which is why I’ve sworn off most American tv in the last 10 years) And Constance Wu is wonderful!
I love it as much as modern family. It is hilarious!
This show is hilarious and should be renewed for a second season.
Finally! A show I can sit down and watch with my kids, love that we look forward to watching it together as a family.
Awesome show!!!
I love this show. My son and I look forward to it every week. It’s my son’s favorite show.
I love this show!!!! It is hilarious.
This show is hilarious!
I think fresh off the boat should be cancelled. I do not like the program at all
Than don’t watch it other people find it funny.
This is a really good show. It just needs a better time slot.
I love this show! I can’t get enough of Constance Wu’s performance.