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?
Renew please! Can’t imagine on how much I can actually relate to this family. Kind of reminds me of my own family in a unique way. Love this show keep on going and I kind of relate to Jessica Huang myself! lol!
its so refreshing to watch a family friendly show.
Please renew
Excellent show!! The comic timing in this show is awesome.The punches are good an apt.The concept of the show is also a new one.It deserves a season 2.So excited for it!!!
I love this show. I rewatch episodes to catch anything I missed the first time. My boyfriend is first generation Laos American and he says it really relates to what it was like growing up. I hope it gets another season!
Totally hilarious! My favorite show. It is well written and has an excellent cast. Even my Korean wife will take a break from Korean dramas to watch this. Keep it going and let it build an audience.
Please renew for the second season, fresh off the boat its one of my favorite shows!!
Fresh off the Boat is wonderful. Reminds me of the tv hit show “Wonder years”. My wife and I really enjoy this show. She is from the Philippines, I am American, and having friends from China, Japan, Korea, Philippines, they also find this show very intertaining, funny, and often reflective to the Asian culture that is humorous. Its about time something fresh is now and with this wonderful culture. We sincerely hope Fresh off the Boat is renewed for 2015-2016 season. Its captured our tv time slot.
It should get renewed, I was roughly around 6 years old at their timeline and yes i have an asian immigrant family and let me tell you — I laughed so hard cause I was able to relate to 70% of the things Eddie went though and the way how his parents “solved the situation” (my parents both worked in the restaurant business as well) It’s also great to finally see an asian family sitcom.
i am looking forward the second season :)))
Real funny great comedy great writing everything flows give grandma some more lines love mom and little kid thx for making me laugh
renew, show is too funny, we need more comedy and less drama
Please make season 2!!!! Its the funniest sitcom i ever watched!!
They HAVE to renew this show!!! I love it!
Fresh off the boat is sucha great show! It’s become a show I look forward to watching more of! Me and my family love it ! Hope it never endss!!
I can relate to this show on a personal level, I love both the humor and truth behind it! It should absolutely be renewed for a second season.