As it was for the freshman outing, fans don’t have to watch the second season worrying whether the Genius TV show is cancelled or renewed for season three. National Geographic greenlit a third installment — Genius: Mary Shelley, about a week prior to the Genius: Picasso season premiere. We’re still tracking the ratings during season two of Genius, to better anticipate whether the series will be cancelled or renewed beyond the third season and to give us a benchmark for the cancellation and renewal chances of other Nat Geo programs, so stay tuned.
A National Geographic Channel anthology drama, each season of Genius presents the “untold” stories about the world’s most intelligent and inventive innovators. Genius: Picasso stars Alex Rich as young Pablo Picasso, with Antonio Banderas portraying him in his latter years. As one of the 20th century’s most acclaimed artists, Picasso plied his trade in exciting new ways. His chapter explores the links between the Spaniard’s passionate nature and powerful creative drive and his eventful personal life. The story delves into his marriages and affairs, as well as his political and personal alliances. Johnny Flynn, season one’s young Albert Einstein, will make a special appearance, while Samantha Colley, T.R. Knight, and Seth Gabel return for season two. Clémence Poésy, Robert Sheehan, Poppy Delevingne, and Aisling Franciosi also star.
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For comparisons: The first season of Genius on National Geographic averaged a 0.15 rating in the 18-49 year old demographic and an audience of 1.051 million total viewers.
Cable ratings are typically released within a day or so of the show’s airing, except for in the case of weekends and holidays. They are sometimes harder to come by, so there may be occasional delays or gaps.
What do you think? Do you like the Genius TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed beyond its third season? Which other luminaries would you like to see covered?
I enjoyed the actors and story, it brings more understanding about the person at the center of the story. I must say I preferred the 1st series “Einstein” and very happy to hear that 3rd season will feature Mary Shelly.
I would like to see more historic luminaries like Michel Angelo, Galileo, Newton.
Thank you
“Genius” is a wonderful informative show about real people worth knowing about. I loved both seasons and sincerely hope it is continued. It is certainly better than many of the mindless series I’ve heard people talking about “binge watching”. So far the characters have been so inspiring. Please do the right thing here and continue the series.
Have no idea why the ratings were so low this year, I thought it was just as great as Einstein.
The problem with the Genius series is that the story telling does really explain why the subject is a Genius.The flashback style is confusing and does not allow the audience to get to understand the lead characters unique “genius”. Too many characters dilute the story.The stilted cliche dialog ,the lack of subtitles create a very shallow version of these biopics.In the case of Picasso it never delves into how he saw art and how he conveyed his different view of it on canvas.Why did the story avoid his mistreatment of all the women in his life? What made him a… Read more »