Earlier this year, CBS introduced Living Biblically, a sitcom about a man who tried to live his life according to the Bible. It was cancelled after a handful of episodes had aired because of low ratings. Now, the network is looking at faith from another angle with a drama called God Friended Me. Will the drama succeed where the comedy failed? Will God Friended Me be cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A drama series airing on CBS, God Friended Me stars Brandon Micheal Hall, Violett Beane, Suraj Sharma, Javicia Leslie, and Joe Morton. Set in New York City, the series revolves around a thoughtful and outspoken podcaster named Miles(Hall). Miles is an atheist and that puts him at odds with his reverend father (Morton). Miles’ life is turned upside down when he receives a friend request on social media from a user named “God”. He eventually accepts and starts digging into his new friend’s account, convinced it’s a hoax. He partners with journalist Cara Bloom (Beane) and gets additional aide from his sister Ali (Leslie) and his hacker pal Rakesh (Sharma). Miles is convinced that the “God” account is an elaborate hoax and is devoted to uncovering the truth. In the meantime, he’s playing along and, in the process, seeing his life changed forever.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the God Friended Me TV show? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
*1/29/19 update: CBS has renewed the God Friended Me TV show for a second season.
I love the God Friended Me series. I hope it is going to be airing next week. There are not much good shows or series on T.V. and this has been a blessing to watch.
My hubby and I watch this show “religiously,” which we are not, although we are strong in our faith. There is a difference. I like the premise, the writing, and the acting. Is it fairly simple in design? Perhaps, but clever and well thought out. Are there too many coincidences? Maybe, but only to keep the plot lines twisting and turning. And what I have discovered in my life of faith is that, when we have eyes to see, these “coincidences” happen to all of us. They’re just strung out over more time. I call them answers to prayer. Keep… Read more »
Great show to help us think a little more about. Our shared humanity
Love this show. It is one of the few shows I watch regularly. It always has a good message. There is no foul language, violence or things I have to be afraid of if I watch with kids.
Awesome show, please don’t cancel
Great stories love the show – looking forward to second season
Love this show. A positive show is a welcome change!
Save the show
I love the show and hope to see it renewed for Season 2. What a wholesome show for the entire family. Kudos to the creator of this show.
God Friended Me is one of the best shows of this season.
Love this show. One of the best on air. Pleas renew it
One of the best shows on TV. The advantage of a show with this format is that there aren’t very many loose ends to tie up if they cancel it.
This is an absolute great WHOLESOME show that the whole family can watch. No other TV series can say tgat. Renew it for a second season please. We love it!
Love this show. My favorite!
I absolutely love the show. Great messages that we need in our society in our society today
I always record it to watch it later. Please keep it on.
LOVE this show and the message it sends & the people being helped. However, it is on when another show I watch is on so I watch it “on demand”. I hope my viewing later is taken into consideration.