The ratings for Grey’s Anatomy have been dropping and the show is expensive to make but it remains one of ABC‘s top-rated shows. How long will it make sense for the network to keep it going? How long will viewers tune in? We’ll have to wait and see.
Grey’s Anatomy continues to follow the lives of the medical staff at the fictional Seattle Grace Hospital. This season, the large cast includes Ellen Pompeo, Patrick Dempsey, Justin Chambers, Chandra Wilson, James Pickens Jr., Sara Ramirez, Kevin McKidd, Jessica Capshaw, Sarah Drew, Jesse Williams, Camilla Luddington, Caterina Scorsone, and Jerrika Hinton.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: ABC has renewed Grey’s Anatomy for a 12th season.
Final season averages: 2.38 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.22 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
For comparisons: The 10th season of Grey’s Anatomy averaged a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.53 million total viewers.
Note: 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 still like the Grey’s Anatomy TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for an 12th season?
I got bored with Grey’s Anatomy after they dropped Patrick Dempsey. Plus, the writing for the series went to an extreme low. All the original characters are gone, they took too long to come back after each season finale, and after Ellen Pompeo’s remarks about not needing Trump supporters to tune in to the show really ended it for me. I no longer watch it. I don’t miss it at all so if they cancel it, no love lost here.
I am getting tired of Grey’s Anatomy. It seems that now all they are interested in is sex and their personal problems. What ever happened to all the medical situations each week.,The show has become nothing but a soap opera. And you know where the soap operas have gone. As this show should be gone too.
Greys Anatomy needs to be taken off the air. As far as I’m concerned this show died along with Dr Derek Shepherd. I don’t know what Shonda Rhimes was thinking, but she obviously doesn’t care about the fans of the show. Derek Shepherd WAS the show. I will never watch another Shonda Rhimes series again.
I love this show. I personally hope it gets renewed for a 13th season.
Bring Grey’s back!!!! Regardless of how disappointed I was, I would love to see what else is in store for everyone at Grey Sloan Memorial.