While HBO execs aren’t tied to the ratings like regular commercial channels, they have to air programs that will keep viewers subscribed. Which of their shows will be cancelled or renewed? We’ll have to wait and see.

Scripted HBO shows listed: Animals, Avenue 5, The Baby, Ballers, Betty, Big Little Lies, Boardwalk Empire, The Brink, Camping, The Comeback, Crashing, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The Deuce, Divorce, Eastbound & Down, Euphoria, Game of Thrones, Gentleman Jack, Getting On, Girls, The Gilded Age, Hello Ladies, Here and Now, High Maintenance, His Dark Materials, House of the Dragon, I May Destroy You, I Know This Much Is True, The Idol, In Treatment, Industry, Insecure, Irma Vep, Jonah from Tonga, The Last of Us, The Leftovers, Looking, Lovecraft Country, Mare of Easttown, Mosaic, Mrs. Fletcher, The Nevers, The New Pope, The Newsroom, The Night Of, The Outsider, Perry Mason, The Regime, The Righteous Gemstones, Room 104, Run, Sally4Ever, Scenes from a Marriage, Sharp Objects, Silicon Valley, Somebody Somewhere, Succession, The Sympathizer, The Third Day, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Togetherness, Tracey Ullman’s Show, True Blood, True Detective, The Undoing, Veep, Vinyl, Vice Principals, Watchmen, We Are Who We Are, We Own This City, Westworld, White House Plumbers, The White Lotus, Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, and The Young Pope.

Last update: Most recent ratings added for House of the Dragon.

HBO execs look at lots of data when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series. The ratings for initial airings don’t play as significant a role as they do on commercial stations, but they still indicate how popular a show is. Here’s an updated listing of HBO’s recent/current primetime scripted shows.

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A couple of notes about these charts:
These figures are updated automatically as new ratings are released (usually a day or so after the broadcasts). The averages are based on the final national numbers (live plus same day viewing). For technical reasons, I have to resort them manually so feel free to let me know if I missed something.

The demo numbers, which are typically most important to the broadcast networks, aren’t quite as vital to cable channels because their audiences are usually much smaller. Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using an extra decimal for easier ranking.

What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?