How to Be a Gentleman: 2011-12 TV Season Ratings

Here are the updated ratings the How to Be a Gentleman TV series. An etiquette columnist (David Hornsby) seeks help from his old high-school bully (Kevin Dillon) in order to make his writing have a more macho appeal. The first season of How to Be a Gentleman typically airs Thursday nights at 8:30pm on the CBS network.

These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if How to Be a Gentleman will be cancelled or renewed for a second season. Check out our CBS ratings report card to see how this show’s numbers compare with the others on the network.

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Final series averages: 0.9 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.1 million total viewers.

Episode 01-09: Saturday, 06/23/12 (series finale)
0.3 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 1.56 million. (fast affiliate numbers)

Episode 01-08: Saturday, 06/16/12
0.3 in the demo (-25% episode-to-episode change) with 1.45 million. (fast affiliate numbers)

Episode 01-07: Saturday, 06/09/12
0.4 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 1.63 million. (fast affiliate numbers)

Episode 01-06: Saturday, 06/02/12
0.4 in the demo (+33% episode-to-episode change) with 1.84 million. (fast affiliate numbers)

Episode 01-05: Saturday, 05/26/12
0.3 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 1.20 million. (fast affiliate numbers)

Episode 01-04: Saturday, 05/26/12
0.3 in the demo (-57% episode-to-episode change) with 1.30 million. (fast affiliate numbers)

UPDATE: CBS pulled the series off the schedule after one Saturday episode.

Episode 01-03: Saturday, 10/15/11
0.7 in the demo (-72% week-to-week change) with 2.4 million; third in the timeslot.
Demo average rank: #16 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Season average: 2.0 in the demo with 6.32 million.

UPDATE: CBS has shut down production, moved the series to Saturdays, and cancelled the show.

Episode 01-02: Thursday, 10/6/11
2.5 in the demo (-7% week-to-week change) with 7.58 million; second in the timeslot.
Demo average rank: #13 of 19 scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Season average: 2.6 in the demo with 8.28 million.

Episode 01-01: Thursday, 9/29/11
The series premiere had an okay debut with a 2.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 8.98 million viewers. It was in second place for the timeslot, well below The X Factor on FOX. It lost 44% of its demo lead-in from The Big Bang Theory and the network was down by 32% year-to-year (as compared to now-cancelled $#*! My Dad Says). If Gentleman’s numbers don’t improve, it’s unlikely that the sitcom is going to survive.

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Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

What do you think? Do you like the How to Be a Gentleman TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for a second season?