ABC has had some great success with Shonda Rhimes TV shows on Thursdays. Will How to Get Away with Murder be a hit in the ratings too? Will it be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned.
A legal-mystery TV series, How to Get Away with Murder revolves around a college professor and defense attorney (Viola Davis) who, along with her students, gets involved with a murder case. The rest of the cast includes Tom Verica, Billy Brown, Alfred Enoch, Aja Naomi King, Jack Falahee, Karla Souza, Matt McGorry, Charlie Weber, Liza Weil, and Katie Findlay.
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 — typically around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
2/27 update: ABC has renewed this series for a second season for Fall 2015.
Final season averages: 3.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.76 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.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. 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 Get Away with Murder TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
I watched the first two episodes and I can NOT figure out what is happening. I’ve asked a couple friends about it only to find out they watched one episode and couldn’t figure it out or switched in middle to something else. I just can’t believe it will be a hit.
Great show! !!
I love this show nothing like a good mystery with endless possibilities. The show definitely makes you think and keeps you on your heels. Not what I expected in a great way. TGIT love this show!
Too much going on at once, I found it confusing. I’m glad I taped it. I was continually backing up and re watching scenes. Now I don’t care.
Last night was our first and definitely our last night we will ever watch the show, The cast lease a lot to be desired and the gay boys add to the immoral so-alled star and her husbands’ way of life. Do we really need all this kind of garbage? And we call this entertainment?
The gay characters were immoral, is that what you are saying?
I taped this and glad I did. I stopped watching before the episode was over. It was the same old procedural to me and not interesting. So strike another show off the to watch list.
Watched that pilot episode, which was enough. This is an awful show, nothing more than a melodramatic nighttime soap with utterly unlikable characters. In other words, typical Shonda Rhimes. Judging by the ratings drop from week 1 to week 2, that seems to be widely-held opinion.
great show loved it its a keeper
I loved this one, even the back and forth w/the story. Made me have to pay close attention. Viola Davis was fantastic as the professor/villan? And I’m wondering now what’s going to happen to that poor guy that just made it into her class and caught her in the “act.” This is a keeper.
and I could care less what happens to any of them, I guess that’s why there are over 200 channels now.
Sorry, but the show wasn’t that great! It was on the border of boring and the so-called sex scenes weren’t even that hot. I don’t think i’ll watch another episodes, especially since we already know who ends up dead and who did it after just one episode.
You have to be joking???? I don’t think we were watching the same program because I have absolutely NO idea who killed her husband……………….. there are actually endless possibilities!!! Just because the students were trying to cover up a murder doesn’t mean they had anything to do with the murder……….. Cover up yes murder ???????
I agree Keith, the show did not hold my interest. I struggled to watch it. So I guess, we are not the target audience. and the sex scenes were just soft porn, not exciting to me either
by the time this episode ended, I hated every character. If one or more get caught and get the chair, let me know, I’ll tune in to that.
I guess I will just stick with the Blacklist and football.
Simply FANTASTIC on every level! Definitely a keeper!
WOW!!!!!!! Talk about hitting the ground running, I was out of breath! Awesome actors with great characterizations. I hope they keep these writers because they are AWESOME! What a tangled weave??? I can’t wait to see what happens next. This has to be the absolute best drama on television in years and Viola Davis is riveting, the woman can do more with a facial expression than most actors do with a weeks worth of dialogue! I sat on the edge of my seat the whole time! The final scene has to be the greatest hook of all time for a… Read more »
You put it perfectly!!
I agree with “RBSTN33: It is an interesting and fast moving plot. The actors are very good and , of course, Viola Davis is outstanding. I think the “hook” was very good. I am ready to give it my attention.
Who is Shonda Rhimes?
Creator of Greys and Scandal, exec producer of How to Get Away with Murder.
It was good, and so were all of the actors.