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Despite predictions to the contrary, the Instinct TV show has been renewed for a second season on CBS. In season one, the ratings for the procedural TV series rose from the first week to the second, before dropping off pretty sharply, then rallying some. Based on the demo numbers alone, a cancellation seemed more likely, but like many CBS TV series, its average total audience size seems to have gotten Instinct past the finish line.
A CBS crime thriller, based on the James Patterson novel, Murder Games, Instinct stars Alan Cumming, Bojana Novakovic, Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews, and Sharon Leal. The drama centers on Dr. Dylan Reinhart (Cumming), a former CIA operative who is lured out of his peaceful retirement as a university professor and author, to help NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham (Novakovic) catch a serial killer.
Instinct: A Look at the Ratings
The first season of Instinct averaged a 0.81 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 7.859 million viewers. Find out how Instinct stacks up against the other CBS TV shows.
CBS Cancellations and Renewals
All told, today CBS cancelled two TV shows: Superior Donuts and Scorpion. The network also renewed five series: Criminal Minds (season 14); Man With a Plan (season three); Life in Pieces (season four); Instinct (season two); and Big Brother: Celebrity Edition (season two).
UPDATE: CBS has cancelled Kevin Can Wait and has renewed Elementary for season seven.
Deadline has confirmed the Instinct renewal.
What do you think? Did you expect CBS to cancel or renew its Instinct TV series for a second season? Did they make the right call? Let us know, below.
YES! Renewal was the right decision. Alan Cumming is great!!
I enjoy this show and glad it’s been renewed! But, where did it go? Episode 5, Heartless, was the last episode on April 22nd. When will it be back?
Keep this show! Alan Cumming is great!
Thank goodness. Intelligent viewing without guns. Sometimes witty; sometimes charming; always entwrtaining
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Glad it was not cancelled. It is an interesting show, please lets all keep watching and tell your friends.
Glad it was NOT cancelled.
We really have enjoyed every episode of Instinct. The program has a good flow and is super interesting. So glad it was cancelled. Looking forward to future episodes. Thank you CBS
I think you mean, “So glad it was NOT cancelled”.
As PhilS noted, “Instinct” “need[s] a small amount of reworking”, but otherwise has a lot of promise. Nothing that better writing can’t cure! All the other ingredients for a great show are there – but the writing is not as strong as the talented names attached to this show would otherwise suggest.
Here’s hoping season 2 addresses this…um…shortcoming…because it would be such a terrible shame to see Alan Cumming’s talent go to waste.
Break a leg in season 2!
I am glad that Instinct was renewed. I like it but it is a lot like Elementary which I also like. I just want Instinct to have a better chance to earn its spot.
Wonderful news! I enjoy Instinct. Cumming is always a good show 🙂
Sunday is a ratings pit. It’s better to depend on a different demo for your Sunday shows.
Wow !! Love this show so very surprised at renewal.
Great!
Good. Whilst it might need a small amount of reworking, it’s still a lot better than much of the dross that does get renewed.
I enjoy this series very much–at least SOMETHING I like is sticking around.
A lousy show. CBS uses the 24-54 ratings, not the 18-49 ratings, so maybe those are better.