A new dramatic TV series on FOX, Lucifer created a bit of an uproar before it even premiered. The One Million Moms group wants the show to be cancelled and some religious people feel the same way. That’s not likely to have an effect on the show’s future but the ratings sure will. How’s the Lucifer TV show doing? Will it be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
On the Lucifer TV show, Lucifer Morningstar (Tom Ellis) has abandoned his throne and retired to Los Angeles. Charming, charismatic and devilishly handsome, he’s enjoying his retirement while owning a nightclub. His bliss is disturbed when a beautiful pop star is brutally murdered outside of his club. He starts to have feelings of compassion for the first time in billions of years and ends up helping a homicide detective (Lauren German). The rest of the cast includes Lesley-Ann Brandt, Kevin Alejandro, Rachael Harris, D. B. Woodside, and Scarlett Estevez.
The series debuted in January to a 2.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.16 million viewers. That was a very positive start, especially considering the state of the rest of FOX’s drama series.
In week two, the ratings fell to a 1.95 in the demo and 6.0 million viewers, a decline of nearly 20% in the demo. The numbers have essentially kept falling lower each week (though there was a slight bump upward in week seven). Last week’s installment, episode eight, hit a new low in the ratings and hit a 1.21 in the demo and 3.86 million.
The eight episodes have averaged a 1.63 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.08 million viewers.
The rest of the FOX schedule is in poor shape so it’s currently the network’s third-highest rated drama of the season (behind Empire and The X-Files). That may be enough to secure Lucifer a second season but it’s very concerning that the series continues to lose viewers. That may be enough to sink the series. We’ll likely have to wait until May to find out for sure.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Lucifer TV show? If you ran the network, would you cancel or keep it?
Keep! Keep Seond Chance too! Why introduce such good programming then take it away and leave us with bad shows and other networks? Keep Keep Keep
I really love this show!!! It’s naughty and nice. It’s a pleasure to have an adult dramedy too watch and I look forward to seeing it every week. The show is unique and intelligently done. I love the tongue-in-cheekiness of it. Wonderful show! So DO NOT CANCEL IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Keep!!!!!
Do not cancel! Lucifer is a real hoot. He IS devilishly handsome , and this is the only show I watch on Fox. Cancel it and I won’t see a thing on this channel.
Keep it on the schedule. And advertise it! It will attract more viewers.
NO DO NOT CANCEL. I can’t watch it on Monday because The Voice is on. And then there is DWTS. But I watch it on Fox Now every Tuesday. Along with catching up with Jane the Virgin. I am infatuated with Tom Ellis because of this show and the ex of Decker was on Trueblood for a season and he is playing a straight man this time. I hate cop shows and get bored. Like CSI Miami, or criminal Minds, same crap. But this show has another story with it and I LOVE IT. Tom makes me giggle, it’s the… Read more »
Lucifer is a great show. I have watched it from the beginning and don’t want it to end.
I love Lucifer. Funny, Sexy, witty.
I’m not sure what Fox really wants from a series…stylish, witty, and some of the best written and delivered lines not coming from Betty White. I wasn’t expecting the humour from the ramp up. Weekly plots can be a bit weak, but who doesn’t want to smile at the whole heaven-hell thing once in a while?
Please don’t cancel.
Keep Keep Keep! Entertaining and too sexy o cancel.
We love the series and want it tenewed.
Loved the show in the beginning, but Lucifer is getting more and more blah. Much more interesting when his eyes turned red and you glimpsed the real him. Losing the dangerous satan side is making him boring. Now it’s becoming an average police show without his special powers.
I love the show I get to watch Gotham then turn around and watch Lucifer so my Monday night are set please keep the show.
Love this show! Funny, clever and something different!
I LOVE Lucifer!!! Do not cancel it….Cancel empire instead because nobody gives a **** about the Rap/Hip Hop industry that destroyed rock n roll!