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?
My favorite new series – can hardly wait for each new episode. I can’t understand why the ratings keep dropping.
Please keep Lucifer. It’s entertaining plus the girl is hot!
Don’t lose this show. I love it! Lucifer character is funny and charming; Lauren German is beautiful and doesn’t take any **** from Lucifer. I haven’t missed an episode. Keep!
We love this show and we certainly do not fit your demographics. Please keep it!
I enjoy the cheekiness of the Lucifer character. Tom Ellis is fun to watch and brings a lot of dimension to the role. Please renew for a second season to allow for more plot and character development. The best show on network television.
Love it!
keep it of course.
witty ,great entertainment,,,keep the show
Love the show, please keep it!
The show is awesome. To hell with the ratings; us older folks just love it. It’s funny, adventurous and sometimes you really know that Lucifer is starting to have human feelings. Come on Fox give it a chance. Ignore those naysayers, they must realize the show is on late and it is not real.
Please, please RENEW!!
Excellent writing. Have all my family and friends watching — all ages. family from Quebec to Hawaii watching. DO NOT cancel.
Love Lucifer!! Please renew
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE! Please keep it! There are very few shows that I watch – only 3 currently – and this is one of them.
I wonder if people watching on Hulu or on the Fox website are factored into viewership.
Or the people, like me, who are recording it through their DVR to watch later? I watch Dancing With the Stars too, and their second hour coincides with Lucifer. I watch both!
The girl cop is stunning but not Believable she would be a cop. The ex? I knew he was guity from the get go- how come the devil can’t figure that out? Lucifer is hot but needs to be nastier HES THE DEVIL FOR F***S SAKE! the therapist isn’t pretty enough for him to waste his time on , Maze is stunning but what does she do again?