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?
I’m very pleased that this series has been picked up for a 2nd season. Word is spreading and it’s going to be an even bigger hit next year.
I dvr the episodes so I can watch them again. I do enjoy Tom’s performance but Lauren German is also delightful. In fact, the whole cast is excellent.
Keep it! Keep it! Keep it!
Awesome….The show must go on…
Please keep Lucifer…i love the show!!! It’s a awesome show!!!!As for all the people yelling about it ..watch it! You’ll see it isn’t as terrible as you think.
Keep keep keep best show every I have watched every episode
I love this show! Please don’t cancel it. Every time I get hooked on a series it gets cancelled after season 1. People need to have an open mind and understand that this is entertainment and there will be no judgement brought upon you for watching a damn good tv show.
Ain’t that the truth! And that’s why it’s so hard to commit to watching a network television show. Networks are to quick to want to cancel everything worth keeping. And keeping the crap shows.
Keep keep keep. Awesome show
Lucifer is an amazing series. I was raced Catholic all my Life and the series had open my interest to read more about angels. Please don’t cancel the series PLEASE
Love the show!!
It was just one season, CONTINUE PLEASE
NO KEEP THE SHOW!!! This is my favorite crime show! The storyline with Malcolm and lucifer, and how I ship Chloe and lucifer so hard. I will probably cry if they had a season finale.
Don’t cancel. I love Tom. That’s why I’m watching. But I keep wishing lucifer had more powers. Appreciate his vulnerability but he is satan’s son vac or not.
Please renew Lucifer. Morningstar is one of the best lead characters on TV. We love this show.
I love the series. it is funny, and very entertaining. Not just that he is SEXY!!!
I love this show! It’s funny with enough action to be exciting. Please keep it going!