Despite yet another big drop in the ratings during the 2016-17 television season, the low-rated Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD TV show was not cancelled by ABC. Since Disney (i.e. the network’s parent company) also owns Marvel, do this show’s Nielsen numbers even matter? Because this fifth season will ensure a good sized syndication package, will Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD be cancelled or renewed for season six? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
An ABC sci-fi action-adventure drama set in the Marvel Comics Universe, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD stars Clark Gregg, Ming-Na Wen, Chloe Bennet, Iain De Caestecker, Elizabeth Henstridge, Henry Simmons, and Natalia Cordova-Buckley. With Ghost Rider’s help, last season, Coulson (Gregg) and his team saved the world. At the end though, their celebration was cut short, and soon, Coulson was aboard a spaceship. In season five, they will have figure out where they are and how to return home. Meanwhile, humanity’s time may be running out.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly in 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.
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Last year comparison: The fourth season of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD on ABC averaged a 0.74 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 2.339 million total viewers (live + same day ratings).
Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like the Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD TV series? Should it be cancelled or renewed for a sixth season on ABC?
*5/14/18 update: ABC has renewed Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD for a sixth season. Details here.
Please renew Agents of Shield! I watch it every week, and it helps bolster and tie together the entire Marvel brand outside of the movies.
I’m clearly late to this party, but Agent’s of SHIELD definitely deserves a sixth season. Unlike the majority of TV shows, AoS is one of those rarities just keeps getting better with each season. I don’t know how the cast and crew will top this fantastic season 5, but give them the chance! Renew please! #SmallButActiveFanbase
This is by far one of the best shows I’ve ever seen! The plot, the acting, the visual effects and the writing is on another level compared to other superhero series.
I don’t get why people are sleeping on it, but please RENEW AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. for us, the true fans!!!
This show has improved immensely and has the legs to keep improving. How can you not like this show? DO NOT CANCEL. Give Agents Of Shield more time to develop and evolve. I really look forward to each installment it is an excellent show and should be given a chance to shine!!!!!!!
The show is very excellent to see it going to better ending, ABC should not cancel this Shield thing please
Crappy show. Has dragged on for 5 friggin season not getting better , PLEASE SCRAP THIS CRAP. While I sympathize with fans all 1+mil of them that tune in to watch this show. I wish its cancelled so the resources could be allotted elsewhere. The writing is the most inane ever. The effects are laughable. With the wealth of comic book material available to this show,Inhumans and Runaways. Its inexcusable they come out week after week with the kind of weak drivel we see on tv. I have zero sympathy for this show or the show runners,
Show i s good,from season 4,in my,watcher eyes show i s much better from season 4 to now and i love it. But,today is everything in money,no money no show,but today viewers cannot recognize a good show and this one deserve more than this low rate view. Sell it to our Eu tv station we love show. Greetings from EU and sorry for some bad words mistakes
Agents of Shield is, by far, the best thing on TV at the moment. It is the best superhero show ever made and it is the most intelligent and well scripted show currently running. To cancel this fantastic gem would be an insult to all the world.
Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD is one of the best shows on TV right now. I’ve watched it since the beginning. The first season was very slow and, as a old-ish comic book geek, I was frustrated with the lack of superheros. I almost didn’t watch season two but I’m glad I did. The show keeps getting better and season five has been the best yet (which is saying a lot since season four was spectacular). The show definitely has a few more good seasons in it.
Daisy Johnson is the only superhero we need.
I don’t get why ratings are so bad, for SHIELD… it’s much better than Inhumans was. I just hope that they give the show a proper ending, if they plan on ending the series anytime soon…
its better than inhumans is not saying much
I hate to say it too, this show is done. It’s BORING!
No ABC, please do not cancel the show. I know ratings are bad, but at least end it if it’s not going to return next season. And by end, I mean end with a proper conclusion and not leave it hanging.
Maybe this time ABC will wise up and cancel the show.
I have watched Agents of Shield from the beginning. Last weeks two hour season premier was so boring that I still haven’t recoverd.
Cancel Agents of Shield now!!!!
In response to this and the other naysayers. You criticise but not in any constructive way. Who is to say that what you believe to be good would be successful? Reading some of these criticisms one would think you were not watching the same show. Criticism void of justification is mere opinion. If your going to criticise please just give us some valid facts to support your collective cases.
Agents of SHIELD was my favouite tv-show right from the start. I loved the show because it focused on a team of regular Agents of SHIELD handling various unusual cases and protecting humanity from superpowered monsters and alien threats. I loved these charaters. I loved the show, because it was a light-hearted, fun, humorous, family-friendly action-adventure. I loved the show, because it had no superpowered main characters, because superpowered people were only backup for the non-superpowered heroes or monster oft he week every now and then. I hate that Skye degenerated into this inhuman thing in season 2. I loathe… Read more »