Tuesday night, FOX debuted a new drama for the Summer months, Mental. So, did the premiere’s ratings make the network crazy-happy or just drive them crazy?
Mental revolves around an unorthodox psychiatrist who becomes the Director of Mental Health at a fictional Los Angeles hospital. Created by Dan LeVine and co-executive produced by his sister, Deborah Joy LeVine, the series stars Chris Vance, Annabella Sciorra, Derek Webster, Jacqueline McKenzie, Marisa Ramirez, Nicholas Gonzalez, and Edwin Hodge.
The series premiered on Tuesday night and finished in third place for the 9pm hour with 5.8 million viewers and a 2.1/5 rating/share among the 18-49 demographic.
Those numbers aren’t that impressive but the drama did build on its lead-in, a rerun of the popular and very compatible House. There was also very little drop off between Mental’s first and second half hours, indicating that most watched the entire episode.
So, while Mental didn’t have a great debut, it wasn’t bad either. As we enter into the Summer months, viewership tends to fall off so the network may be okay with these numbers. But, will people return for subsequent installments? Will FOX give the show a second season once all 13 episodes have aired? We’ll have to wait and see.
So, what did you think? Is the show worth keeping or should it be cancelled?
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I quite like the show! I hope they kep it.
Keep it, it’s a great show.
DEFINITELY WORTH KEEPING !!!
Keep it!
I really hope Fox doesn’t ditch another awesome show. Chris Vance is fantastic. Just when we get something other than those dang reality shows, there is talk they are going to yank it out under our feet.
keep it1
Keep it! I loved every episode and miss it terribly. One of the better choices available. The story line and characters are great.
Please, please, please keep this show!!!! I am SOOOOO tired of all the crappy shows returning and not having anything intellectually stimulating to watch. While those of us that love this show do understand that there are many people who are too ignorant to understand the intense, mental and intellectual draw to this show, they have plenty of other things to watch. Please keep this show! If not only for my mental sanity.
Please return this wonderful show. I so looked forward to each episode. The characters are great and the story lines so very interesting. With so much trash on the screen, it’s a pleasure to see something so well written. Let’s bring it bsck for season 2!!!!!!
Keep it ! I get tried of a lot of the same shows.Yes a little like house but it is
different and interesting with twists.
I love this show. KEEEEEEEP IIIIIITTT!!! when is the second season coming out?!
Yes keep it… hope to watch this series again. I really looked forward to watching it instead of reality shows and game shows. Chris Vance is a wondeful actor as well as the other cast and you just get caught up in each episode.
It was a fun show in very many ways, lets hope they are smarter than a 5th grader and keep it!!!
Please keep it! It was wonderful. Great storyline and characters. We need more shows like this. Chris Vance is wonderful as Jack Gallagher. Please bring it back again.
Loved it! Reallly hope it comes back. It’s something different. The characters are interesting and got better with each episode.