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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Please keep mental on. Its great! I’ve been waiting to hear.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE KEEP THIS SHOW…..
KEEP IT!!!! No question. This is one of the few shows on TV that I watch every week and it would be a shame if it were canceled.
yes keep it..it was great
This show was really great. I am sick of shows that gain a following only to end after one season. New Amsterdam is another great show that should not have been canceled. Would love to see this show return to Fox.
I didn’t realize that this show was available until about halfway through the series, however I immediately fell in love with it. I loved the drama between the main characters, as well as the interesting and compassionate way that various mental disorders were explained and treated. Please bring it back!!! Thank you.
KEEP IT, IT IS GREAT!!!!
Please keep the show. It’s not often that we see such a great script and a great cast. Dumping the show is not an option.
Mental is such a great show !
Could hardly wait till the next show !
Please Bring it back !
It make sense and is a great in-site into
different ways of helping Patients.
Keep this one, it can make a difference in
people’s lives.
This show is FANTASTIC! Please, please keep it, it would be so great to see the characters evolve, and of course more of the sexy Jack!.
pelase keep the show i really like it, i’m from argentina, and everybody see it, is really good!!!
Please keep the show!!!! I agree with Professional Therapist. This series brings the issues of mental illness straight into America’s living rooms. The characters in the series deal with these issues with compassion and humor. This series is unique as no other show covers mental illness fully. But again, the powers that be has cancelled another unique show and we are left with “cookie-cutter” shows and reality shows. Men in Trees and Jericho are examples of other unique shows. Just how many CSI:whatevers are there going to be?
KEEP MENTAL !!!! I SIMPLY LOVE IT!!!
I LOVED that show!!
I hope “Mental” will return in a great time slot!
JF
KEEP THIS SHOW! If it gets canceled I think I might just EXPLODE! I need something to watch, right? Plus I’m addicted and if this show is canceled I will probably just watch the old ones, over and over again… soon I would know ALL the words and be able to recite an entire episode (or the entire season) on demand. Please do not turn me into a person who should probably be seeking Mental (haha) help… although if Jack was my psychiatrist I really wouldn’t mind =]