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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Have GOT TO keep it!
Love this show
This is a KEEPER
Great show, the only thing I watch on Fox
keep it, I love it….
Keep it! Keep it!
It’s my favorite tv series in the moment. I love everything about it, the characters, the acting… It’s the best, it’s tottaly believable.
Mental needs to be kept. It is refreshing and very interesting to watch.
I hope they don’t cancel the show!! I luv mental… it reminds me of lie to me which I absolutely LOVE!!!
I say keep it for now because though it is a rocky start, the Office wasn’t as great in the first two years according to Brian Bumgartener and he thought it would be cancelled. (I’m going off memory, don’t flame my comment if it is wrong) I hope that Mental turns out the same way that it will turn out better. But, if it does get cancelled, oh well. It’s a good idea but its execution could have been much better.
I absolutely love the show. It is unique and the characters are lovable and it shows that not all people who have mental disorders are dangerous like some shows make it out to be. We get to see them in a whole new light. I really hope that they keep it. Its my favorite show.
Very flat characters.. bad acting.. subpar plot.. nothing interesting.. nothing believable.. nothing appealing..
Not watchable a waste of time and effort.. hopefully they cancel it so a good show they did cancel comes back
Keep it!!! i really loved it.
I like the idea and the characters, but I find Chris Vance very very difficult to understand. He has an accent and he doesn’t open his mouth, doesn’t enunciate. The rest of the characters are good.
KEEP IT
I’m so happy to have a drama without crime! Life has more to offer than all the horrific stories we hear in the news. I love seeing fiction that reflects that.
I love it! I am invested in the characters and look forward to finding out what happens to them. KEEP IT