The ratings for Nashville were down once again last season and they weren’t very good. With this season, ABC will have enough episodes for a good-sized syndication package. So, will this year be the end? Will this drama be cancelled or will it be renewed for a fifth season? Stay tuned.
The Nashville TV show continues to follow the lives and careers of country music superstars Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere) and Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton). The rest of the cast includes Charles Esten, Clare Bowen, Eric Close, Jonathan Jackson, Chris Carmack, Lennon Stella, Sam Palladio, Maisy Stella, Will Chase, and Oliver Hudson.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/12 update: ABC has cancelled Nashville after four seasons. Details here.
5/26 update: You can see the rest of the latest night’s ratings.
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Last year comparison: The third season of Nashville averaged a 1.34 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.16 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you like the Nashville TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?
Please don’t cancel! Love everything about this show!
This is such awful news, literally all our friends in the UK love it, please please don’t cancel it. Its wonderful!!!
IF abc had actually advertised at all for Nashville this season maybe this wouldn’t be happening. They haven’t promoted it on their website in ages instead I have been subjected to absolute crap like Dancing with the Stars. Thanks abc. This is my absolute favorite show and not only are you canceling it but you are pulling the, ” lets not rap things up at all” move. You can’t even try?
I am so sad they are canceling Nashville. I don’t particularly care for the story line regarding Mattie; but my opinion does not count, since I am not in the “prime demographic age group”. Networks never given any credence to the over 50’s group; which I don’t understand, because we buy a lot of stuff too! There was a lot of great music created and sung on the show, and was so different from all of the junk on tv now. I am so sick of reality tv shows, sci-fi, and action shows. I can’t believe anyone actually wants to… Read more »
Nashville is one of the best shows for entertainment. The music is fantastic. Nashville is fantastic. Please Nashville and I need this show.
I just watched Nashville last night & I see the finale is next week. I am so sad this show has been cancelled. I love this show & have never missed an episode. Please reconsider.
I hear you, Judy! I DVR because I work like 15 hours a week and jlike you, I just saw on the very last commercial break that next week’s episode is the SERIES finale!
(hint, hint – wink, wink, ABC – the days of your viewers who only work 9-5 are over!! A good percentage of us need to DVR our favorite shows and watch them later)
I don’t know how these things work, but I sure hope those that DVR and watch later were taken into consideration when they calculated their ratings, and decide to cancel such great programming…
I LOVE NASHVILLE, THE CHARACTERS, THE MUSIC, THE LOCATION. TYPICAL OF ABC, TO CANCEL SOMETHING GREAT. I HOPE SOME OTHER NETWORK PICKS IT UP.
I LOVE Nashville! Please do not cancel it!
Please give it another season with new writers. Let’s stop dragging out stale story lines and these characters forward, either together or apart, just move on. The writing has become more daytime soap…it deserves better and this talented a cast shouldn’t be punished.
I am extremely disappointed that you are canceling such a unique show especially one of such high caliber. There’s nothing else like it on television. I look forward to the show each week. Our television is just inundated with medical shows crime shows werewolf shows vampire shows there’s definitely a place for the show. I sincerely hope you will rethink that decision to cancel. The show brings a lot to its audience
I love this show! Not everyone wants to watch blood & guts, reality TV and the list goes on! I really hope another network picks Nashville up and continues to entertain us with the great storyline’s and entertainment!
This is CRAZY to cancel such a GREAT show!! I look forward to it EVERY WEEK!! PEOPLE DVR SHOWS THESE DAYS!! IT’S ALSO CRAZY TO THINK ONLY PEOPLE IN THAT AGE GROUP COUNT OR WATCH THIS SHOW! All these STUPID reality shows NEVER GO AWAY!! WHY DON’T YOU UPDATE THE WAY YOU FIND OUT HOW MANY PEOPLE WATCH BY DVRS RECORDING OR SOMETHING. I RECORD EVERY SHOW I WATCH AS I HATE WATCHING COMMERCIALS AND I’M BUSY SO I KNOW IF I MISS IT I AM GOOD. I’M SO ANNOYED YALL ARE TAKING OFF ONE OF THE BEST SHOWS EVER!!!!!… Read more »
My favorite show on TV. The music is excellent, the stars all are great actors with real heart warming insight into their lives. There’s enough killing, weird zombie, realty shows. This was a show with real substance. Very disappointing to hear it’s cancelled. I hope another station will be on board to pick it up.
Please do not cancel Nashville! Living in Tennessee it’s an all time fav of most of my friends and Co-workers. I too am not in the age demo (57) and I DVR and watch right after it airs or the next night.
I love Nashville when I heard they were cancelling it I was really upset I wish they would reconsider this it is a really good show .
Renew , please don’t cancel Nashville