Some of NBC‘s shows have done well while others have really struggled. Which will be cancelled and which will be renewed? Stay tuned!
NBC shows this season (so far): About a Boy, America’s Got Talent, American Dream Builders, American Ninja Warrior, Believe, The Biggest Loser, The Blacklist, Chicago PD, Chicago Fire, Community, Crisis, Crossbones, Dateline, Dateline Saturday Night Mystery, Food Fighters, Grimm, Growing Up Fisher, Hannibal, Hollywood Game Night, Ironside, Last Comic Standing, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, The Michael J. Fox Show, The Night Shift, Parenthood, Parks and Recreation, Revolution, Running Wild with Bear Grylls, Sean Saves the World, The Sing-Off, Taxi Brooklyn, Undateable, The Voice, Welcome to the Family, Welcome to Sweden, and Working the Engels.
NOTE: You can see the ratings for NBC’s 2014-15 season here.
There’s lots of data that NBC looks at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but the ratings are typically the biggest piece.
Check other networks’ rankings:
ABC | CBS | The CW | FOX | ABC Family | TNT
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A couple of notes about these charts:
These figures are updated automatically as new ratings are released. The averages are based on the final national numbers (live plus same day viewing), unless marked with an asterisk (*). For technical reasons, I have to resort them manually so feel free to let me know if I missed something.
Keep in mind that the demo numbers are typically what’s most important to advertisers. Therefore, that’s how the networks measure success. Advertisers pay more for ad time on a show that has a higher demo rating. Because older viewers don’t count? No, it’s because younger viewers watch less traditional TV and are harder to reach.
Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using an extra decimal for easier ranking.
The networks take into account when shows air on Fridays and Saturdays, nights when TV viewership is lower.
What do you think? Which shows are you rooting for? Which one isn’t as big a hit as you thought? Are you hoping any series will get cancelled to make way for something else?
Revolution is one of my all time favorites can’t believe it is over with no resolution. I am so upset they could care less about the fan base and at least sell it to syfy or have a finale show to give us some closure. Thumbs down to NBC
The relationship between ratings and quality is always strange. Non-scripted shows are inherently lower quality, but cost much less to produce (even when they include celebrities) and some of them got good ratings this year. Time slots and competing shows have more to do with ratings than show quality. The networks still keep trying to win time slots instead of providing the best service to their viewers and advertisers. One of the ways they do this is to schedule strong shows in the same time-slot as competing strong shows. This results in lower overall ratings and lower profits for all… Read more »
I absolutely love taxi brooklyn!!!
Why is the demo age 18 to 49??????
Hope Taxi Brooklyn gets a second season
Me, too. Taxi Brooklyn started out kinda weak, but after a couple shows it came through pretty strong. I watch shows for the interaction between the characters, and Cat and Leo and the Dept head (don’t remember his name) have really good banter between them. Hope it’s around for a while.
I think that producers should have more respect for their audiences. I can t believe NBC has cancelled a show like Dracula, such an amazing production left without a proper end….
D I T T O !!!!!!!!!!!
NBC LOVES TO CANCEL [ GOOD ] SHOWS!!!!
Just a generalized question/observation: Networks can only assess viewship via Nielson ratings, so what is the age group of the participants? Only 18-49, or something less skewed that encompasses “older” viewers? Perhaps they need to do better screening of their participants. The only other means of measuring viewership would be via snooping into wireless devices or DVRs. Something’s clearly amiss for all networks.
I really liked the show Crisis. I don’t think NBC gave it a chance to take off. I hope they bring it back maybe on Monday nights???
Wonder if FOX is intentionally keeping viewers holding their breath for renewal. They should decide soon before annoyance sets in and/or viewers get attached to a show with a competing time slot. Sort of a sad commentary that at least the 30-49 age group wouldn’t be viewers. Too much violence? Watch the evening news. FOX would be really smart in tailoring their advertising so as to draw in younger viewers, and also let everyone know, “Live Another Day” is completely different in format, content, etc. There’s no show more relevant than “24”. New agent Morgan is fabulous and hope she… Read more »
I should have posted this under FOX. Sorry readers, BUT, to the upside, try “24”!
While “Blacklist” was renewed quite early, James Spader ‘s popularity has mainly served the purpose of “teasing” the viewers to tune in, though his part is minimal. I predict a short run for the show for at least two reasons: 1) Debbie Boone has no credibility as a tough FBI agent; 2) When Spader does appear, there’s no variation in his performance, thus, bordering on boring. The show just really seems to struggle for plot direction. The Mon time slot fit cuz nothing else is on.
NBC moved Revolution from the 9pm Monday timeslot to accommodate shows that don’t have high production costs. I don’t watch network TV as I am boycotting the advertisers. NBC VP’s set up the Revolution cast, crew, producers for failure. Revolution should never have been moved to a 7pm time slot. It is not a family friendly series. The acting and action are adult-oriented, using satire which children cannot understand. Revolution had the highest production costs of all shows on NBC, poor advertising, inappropriate time slot, along with longer than normal hiatuses. NBC mismanaged one of the BEST TV shows to… Read more »
Her name is Megan Boone and James Spader makes an appearance in every episode, the show is pretty much based around these two actors. Megan Boone is actually doing a good job as a believable FBI agent and James Spader brings a darkness and secretive vibe to the show that people respond well to.
All the major stations suck- shows like Believe that have descent numbers yet the are canceled before even having a real chance. I would guess that with one more year (since they are obligated to pay most of the staff anyway) the show would have doubled its viewership. Although it should not be a surprise that the good shows are cancelled to make way for awesome shows like- Big Bang theory (most idiotic real show on TV), then there is the writing marvel called “How I Met Your Mother (now here is a truly wonderful show about an actor who… Read more »
Wouldn’t you be more at home commenting on a conspiracy theory website?
@Jay……rofl…..
Sorry, meant @JC…..
Undateable is THE best show this year…please keep it!
NBC LOVES TO CANCEL SHOWS!!!!!
All networks cancel shows
May I suggest jumping on the Netflix train !
Why did they cancel revolution? wth
Did you read the chart where Revolution’s demo rating dropped 47% from last season?