The Night Shift: Season Three Ratings

Many fans of The Night Shift TV show have been anxiously waiting for NBC medical drama to return. It’s been more than a year since the last season. Was season three worth the wait? Will enough viewers return for the series to be renewed for a fourth season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.

The Night Shift revolves around the quirky but devoted staffmembers of San Antonio Memorial Hospital who work from dusk til dawn. This season, the cast of the medical drama includes Eoin Macken, Jill Flint, Ken Leung, Robert Bailey Jr., Brendan Fehr, JR Lemon, Scott Wolf, and Tanaya Beatty.

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 the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.

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For comparisons: The second season of The Night Shift averaged a 1.29 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.29 million total viewers.

Note: Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.

What do you think? Do you still like The Night Shift TV series? Would you like to see it cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?