Last night, ABC unveiled their much-anticipated new TV show, No Ordinary Family. Were the ratings heroic or will the family and their adventures soon be cancelled?
No Ordinary Family revolves around the Powell family who, while on vacation, crash into Amazon River and gain special abilities. The new show stars Michael Chiklis, Julie Benz, Autumn Reeser, Jimmy Bennett, Kay Panabaker, Tate Donovan, Christina Chang, and Romany Malco.
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According to the Nielsen ratings, No Ordinary Family attracted a 3.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.69 million total viewers. For the timeslot, it ranked in second place in both categories.
Considering that it aired opposite a hit show like NCIS: Los Angeles (which had a 3.7 rating and 16.51 million viewers), No Ordinary Family had a very good debut.
We’ll have a better idea about the show’s future in the next couple weeks as we see if the show’s audience grows or significantly shrinks. For now it looks to be in really good shape.
So, what do you think? Did you tune in to see the first episode of No Ordinary Family?
Will you watch next week? Cancel or keep it?
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I didn’t expect to like this show but I loved it! I’ve saved it on PVR to show my adult sons when they come to visit as I think they’ll enjoy it too.
I liked it. I like “The Incrediblex” comparison I am seeing. It looks like a family show that I can watch with my family. I hope it sticks ar0und.
my new faverit show on abc in a long time. most of the show are ok to me. but yeah now a funny show and some action as well.
I was hopeful that this would be a show that I could watch with my young kids. (8 9 10yr) ABC the “Family” station and it was on at 8p.m. the “Family” hour. I was not happy with the sex scene between the parents. My children were asking me why did she call him home to take a nap naked, and then I had to explain the freshman high school girls problem with sleeping with her boyfriend. I did my best mommy dance around those questions but this is a show I know we will not be watching as a… Read more »
CAMI – I can appreciate your concern about your young ones asking why they “took a nap, naked”. It wasn’t “No Ordinary Family” we were watching, but whatever it was, there was a similar scene. My 6-year-old asked the same question. My best dance-around was, “Hey, I sleep naked. It’s actually pretty comfortable!”. It got a little chuckle out of her and the situation was diffused! For the record, though… I really don’t sleep that way. It was just an easy out! =]
Enjoyable show. It’s a little bit Heroes, a little bit The Incredibles…let’s see where it goes.
Loved it… Julie Benz is great… still can’t believe Rita is gone…
Really fun
We enjoyed it. I’m interested to see where they’ll take it.
I’m no ordinary viewer ….. a BIG yawn to this show. I was not amused, entertained or impressed !
I have enjoyed watching three of the family members quite a lot on other shows. If there is a script, these actors will be able to make it work. Chiklis and Benz have both played dark characters and characters with heart. If this show could tap into a bit of both, it could be really good.
I was hesitant to see this due to the bad reviews it was getting by critics, but Ive always liked the “Super Hero” story lines and this show had a good start. The actors are good for their roles (Love Julie Benz) and eager to see where it leads. I hope the story keeps going strong. The “villain or villains” I thought were the only possible down side…
And as with HEROES, Im still in shock its gone…
I loved it but we were working and I missed the last 5min because it did not tape. There must have been another program that went longer. Looking for a rerun or on-line?
ABC is re-airing the pilot of No Ordinary Family this Friday night at 9pm.
(Oct. 1st 2010)
It was as I’d expected. It’s entertaining and predictable. I’ll be curious to see if it can evolve or become run-of-the-mill.
I beleive Dancing with the stars and this show is both on ABC so they could not have aired opposite.
@NEK38583: You are correct. The article’s been corrected. Thanks.
My favorite new show! It better stay around longer than Heroes.