ABC has been having some great success on Thursday nights with shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Scandal. Unfortunately, the network has also had some struggles. Last season’s The Catch had such low ratings that it probably should have been cancelled. How has newest entry Notorious been performing? Is it worth watching? Cancel or keep it?
Notorious revolves around the symbiotic relationship between a charismatic defense attorney (Daniel Sunjata) and a powerhouse TV producer (Piper Perabo) as they attempt to control the media, the justice system, and each other. Together, they make great TV and determine the nation’s headlines. The rest of the cast includes Kate Jennings Grant, Aimee Teegarden, J. August Richards, Sepideh Moafi, Ryan Guzman, and Kevin Zegers.
Sandwiched between Grey’s Anatomy and How to Get Away with Murder, Notorious launched to a 1.13 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.39 million viewers. It was a disappointing start, especially considering that lead-in Grey’s drew more than twice as many viewers in the demo with a 2.89 rating.
The second installment fell to a 1.06 rating with 4.51 million. Episode three also fell and the fourth installment dropped to a 0.83 in the demo with 3.90 million. Notorious is currently the network’s lowest-rated new series and very well may be dragging How to Get Away with Murder down in the ratings with it.
It is worth noting that the four Thursday nights of the 2016-17 season have been dominated by NFL football. ABC may want to wait and see how well Notorious performs without that competition but it seems unlikely to help. CBS sitcoms are also quite strong competition.
The network execs may also try moving Murder to 9pm and shift Notorious to 10pm. That’s unlikely to help the latter because there are fewer people watching TV in the 10pm hour.
At this point, it looks like ABC won’t order any additional episodes and Notorious will be cancelled after one short season of 13 episodes.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Notorious TV show on ABC? Should it be cancelled or should the network order more episodes? Cancel or keep it?
10/25 update: ABC has cut the first season order to 10 episodes. Cancellation next?
I enjoy the show and the acting is great. The main characters have great chemistry also. I like that the storyline and premise is so different from anything else on tv.
I do think it would be a perfect Sunday night show. I also feel like that’s the best night for drama shows.
Keep it
Keep it! I just binged watched all the episodes available and love the show!
Keep it
I like the show and the cast. I hope they give it time.
I agree with Rit’s comments below. This is one of my must see’s each week. I love that it’s different and the characters are intriguing. I hope they don’t jump the gun too quick and cancel it.
Keep this show please – there is a lot of competition in the Fall with sports and other shows returning. Notorious is very entertaining and is definitely worth keeping, but is very under advertised which should be improved.
Too much background music, It’s monotonous. Should be more dialogue than music and too many flashes of character’s with no dialogue.. The story line doesn’t flow well by these interruptions. I’d like to see the show stay on the air but only if these changes were made.
I do like that actor’s in the show though. These changes are up to the writer’s and director/s.
The show is very good with great chemistry between the characters. ABC , like FOX with Pitch needs to consider the intense competition and choices on Thursday nights before making any decisions about the series. It will take time for an audience to develop and patience is a virtue.
Keep it. I like it.
Keep Notorious!
ABC please don’t cancel this show it is one of my mine and mom favorite shows of this full.
ABC please don’t cancel this show it’s one of my mom and mine favorite shows, so please do not take it away from us.
Keep this show, please. The characters are interesting and improving with each episode; the plots are better than most of the competition, and we actually look forward to seeing it! Perhaps it could get a better time slot and/or some advertising so that people actually know that it’s there…
Love this show!!!! Try on different night- Don’t cancel!!