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?
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I really like it! The negatives on it are on most of the big success shows. Please keep it!
I really enjoy the show and the relationships among the characters. Please don’t cancel it. Thursday nights are boring with football and silly sitcoms.
Dont cancel!! Love this show!!
Please keep it! It’s my new favorite show!
Please don’t cancel Notorious! It deserves to stay on!
Really enjoy the show. Don’t cancel.
Please do NOT cancel Notorious – it is a great show with wonderful actors and very entertaining. PLEASE, PLEASE keep Notorious.
Love this show! Love the characters! Love the fast pace and its well written!
Please don’t cancel. Keep it.
Please keep Notorious
Notorious is refreshing! The characters are engaging and multidimensional, and the plots keep me glued to the set. I love the various twists and turns again the backdrop of a TV news show. It’s ENTERTAINING! I’d rather watch Notorious than Scandal, which has gotten SOOOOOO boring and predictable. Everyone in Scandal seems to have adopted the same exaggerated lispy pattern of speech. Please KEEP NOTORIOUS!!!
Love the show, it should not be cancelled.
Please don’t cancel Notorious! This show is worth watching! It’s a smart and different angle to the crime shows on TV. It’s guilty pleasure. I hope another network is smart enough to pick this up.
Please keep Notorious !!! it is a VERY entertaining show and different from ALL the Cop and Medical Shows . They are ALL the SAME . .Give Notorious a chance !!!!!