This Summer TV show, NY Med, follows the staff of three New York hospitals as they try to help patients in need. Television ratings aren’t a matter of life or death but they do help determine what sort of programming ABC will produce in the future.

These are the TV show’s ratings for the Summer 2012 season, the best way to tell if NY Med is going to be cancelled or renewed for season two. Right now, ABC is billing it as an eight-episode series.

Be sure to check out our ABC summer ratings report card to see how this show’s numbers compare with the others on the network.

These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so be sure to bookmark and return to this page:

Final season averages: 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.10 million total viewers.

Episode 01-08: Wednesday, 08/22/12 (finale)
1.0 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.45 million.
Season averages: 0.97 in the demo with 4.15 million.

Episode 01-07: Tuesday, 08/21/12
1.0 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.13 million.
Season averages: 0.97 in the demo with 4.10 million.

Episode 01-06: Tuesday, 08/14/12
1.0 in the demo (+43% episode-to-episode change) with 4.27 million.
Season averages: 0.97 in the demo with 4.10 million.

Episode 01-05: Tuesday, 08/07/12
0.7 in the demo (+17% episode-to-episode change) with 2.85 million.
Season averages: 0.96 in the demo with 4.07 million.

Episode 01-04: Tuesday, 07/31/12
0.6 in the demo (-45% episode-to-episode change) with 2.80 million.
Season averages: 1.02 in the demo with 4.37 million.

Episode 01-03: Tuesday, 07/24/12
1.1 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 4.39 million.
Season averages: 1.17 in the demo with 4.89 million.

Episode 01-02: Tuesday, 07/17/12
1.2 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.82 million.
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 5.14 million.

Episode 01-01: Tuesday, 07/10/12
1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.47 million total viewers.
Season averages: 1.20 in the demo with 5.47 million.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

What do you think? Do you like the NY Med TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?