After endless commercials during the Olympics and lots of print ads, NBC’s Parenthood has debuted. The show has experienced several bumps on its journey to primetime but now it’s finally here and NBC has high hopes for the series. Will it be a hit?
Parenthood revolves around the extended and very colorful Braverman family of Northern California. The large cast includes Lauren Graham, Peter Krause, Craig T. Nelson, Bonnie Bedelia, Mae Whitman, Miles Heizer, Erika Christensen, Sam Jaeger, Dax Shepard, Joy Bryant, Monica Potter, Sarah Ramos, and Max Burkholder.
Last night’s premiere debuted to an average of 8.1 million viewers with a 3.1 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic. That put Parenthood in second place in total viewers (behind The Good Wife) but in first place in the demo. There was also very little erosion of the audience during the course of the episode.
While it’s positive that Parenthood won its timeslot in the demo, the numbers are surely not as good as NBC was hoping for, especially considering all of the promotion. Still, considering the state of the rest on NBC’s schedule, this should be considered a victory for the ailing peacock network.
As per usual, we’ll have to see how many viewers return week after week to know if Parenthood has a real chance at survival. For now, things look positive.
What do you think? Is Parenthood worth watching or are you changing the channel? Cancel or keep it?
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We love the show Parenthood. Please don’t cancel it. All the great shows end up that way. Lauren Graham is terrific in the show.
I actually look forward to seeing this show … do not cancel it! I also bought the soundtrack … it is great also! love it!!
Why is it when a show is truly entertaining and worth watching that it is cancelled.
I LOVE the show “Parenthood”. Please do not take it off TV. It is about things that happen to families in real life. That’s right, FAMILIES……. we need more shows about family life. They seem to be fast disappearing from our view.
This show is so real! It makes me cry and smile all at the same time! I absolutely love the cast. Ireally hope that it was not cancelled because I have watched it from DAY 1!!
Please don’t cancell Parenthood. I have it programed on my PVR to make sure I never miss a week. This is the only show that I really look forward to every week. I love the characters and their interaction with other members of their families.
Please continue Parenthood, it has a wonderful story line and it adresses real life issues that most families face and it puts a positive spin on resolving them. Don’t take it off the air, it is one of the shows that I never miss and there aren’t many worth watching anymore. I am sick of reality shows and shows with so much violence. Sick of it. Finally this had a great mix of funny and seriousness and it was tv worth watching.
Where has this show BEEN?? I miss it so much!!!
What happened with parenthood? I really like this show to tell you the truth this is the only family show I watch in english I am a spanish speaker and las novelas are great in Univision and telemundo but I really liked parenthood.
My boyfriend and I really like this show. I hope it continues because I feel there is little out there that depicts family life in such a true form. The issues are relevant to so many but I am most impressed with the writer’s ability to keep the family unit a whole even with the opstacles the characters face. I hope to see this series continue for a long time.
Hello, I absolutely LOVE this show and I look forward to every Tuesday night. Today December 7th and I can’t find Parenthood anywhere. Please tell me that it’s not canceled. It never fails…whenever a decent family show with awesome actors try to make a go of it, it gets axed!! I guess there is not enough blood, sex and murder for most of the population. It’s a shame………I’m from “The Walton’s” era so I enjoy a good T.V. series like “Parenthood” Let’s all keep our fingers crossed and sending in loads of emails so “Parenthood” will stay on the air.… Read more »
I have watched every episode of the 2010 series and I love it. It has such a broad base of interfamily relationships and how they interact and problem solve and leave room for individual development of the family members. They all make their share of believable mistakes and learn from them within the family dynamics. Building stronger family ties as they grow together. I feel it is a show for a broad range of viewers. Please continue this show!!!! I have published a family type novel which shows that we always have choices. We may not like the place we… Read more »
This is one of the few show my husband and I both look forward to watching every week. It is beautifully written. The characters are great. We love the show. Please keep this show going. It is a gem.
Ya, where is parenthood? It’s a great show and I miss it. Jeeze! There are many empty spaces in the TV lineups this year. Bring Parenthood back!!
What happened to Parenthood. I’m a major fan. The show was developing beautifully.
Great casting. Great show. What the heck???
I hope this show can be continued. It is the one show I did not want to miss, and many of my friends felt the same way. In our community many had just begun to be aware of the show, and having viewed it, were already becoming true fans. Why was it stopped in
mid- season? That’s always a real killer to a show, having to rebuild an audience months later. We had even formed a wonderful fun discussion group based on the real-life problems that were presented in the series.