We’ve received quite a few e-mails from readers who are been worried that Parenthood has been cancelled by NBC. Well, it hasn’t been canned and will actually be returning on January 4th. That’s the good news but fans shouldn’t get too complacent. The drama hasn’t been performing all that well and certainly isn’t assured of a third season.
Last May, Parenthood was one of those shows that was “on the bubble” but still ended up being renewed. Though season one premiered with a 3.1 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic and 8.1 million viewers, it soon after dropped to a 2.3 rating and 5.83 million viewers. The 13 episodes of season one ended up averaging a 2.6 in the demo and 6.38 million total viewers.
For season two, Parenthood debuted at about the same demo rating it had at the end of season one. Unfortunately, that didn’t last. In mid-November, shortly before it went on hiatus, Parenthood hit a series low of a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demo and 4.8 million viewers.
The first half of the season has averaged a 2.1 in the demo and 5.22 million. Parenthood is currently the seventh-highest rated scripted program on the network, falling in the middle of the list, just below The Event. While it’s not in immediate danger of being cancelled, the show’s certainly not safe either. Its fate will ultimately be decided by how well it performs when it returns from the six week hiatus. Most shows don’t typically fare very well and ratings drop after a hiatus. Will Parenthood be the exception?
What do you think? Will the ratings for Parenthood go up or down? Will it be cancelled or survive to see season three?
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This is such a quality show, with great stories every week. Such a breath of fresh air compared to all the reality crap that is consuming weeknight television. I appreciate the way conflicts are handled, and there is very little content in this show that I wouldn’t allow my children to watch. I appreciate the writing and hope that this show stays on the air for a long time!
This is a fantastic show that has the whole package! This is a lot from me because I am generally quite critical of shows. I don’t want it to leave. If it fails it is because NBC keeps messing with the time slots and creating hiatus spans, in which confuses the viewers as to when it is on again. NBC needs to keep quality shows because other networks have more. I really hope NBC pays attention to posts like these. Not ‘EVERYONE’ is on those statistical readings. Use some common sense!
This is one of the shows my husband and I look forward to each week – it is a breathe of fresh air – clean, funny, honest, tear jerker and with two grown daughters our selves the interactions amongst family members with all the dysfunction but with alot of love – is spot on – please DO NOT cancel this — we are excited about the January 4th show — that is why I got on the internet to see what was up with it and when it would be back on — we’ve really missed it since Thanksgiving.
More than likely this show will be cancelled.
Please, Please don’t cancel “Parenthood….I look forward to Tue. nights to watch this show!! I’ts a little late for me to be up watching T.V., but I make sure that I stay awake to watch Parenthood…Hopefully other people will start watching it as well!!!!
Great show!, Absolutely love it. I haven’t owned a TV in 5 years and stumbled upon the show at a friends house and bought a TV to watch it.
My husband and I are in our 60’s and mostly watch PBS, Jeopardy and Sports, so I was quite surprised that my husband wanted to tune in to Parenthood every week. It’s a great idea featuring all generations and all sorts of problems, even tho it gets a bit farfetched now and then. We’d like to see it continue!
My family loves the show. We’ve missed seeing it over the last several weeks. We are unable to watch it when it airs, so we have to DVR it. I hope there is a way to count all of us faithful DVR followers!
Love this show! So does my whole family! We are all hoping it has many seasons to go!
We LOVE this show. That is bad news for the show because the shows we love and loyally follow (or DVR) always seem to get yanked. We cannot stand any of the reality shows and they keep multiplying! This is one of the few bright lights left for us.
In a society where “reality tv” dominates, Parenthood is such a refreshing dramedy. My husband and I have been fans since episode 1 and don’t think there is a better comedy on tv right now. Other than Hawaii Five-O, we watch sports, TopChef and whatever awesome drama FX has out for the season and Dexter. Parenthood is the kind of show that can make you laugh and cry all in the same episode. It would be shame if it got cancelled, but maybe the lack of viewers is a statement about our society and how little family is valued. Apparently… Read more »
I wonder….do they have a way of telling who all dvr’s the shows. My family loves watching this show however we can’t all watch it when it air’s so we dvr it and watch it later. I’m sure there’s a way for them to take this in consideration. PLEASE don’t cancel!!!!!
This is the only show I make time to sit down and watch. LOVE IT. Please don’t cancel it.
Parenthood is the only show I watch on NBC other than Football.
NBC keep the show on!
Love this show. It’s one of the few shows my 15 year old loves to watch with me. We can both relate to several characters, and situations. It’s funny, serious, and honest in regards to how things often go in everyday families. PLEASE DON’T CANECEL PARENTHOOD!!!