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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I love this show. It has interesting characters and real siutations. It deals with everyday ups and downs within a family. II never miss it! I look forward to it every Tuesday.
It would be nice if they ran it every week instead of showing it for 5 or 6 weeks and then waiting 3 or 4 weeks to show it again. The programming is very inconsistent.
Keep this show and take off the junk!
I love this show! Please do not can el
We love this show!! This isone of the few times that my teenage daughter and I agree on watching together, haha
Love this show. Such great characters and situations. A pleasure to watch. With such crap on tv, it is so nice to see quality programming. Please do not cancel.
Please don’t let this show go away… It is the best show on TV. There are few shows of it’s caliber. It addresses real life issues and opens doors for discussion within the family. It has been confusing and hard to track if it is on or not… If it was on consistently, it would have faithful viewers. I thought it was cancelled and very disappointed. Please keep the quality acting, writers and save one show for the people that don’t want to watch reality TV or crime dramas…
I loved Parenthood! I think it is the best show on prime time and the best show on NBC. The only problem with it was it was on alittle late for me at 10 pm and so the only live viewing was on demand and reviewed but I lived for the show. It had so many great actors, and actresses and the issues brought up were so real, so perfect with how to deal with these problems the lesser of two evils…I believe it needs to be on at least an hour earlier. I think it rivals most of showtime.… Read more »
This is a fantastic show with a fabulous cast and creator! The only thing bad about the show is the lack of consistent programming and the horrible time slot it has so late on Tuesday nights. Like most people, we DVR this program, but not everyone can do this. If this show was on EVERY WEEK at 7PM it would be more popular than E.R. ever was with the high quality drama each week that almost every family can relate to.
Parenthood is the best written and best acted series to come along in years!
We absolutely love Parenthood. Never miss it. The problems is, why, why, why is there a 6 week hiatius. This is why it loses viewers. Its hard to keep track of when its a new show and when its returning. I already thought is was cancelled. Please keep it coming. Its a great show.
Parenthood deserves to be renewed. This show is such a quality production, wonderful characters, talented acting, great story lines, funny, sad, sweet, messy….just like real life. Please bring it back!
Why is it so hard to find out the current status of Parenthood? NBC does a lousy job of keeping viewers informed of the current schedule and their plans for the future. The program just stopped after episode 311 without any announcement. NBC sucks as much as Parenthood glows.
The show returns in January. You’re commenting on a very old post.
Hopefully this show will not be cancelled. It is probably one of the most realistic family shows ever produced. I’m 79yrs.old and my entire family loves this show!!!
love this show. My favorite on TV. Please do not cancel this series. I wait all week to see is. It is one of best shows on TV. My daughter-in-law todl me about it she is addicted to it as am I. My husband who only watches the news and sports loves the show as was so disappointed when I told him it wasn’t on. I don’t understand why so many of these goofy shows that have meaningless substance, lousy acting remain on the air year after year. Prehaps the should change the time it is being viewed and it… Read more »
My husband and I watch this show religiously. We absolutely love it and it is our favorite show. Please do not cancel this show. It is extemely so much better than so many other shows on tv today that we can not believe are still on. The acting is great, the plots are great and it is a truly wonderful family show.
We don’t understand how it could possibly be up for cancellation. Please keep this show on tv. We love it. Thank you.
I absolutely LOVE this show. I dvr it every week and watch it late at night. This makes my Tuesday night. PLEASE don’t cancel it. This is the third series I have loved looking forward to watching consistently, the other two were already cancelled. I agree with everyone else. this is one if those shows that always make you say AWW so many times. It is so up-lifting and I always seem to shed a few tears from the way the characters remind me of me and my daughter going through her teen issues and being able to feel like… Read more »
Dont cancel this great show! It truly reflects life and helps one reflect on what families go through in pain and joy! This show rocks …have not missed one episode! Do not cancel this greatshow it isnt on enough consistently to give it a fair chance for ratings!