Last season, Person of Interest moved to Tuesday nights and lost Taraji P. Henson. The show also lost a lot in the ratings. Will the numbers continue to fall or will they rise with a new lead-in? Is it essentially guaranteed to be renewed for a fifth season by CBS (because of syndication) or, could it be cancelled? Stay tuned.
On Person of Interest, a presumed dead former-CIA agent (Jim Caviezel) and a mysterious billionaire (Michael Emerson) work together to prevent violent crimes in New York City. The rest of the cast includes Kevin Chapman, Sarah Shahi, and Amy Acker.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — usually the next day, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/11 update: Person of Interest has been renewed for a fifth season on CBS. Will it be the end?
Final season averages: 1.53 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.42 million total viewers.
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Due to a Nielsen glitch, some of the early ratings of the 2014-15 season were revised a few weeks later.
For comparisons: The third season of Person of Interest averaged a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 11.83 million total viewers.
Note: Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you still like the Person of Interest TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or be renewed for a fifth season?
I have been wondering when is the show coming back on the air. I miss it a lot. It there air date yet for the shows return .?
I loved the show until they brought a new casts in which made the show Un watchable due to bad acting of new casts.
Really love this show, Person of Interest. Hoping it does not get cancelled and that episodes are added to season 5
I love this show one of the only ones I watch. Please don’t cancell. I do miss Carter but new characters can be entered. This show is worth keeping on the TV.
This is my favorite series of all time! I grew up with Man from U.N.C.L.E and Mission Impossible and have enjoyed a career in IT so it is very entertaining to me. I will miss it and follow the cast members as they are so talented.
I love this show one of the only ones I watch. Please don’t cancell. I do miss Cryer but new characters cn be entered. This show is worth get on the TV.
No more Person of Interest for me!!!
Season 4 was so awful. Who wrote that crap? Many episodes were painful to watch.
I’m definetely not watching a Season 5, since we will get more of Root, Shaw, Samaritan and Iris.
THANKS BUT NO THANKS!!!!
I loved that show y’all need to bring it back please an thank you
One of the few programs CBS got right. Good story and plots. Please don’t cancel the series.
I don’t know who’s making the decisions at CBS but you really messing up big time, I have never really considered watching ABC but I have been lately if you take away a person of interest I will only be watching you once a week instead of twice a week when I used to watch u 5 days a week get rid of the stupid survivor shows on this stupid big brother and put on good shows people in their fifties don’t like to watch that kind of crap have a wonderful day
This was a Super show! Very disappointed it is not available now!
I loved POI until they started that Samaritan mess! Stopped watching at that point! Why would you guys do that?!
My wife and I enjoy this show. We will be disappointed if it is cancelled
I think it’s one of the best shows on television.
Hope they don’t cancel. Look forward to seeing it soon.
I never watched POI while it was airing. Scrolling through Netflix one day and decided to give it a try. Watched all three seasons in a matter of days. I am currently finishing up season 4. I would suspect it will loose ratings with Taraji gone, but one can only assume she left to shoot Empire. Nevertheless, I think the show has great writing and its unpredictable. Also, it’s vital information on how our real world could be headed if its not there yet. My thing with the show is, I hardly know any of these actors/actresses. So if writers/producers… Read more »
No, Taraji did not leave POI to do Empire. She was let go by Jonah Nolan because, as he told Nina Tassler, he wanted to have his “Catwoman” character (Shaw). Taraji was made aware of her character’s death months before it happened, but wasn’t allowed to tell anyone, and her co-stars only learned about it shortly before it was filmed. Nolan and the network execs had no idea the talent he was letting go.
loved – Person of Interest and would love it could be continued.