A woman playing professional baseball is an unusual story but FOX was betting that the new Pitch TV series would help them attract an audience to Thursday nights — a highly competitive evening for television. Has this “big swing” been successful? Is Pitch worth watching? Cancel or keep it?
The Pitch TV show follows the inspirational story of a young pitcher (Kylie Bunbury) who becomes the first woman to play Major League Baseball. Although she’s been groomed for this moment for much of her life, she’s embarking on a baseball career under the glare of the white-hot media spotlight. The rest of the cast includes Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ali Larter, Mark Consuelo, Dan Lauria, Mo McRae, Meagan Holder, and Tim Jo.
The series launched on September 22nd to a 1.06 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.23 million viewers. It was a disappointing start in the ratings for sure, especially since the series had garnered a lot of positive reviews.
Unfortunately, the numbers haven’t gotten any better and the numbers have fallen each week. The fourth installment, which aired October 13th, attracted a dismal 0.76 in the demo with 2.91 million viewers.
It’s important to remember that CBS has been airing highly-rated NFL football games for the first four weeks of the season. Some of that audience might otherwise watch Pitch. Though NFL football won’t be airing on CBS on October 27th, a game will be airing on NFLN. Unless FOX moves Pitch to another night, the series will be airing opposite football for awhile.
Though the ratings are very poor, FOX probably won’t cancel Pitch just yet. Most of the network’s programming is struggling in the ratings right now so they have many timeslot problems to solve. But, will Pitch survive to see a second season? That seems highly unlikely unless they can figure out a way to improve the ratings.
But, what do you think? Do you like watching the Pitch TV series on FOX? Should it be cancelled? Is it worth watch? Cancel or keep it?
We really like the show. I don’t think you have to be a die hard baseball fan to enjoy it. Bring it back but maybe give it a better chance. Better advertising. Better time slot. I think there was too much competition with other programming including football, baseball playoffs and the World Series last fall.
Love this show and I am missing it terribly can’t wait until it comes back on❤️
Please keep this show as it is my second favorite right after This is us. It is the name that is bad. Not the show. Need more commercials promoting it.
Has much potential, but the audiences will tolerate only but so much “novelty.” Keep the main character’s relationships as traditional.
Her strength to endure and persevere as being “the first” is more believable if she draws strength from a relationship with a strong black male who also has successfully had to overcome.
I’m done watching, as others probably will be too, if too many first. Baseball is as American as apple pie, keep the show traditional.
We like Pitch, it may not be a great show, but there aren’t many good shows in anymore. So I vote- keep it !!
KEEP – KEEP – KEEP -KEEP!!!!!!!! So different from what is on right now and the cast is GREAT!
Keep it!!! Very different
It’s a terrific show. Please don’t cancel Pitch!
Keep it! Please keep it! This is such an amazing show!!!
please keep Pitch its a good show… So many of the good shows gets cancelled due to ratings but we do like them…
Keep Pitch! it’s so good, nothing as sweet on TV really attached to the characters already
I love Pitch. My daughter played little league baseball from t-ball thru middle school. She always said she wanted to be the first female major league baseball player. I really hope they get a second season. At least.
It’s a fun , great show to watch , please keep
I think the show was very good and somewhat different then everything else on tv.
Keep! FOX just needs to do a better job of promoting this show, and put it in a better time slot. It’s refreshing – not another police or medical procedural with 800 spinoffs – and has a great cast with great chemistry.