Many medical dramas have succeeded on television and many more have failed. The Pure Genious TV show is a bit unique as it mixes medical cases with high tech. Is this a winning combination for CBS when it comes to the ratings? Is this TV series worth watching? Should Pure Genius be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
Pure Genius follows top medical professionals as they team up with cutting-edge tech experts and try to push the boundaries of modern medicine to save lives. Doctor Walter Wallace (Dermot Mulroney) is a disgraced but brilliant surgeon who is recruited by a young Silicon Valley tech billionaire, James Bell (Augustus Prew). Wallace learns that Bell is harboring a secret and he begins to question just what the young founder is really trying to achieve. Others on the team are played by Odette Annable, Reshma Shetty, Aaron Jennings, Ward Horton, and Brenda Song.
Pure Genius debuted on October 27th with a 1.05 rating in the coveted 18-49 demographic with 6.23 million viewers. It was not a good start and the show’s ratings have gotten even worse. The second episode dropped to a 0.88 rating with 5.37 million.
The numbers have risen and fallen a bit over the course of eight episodes that have aired so far. The show’s averaging a 0.9 demo rating with 5.39 million viewers. Pure Genius is currently CBS’ second-lowest rated scripted TV series (behind Elementary, which airs on Sunday nights at 10pm).
It’s already been revealed that CBS won’t be ordering any more episodes for season one of Pure Genius. Though the network hasn’t cancelled the show, it’s highly unlikely that CBS will be bringing it back for a second season either.
Pure Genius is off the schedule for the holiday but will return in a special timeslot on Sunday, January 1st, at roughly 9pm (it may be delayed because of football). The remaining installments will air on Thursday nights at 10pm. Right now, it looks like the (likely series) finale will air on January 26th.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Pure Genius TV show? Is the show better than the ratings seem to indicate? Should the network cancel or keep it?
I enjoyed you were genius very much. And particular I liked the characters in the work they did. Sorry to see it go.
Please renew Pure Genius for another season. My husband and I love this show.
Please don’t cancel this show. It’s excellent! My husband and I love this show.
I love the show it makes me feel like there us hope that the medical field could do some of the things in the future. I think it’s s wonderful show please bring it back for a 2 season.
Absolutely KEEP IT! This show is so different than all other shows on tv right now. It’s refreshing to watch something with such heart yet having a cutting edge that keeps it New such as adding the medical genius inovation and watching the main character stories develop! Please CBS don’t cancel pureGenius
Please reconsider our decision to cancel Pure Genius. This is a great show, the characters are relatable and very well written. I hope you give it another year to get its feet planted ! PATTY FROM OHIO
Please renew Pure Genius for a second season. It is one of my favorite new shows this winter. It is a positive and uplifting and hopeful show with people working together to come up with unconventional ways to save lives. I feel the show is getting better with each episode that I see and as we get to know the characters more and more. I would hate to see such a positive encouraging show cancelled before it is even given a chance to truly grow an audience
I thank this is a great show and have told many about it. Please do not cancel this great show. It is so refreshing to have a new show instead of changing channels when the same old shows come back on.
Pure Genius is a special storyline. Its on the same time as Blacklist, an already established program so it has significant competition. Please keep the program. I’m into the story and look forward to each new episode.
Please do not cancel Pure Genius!
Excellent show and actors!
Keep the show!!!! It’s not too late.
I hope they reconsider, we love watching Pure Genius. Good show, no real violence and for the most part feel good stories. We the way the country is it’s nice to get a feel good show.
I absolutely love this show! It definitely sets itself apart from other hospital/medicine shows and has great dynamics. I look forward to this show every week and am very sad that I just watched the finale and there may not be another season. The cast is amazing. I really hope this show does not get cancelled. I will definitely be very disappointed if the show is just left this way. There’s needs to be another season!
I love this show it is wrong to leave us hanging with this ending. They are we a lot of other shows n oh t near as good as this one to cancel. Please reconsider this show .
Please do not cancel this show. It is a very good futuristic medical show. I enjoy it so much because it is different. I do not agree with the ratings. I think it is a much better show than you’re giving it credit for. Please bring it back for another season.