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?
Love this this show. Please bring it back!!!!!!!!
Please renew this show. I love, love it. Also love Code Black!
PLEASE bring it back! It was one of the few shows on evening tv that actually showed what it means to have hope. We could watch this with our family & discuss openly all the possibilities the world has to offer if we can just work together. Loose something else. Bring back “Pure Genius”.
LOVE LOVE LOVE Pure Genius. Please bring it back.
Love The show it would make my night
love this show..please keel
I love the show…keep it
Pure Genius is an awesome show , as is Code Black. Please don’t cancel them. There are so many stupid shows on it was nice to have something “worth it”
Many nights there is nothing to watch on CBS until 10pm. I will gladly switch to any channel that picks it up
I really enjoyed the series pure genius . I can’t believe there isn’t going to be a season 2. For a Canadian production I was really impressed . The story line and characters were so good.
Please do not cancel. We love the show!
The characters are so uplifting. After watching the show I feel hopeful of the future and good about how it shows brilliant minds
that really care about helping and saving lives. It is good to watch something and feel
good afterwards. Please bring back next season!
Please keep this show! It is nice not to have a police show. This is fresh. Great show.
We love Pure Genius and tape it so that we don’t miss an episode. I just went on line to find out why we haven’t had an episode in the last couple of weeks, and found out it has been canceled. WE enjoyed so much the actors, the story line, the relationships that have been building and all the medical issues. I certainly hope another station will pick it up.
We really love Pure Genius and had it taped week to week. I did not understand why it has been off the air, so I asked on line and found out it has been canceled. I hope it is picked up by another station is CBS does not want to continue it. Really enjoy the actors, their relationships, the medical issues, etc. One of our favorite shows.
Please do not cancel this show. It is a great show to watch. I tape it on my PVR every week so I don’t miss an episode. It is a unique, innovative medical show and it is awesome to watch the team come up with new medical discoveries.
Do not cancel Pure Genius. It is a great show. It is one I tape on my PVR so I don’t miss it