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 never missed an episode. Loved the show. In a way it gave me hope as I have a rare lung disease with no cure. Used to wish the stories were real and wished there really were medical facilities and doctors who truly had compassion and, most of all, cures.
I agree with Kathy. I too have a rare lung disease with no cure, and a limited life expectancy of 2-5 years. I watched Pure Genius faithfully. It encouraged me to be positive, perhaps a cure, or a treatment to put us in remission was around the corner. It was a brilliant concept: A team of doctors in a private, state of the art hospital that didn’t charge or take “no” for an answer. Like others, I also read that some of the medical advancements on the show were close to becoming a reality. I prayed that they would do… Read more »
Bring back Pure Genius. We DVR’d the series and didnt watch it until months later. We are about to complete episode 14 only to find out that that is it!! What a shame, such an amazing show.
BRING IT BACK. I loved it. can’t comment any better than what was said previously by others
I love this show. I never missed an episode. Makes me sad/mad that I won’t be able to see it any more!
Fantastic show!!! Please keep it going
Love pure genious! Offers hope and looks into possibilities of medical advancements in the future. Very entertaining.
I think you should keep it it’s very educational it might help a lot of people in the future and give them inspiration to move on in the medical field and changed lives
Keep the show. Although fictional, gives hope for a better world bot dictated by arbitrary rules. Clean no sex….total enjoyment, entertainment.
Please bring back pure genius We absolutely love the show!! Its a great show!!!
Love the show!..keep it
My wife and I loved the , uplifting ,interesting
I can’t believe the terrible obnoxious show of the two waitresses that are worthless was renewed and this great, classy, compassionate show was canned. CBS must be crazy, they keep filling the time slots with terribly acted, mediocre comedy (only good one is the Big Bang Theory) and removing the only one that enriched our intellect.
I completely Agree! We are forced to watch so much gunk tv like all of the reality shows and who cares about CANDY whatever. I hate most comedies on TV today. You need more dramas like Pure Genius!
PLEASE BRING BACK THIS SHOW. It shows man,s faith in ideas and humanity.
Pure Genius is just that– pure genius. Please renew.
PLEASE KEEP PURE GENIUS! PLEASE! PLEASE! PLEASE!!
Love the show!
Pls bring back