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?
Please bring this show back. One of my favorite shows this past season and a worthwhile show for everyone to watch. Please please save this show.
I love this show why do the networks give up on show so fast..I keep hearing about ratings but never have I personally or do I know anyone who has been a part of this process..Instead we just get more of these stupid reality shows which aren’t reality at all but scripted and I’m sick to death of them all. Who is rating these shows?Why do you keep crap shows and cancel anything new and good ?
you’ve left me with a very small line up to watch on CBS.
My favorite show. Finally something other people murdering each other and the show solving the crime. Like a breath of fresh air. So much creativity.
I love this s how! So disappointed that such good shows aren’t given a chance.
I love this show. So disappointed they’re not bringing it back.
Why cancelled a good show, stop bringing back remakes. Your rating organization sucks.
Keep the show!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This show is uplifting. As a nurse in real life it would be great if malpractice, big business and bureaucy could be put aside for real health CARE. I say keep it.
I agree with the reviews below why would you delete such a great show? It’s different, it’s enlightning and it’s not your normal medical, hospital show.
Pure Genus is one of the best shows you have , I am so tired of watching your network finding great show only to have it cancelled while you keep trash shows forever , seems every time I find one I really like you dump it. this is why your viewing audience drops you cancel the good shows, so no one want to take a chance getting hooked only to get disapointed.
Really, you cancel pure genius and renew a dumb show like kevin can wait which is just a knock off of his other show???? Who are polling? Brainless viewers or people who enjoy smart shows! If the latter, then you would know a hit in the making for non couch potatoes brain deads!!!!!
This was one of the best shows that CBS had this past season I sure hope that it comes back. It was so interesting and the acting was very good
I think the show was incredibly enlightening. Because it brought science and politics together to see how the process actually works. It has just the right emotional points and examines the complex relationships and thought process. In so many ideological ways. Allowing people to try to understand how there is such a variety of the ways people respond and think in an emotional and intellectual way.
I really enjoyed the show and would like to see it back. I rarely had time to see it ‘live’ but watch on demand. For a ‘normal’ person like me, I loved the mix of medical and tech. I loved the characters.
Right when I love a show it gets cancelled
What’s up with that
It is a great show