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 don’t cancel this show, It has creative and realistic storylines. The writers are “geniuses” for what they do. The actors are perfect to the storyline and interact with each other as they should. If you cancel this show, I will cancel my CBS watching other shows.
I love this show please don’t cancel it. I look forward to this show every week.It is about the only decent show on tv.please don’t take it away.
We would really like to see this show come back because it was very out there medically. Medical possibilities for the future was enjoyable watching. Always a good story line, too.
This is a great show medical show. Not your typical, but how thry come up with new technologies to help people with different kinds of illnesses. They work as a group – doctors all working”Outside the Box”!! Let’s give this show another try- another time slot – more people need to see it.
This was one of my favorite shows yes bring it back
I LOVED THIS SHOW, A POSSIBLE LLOK INTO THE FUTUR OF MEDICINE AND PEOPLE NOT AFRAID TO TAKE A CHANCE. LOVED THIS SHOW
Yes they need to bring back this show its one of the few good ones on.
Pure genius is one of my favourite shows. I hope you bring it back. It is the feel good show amidst all the bad news in the world
Really liked this show – CBS needs to bring it back – Can’t leave us hanging
Pure genius is pure genius – what is there to think about. Give it another year to grow its a good show.
Loved the show. Please bring it back.
This show was awesome! CBS take another look at this show and think about bringing it back, please!![🙂](https://s.w.org/images/core/emoji/15.0.3/svg/1f642.svg)
Really enjoy this show. Household of 5, we record it and watch it together. Please order more episodes
This show was great! Please bring it back!!!!
Love this show. TV bases to much on intial ratings. Who watches TV as it airs anymore? Check views on app. Rating is a stupid way to judge shows. What about review by customers. I only pay for the app for shows like this. Not for their corporate biased media or reality show dribble the corrodes the minds of the already weak unchallenged brains of some. Most tech of today started as an outrageous prop in a movie that inspired someone of ability.