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Will medical science continue to advance at Bunker Hill Hospital? Has the Pure Genius TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on CBS? The television vulture is watching for the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is a dedicated place to track the status of Pure Genius season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What’s This TV Show About?
Airing on the CBS television network, Pure Genius is a high-tech medical drama. At Bunker Hill Hospital, Silicon Valley tech titan, James Bell (Augustus Prew), pairs brilliant medical minds with technology gurus and sidesteps bureaucracy in the interest of saving lives — including his own. Bell enlists an exceptional, yet controversial veteran surgeon, Dr. Walter Wallace (Dermot Mulroney) to help him revolutionize health care. As Chief of Staff, Dr. Wallace oversees a trail-blazing team including the candid Dr. Zoe Brockett (Odette Annable); the idealistic and overly literal neurosurgeon, Dr. Talaikha Channarayapatra (Reshma Shetty); former gangbanger Dr. Malik Verlaine (Aaron Jennings); intense neurologist Dr. Scott Strauss (Ward Horton); and tech genius Angie Cheng (Brenda Song).
Season One Ratings
The first season of Pure Genius averaged a 0.86 rating in the 18-49 demographic and drawing an average of 5.34 million viewers. Find out how Pure Genius stacks up against the other CBS TV shows.
On May 15, 2017, it was revealed that Pure Genius has been cancelled so there won’t be a second season. Could it be revived someday? Stay tuned for updates.
Telly’s Take
While CBS has not officially cancelled Pure Genius, this medical drama’s prognosis is grim. In November of 2016, after just four installments had aired, the network passed on ordering the back nine episodes of Pure Genius, season one. The only CBS TV show it outperforms in the demo is Elementary. Right now, it looks like the Pure Genius (likely series) finale will air on January 26th. Barring a miracle, CBS will cancel Pure Genius. I have started circling this one and am all but certain there will be no season two.
5/15/17 update: CBS has cancelled Pure Genius after one season. Details here.
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What do you think? Were you hoping that CBS would renew their Pure Genius TV show for a second season? Are you upset that CBS has cancelled Pure Genius, instead?
Our household loves Pure Genius, please keep it going!
Oh God, please renew this. You can’t end a series the way you did, like so many others, it sucks ending it like this. Please give it another season with a proper ending. :/
My husband and I both love Pure Genius. We hope to see it return.
My husband and I love Pure Genius. We hope to see it return.
Pure Genius was an awesome show !! It needs to return !! Great example of team work, positiveness and heartwarming moments of hope and perseverance !! A favourite show of mine and my 11 year old son!! Bring it back please !!
Please renew pure genius…it does give hope for a lot of people that technology is helping with the medical side of life
I just love this show, characters are great especially james, hope it is renewed..
Please renew Pure Genius. It is VERY good & informative & you can learn from it. Also it gives hope to people that are sick for advances in technology is coming out almost daily. Again PLEASE renew this show. Thank you.
Please contiune this show. I have watched every show. Gives us hope for the future. So much better than all these comedy shows. They make people look so stupid . Pue Genus shows show people have brains and not afraid to use them
This show is HOUSE on steroids. Very entertaining. Please don’t cancel.
CBS has most of my favorite TV shows: Big Bang Theory, Bull, and Pure Genius. I like shows with intelligence. If CBS executives are smart, they will give this show another chance. How many TV shows were almost cancelled and then went on to many years of success! First season ratings are not everything to consider. Fan loyalty counts, too.
I really hope to pure genius is renewed the show is very emotional with positive story lines and I believe it could have a long run if given a chance. I believe the show Blue Bloods was up for cancellation in the very early run of the show and it was given a second chance and just look how long it has been running. Please give this show another season!!!!
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It’s a great show! We hope they renew!!!
We LOVE Pure Genius. Just discovered it a couple of weeks ago on a friend’s rec. Have binge-stream watched it up to Ep. 13. CBS better renew it, otherwise it’s back to Amazon and Netflix for us, at least they keep stuff going.