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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?
Please, please renew. This appears to be a bit if a sleeper series starting out; however, but given more of a chance than 1 season, could be unreal how many followers.
Love this show. Please renew it for another season. It’s a new concept over other medical shows with interesting characters and story lines. Please renew
I thought Pure Genius was a very good show, I am eorry it ended. I hope it will return next season, at least on All Access.
Liked pure genius ,hopefully they renew it
Please don’t cancel the show myself and family enjoyed the show! How couldn’t you enjoy it! Great story line!
I sincerely hope Pure Genius is renewed! I think that this type of program is so much better than all the so-called reality programming that is so prevalent these days. Cancel those kind of shows instead.
Renee
Please, please, please, please keep Pure Genius going. It’s a well written, empathic and unique way of looking at the human condition. We have no other medical dramedy that delivers what Pure Genius does. We love the technical side and the human interest side. Good balance and excellent casting.
I think this is one of the best new shows, with characters we come to love and leaves you feeling good and hopeful about humanity. It is the best medical show in a long time and we don’t have to watch blood and so-called emergency situations all the time.
Oh my please don’t cancel this show. My husband and I love this show. It really shows what is possible. The cast are excellent and bring us smiles and tears.
Renew! This show is brilliant and if the programmer was clever enough to give it prime time, it would’ve sparked.
With tv shows amping up tension. I think Pure Genius, should have had some episodes take place in an er setting. And I think more than 1% of the patients needed to die. To get the emotion going, that is important to really bond to the show. The characters were great, the stories were great learning tools as well.
Don’t get me wrong. I enjoyed it as it was. But unfortunately that’s why it’s cancelled. Pray for Code Black.
Please renew, it is a great show and the cast is perfect.
Please bring back Pure Genius. This was an awesome, feel good show!! We miss it!!
I loved that show…I am so sad to know it will not return….I want to see season2. Please bring it back….please