The team members on the Pure Genius TV show work together to save lives. It’s a noble cause but will their stories attract enough viewers to bring big ratings? Will this new CBS TV series be cut down in its prime (cancelled) or, will it be renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
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.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival.
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Note: These are the Live + Same Day Ratings which include “live” viewing plus delayed DVR viewing, up until 3am local time that same night. Ratings marked with an “*” are the fast affiliate ratings and will be updated with the Live+SD numbers when they are made available. Typically, networks get paid for C+3 ratings which includes DVR viewing within three days of the original airing when commercials are watched. Those numbers are rarely released to the press.
What do you think? Do you like the Pure Genius TV show on CBS? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for season two?
5/15/17 update: CBS has cancelled Pure Genius after one season. Details here.
Please renew…
Please renew this show. It is one of my childrens’ and my favorites to watch together.
Love this show. It’s different and an exciting look at what might be to come. Please renew for season 2.
I get that TV series renewals are based on viewer ratings, but this is a high quality show. Too many shows today are reality TV crap and not worth watching. I don’t understand why the ratings are so low. This is the best new show on TV and one we would stay loyal to either on this network or another network willing to pick it up. The characters and story lines are remarkable, refreshing, and truly innovative. How do you pull the plug on a show this good? Have you even tried a different day or time slot before pulling… Read more »
Please renew this show. My husband and I love it. It is innovative and the actors are well cast. We look forward to it each week. This show has so much possibility. A totally new spin on a medical show.
My husband and I both love this show and will be very disappointed if it is cancelled. I think the characters are cast well and think the premise of the show is both innovative and fascinating. Please do not cancel this show
I love this show. And I love the way each of the characters have been developed. It creates hope. It tugs at your heart. Makes you smile. I hope it is renewed!
I love this show. The characters are flawed just like we are. They succeed hugely and fall down and skin their knees with a little blood. I’m invested in this storyline. I care how each week goes. I like that like life – it doesn’t always go well. It’s a show worth saving and watching. I care about Bunkerhill Hospital and the people that work there. Please take another chance on the writers.
We have been watching this from the beginning. Sometimes, it’s a bit far fetched, but I love the way they think outside the box to find answers. Should Pure Genius be renewed, I vote YES!
My husband & I love the show. Please renew for 2nd season
This is one of the best new shows this year. Please renew it!
I think this is one of the best shows that is on TV at the present time. My husband and I absolutely love the show, and every time we tell someone new about it, they fall in love with the show too.
Please continue this show with a Season 2. I really think that a lot of people are not aware of this wonderful show. Once a person watches the show once, it seems to become a favorite.
My husband and I really enjoy Pure Genius. Please continue with this series and give it a chance.
I absolutely love this show! The storylines are fascinating, but it’s the characters that truly makes Pure Genius work. I believe an earlier time slot would definitely increase the audience. Please, please, please renew for another season!
Please renew. Great ensemble.