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.
I like the show and have watched all the episodes. My friends have watched also. Like to see the thinking outside the box in medicine. Please don’t cancel!
Please do not cancel this show…..a fresh idea……great actors…..what on earth is wrong with those of you in the TV hierarchy who would cancel this show!?! You need to redo your polls…..
Pure Genius is a wonderful change for all the no nonsense comedies that are now on the air. I personally would rather watch a show like Pure Genius that actually has a point to its storyline a show that gives hope in sometimes hopeless situations. Yes this is all futuristic thinking but what’s wrong with thinking about the possibilities? Get rid of some of these stupid so called comedies that make fun of people and make fun of people. Let’s give our future generations of geniuses something to think about. PLEASE DON’T CANCELL SUCH A WONDERFUL look in to the… Read more »
Please new Pure Genius. I love r even hough i work evenings nd nights nd often times watch next day by streaming online.
One of the best “medical” shows in a long time. Maybe some day we’ll see its’ premises come to fruition. Maybe even someone watching today might bring them to us now. We need this show to get people thinking. Don’t let it get cancelled.
Don’t cancel it I love the show and look forward to Thursday nights because of the it, I’m just starting to get to know the characters and rooting for James, the show always makes my cry it is so touching. It is wonderful!
I have been watching Pure Genius this season and enjoyed each show and how their high tech abilities helped patients that other facilities could not do…. it was emotional and heart warming for a change then watching killing, crimes and bloodshed… I loved the characters and would hate to see this show go… please try and save it…
Thank you,
Maddy Larocco
We are extremely upset the network is not ordering new episodes of Pure Genius. It has become one of our favorite shows and we look forward to seeing it every Thursday night. Shame on you, CBS!! Please reconsider and give the series another season.
I’d hate to see it cancelled. It’s a great show with a unique premise. Don’t cancel, please!
PLEASE, PLEASE bring back Pure Genius! It’s one of the best tv shows I’ve seen in my 62 years of life! It’s a great addition to the CBS lineup.
Please DO NOT CANCEL this show!!!!! It gives hope in hopeless situations. It leaves you feeling good about this world we live in. The storyline s are great. The actors though not being well known do an awesome job. The show just needs to be promoted more.
I really like thevzhow, don’t cancel!
I really like the show, don’t cancel.
Have loved every episode of this show–please renew! Cast is great-they all work so well together. Each week’s story is so different than anything I’ve ever seen on TV.
I love this show. Please renew it and give it a chance. There are great actors here and story line is very interesting.