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.
My husband and I love the show. As a medical professional, it’s thought-provoking and shows what can be done.
Naturally, any television program that is fascinating and challenges your intelligence is going to be cancelled. With the networks chasing the Millennials, any television show that provides both entertainment and a stimulation of the brain is doomed. Don’t they see why the vast majority of people are watching shows on Netflix, Amazon Prime, etc.? It’s not to watch programming such as Kevin Can Wait, The Great Indoors, or worse!
My husband and I absolutely love this show, the actor who plays James Bell is amazing. Please don’t cancel this show, it’s fantastic
We absolutely love this show! Keep it coming! Missed finale due to ice storm and annoyed “not available in geographic area” comes up when try to view online.
I LOVE Pure Genius. It is an intelligent, forward thinking and heartwarming show. I love the characters and how they always think out of the box. This is my favorite new show. Please don’t cancel this show!
Keep it !! Great show …
I absolutely love pure genius has a 3rd shift worker I wasn’t able to watch it live when it aired but did stream and watch all 13 episodes and can’t believe we were just left hanging with out a season 2 …. definitely need to continue the show!!!!!!
Love Pure Genius haven’t found any other new show I enjoyed better PLEASE RENEW
Love, love Pure Genius! Please do not cancel. Give it another season to catch on!
Pure Genius is the best new show on TV right now. I’ll be very upset if it’s not renewed.
Pure Genius is the best new show on TV right now. I’ll be terribly upset if it isn’t renewed.
This is one of the best TV shows along w/Scorpion, Hawaii Five-O, & Madam Secretary. CBS, please order more episodes of this show. Do not make us launch a fan campaign to keep Pure Genius alive.
We LOVE this show! It’s warm, hopeful, techie, great stories….oh please keep it going!
We would like to see it renewed!
Love this show. One of my favorites. Please renew.