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 bring back the show Pure Genius! Excellent show and fresh idea!
I love this show. I’ve watched each episode at least twice. It’s fresh and uplifting, and something the real world lacks right now, full of hope. Please renew it.
I am a loyal watcher of Pure Genius. I am in love with the characters, storylines, and even the way the sets look. The storylines are complex yet still offer a hope at the end of each episode. Hope. Something we all need, especially in these times with the world the way it is. Hope is vital, important, and is something every human being needs. I recently heard that Pure Genius is at risk of being cancelled after just 13 episodes…that isn’t even a typical full season order. It deserves so much more than that. The cast does, crew does,… Read more »
Please do not cancel Pure Genius! It is a refreshing show and is very uplifting. I have fallen in love with the characters and the storylines. It is ridiculous to base whether a show should be canceled on the 18-49 demographics. It is not fair to those who are over 49 and also watch TV. CBS please reconsider this decision!!
I agree, please, please, please, don’t cancel this show. It is a breath of fresh air. It’s clean. It’s engaging and positive. I’m not going to say that it’s very realistic, but what part of TV is? It leaves the viewer with hope in the possibility of more modern technologies and discoveries yet to come. The character, James is wonderful, and the actor is very suited for the role. Most shows I could watch or not watch, but this is a no-miss.
I love this show please renew!
Wow Pure Genius is such a great show! Hidden gem we didn’t know we were missing until we saw 1 episode so we paid for the CBS app to get all episodes. So much better than other medical shows out there – and the positive spin is really what our lives need right now. Please renew!… we loved it!
I truly have enjoyed Pure Genius. As a health care professional, I relate to the passion and dedication portrayed by the staff for their patients. Even tho some of the events are a bit ” out there” medicine and technology improves daily. Please reconsider creating more episodes and putting it on the air again. It is greatly missed.
One of the BEST shows on TV now. Please Renew. Such a feel good, inspirational, emotionally charged and mentally stimulating series. Characters are perfectly suited and form a unique blend. Augustus is Brilliant as James. Gives us hope that maybe someday in the not so distant future humanity will parnter with technology in real life and come up with our own “Bunker Hill” With all the crap Reality shows that renew season after season and keep popping up new, we need truly great shows to remain. This is one of them. So is Code Black…..but that is another plea for… Read more »
A unique show which deserves to be renewed. I certainly hope it is as it is one of my favorites
One of the best shows in years. Please continue it. Please, please, please.
I agree with Janet. This show is one of the best shows on TV I have ever watched. How many show can u sit down and watch with out violence or foul language. My grandchildren and I can sit and watch this program without me jumping up and pushing the fast forwarding button on the remote. This show is not just for people between the age of 18 and 49 it’s a show for all ages.it will be a shame if you decide to cancel this show
I would love to see this show return for a second season.
Pure Genius is a wonderful show without violence or foul language. PLEASE do not cancel this show. By the way I am beyond the 49 age group by far.
Please, CBS, keep Pure Genius on the air. It is so refreshing and innovative. My household is sooooo tired of the same old, same old. Prove your network to be one that REALLY LISTENS to your viewers.