Next week marks the season finale of Rising Star and the winner of the singing competition will be named. Has this show been a ratings winner for ABC? Will it be renewed for a second season or will it be cancelled instead?
Rising Star allows the home audience to vote for singers and help determine who will move on in the competition. Brad Paisley, Kesha, and Ludacris are the show’s “experts” while Josh Groban is the series’ host.
The series debuted in late June to a 1.5 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.2 million viewers. That wasn’t a great start for a new show but, considering it’s summer, the ratings weren’t awful either.
Unfortunately, the ratings started falling in week two and they’ve gotten much worse as the weeks have progressed. Last week’s installment drew just a 0.7 demo rating with 3.17 million viewers. Those are very poor numbers — even by summer standards.
Though many ABC shows have been struggling this summer, it’s highly unlikely that they would risk renewing Rising Star for a second season.
But, what do you think? Have you been enjoying Rising Star on ABC? If you ran the network, would you cancel it or renew for season two?
Rising Star unlike many is one of the best ones l watch. Unlike many of the others it is a class act. There are no untalented idiots taking up the time that should be dedicated to those who are serious about their auditions. Also it’s nice to be able to participate in the program. I hope you will bring it back for another season.
It was one of those shows thst I got excitrd at first and after that I could watch it or not. If I wasn’t busy and mothing was on I watched it.
bring it back!! bring it back!! BRING IT BACK!!
I LOVE the judges the host and the show! Please bring it back
i did not like rising star
Thank god it was cancelled! Poor poor. The judges and host were pathetic.
Um, I feel the rating wasnt the views fault, it was the Networks. I liked the show. And it was something me and my teenage son was able to bound over. Im a single mom i work and go to school. My son does his teenage thing has school and friends. It was something to bring us together once a week. And we was able to really talk. Summer is not a good time for premiers. The most famous shows always start in the fall. Summer people is mistly outside rising star caught me and my son, was it aired… Read more »
Amen Trina, Amen
Give it a second chance! I loved that show!!! Please please please!!!
i hope the show does not get renewed. The show seemed fake. They selected the singers who got to join the show. The beat thing about singing shows are the bad auditions. i didn’t like the show at all.
i hope
I liked the show, and even though people complain about too many singing competitions, my dad and I are waiting for the next season.
Kesha was a big reason I didn’t watch and relagating a singer of Josh Groban’s caliber to host was another reason. Besides, enough singing competitions, how about a songwriting and performance competition with bands and different genres included?
Don’t cancel
I would love for this show to be renewed!!! I think it is worth a second chance!! I was planning on auditioning for season 2 if it goes! So I hope it does!
I’d like to see it renewed, it’s only the first season, I want it to be given another chance and maybe we will get different experts this season to take brad and kesha’s place maybe. I’m wanting to audition for that show, only if the record deal offered is legit.