Rookie Blue: Season Three Ratings

Here are the ratings for ABC’s Rookie Blue, the TV series that follows a group of ambitious young cops (Missy Peregrym, Travis Milne, Gregory Smith, Charlotte Sullivan, and Enuka Okuma) as they learn the ropes. The third season of Rookie Blue typically airs Thursday nights on the ABC network. There are 13 episodes.

These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if Rookie Blue is going to be cancelled or renewed for season four.

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Final season averages: 1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 4.94 million total viewers.

Episode 03-13: Thursday, 09/06/12 (season finale)
1.2 in the demo (+33% episode-to-episode change) with 5.08 million.
Season averages: 1.22 in the demo with 4.94 million.

Episode 03-12: Thursday, 08/30/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% episode-to-episode change) with 3.80 million.
Season averages: 1.23 in the demo with 4.93 million.

Episode 03-11: Thursday, 08/23/12
1.0 in the demo (-9% episode-to-episode change) with 4.23 million.
Season averages: 1.25 in the demo with 5.03 million.

Episode 03-10: Thursday, 08/16/12
1.1 in the demo (+18% episode-to-episode change) with 4.79 million.
Season averages: 1.28 in the demo with 5.11 million.

Episode 03-09: Thursday, 08/09/12
1.1 in the demo (-27% episode-to-episode change) with 3.80 million.
Season averages: 1.30 in the demo with 5.14 million.

Episode 03-08: Thursday, 07/26/12
1.5 in the demo (+7% episode-to-episode change) with 5.66 million.
Season averages: 1.33 in the demo with 5.31 million.

Episode 03-07: Thursday, 07/19/12
1.4 in the demo (+17% episode-to-episode change) with 5.02 million.
Season averages: 1.30 in the demo with 5.26 million.

Episode 03-06: Thursday, 07/12/12
1.2 in the demo (-8% episode-to-episode change) with 4.73 million.
Season averages: 1.28 in the demo with 5.30 million.

Episode 03-05: Thursday, 07/05/12
1.3 demo rating (+18% episode-to-episode change) with 5.13 million.
Season averages: 1.30 in the demo with 5.42 million.

Episode 03-04: Thursday, 06/28/12
1.1 in the demo (-15% episode-to-episode change) with 4.71 million.
Season averages: 1.30 in the demo with 5.49 million.

Update: Rookie Blue has been renewed for a fourth season by ABC.

Episode 03-03: Thursday, 06/07/12
1.3 in the demo (-7% episode-to-episode change) with 5.51 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.37 in the demo with 5.75 million.

Episode 03-02: Thursday, 05/31/12
1.4 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 5.65 million.
Season average: 1.40 in the demo with 5.87 million.

Episode 03-01: Thursday, 05/24/12
1.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.09 million total viewers.
Season average: 1.40 in the demo with 6.09 million.

It was a moderate return for the Canadian series. It was in a close second place in its timeslot (behind a repeat of The Mentalist on CBS). Compared to the second season debut (which aired in late June), ABC was down by 13% in the demo (vs a 1.6 rating) and down by 4% in overall viewership (vs 5.83 million).

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Reference point: The second season of Rookie Blue averaged a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demo with 4.99 million viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.

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