Tonight’s sixth season finale of Royal Pains ends with a cliffhanger. How’s it been doing in the ratings? Will the USA series return for a seventh season or will it be cancelled instead?
Royal Pains follows the continuing adventures of a former ER doctor (Mark Feuerstein) from New York who, along with his younger brother (Paulo Costanzo), runs a concierge doctor business in The Hamptons. The show’s cast includes Reshma Shetty, Brooke D’Orsay, Campbell Scott, and Ben Shenkman.
Year-to-year, Royal Pains is way down in the ratings. Compared to season five’s numbers, season six is down by a whopping 43% in viewership (averaging 2.03 million) and is down 35% in the 18-49 demographic (registering a 0.5 rating).
While those numbers are disturbing — and could certainly lead to the show being cancelled — all of USA Network’s scripted series are struggling and the cable channel theoretically can’t cancel everything.
Of the show’s chances for a renewal, co-creator and executive producer Andrew Lenchewski told TV Guide, “We’re optimists at heart and we think that the storytelling that we’ve done and the way the show has performed hopefully will earn us a Season 7. We really tried very hard not to let that uncertainty dictate how we wrapped up our stories this season. We really just wanted to tell the best stories we could with the most satisfying conclusions that we could and at the same time, make sure that we left room for new stories to be told if we do get the opportunity to continue.”
What do you think? Are you hoping that Royal Pains returns for season seven — or is it time for the series to be cancelled?
My husband and I watch very few TV shows together, but we have watched every episode of Royal Pains together. It is refreshing to see a show free of sex and violence. I fell in love with the characters and look forward to seeing them each week. I wish this show was on all year long.
We hope the show returns next season!
“Royal Pains” MUST come back! It’s good, family entertainment. Not impressed at all with the new junk USA is giving us (“Satisfaction”) The characters are wonderful… BRING IT BACK!!!
It a good show, shouldn’t be cancelled . Wife really likes all the characters. I am sure there is something not as good that could get the axe if USA needs to save money.
Any chance Jill coming back I thought she and Hank had the best chemistry?
DO NOT CANCEL THIS SHOW! IT IS ONE OF THE FEW SHOWS THAT I WATCH THAT MY HUSBAND WATCHES WITH ME AND ACTUALLY ENJOYS. ALL THE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE BOTH FUNNY AND SERIOUS AT THE SAME TIME. CHARACTERS WITH CHARACTER.
I love this show too 🙂 it’s cute and funny, I love all the characters <3 I really hope it will be renewed! I liked the ending, it was great 🙂 nice & wrapped up 🙂 but I want more! XD <3
TV needs more shows like “Royal Pains” and less garbage like “Keeping Up With The Kardashians.” Keep that trash off “Royal Pains” and keep “Royal Pains” on TV for season 7!
Agree!
Totally agree…..
Please don’t cancel Royal Pains. It’s good, wholesome entertainment…..something we are not offered very often these days.
How’d I ever survive all these years not knowing this show existed. Rather well I say.
Royal Pains is good TV, far better that most of what’s available.
We love the show. It’s has good morals and teaches family works together. Really want it to return for season 7.
When you look at some of the shows on TV that are garbage it is refreshing that USA Network provides an entertaining clean show for their viewers the quality of Royal Pains. Maybe the network should take a look at a different day or time slot, we need to keep the show.
I love Royal Pains! The characters are awesome and believable and I like the family dynamic! Renew…..Please!!!!
USA, Please you have to renew Royalpains!!!! It is the Best show on tv!! You have beautiful people inside and out!! It is a clean show for everyone to watch. I live the medical aspect of the show you learn a lot because of the real doctors. That teach the actor to make it look real. I am not a person that likes a lot if the show that have a lot of violence. Royalpains is a family show!!!! Please bring it back!!!!
This is a great, wholesome, family oriented and smart show. Don’t cancel it!!!!!
Love the show! please don’t cancel!!!