There’s been no shortage of TV shows about doctors who have lots of problems. Some are ratings hits while others are cancelled after only one season. How’s Rush on USA Network been doing? Will it get a second season?
Rush revolves around a talented and handsome physician (Tom Ellis) who had it all — but then lost it in one fateful night. Six years later, he’s a private doctor who treats less-than-squeaky-clean clientele in Los Angeles. The rest of the cast includes Harry Hamlin, Larenz Tate, Odette Annable, and Sarah Habel.
Launching in mid-July, the first episode of Rush attracted 1.7 million viewers with a 0.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic. It wasn’t an impressive start for a scripted show on USA.
For the episodes that followed, the numbers have bounced all around — up and down like a ping-pong ball. Last week’s installment hit series highs while the previous week hit new series lows. It’s difficult to explain but, when the ratings get this low, it doesn’t take many Nielsen viewers to watch or not watch a show to cause a dramatic shift in the ratings. Still, it is unusual.
Like Satisfaction, Rush has very poor ratings — even when compared to the rest of USA’s ailing scripted series. It seems very likely that USA will cancel Rush but, given the cable channel’s current situation, it could easily go either way.
But, what do you think? Do you like the RushTV show on USA? If you ran the network, would you cancel or renew it for a second season?
10/2 update: USA has cancelled Rush after one season of 10 episodes.
Please renew,I fell in love with this show and have spent all day catching up, please please please renew,Awesome. Show!
Please renew Rush. I loved it!
Cancel it. A terrible show.
LOVE THIS SHOW. PLEASE RENEW, IT IS ADDICTING.
Please renew!! You can cancel Satisfaction, though.
I’m like everyone else that has watched the show……..I’m hooked, and so is my wife. So, I hope, and pray that the network will renew the show for next season, and many after that. Good work Tom Ellis, keep it going!
This show is great. Please renew. However, it is a bit puzzling as to how he can function so well and he is constantly “supposedly” high. This show is really, really great though. The actors are spot on, except for Larenz Tate. He is too young looking for me to believe that he is a doctor. But again, even if he stayed on, I still love this show.
This show is like crack cannot get enough
Bring it back!! Such a kick ass series …. would keep me on the edge of my seat!
Love this show. Hope it gets renewed.
Please renew. I got addicted right away. Fingers crossed!
Anxiously waiting to hear if this awesome show will be renewed! I am hooked:)
I love this show! The season finale was amazing!!
I loveeeeee the show & I’m in my mid 20’s. Rush & Law & Order SVU are my two favorite shows on USA & both of them are in my top 5 of TV shows on all channels. I don’t think it was advertised well enough bc none of my friends even knew about it so recently I showed many people about it & they watched all episodes On Demand. They all loved it as much as I did! The ending was a great cliff hanger & I would LOVE to see what happens in season 2! BRING IT BACK!!!!
Awesome series! I really hope it gets renewed! Cheers from Beirut!