ABC has sandwiched their new Speechless TV show between two well-established sitcoms, The Goldbergs and Modern Family, on the network’s strongest night of comedies. How’s it been performing in the ratings? Is this series worth watching? Cancel or keep it?
On Speechless, Maya DiMeo (Minnie Driver) is a no-nonsense mom who will do anything for her loved ones and fights injustices — both real and imagined. The family includes husband Jimmy (John Ross Bowie), brainy Ray (Mason Cook), athletic Dylan (Kyla Kennedy), and teenager JJ (Micah Fowler), who has cerebral palsy. Moving to an upscale school district, Maya’s searching for just the right person to give JJ his “voice.” Could the school’s groundskeeper, Kenneth (Cedric Yarbrough), be the person to do that?
The ABC series launched on September 21st and averaged a 2.03 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.38 million viewers. It was a positive start in the ratings for the family comedy. The second episode dropped about 11%, a reasonable amount.
The numbers have dwindled downward but the numbers have remained fairly healthy. To date, the first season of Speechless is averaging a 1.69 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.81 million viewers. It’s ABC’s highest-rated new series in the demo and currently ranks fourth out of 19 scripted series.
If the series can maintain numbers like these, Speechless will surely be renewed for a second season. In late September, ABC gave Speechless a full season order and this month, they ordered an additional installment. That brings the first season tally to 23 episodes.
But, what do you think? Do you like the Speechless TV show on ABC? Will you keep watching? Cancel or keep it?
This is a really funny show! Minny Driver is funny, witty, cool, really great! The kids are tooooo funny. The show is really good. I am so sick of really good shows getting cancelled but pure crap staying on.
I hate it! Please cancel
LOVE IT ! FUNNY SHOW !
Cancel
Love the show. Family friendly & great cast. Keep this on the air.
I love this show it is funny and touching being the mother of a child who is challenged with communication due to his autism I love that abc is depiction people with disabilities and their care givers. It gives us visibility in a positive light. I love that jj is portrayed by some one who actually has cerebral palsy. He is delightful and truly the center of the show as he should be. Even when I miss it I beng it on hulu
Love the show. Keep Speechless on the air. Like Mini Driver.
he is NOT autistic. he has CB
We love the show !! The cast is awesome, it is hilarious!
Please keep it going. We don’t need anymore cop, medical,fire,or drama on tv…we can see that on the news every night. We enjoy laughter.
This show is so funny. I love the side remarks like when DRB said “oh Kennett sweet kenneth”, and when the principal was asked by Minnie Driver if she was trash or an person, the principal had to think and Kenneth said “you’re a person…Oh Doctor. Really funny….
Love it! My favorite new show of 2016!
Keep it but Driver needs to take it down a notch.
I enjoy it. I don’t like Blackish at all.
This show is not funny and boring. I watched it twice and quit then. Cancel or keep I do not watch it or care.
This show is laugh out loud funny, a keeper for sure. Great casting and witty writing.
Keep It the show is funny
Show has potential, but never really captured my attention, particularly with the mean nature of much of the comedy.
Keep it. It is a great show
I Love and admire this show…it keeps it real and I was really LAUGHING OUT LOUD!!!! SOOO GOOD! Thank you to all the writers and actors and actresses…