When it comes to scripted TV shows, Syfy has had both hits and flops. Which of the current series will be cancelled or renewed for another season?
Syfy execs consider a lot of data when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series, but ratings are a major factor.
Scripted Syfy Network shows listed: 12 Monkeys, Aftermath, The Ark, Astrid & Lilly Save the World, Bitten, Blood Drive, Channel Zero, Childhood’s End, Chucky, Continuum, Dark Matter, Day of the Dead, Deadly Class, Defiance, Dominion, The Expanse, Ghost Wars, Happy!, Haven, Helix, Hunters, Incorporated, Killjoys, Krypton, Lost Girl, The Magicians, Nightflyers, Olympus, Reginald the Vampire, Resident Alien, Superstition, SurrealEstate, Vagrant Queen, Van Helsing, Wynonna Earp, and Z Nation.
Last updated: Most recent ratings added for The Ark.
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A couple of notes about these charts:
These figures are updated automatically as new ratings are released (usually a day or so after the broadcasts). The averages are based on the final national numbers (live plus same day viewing). For technical reasons, I have to resort them manually so feel free to let me know if I missed something.
The demo numbers, which are typically most important to the broadcast networks, aren’t quite as vital to cable channels because their audiences are usually much smaller. Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using an extra decimal for easier ranking.
What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?
Please pleas please renew the ark for season 3.
Even if it’s the last one.
Do a final season to close all the story line.
Please!
Yes, I enjoy this show. I hope it continues for another season.
I really enjoyed Surreal Estate. It reminds of the old SYFY days. I was pleasantly surprised it is getting a third season
The execs at Syfy made some terrible, and I mean TERRIBLE, business decisions in the past which put them under. They are hanging on by a thread, and they only have themselves to blame. Can they ever recover? I don’t think they have the capital to do so. Here’s proof: First of all, they are looking at the 18-49 Demo … WRONG! It’s the baby-boomers who they should be paying attention to now! Anyhow, in that “Past Demo 18-49,” look at all the shows with the highest ratings that are “cancelled.” Almost every single one! They were getting too big… Read more »
As a boomer, I agree with everything you wrote!