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?
From the look of these numbers, it must be a money thing. where a really decent if not really good scifi show like defiance gets cancelled and a real stinker like Z nation gets renewed. My only possible humble conclusion is that Z nation, which looks like my neighbors made it with their video cassette cam, costs little to make and defiance which has some really nice effects and story line and some decent acting costs too much to make. So I guess if you can get 500k extremely easily amused people to watch a stinker and it only costs… Read more »
I cannot believe I just spent 3 days catching up on Dominion to find out it’s been cancelled. Defiance too. Why they are both great shows.
I agree Judy
In Canada as of March 1 we will be able to pick and choose what stations we want to pay for. With the cancellation of so many of my favorite shows especially Dominion (Alphas Haven Defiance etc) syfy (Space here) will not be a station on my pay to watch list
That is great! Wish we can do that here. I have stopped watching syfy since they cancelled Dominion. I do not want to pay for channels I don’t want to watch.
After Syfy cancelled a great show like Alphas after just 2 seasons with no real ending for the series, I stopped watching Syfy.
After Syfy cancelled a great show like Alphas, I stopped watching Syfy.
I can not believe they cancelled Dominion! I was looking forward to the new season. One of my favorites. I hate this network. Are they saying that Bitten is iffy? That is one of my favorite shows also. They had better keep the two show on because they have already cancelled everything I have watched. Being Human, Haven, Defiance. Pretty soon you won’t have anything that I will watch on your network. Then it will be bye-bye Syfy.
Still balking at Syfy cancelling Dominion. That was actually one of my top five favorite shows for all 2015 including all of primetime stuff. I’m also a male in the 18-34 age range (important demographic right?) and I feel that Syfy shows are out of touch from what interests me. I enjoyed Sanctuary, Eureka, Warehouse 13.
If Syfy would like me to come back to watching their channel I suggest renewing Dominion.
Just finished watching Dominion season 2 and was waiting for season 3 to start and than I noticed season 3 is cancelled!! What on earth?! What point is there to stop making good series. Just make a good decision and start making it! I want to see more also here in Finland!
Syfy listen to your veiwers!!!!! Canceling a show such as Dominion with it ending on a cliffhanger is ridiculous. I was so excited for season 3. Stunts like this happening to multiple shows is gonna make loyal veiwers start looking for other options especially if they can’t trust the network to follow through with completing the shows story. Syfy is like a friendami, nice to your face then stabs you in the back. Pathetic.
I can’t believe they cancelled Defiance and Dominion what the hell Syfi what is wrong g with you? Bring them back.
First warehouse 13 then being human now defiance IM done with syfy defiance was your last chance but I knew you would cancel it it’s just all the good shows get cancled
DEFIANCE ranks higher than two other shows, had the opportunity to have a Space mission episodes and Town based episodes, OMG Season Three was EPIC as Game of Thrones. Plenty of story to explore with Clobe Doc Yewll, and now Irisa in charge with Berlin by her side. SyFy is run by short sighted people. I cancelled Cable TV because SyFy is So Dumb. For God’s sake – Please just SELL the franchise to ANYONE who will continue with the show and TRION online game.
No more Syfy for me …Defiance, Gone? PHOOEY!
I’m so happy that Syfy renewed killjoy dark matter and the expense I’m just so happy that so if I did it right and these are three great shows and I look forward to another season
I was looking for the date season 3 of Dominion would start and see it has been cancelled! What @#*^* made that decision?? SyFy, please reconsider and renew Dominion. Geez — I just have to wonder how out of touch with your viewers you really are.