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?
You should not cancel dark matter
Have you read somewhere that Sci-Fi plans to cancel Dark Matter? If not, then why the statement? The ratings look good but if you click on the words Dark Matter you’ll go to another page which shows the viewership dropped to -25 – -29% for the premiere episode (since it was a double episode I imagine it was the combo). I have to say though, that the reason some very popular shows don’t like to air in summertime is because of summer holiday and that’s the time for vacationing. I think it’ll be alright. I read that Dark Matter is… Read more »
It is sooooo bad pls cancel it. The show is a complete joke with bad acting and writers not caring where the story ends up. The whole series is nothing but a bad meme
You can’t cancel dark matter.
Don’t worry! The ratings still look good for Dark Matter. Down 11 and 13 % as opposed to being down 50 and 60% like the typical canceled shows. Relax and enjoy the show! I know I will.
Pls cancel the ****. Its a joke with the bad acting, writing and cliche characters
Dark matter came with a bit of surprise. Six staying back to be a leader. I thought he was going to be with the crew all the way. Bad that one and nyx die now six is gone.
You should move any shows which is on Syfy that channel is for the birds or just cancel any show
which is on Syfy
You can’t cancel The Magicians, which had better ratings in season 2 than season one. You need to fire the people that okay the renewals of shows with atrocious ratings. That happens often on SYFY. I think some of the shows would do better on USA. SYFY and USA are both owned by NBC Universal. If Wynonna Earp has live ratings for the season below a 0.10 and SYFY brings it back, then we need to start talking about cancelling SYFY.
What fans need to do, is to start watching Wynonna Earp LIVE because it happens to be the most trending show Syfy has on Twitter every week! Once Earpers do that, dead shows like Dark Matter! And it doesn’t have an under .10 rating, it’s at .12 and climbing!
Opps, I posted before I could correct the statement. Dark Matter should be cancelled because WE is a much better show than DM and it’s much cheaper to produce!
Nah. I tried WE when it started, got turned off fast. Dark Matter I find appealing.
Defiance had .25 and was killed
Look in the year to year slots. -46.42% / -27.87%
Any hopes to bring Defiance back? I would like to comment and say i really like this show. Why are all the good show cancelled 🙁 makes me sad 🙁 i even heard that Sleepy hollow has switch to Syfy Uk; any hope to bring this show back too for a season 5? Please I really hope God Answer my prayer and bring these two shows back! Best wishes from Big supernatural fan!
Can someone explain how a show like Defiance that has a cult following outside America is not viable if made for distribution on the Net. If these shows were released world wide the money would be 10 fold i dont understand how they dont get that yet.
I just want Defiance back,,,, everyone I know wants it back!
Wait, all of season 3 in one weekend, and a 10 episode season at that. This show is history.
Season 3 of 12 Monkeys premieres with a 4 episode run. This does not bod well for the future of this show. That’s a 3rd of the season on the first day.
The show had already been renewed for a Season FOUR before SYFY did their season three binge-a-thon, which had 4 episodes on that Friday night. Season Four will be the end of the show. SYFY wanted to try the binge-a-thon method (10 episodes in 3 days) to see if that would help the ratings. It didn’t.
Shows which are on a sci-fi if they are sci-fi and they are on other channels it’s best if they are because I watch whatever’s on Syfy as well as my brothers
Syfy has been such an awful platform for sci-fi and fantasy series. I’m just grateful for Internet based alternatives.
Good job canceling your highest rated shows syfy, without giving them endings. You guys killed your own ratings. Bring back Dominion!
Incorporated should have been renewed for another season. Excellent show in every way and not given a chance. Syfy caters to the magic-fantasy crowd. Total nonsense. Programming execs don’t have a clue.
Agree that Incorporated should have been renewed. I enjoyed it.
Absolutely not. I thought the show was awful. Some people thought the show was very Liberal. How many horribly rated shows can you renew? The ratings for this show were atrocious.
The shows which are on SyFi should continue
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Expense is it excellent sci-fi show I’ll look forward to watching it every week my brother watches it and my grandkids watch it you must renew it for another season or another one after that also is it excellent while plotted show I look forward to it.