Several weeks ago, FOX unveiled their latest cop drama called The Chicago Code. The series has the enviable position of following the network’s popular House series. How have the ratings been? Strong enough to get it renewed or will it be cancelled?
The Chicago Code follows officers of the Chicago Police Department as they fight crime while also trying to expose political corruption within the city. Veteran Chicago Police Detective Jarek Wysocki (Jason Clarke) leads the special unit fighting against the corruption. Others in the cast include Jennifer Beals, Matt Lauria, Devin Kelley, Todd Williams, Billy Lush, and Delroy Lindo.
The series debuted to a decent 2.4 rating in the all-important 18-49 demographic and 9.43 million total viewers. In week two, it dropped 17% in the demo which isn’t very good but isn’t horrible either. Since then, the ratings have been slowly eroding. The last three original episodes have registered a 1.8 in the demo with an average of 6.16 million viewers. That’s not very good and puts the series squarely “on the bubble.” It could be easily renewed or cancelled.
FOX has three shows that are basically in the same boat — Chicago Code, Lie to Me, and Human Target.
Of the three, Human Target seems the most likely to be cancelled. It got the lowest ratings and the network already renewed it once in hopes that the numbers would improve. They didn’t. It’s also been off the air for months.
Whether they decide to renew Chicago Code and/or Lie to Me will likely have a lot to do with how much faith the execs have in their pilots for the new season. Depending on available timeslots, they could choose to renew one, both, or neither.
As a result, Chicago Code’s ratings over the next couple weeks will likely play a big role in the decision to cancel or renew the show. Including tonight’s episode, the series only has two airings before the FOX schedule is unveiled for 2011-12 on Monday, May 16th. (You can watch this list to stay updated on what’s renewed or cancelled.)
What do you think? Does Chicago Code deserve to be cancelled or renewed for season two?
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Fox. do the right thing! Keep this well acted and well written show on the air!
Renew it, best show of the year……thumbs up; all is great in this,writing,acting …;
ltm and ht are boring,btw
I love this show, but I live in a hollow in the Pocono mts., and the only tv I have is over the Internet so my watching is probably not recorded! This show is great!
No other show on television makes an hour feel like 15 minutes. That’s how great the writing and actors are. If it’s dropped I’ll be disappointed.
I have to agree with Mike’s comment about Fox’s erratic scheduling, but then, Fox has done that before in the past with shows on the bubble, Unfortunately it seems to me the shows that get that treatment from Fox usually fail. But I hope Chicago Code succeeds. I love the sub-plot with the fine actor Delray Lindo, interestingly enough, playing a character not unlike he played in Get Shorty, although the Alderman he plays in CC has more complexity. The rest of the cast is doing a fine job, too, and the scripts are a lot of fun, and tightly… Read more »
I love this program Great characters good stories Give it a chance My daughter and son in law both watch this every week after house and they do not like police shows. I do and watch it every week or tape if working.
It’s a great show!
Chicago Code is one of three TV series that I make sure I either watch or record (Castle and CSI are the others). I love this show, and I really really hope that it gets renewed.
Renew! Renew! Renew! Renew!
I’ve loved the Chicago Code since the first day I saw it, I live in the city and it’s alot more accurate than many give it credit for, plus its filmed on scene in Chi-town! Anyways after i fell in love with it, I wondered why, seeing as no actors I have seen in prominent roles before play a large part in this series. Then it hit me! The Producer of this show, Shawn Ryan, has also produced what is, in my humble opinion, the greatest show to ever air on television, The Unit. That show was cancelled in season… Read more »
renew.
keep it please im tired of good shows getting cancelled while all the crap shows stay on
Human Target was pretty good 1st season…they never really supported it 2nd season by moving back and changing nights…Code is good also, not up to NYPD BLue but I do like the way they present the view from different people in the show…Lie to me hasn’t been up to its initial high quality this past season, once the FBI guy left it missed something…
The Chicago Code should most definitely renewed. It’s smart, highly intense and dead on when dealing with the Chicago political machine. It would be a crying shame to let this one get away. RENEW!
renew it. watched it last night. it’s tight fitting, not predictable and the acting is smoothing out. gotta get the bad guys!
I love it……I’ve been watching it since it started.
Please don’t cancel it.