Last year, FOX renewed The Following for a third season — despite the fact that the series lost a third of its audience during the second season. Will the ratings continue to fall this time around? Will The Following be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season? Stay tuned.
The third season of The Following picks up a year after former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and his team put serial killer and cult leader Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) back on death row. The rest of the cast includes Shawn Ashmore, Jessica Stroup, Michael Ealy, Sam Underwood, and Zuleikha Robinson.
The higher a show’s ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically the following morning, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
5/8 update: FOX has cancelled The Following after three seasons. Details here.
Final season averages: 1.12 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 3.45 million total viewers.
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It’s worth noting that the second season premiere followed the NFC Championship game and attracted a 4.4 demo rating with 11.18 million viewers. In its regular timeslot, the second episode drew a 2.0 with 6.02 million.
Last year comparison: The second season of The Following averaged a 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.19 million total viewers.
Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. The final nationals are typically released within 24 hours of the programming or, in the case of weekends and holidays, a couple days later.
What do you think? Do you still like The Following TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
I can’t even believe Fox is considering canceling this show. It by far is one of my favorite shows of all time. It’s packed with action from the beginning to end. I love the twists that the writers keep creatively putting out. DO NOT CANCEL. That would be the worst mistake FOX could make.
Renew, please. I love this show.
Cancel Last Man on Earth…please. It is the silliest show.
The Following was a well scripted and acted show. I like Kevin Bacon and the cast. Sorry it is gone and other junk is still around.
Please keep the following by Hulu plus picking it up or another network or Netflix
Please renew its a great show
Fox keeps shows like the worthless “Last Man on Earth” and cancels original shows with great acting and plots. This country is mindless.
The show had its ups and downs… but come on!! The last episode was AWESOME!! I can’t wait for another network to pick this show up. Ryan… thought to be dead, can move around without oversight or rules…invisibly. How can it get any better??
Please don’t cancel this great show . We love it
Please don’t cancel the show. Especially since Max and Mike are finally together. One more season please!!!!!
Please renew. One of the only shows I record so it won’t be missed!!
absolutely keep this show going. It was so much better than some of the shows you have. I loved this show. The only thing I didn’t like the ending,
Don’t cancel! Please.. the ending wasn’t a ending! Now it can really get juicy while he hunts down the other group.. then can maybe finally settle down and raise his kid.. heartbreaking that u guys r killing the show off.. I’ll stop watching all fox shows cause of this
Do NOT cancel this wonderful show!!! Kevin Bacon is great! It is the new “24” which needs to come back again! “The Following” is one of the best shows in years! BRING IT BACK!!!!!!
Keep it going!
Dead vigilante Kevin bacon lets go with it! Let’s clean house. Bet that ghost will put the ratings right through the walls