Last year, The Following became FOX‘s surprise ratings hit of the season. Will this thriller series grow in season two or will the numbers fall? Will it be renewed regardless? We shall see.
On The Following former FBI agent Ryan Hardy (Kevin Bacon) and his team work to recapture serial killer Joe Carroll (James Purefoy) after he escapes from death row. The rest of the cast includes Shawn Ashmore, Annie Parisse, Natalie Zea, and Kyle Catlett.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better. 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.
3/7 update: FOX has renewed the show for a third season.
Final season averages: 1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.19 million total viewers.
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For reference: The first season of The Following averaged a 2.6 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 7.96 million total viewers.
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 like The Following TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Great show. Best show on T.V! No way do I think they should cancel. I can’t get enough of Kevin Bacon.
this show is great.. kevin one of my fav actors…good show…cant wait for next season..
Love Kevin Bacon in anything he does. I’d watch him reading the phone book. But last night’s finale was AWFUL. This story line dragged on and on and on…there was no rason to keep Joe alive. This ridiculous crime spree of serial killers and cast of characters should have been killed off in the finale or sent to jail so we’d NOT see them in the series ever again! . Clean slate period for season three, except for Kevin’s Ryan Hardy character, and possibly his niece and the character called Mike.They’d be a great team to solve a new serial… Read more »
like the show, I say renew it for a third season
fantastic love kevin bacon great show glad to see it back on tv i hope there will be more seasons after season 2
Folks, it just doesn’t get any worse than this. I’m not sure if this is even as good as Hostages and man, was that a joke in terms of plausibility. Truly bottom of the barrel stuff, unless you check any ounce of intelligence at the door when viewing. 24 can’t return soon enough. At least when Jack Bauer consistently blew off any sense of law enforcement protocol/backup, he’d offer some facsimile of a reason for it. This is some sad, sad stuff.
Love this show….i’ve watched season 1 two times and could not wait for season 2. Season 2 is gearing up to be as good as the first season if not better. Kevin Bacon deserves lots of awards. he really plays the character.
I only watch this show BECAUSE of Kevin Bacon…. I watch him in anything. He treats his wife like a queen… way to go, guy!
Love Kevin Bacon and I love the show! Ita a keeper!