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The Good Wife: Season Four Ratings

Good Wife ratingsDespite mediocre ratings, The Good Wife has avoided being cancelled for quite awhile. Is this the year that CBS stops renewing this award-winning drama? We’ll have to wait and see.

The fourth season of The Good Wife typically airs Sunday nights on the CBS network. The cast includes Julianna Margulies, Christine Baranski, Josh Charles, Archie Panjabi, Matt Czuchry, and Alan Cumming.

Below are the TV show’s ratings for the 2012-13 season, the best way to tell if The Good Wife is going to be cancelled or renewed for season five.

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Final season averages: 1.7 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.41 million total viewers.

Episode 04-22: Sunday, 04/28/13 (season finale)
1.6 in the demo (+7% change) with 9.13 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 1.65 in the demo with 9.41 million.

Episode 04-21: Sunday, 04/21/13
1.5 in the demo (-12% change) with 9.02 million (-11% change).
Season averages: 1.66 in the demo with 9.42 million.

Episode 04-20: Sunday, 04/14/13
1.7 in the demo (+13% change) with 10.14 million (+18% change).
Season averages: 1.66 in the demo with 9.44 million.

Episode 04-19: Sunday, 03/31/13
1.5 in the demo (-12% change) with 8.59 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.66 in the demo with 9.40 million.

UPDATE: The Good Wife has been renewed for a fifth season by CBS.

Episode 04-18: Sunday, 03/24/13
1.7 in the demo (+13% change) with 9.59 million (+6% change).
Season averages: 1.67 in the demo with 9.45 million.

Episode 04-17: Sunday, 03/17/13
1.5 in the demo (0% change) with 9.08 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 1.67 in the demo with 9.44 million.

Episode 04-16: Sunday, 03/10/13
1.5 in the demo (-6% change) with 9.21 million (+2% change).
Season averages: 1.68 in the demo with 9.46 million.

Episode 04-15: Sunday, 03/03/13
1.6 in the demo (+23% change) with 8.99 million (+8% change).
Season averages: 1.69 in the demo with 9.48 million.

Episode 04-14: Sunday, 02/17/13
1.3 in the demo (-13% change) with 8.35 million (-11% change).
Season averages: 1.70 in the demo with 9.52 million.

Episode 04-13: Sunday, 01/27/13
1.5 in the demo (-21% change) with 9.35 million (-7% change).
Season averages: 1.73 in the demo with 9.62 million.

Episode 04-12: Sunday, 01/13/13
1.9 in the demo (+6% change) with 10.04 million (+1% change).
Season averages: 1.75 in the demo with 9.64 million.

Episode 04-11: Sunday, 01/06/13
1.8 in the demo (0% change) with 9.96 million (+3% change).
Season averages: 1.74 in the demo with 9.60 million.

Episode 04-10: Sunday, 12/02/12
1.8 in the demo (+13% change) with 9.70 million (+3% change).
Season averages: 1.73 in the demo with 9.56 million.

Episode 04-09: Sunday, 11/25/12
1.6 in the demo (-6% change) with 9.45 million (+5% change).
Season averages: 1.73 in the demo with 9.54 million.

Episode 04-08: Sunday, 11/18/12
1.7 in the demo (0% change) with 9.94 million (+10% change).
Season averages: 1.74 in the demo with 9.56 million.

Episode 04-07: Sunday, 11/11/12
1.7 in the demo (0% change) with 9.02 million (-9% change).
Season averages: 1.75 in the demo with 9.49 million.

Episode 04-06: Sunday, 11/04/12
1.7 in the demo (-11% change) with 9.93 million (-1% change).
Season averages: 1.76 in the demo with 9.59 million.

Episode 04-05: Sunday, 10/28/12
1.9 in the demo (+12% change) with 10.02 million (+10% change).
Season averages: 1.77 in the demo with 9.51 million.

Episode 04-04: Sunday, 10/21/12
1.9 in the demo (+12% change) with 10.02 million (+10% change).
Season averages: 1.77 in the demo with 9.50 million.

Episode 04-03: Sunday, 10/14/12
1.7 in the demo (0% change) with 9.12 million (+2% change).
Season averages: 1.73 in the demo with 9.33 million.

Episode 04-02: Sunday, 10/07/12
1.7 in the demo (-6% change) with 8.95 million (-10% change).
Season averages: 1.75 in the demo with 9.44 million.

Episode 04-01: Sunday, 09/30/12
1.8 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 9.93 million total viewers.
Season averages: 1.80 in the demo with 9.93 million.

Compared to the third season premiere, this debut was down by 18% in the demo (vs a 2.2 rating) and down by 7% in viewers (vs 10.66 million).


Reference point: The 2011-12 season averaged a 2.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 10.22 million viewers.

Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. 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 Good Wife TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fifth season?


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