Last night, ABC’s The Unusuals debuted in the post-Lost timeslot. The network’s had high hopes for the quirky crime drama but many critics have deemed it to be “usual” fare at best. What do viewers think?
The Unusuals revolves around a unique group NYPD detectives that all have secrets. They also have twisted senses of humor, which is helpful since every day could be their last. The series stars several TV show veterans like Amber Tamblyn (Joan of Arcadia), Adam Goldberg (Head Cases), Harold Perrineau (Oz), and Terry Kinney (thirtysomething), as well as Jeremy Renner, Kai Lennox, Josh Close, and Monique Gabriela Curnen.
Last night, the Unusuals premiere attracted 6.84 million viewers and a 2.2/6 rating/share in the 18-49 demographic. That’s better than last week’s Life on Mars finale in overall viewers (5.86 million) but it’s essentially the same rating/share in the demo. These aren’t the numbers that ABC was hoping for.
On top of that, there was a significant drop off midway through the episode. There were 7.44 million watching when the episode began and by 10:30, 1.19 million had dropped off. That’s not a good indication that those people will return next week.
Considering that a premiere typically represents a show’s best numbers, none of this is a very good sign for the show’s future.
Did you watch the show and if so, will you be back for more? Worth keeping or time to let it go already?
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This show sucks, and it even had the worst rating than the end of “Life On Mars”. Get rid of that show and bring back LIfe On Mars. Life on Mars had 11 million tune it in the premiere, and still had a 5.7 with a 400K gain. It would have been higher if ABC would have given it a chance. ABC never learns
Cancel the show….bring back Life on Mars
CANCEL THE SHOW…BRING BACK LIFE ON MARS
Good show – It should stay on !!
Love love love this show!!Please keep it on, it seems like the good ones always get cancelled right after we start enjoying them. Keep it going!
I actually enjoyed the show very much and hope that ABC will keep it on. I get tried of falling in love with a show like Life on Mars and October Road then having them pulled off never to be seen again. At least Life on Mars gave us an ending which helped a little. Please give this show a chance before thinking of taking it off the air.
Keep it
it is a good show
no its a great show
Finally a show that is light and funny and dramatic at times, please give it a chance and keep it running. The characters together are amazing and deep, all with their own secrets especially Detective Henry Cole.
Did everyone like Friends when it first started and it ran very successful for 10 years and The Unusuals reminds me of Friends which is missed by all who followed their stories.
Do not listen to the critics, what do they know? Isn’t it the critics that told Harrison Ford that he would never make a good actor?
Please keep this on. There is finally a show that is not a copy of another. My husband & I really enjoy it, it is different & that is refreshing. Sometimes it takes a while for a new show to catch on. If people do not watch the previous shows for that night, they may not know The Unusuals are there. This takes word of mouth. Please give it a chance!!!!
I only saw the last ten minutes and was sorry I missed the beginning. I liked the Tamblyn character. Whay are all the “smart” shows on so late? Can’t thsy run some of these at 7, or 8?
Successful people go to bed early!
The Unusuals is one of the worst shows to come out in the last few years. Please cancel it.
Yes, please keep The Unusuals. I loved it! The cast worked great together considering it was their first show together (and loved the second as well).
As another viewer said, you can’t judge a show based on one or two episodes. Give it time! Let viewers find and become invested in the characters and storylines. Please!
The networks need to give new shows a chance instead of letting good shows like this one catch on they quickly either cancel them or move them to a crap time slot to ensure their deaths.
Keep it please, I enjoyed it
Firstly, ABC didn’t take off Life on Mars to put on The Unusuals. That’s not how it works, they took off Life on Mars because the numbers were low, just like the numbers are low for Reaper (and most other CW TV shows) and most of the other television we all love to watch! Second, yes. It’s annoying. I hate it! I hate more than anything that Terminator: TSCC was cancelled and that it looks like Reaper will be gone soon and that Fringe, Scrubs, Dollhouse and who knows how many other shows I love are on the chopping block… Read more »
We LOVED it…KEEP IT!!!