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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I refuse to watch what replaced Life in Mars. ABC can eat it.
Finally, a show worth watching and it gets cancelled. Unbelievable! Thanks to all the reality shows and other crappy programming, I’ve cancelled my cable subscription. I watch the show online the next day. It’s funny, great characters and storylines and the music is fantastic. Like someone posted earlier, it’s a combo of Barney Miller and Hill Street Blues. Classic cop shows! Please, please, give it a chance…..
I Love the show. I cannot believe it is viewed as “usual fare”. Much better than the reality stuff out there and actually has characters one can find endearing.
There are far to few quality and interesting shows on TV today, Problem seems to be the network guru’s who think they know what the prople want based on the who watch ratings which are so antiquated it hurts. Apply a little technology, quit usins small samples, look at an entire universe for a change.
There are a monumental amount of purely stupid network decisions these days and var too many networks that try to dumb proof their shows by lying to their viewere and rigging the outcome of shows.
Please save the Unuauals
Please keep it! I love it. It may take a couple of episodes for folks to warm up to but the characters are great and I’d love to have this to look forward to every week.
Keep it.
Great background music.
Would like to see music credits listed.
Keep!! Love the show and the quirky sense of humor.
great show. keep it
I LOVE the energy and humor of this show. In fact, I love everything about this show. Please don’t cancel it. It’s the best cop show to come along since Hill Street Blues. It has a great cast, strong scripts, and the New York street scenes are terrific. (I’m still laughing at the image of that guy running down the street carrying a base drum and with detectives in hot pursuit!) What more can you ask for? My only complaint is that sometimes I can’t make out what the intercom lady is announcing.
Love this show!!! please abc keep this show, it is hilarious and refreshing to have something different on tv besides all those so called reality shows. the cast is perfect and i just love it, its definately must see tv for me and all of my friends!!! i haven’t missed an episode!!! this show is like barney miller meets hill street blues, a perfect combination!!!!
This series is quirky and I love it. Don’t cancel it. Although reality shows are such a rage, it is nice to find a show that lets the viewer forget about those reality ones for awhile.
KEEP IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have not watched an ABC program in over a year… until The Unusuals and Cupid were introduced. Both are a refreshing change from the norm. I hope ABC changes its mind about dropping them from their schedule.
LOVE the unusuals. they shouldn’t cancel it they should give it a better time slot! i wont watch it at 10 pm on a wednesday, but i’d certainly tune in if it were 8 or 9 on tuesday or something.
really good show.
PLEASE DON’T CANCEL THE UNUSUALS!! It truly is something different…..even my husband likes it! (and he pretty much hates most shows on the major networks) It’s different, the characters are quirky and interesting. Even the music used in the show is great!! I decided to take a look at the first episode, figuring it would be just another cop show and didn’t have high expectations. Well, it got my husband and I hooked and we’ve watched every show since. ABC, please give this show a chance!! Give it time to develop a fan base. I was truly disappointed that you… Read more »