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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don’t cancel the show it’s really good!!
I LOVE this show!! Please don’t cancel it!
Every good show that comes out ends up cancelled.
No fair!
@Marc: It’s not cancelled but things aren’t looking very good. It was pre-empted last week because of the Lost finale.
Did this show get cancelled? it was not on this week.?
Keep it on. I love it. Great show.
i really like the show! love amber tamblin and adam goldberg, i’d eat both of them with a spoon. =) but seriously, it’s a great show, i’d hate to see it get canceled.
Great show. I have to TiVo it for my husband, because he can’t stay awake for it. I look forward to this every week. We need more shows like this and fewer reality shows!
this show is seriously awesome! i love it, and all the characters have made awesome progressions into more mature people from the pilot. its so good! so much quirkier then csi or flashpoint etc.
I have gotten my wife and everyone I work with into the show, it’s better than most shows on the air today, I love it and we would all be very dissappointed if the unusuals didn’t make it!
PLEASE keep it! it’s smart, funny, cute and isn’t as serious as all the other cop dramas!
LOVE this show! I just got my girlfriend into it, too!
THIS SHOW IS GREAT DONT CANCELLED IT!!!!
This show is so good. All of my family and friends talk about it. The characters are quirky, yet real and the show is funny, yet it is a drama. One of the best shows on TV. Please do not cancel this show.
Fun but fake! Not real but easy to fall a sleep while on in background………….
This is a great show, We look forward to it every week. Is it going off., Was it on tonight may.13th. I had it set to tape and it did not. Wow I love it . Don’t take it off. Give it a chance!!!!!!