Over the course of its history, USA Network has had both great successes and big disappointments when it comes to its original scripted shows. Which of the current ones will be cancelled or renewed for another season? Stay tuned!
Scripted USA Network shows listed: Benched, Briarpatch, Chucky, Colony, Complications, Covert Affairs, Damnation, Dare Me, Dig, Dirty John, Eyewitness, Falling Water, Graceland, Mr. Robot, Pearson, Playing House, Psych, The Purge, Queen of the South, Royal Pains, Rush, Satisfaction, Shooter, The Sinner, Sirens, Suits, Treadstone, Unsolved, and White Collar.
Last updated: Most recent ratings added for Chucky.
There’s lots of data that USA Network execs look at when deciding whether to renew or cancel a TV series but ratings are the major ingredient. Here’s an updated listing of all of their recent/current primetime scripted shows.
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A couple of notes about these charts:
These figures are updated automatically as new ratings are released (usually a day or so after the broadcasts). The averages are based on the final national numbers (live plus same day viewing). For technical reasons, I have to resort them manually so feel free to let me know if I missed something.
The demo numbers, which are typically most important to the broadcast networks, aren’t quite as vital to cable channels because their audiences are usually much smaller. Demo numbers are typically reported using the 10ths decimal place (2.4, for example). In the averages, I’m using an extra decimal for easier ranking.
What do you think? Are you surprised by any of the ratings? Which shows should be doing better? Which one do you think will be cancelled next?
Used to love USA’s original shows Monk, In Plain Site, Burn Notice. Only thing left I watch is White Collar. I guess they are going for the younger male audience with Sirens, Rush, Satisfaction, and Graceland. Tried them but was bored and/or disgusted. Never could get into Covert Affairs or Suits. USA needs to shake things up. None of their latest are doing well at all in the ratings. I guess their taking a gamble in Sirens the numbers really aren’t that good.
White Collar was the best they had. Why would they cancel a show that’s still getting higher ratings than most of their other shows that are boring anyway and bringing in lower ratings?? I’m sooo disappointed to see White Collar go. That’s the only show left I watch on that network.
Like Suits and Covert Affairs. Don’t like Rush or Satisfaction……too way out there. Covert Affairs went way too dark last year which accounts for many not tuning in. Needs to be on Wednesday nights after Suits. TNT owns Tuesdays. Covert needs one last season to get Annie full circle.
Auggiewas a soldier andwasn’talways blind ofcoursehehasa romantic past
Still miss Burn Notice! I am enjoying Rush though. I really like the cast. Satisfaction is not what I expected, losing interest every week.
Love Covert Affairs…hope to see it renewed………needs to be on Wednesday nights
It should also be noted that “Royal Pains” and the departing “White Collar” are the last remaining USA original series with a TV-PG content rating. All the others (such as “Suits”) have a TV-14 content rating.
and they are all losing viewers year over year and not even close to the numbers those PG shows used to get.
These ratings are horrible. USA used to have good shows, not so much now. Their reruns of NCIS, SVU and Modern Family get higher ratings than their original shows it seems.
I stopped watching a lot of their shows and thought I would try again this year. One episode of Suits, one episode of Rush, none of Satisfaction cause it doesn’t interest me at all, a couple of episodes of Royal Pains and Covert Affairs, that’s it. moving on.
I love White Collar. So unhappy that they are ending. It was terrible that we lost 3 episodes in S5. The last few episodes of S5 had greatly increased in ratings.. It was a very good and interesting storyline in S5. Wonder if we had those extra 3 eps, if the average would have ended higher. Possibly a .7 or so in the demo… Oh well now we’ll never know. S6 will only have 6 episodes. I tried the new shows and both seem very raunchy to me, Rush/Satisfaction. Just not my kind of entertainment. I had to give up… Read more »
The new shows are not even on my radar I am a dedicated White collar fan and watch Covert Affairs and that is my total USA network viewing for the week
I adore Suits, nothing will ever take it’s place. As for Covert Affairs, use to love it but Annie is nothing but a **** with CIA coverage who does whatever she wants, and I am slowly backing away. I, also love Royal Pains, Graceland is ok and Satisfaction is so-so as for Rush it is a bad example about Dr.s he is trying to be like Hank on Royal Pains but a disgusting version! I really hope Suits gets renewed over and over. I will miss White Collar it was one of my very favorites, hate to see it go… Read more »
Are they cancelling White Collar. I didn’t hear about it.
I hope not.
Yes, the sixth season will be the last.
I love Covert Affairs…Piper and Augie. I have never missed a show. Do not cancel it.
I also love Royal Pains and Suits.
Rush and Satisfaction not soo much. Rush I don’t like.
I had really liked Drop Dead Diva… Sorry to see it end.
Love Devious Maids and White Collar.
I agree with Rose.
To be honest I don’t even watch the new shoes,the previews are enough to keep me away from them. I don’t watch Covert Affairs,except when I ON DEMAND still want stay in the loop,and Suits well I tried to stay away ,but I like the cast,and I love Eric Roberts and how he will get was is due him.
Come on USA… start an ad campaign if you want your shows to last! Suits is the only one that is soooo well written & acted that I’m sure it’s good for another season. I do agree about Covert Affairs though… The whole show is now about a “rookie” agent who does pretty much whatever she wants to. And her handler is a blind operative? Let’s not forget that the other guy in charge is sleeping w/a hooker? It’s getting more and more idiotic. Bring back the lead characters and plausable story lines. I honestly do NOT watch the other… Read more »
I agree with your comment on Covert Affairs.I don’t know something just isn’t clicking. How many women in Augies past life,,,that was the one?