CBS has had great success during the summer months with their Big Brother series, a reality show that airs several times a week. Will FOX find similar success in the ratings with their Utopia TV show? Will it be renewed for a second season or, will it be cancelled? Stay tuned.
Typically airing twice a week on Tuesdays and Fridays, Utopia follows a group of regular people who are relocated to a remote area and given limited resources. They must figure out how to survive and create their own society.Those who are dispensable can be voted out and replaced with newcomers.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood of staying on the air. The higher the ratings (particularly the 18-49 demo), the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available — typically the following morning, around 11:30am EST/8:30am PST. Refresh to see the latest.
10/1 update: FOX has cut the Tuesday airings of Utopia but it will continue to air on Fridays.
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Note: These are the final national numbers (unless noted with an “*”). These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings. 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 Utopia TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
UPDATE: Is Utopia headed for cancellation already?
What happened to Utopia .I can’t find it. I thought it was getting interesting . I want to know what happening.
Cancelled. If you go to the website UtopiaTV dot com you can watch the previous episodes and there are interviews with the former cast members on fan sites such as UtopiaMadness dot com and on Facebook. Also, YouTube has lots of video clips.
I’ve visited and lived in over a dozen “intentional communities” (the word “commune” doesn’t apply because it implies all assets are shared which is usually not the case), and many times I thought to myself, “Wow, this experience/process is so transformative, I wish there could be video cameras capturing everything so others could be inspired to embark on such adventure in their own lives. To see that there are alternatives to the pre-packaged rate-race…” So, when I heard about Utopia, I thought back to those days many years ago, and had high hopes that it could be something like what… Read more »
A horrible and stupid program… what a bunch of crap!!! It shoud be cancelled! Is there nothing better fox could put on that air time than that! Wow…
This was a pretty interesting idea for a show. Lock a bunch of people up and see what kind of society they create. This COULD have been an interesting social experiment with a mildly constructive purpose. For all I know, there might actually be an interesting, productive, social experiment going on in the Utopia compound. But we aren’t going to be allowed to see it on our TVs. Unfortunately, this is TV and networks don’t care about quality. They only care about maximizing profit and that means maximizing ratings. In an era where Reality TV dominates and networks lower the… Read more »
I think the first episode was way too long and boring. I am still watching it and I do like it but think you may have lost some after episode one. Don’t know what you do to get them back
Its sad that the producers think that all reality programs need to focus on people with no to loose moral guidelines and overactive sex drives, or idiots who are sociopaths. Most reality shows would do great without either of these. People, normal people, who are thrown together and deprived of the things they love are going to provide all the drama and humor and romance (romance, not lets go screw behind a pile of wood lust), that any reality would need to get the viewer numbers they need to keep a show going. Utopia, when I first heard the premise,… Read more »
Brenda, you’re absolutely right. You made the same points that I, along with my co-workers, make all the time. The oremise is good, but one wonders how this group is going to make it throught the winter at the rate their going. I didn’t see any warm clothes come in with them, I see no beds off the floor, warm blankets, let alone all the food they aren’t storing up. Good luck, group…..go take another nap or roll in the hay.
I generally agree with you. Unfortunately, the greedy, simple minded, coke fueled, imbeciles with ADD who make TV think the public is even worse than they themselves are. As such, they believe the public wants to watch rage-aholic, binge drinking, idiots who drop their pants without a moment’s hesitation. What’s even worse is that the TV makers are, if ratings are any guide, probably right. Anything that involves “thinking” or “deeper meaning” is ratings poison. Any show that tries to deviate from the mold, especially in the brain cell desert that is Reality TV, is doomed before it airs. It… Read more »
Utopia TV show I think it should be cancelled !!!!! I attempted to watch, but the cast just sucks!!!its not a true Utopia !!!
please, please, keep it
I am disappointed that the show utopia was canceled. Last episode I watched was when the general public could put people up for deletion – which I thought was stupid. Also question the wisdom of the group not preparing for winter: beds on floor, no winter wear, no cut wood etc. I think the show was great except for stupid announcer and the public intervening for eliminations.