Here are the TV ratings for the Who Do You Think You Are? TV show. This reality series helps a different celebrity each week go on a journey to trace his or her family tree. The third season of Who Do You Think You Are? typically airs Friday nights at 8pm on the NBC network.
These are the TV show’s ratings for the 2011-12 season, the best way to tell if Who Do You Think You Are? is going to be cancelled or renewed for season four.
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Final season three averages: 1.0 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 5.38 million total viewers.
Episode 03-12: Friday, 05/18/12 (series finale)
1.0 in the demo (+11% episode-to-episode change) with 5.38 million; second in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.02 in the demo with 5.41 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 14 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
UPDATE: NBC has cancelled Who Do You Think You Are? after three seasons.
Episode 03-11: Friday, 05/11/12
0.9 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.78 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.03 in the demo with 5.41 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 14 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-10: Friday, 05/04/12
0.9 in the demo (-10% episode-to-episode change) with 4.96 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.04 in the demo with 5.48 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 14 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-09: Friday, 04/27/12
1.0 in the demo (+25% episode-to-episode change) with 5.25 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.06 in the demo with 5.54 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 14 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-08: Friday, 04/06/12
0.8 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 4.64 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.06 in the demo with 5.57 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 14 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-07: Friday, 03/30/12
0.8 in the demo (-20% episode-to-episode change) with 5.24 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.10 in the demo with 5.70 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 13 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-06: Friday, 03/23/12
1.0 in the demo (0% episode-to-episode change) with 5.59 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.15 in the demo with 5.78 million.
Demo average rank: #12 of 13 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-05: Friday, 03/09/12
1.0 in the demo (-29% episode-to-episode change) with 5.05 million; tied for third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.18 in the demo with 5.82 million.
Demo average rank: #11 of 12 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-04: Friday, 03/02/12
1.4 in the demo (+40% episode-to-episode change) with 7.37 million; third in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.23 in the demo with 6.01 million.
Demo average rank: #11 of 12 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-03: Friday, 2/24/12
1.0 in the demo (-23% episode-to-episode change) with 5.00 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.17 in the demo with 5.56 million.
Demo average rank: #10 of 11 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-02: Friday, 02/10/12
1.3 in the demo (+8% episode-to-episode change) with 5.59 million; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.25 in the demo with 5.84 million.
Demo average rank: #9 of 11 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Episode 03-01: Friday, 02/03/12
1.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 6.09 million total viewers; fourth in the timeslot.
Season average: 1.20 in the demo with 6.09 million.
Demo average rank: #9 of 11 non-scripted TV shows on the network (Fall 2011 – Spring 2012).
Reference point: The 2010-11 season of Who Do You Think You Are? averaged a 1.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic and 6.31 million viewers.
Note: These ratings are collected by the Nielsen company and are the final national numbers. These are different from the fast affiliate numbers which are just estimates of the actual ratings and are reported on by most other outlets. 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 Who Do You Think You Are? TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a fourth season?
I wish you would not cancel this show it is one of the most interesting shows on TV of all the reality shows its the best I never watch the others and I never miss “Who do You Think You are”. You can actually learn from this one I love it Think about doing another season Please.
I LOVE this show! Why do they always cancel the nice shows and keep the awful, stupid, crappy shows that people shouldn’t even want to see? I wish another station would pick it up, it’s so interesting and has inspired me to work on my family’s tree. Phooey on NBC!
I’ve learned so much from this show. What a disappointed that it is being cancelled. NBC’s loss. Hopefully someone else will pick it up.
Who Do You Think You Are? is one of only three night time shows I bother to turn my TV on for. Please rethink this decision!
Learning that Who Do You Think You Are will be cancelled is a huge disappointment for me. I truly love this show – find it interesting and educational to those of us attempting to research our own family histories. I have recorded every one of the episodes in each season and have them to this day. WDYTYA is the only reality show I watch. I hope another network picks it up and it’s very successful. This is a big loss to NBC and I feel they may regret it.
“Who Do You Think You Are” is the only NBC series that I have watched in recent years. I will miss it. I have been doing genealogy research for almost 50 years and, by watching this show, I have learned about (sometimes obscure) research techniques and documents I could use in my searches. After each show, I have discussed what I learned with a fellow genealogist. I hope that some other network will jump in and continue this valuable resource.
I absolutely LOVE this program! If it is not renewed by NBC, I hope another network will pick it up.
I really enjoy “Who Do You Think You Are?” It is certainly the ONLY good reality show going, and I feel it is a bad choice to be canceled.
Some people like this kind of show. It is nothing boring about this show. It is not about finding dead people, it is about finding your family ancestry and history. This show has helped people besides actors find their ancestry and be able to find out where they come from. It was interesting to watch as these actors find out their history and ancestry. It was disappointing when it came out about it being canceled. I think NBC made a mistake and maybe it will get picked up by someone else.
This is one of only a few shows that I watch on anything but PBS. It is factual and fascinating to watch people pursue their ancestry. I do not understand why you would be cancelled. Hopefully it will be picked up by another network that I can get on cable.
This show should be cancelled. Its sooo boring. Make room for something new instead of searching for old dead people
This is a wonderful show, and I hope it is renewed. The genealogical path of the various celebrities has lead to many amazing discoveries, whether on a personal or historic level. Each episode touches each of us in some way, and much is learned about not only American history but also the history of other parts of the world.
Who Do You Think You Are? is the ONLY “reality show” I watch. The others are all trash! I hope they don’t cancel this program. It’s one of the only ones worth watching. The only thing I wish they would do different is to take one episode and work with an average person instead of always actors/actresses. Thank you for all the information it gives. It’s given me a lot of insight into my own genealogy research!
I absolutely love the concept of this show! It’s the only “reality show” that has any intrinsic value to both viewers and participants, all without cringe-worthy gimmicks or staged humiliation events. The execution, however, is variable, because by the very nature of the show, the producers do not know what will be discovered or how dramatic it will be. So, to me anyway, it sometimes seems that the excitement level is a bit forced for what is found out… because, after all, they have to find a “hook.” After all the lag time that the research and travel may entail,… Read more »
This show is a wonderful look into the backgrounds of famous Americans. It inspired me to research my father’s side of the family to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630 and then to Coventry, England. I wish my father had been alive to learn of his ancestors, as I do not believe he ever knew any of this information. This show brings us closer as a nation and it is wonderful to hear the twists and turns which brought all the immigrants to America. Please do not cancel this valuable show.
I LOVE this show! It’s so incredible.