TV Land is starting to shift away from “classic” TV star vehicles and in favor of hip comedies. Is this a good idea? Will their Younger sitcom be a hit or a flop? Cancelled or renewed for a second season? Stay tuned.
On the Younger TV show, a recently single mother (Sutton Foster) tries to re-enter the working world but finds her age to be a problem. After being mistaken for a younger woman, she decides to pass herself off as a 26 year old and lands a job as the assistant of a publishing executive (Miriam Shor). The cast also includes Nico Tortorella, Debi Mazar, and Hilary Duff.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s chances of staying on the air. The higher the ratings, the better the chances for survival. This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
4/21 update: TV Land has renewed Younger for a second season. Details here.
Final season averages: 0.18 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 550,000 total viewers.
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Note: Episodes were simulcast on Nick Jr and Nick at Nite. If you add in those numbers, the first episode attracted a 0.37 in the demo with 1.37 million. The second drew a 0.37 and 1.2 million.
The third episode was simulcast on Nick at Nite and drew a 0.21 with 587,000 viewers. Adding the two channels’ numbers together, the episode attracted 0.41 in the demo with 1.094 million viewers.
The fourth was simulcast on Nick at Nite where it drew a 0.20 with 644,000 viewers. Together, that’s a 0.31 and 988,000 viewers.
On Nick at Nite, the fifth episode simulcast attracted a 0.22 with 579,000 viewers. So, between the two channels, the episode registered a 0.36 with 1.13 million viewers.
The sixth episode also aired on Nick at Nite and attracted a 0.2 in the demo with 502,000. Totaled, the episode drew a 0.36 in the demo with 1.15 million viewers.
On Nick at Nite, the seventh episode drew a 0.21 rating with .578 million. The eighth episode attracted a 0.24 rating with .615 million. On Nick at Nite, the ninth episode drew a 0.22 rating with .501 million and the 10th brought a 0.18 with 687,000. The 11th installment drew a 0.17 with 0.611 on Nick at Nite and the season finale attracted a 0.19 with 0.581 million.
What do you think? Do you like the Younger TV show? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a second season?
This trashy program should be canceled. In 2 1/2 hours that I watched TVLand you showed 10 commercials for this garbage. Please give us a break.
I like Debi Mazar and decided to give this show a watch. Didnt make it through the whole episode. I think Debi had two lines in 20 minutes. Just an opinion: the episode was dull, unengaging and without charm, as were the characters. There was no discernable story line and if I want to see TV about people whose sex organs do their thinking for them, I’ll tune in a rerun of “Sex and the City”. At least those women were funny and there was a sense of ensemble interaction. Not to mention the crack writing team and snappy, smart… Read more »