TV viewers love their zombies and last season, Z Nation was the highest-rated series on Syfy. Will the series continue to bring in positive ratings in season two? Will it be renewed for a third season or, will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
A horror TV show, Z Nation begins three years after a zombie virus has gutted the United States. A ragtag band of everyday people must work together to cross the country with a possible cure for the apocalypse. The cast includes Kellita Smith, DJ Qualls, Keith Allan, Matt Cedeno, Anastasia Baranova, Russell Hodgkinson, Michael Welch, Pisay Pao, and Nat Zang.
The ratings are typically the best indication of a show’s likelihood 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.
11/6 update: Syfy has renewed Z Nation for a third season. Details here.
Final season averages: 0.33 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 880,000 total viewers.
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For comparisons: The first season of Z Nation averaged a 0.48 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 1.42 million viewers.
What do you think? Do you like the Z Nation TV series? Do you think it should be cancelled or renewed for a third season?
Love the show. Season 2 was great I loved it
I also can’t wait till every Friday gets here so I can see znation and also I think the girl who plays addy is very hot as well. So glad it will be back for season 3 next year love watching znation
I agree this show stands on its iwn, its not trying to be a WD clone show, its got humor, action, zombies and of course the Blue Murphy. What more could you want in a show.
If you don’t like this just flip over and watch General Hospital or the like. I love it.
Good comparison Randy, I can see the comparisons as well. The cheese wheel of death shows how funny this show can be. TWD has nothing on the entertainment value of Z. ElCamino!
Clay, how right you are. I loved the resolution to the Z’er’s encounter with the queen of Mexico. Very clever how they used the zombies in the energy combines as the means of escape. The mad doctor and the queen survived, setting up a Kath/Kirk rivalry between her and Warren. I imagine the queen and her hordes will be hot on our heroes heels. Also do you think that Scorpion perished? With this show, unlike the Walking Dead- which has gotten predictable to the point of boredom- that would be too easy.
The more I watch Z Nation, the more I am reminded of Star Trek. Warren is Kirk, Murphy is Spock, Doc is Bones, 10K is Sulu and the redhead gal whose name escapes me, is Uhura. Both are on a mission to explore new civilizations. The similarities are there especially with this season. The Aztec Day of the Dead civilization in Mexico has got to be one of the best. I look forward to each new adventure of this courageous crew.
I think this season has been a good one considering the various situations they find themselves in. The journey is a necessary element in a story and their journey has been an interesting one. We are getting to see how others are handling the zombies and other threats to stay alive.
Duane, I completely agree with you about Z Nation. This season has upped the potential of the first season. The stories this season are less about zombies and more like a journey through a strange yet familiar landscape. And even though he will be ignored for any acting prizes Keith Allen embodies this show with his winning mix of snark and snarl. So far this season I have yet to see a bad episode. This is unlike The Walking Dead which seems to relish grinding the action to a stop. It is very jarring as a viewer expecting to be… Read more »
Keep ’em coming!!! Forget the demographics (I’m 60) I love this show. They don’t seem to advertise it. By word of mouth, is bringing in new viewers this year.
Clay, You get Z Nation too. It is like Wagon Train only with zombies instead of inidians. The good guys encounter a lot of bad guys in each episode. The characters are quirky and it’s fun to watch the different personalities play off one another. I love Murphy. To me he is the star of the show. It’s as if Doctor House was reborn as a zombie. His indifference to his condition and almost everyone else reminds me of the crusty doctor. I for one can’t wait to see what strange people or things our intrepid group will run into… Read more »
Please Do Not cancel this show!! My wife and I enjoy it more then The Walking Dead. TWD is like a slow soap opera that takes a whole season to play out one story line. I love how
ZNation plays everything out in one episode. They meet a new group, lots of Z’s die, lots of laughs, they kill the group. Then on to the next episode. AWESOME!!
dominion is dead and it needs to stay dead. the writers on that show. i remember all season 2 waiting for something big to happen, they never delivered. a movie would not fix dominions problem. only forgetting it. i just put season 1 in the dumpster. live and learn thats the motto.
Z-Nation is very well written, well acted and well… surprising. When you think you know where it is going it detours off in another interesting direction. I am noticing a kind of Gunsmoke feel to this series. The group encounters another situation that they have to survive week after week. But unlike its’ kin The Walking Dead, each Z-Nation episode is mostly self-contained which gives the show a more episodic than serialized feel. SyFy’s other series are pretentious, overly expensive and boring. Thank you SyFy for renewing a show that will be looked back on as a cult classic not… Read more »
for all your writing i agree it has good actors, the writing is horrible and the rating are still going down.?? the story line sucks. and the movie really was a FLOP but im glad the fans got 3rd season.
im glad for the fans of this show kudos. why cancel dominion. it had more promise, like always dead shows are 1 in a million and TWD won the lottery. your ratings are still going DOWN.
Shame really. Think they had a good thing going with Season One-just the right mix of comedy and drama with a tiny bit of camp. Now they decided to go all out on camp and the characters went from 3-D to 2-D and none of the serious moments that made the 1st Season are barely there. If the formula works why change it????
I agree season 1 was good, that’s why I wanted them to continue the show, but so far season 2 has lost the seriousness and is more on the corny side. I know it’s a fine line. Wonder if they changed writers or something. If they continue with S2 changes, I don’t think the show will last much longer.
Please renew season 3. Give it a chance.
sorry but you know by the ratings their going to cancel this show. dominion had better ratings and they canceled that show. I HOPE THEY GIVE AT LEAST A PROPER ENDING TO THE SHOW,. FOR THE FANS., SAKE
Dominion had lower ratings both in total viewers and in the demo which is the only number that advertisers care about. Plus it seemed to be an expensive show where Z Nation is made cheaply. It is Syfy highest media Buzz show and #1 scripted series. It was already renewed for season 3.
I hope you get your Dominion movie though.