Cancellation Watch: The Ratings Appear to be on an Upswing for Agents of SHIELD and Most of The CW Shows

Unless otherwise noted, the ratings numbers below are based on the final overnights and may vary slightly from the preliminaries reported on the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site.

Ratings Results for the Tuesday through Thursday sci fi / fantasy shows:

Ratings Turnaround: After several weeks of seeing ratings in the toilet for pretty much all shows on the broadcast networks, the numbers appear to be turning around as the season is coming to a close. On Tuesday, ABC’s Agents of SHIELD improved to a 2.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with six million total viewers, up from last week’s 1.9 score. On The CW, The Originals rose to a 0.8 rating with 1.8 million total viewers, up from its series low last week of a 0.6 score and at its best level since early March. Supernatural pulled a 1.0 rating with two million total viewers which gave it the best rating it has seen in over a month. Person of Interest improved to a 1.9 rating with 11.3 million total viewers which had it at its best level since early February. On Wednesday, Revolution held steady with its last new episode pulling a 1.3 rating with 4.3 million total viewers. It didn’t improve its numbers, but then it also did not drop after having been unceremoniously booted from the schedule for three straight weeks. The CW’s Arrow edged up to a 0.8 rating with 2.3 million total viewers, a score that it has not seen since March. The 100 remained steady at a 0.6 rating with 1.9 million total viewers which is still not great but might just be good enough to get it a renewal if it can hold there or improve. The CW’s Vampire Diaries was the one exception on ratings improvements for that network the last few days as it remained at a low of 0.7 rating with 1.8 million total viewers (based on the preliminaries). I expect to see that one rise over the next couple of weeks, though, as it heads to its season finale.

The networks really hurt the momentum of these shows with all of the repeats and preemptions from the last few months indicating that they really need to rethink their broadcast strategy for the full season. Perhaps they should break up the series runs into two uninterrupted blocks that air in the Fall then Winter/Spring, similar to what AMC is currently doing with The Walking Dead. Then maybe fill the dead space with those limited-run “event” series that have been all the rage of late or other special programming. In any event, the broadcast nets continue to lose ground with the overall television audience while cable shows like TWD, Game of Thrones, American Horror Story, Sons of Anarchy, Breaking Bad, and more are drawing record numbers of viewers. And the audience is only getting more fractured every year as more cable channels offer original programming as well as streaming services like Netflix and Amazon.

We already heard that FOX’s Almost Human was sent to the Network Executioner earlier in the week, and more cancellation announcements could be coming at any time with Fridays being when the networks prefer to release that news. Keep an eye on this site and the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site for any breaking news. And you can see the current status for all this season’s genre shows at this link, and for more information on the ratings numbers and how I determine the Cancellation Alert status of a show, see the Cancelled Sci Fi FAQ.

Here are the season to date (StD) numbers and standings through May 1st for all the shows that have bowed so far (sorted by most likely to get cancelled):

Series	Network / Airs (EST)	Cancel- lation Alert	StD Rating	Target	StD Airings	Tracking
Once Upon A Time in Wonderland	ABC / Thu 8 PM	Cancelled	1.0	2.0	13	Up
Almost Human	FOX / Mon 8 PM	Cancelled	1.8	2.0	13	Down
Being Human	Syfy / Mon 9 PM	Cancelled	0.5	0.6	13	Up
Star-Crossed	CW / Mon 8 PM	High	0.3	0.7	11	Low
Intelligence	CBS / Mon 10 PM	High	1.3	2.0	13	Up
Beauty and the Beast	CW / Mon 9 PM	High	0.3	0.7	15	Up
Revolution	NBC / Wed 8 PM	High	1.4	1.8	19	Low
The Neighbors	ABC / Fri 8:30 PM	High	1.0	1.3	22	Low
The 100	CW / Wed 9 PM	Elevated	0.6	0.8	7	Up
Believe	NBC / Sun 9 PM	Elevated	1.3	1.8	8	Down
Dracula	NBC / Fri 10 PM	Elevated	1.1	1.4	10	Up
The Tomorrow People	CW / Mon 9 PM	Elevated	0.5	0.8	21	Low
Resurrection	ABC / Sun 9 PM	Low	2.6	2.0	7	Down
Once Upon A Time	ABC / Sun 8 PM	Low	2.2	2.0	19	Up
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.	ABC / Tue 8 PM	Low	2.4	2.5	20	Up
Witches of East End	Life / Sun 9 PM	Renewed	0.7	0.7	11	Down
Helix	Syfy / Fri 9 PM	Renewed	0.4	0.6	11	Low
Sleepy Hollow	FOX / Mon 9 PM	Renewed	2.6	2.0	12	Up
Teen Wolf	MTV / Mon 9 PM	Renewed	0.9	0.6	12	Up
American Horror Story: Coven	FX / Wed 10 PM	Renewed	2.2	1.5	13	Up
Haven	Syfy / Fri 10 PM	Renewed	0.4	0.6	13	Low
The Walking Dead	AMC / Sun 9 PM	Renewed	6.8	1.5	16	Up
Grimm	NBC / Fri 9 PM	Renewed	1.4	1.5	19	Down
Supernatural	CW / Tue 9 PM	Renewed	1.0	1.0	20	Up
The Originals	CW / Tue 8 PM	Renewed	0.9	1.0	20	Up
Vampire Diaries	CW / Thu 8 PM	Renewed	1.0	1.0	20	Down
Person of Interest	CBS / Tue 10 PM	Renewed	2.0	2.0	21	Steady
Arrow	CW / Wed 8 PM	Renewed	0.9	1.0	21	Up
Game of Thrones	HBO / Sun 9 PM	Renewed	3.6	2.0	4	Up
Warehouse 13	Syfy / Mon 9 PM	Final Season	0.4	n/a	3	Down
Nikita	CW / Fri 9 PM	Final Season	0.2	n/a	5	Low

Ratings Source: TV by the Numbers and The Futon Critic

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