Cancellation Watch: Ratings results and status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries.
Netflix Top 10
The Witcher returned to the Netflix charts with its Season 3 premiere during the week of June 26th to July 2nd. It started out at the Number 1 slot with 60 million hours watched across 11.6 million accounts. That show has already been renewed for a fourth season. Dropping to Number 2, Black Mirror Season 6 had 28 million hours viewed across 5.4 million households and could be on track for a seventh season. Titans Season 4 had its debut on Netflix that week and reached Number 9 with 21 million hours viewed by 2.2 million households. In the Non-English Language chart, the supernatural series See You in My 19th Life improved to Number 5 with 14 million hours viewed. Following are the full results for sci fi and fantasy TV shows in the Netflix charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of Jun-26 to Jul-2
English Language Shows
1 (n/a) The Witcher: Season 3 60.4 Million Hours, 11.6 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 1
2 (1) Black Mirror: Season 6 28.0 Million Hours, 5.4 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 3
9 (n/a) Titans: Season 4 21.4 Million Hours, 2.2 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 1
10 (n/a) The Witcher: Season 1 17.2 Million Hours, 2.2 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 6
Non-English Language Shows
5 (6) See You in My 19th Life: Season 1 13.9 Million Hours, 2.3 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 2
Source: Netflix
Nielsen Streaming Rankings:
Netflix’s Manifest topped the Nielsen rankings for the week of June 5th to 11th. That was the first full week following the debut of the second half of the show’s final season and it pulled in an estimated 1.6 billion minutes of viewing. The final season of The Flash arrived on Netflix that week and it premiered at Number 9 in the Top 10 for acquired shows with 467 million minutes viewed. Following are the results for all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows in the Nielsen streaming charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of Jun-5 to Jun-11
Streaming Originals
1 (3) Manifest (Netflix) 1.6 Billion Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 8
Acquired Shows
9 (n/a) The Flash (Netflix) 467 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 1
Source: Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, and Apple TV+), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing Through Television
Linear Ratings Results of Interest:
On Sunday, AMC’s The Walking Dead: Dead City ticked up to a 0.15 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 697K total viewers. That show is being billed as a mini-series, but could potentially carry into a second season and more.
On Friday, Starz’s Outlander improved to its highest numbers yet in its seventh season, pulling a 0.06 rating with 441K total viewers. That show has been renewed for an eighth and final season.
On Wednesday, The CW’s Nancy Drew improved to a 0.06 rating with 379K total viewers while Riverdale jumped up to the same ratings score with 212K total viewers. Both shows are in their final seasons.
Note that ShowBuzzDaily.com has stopped posting the Nielsen rating and SpoilerTV.com does not appear to be tracking TNT’s acquisition The Lazarus Project, so I do not have numbers for that one anymore. It has already been renewed for a second season in its home country of Britain.
You can see the full, season-to-date ratings for the sci fi and fantasy shows at this link, and below are the ratings for the genre shows from the past week. Ratings Source: SpoilerTV.com
Ratings Results for the Week of 7/3/23
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| The Rising (CW) Mon 8 PM | Rtg: 0.02 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 279K, Status: Cancelled |
| Superman and Lois (CW) Tue 8 PM | Season Ended, Status: Renewed |
| Gotham Knights (CW) Tue 8 PM | Series Ended, Status: Cancelled |
| Nancy Drew (CW) Wed 8 PM | Rtg: 0.06 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 379K, Status: Final Season |
| Riverdale (CW) Wed 9 PM | Rtg: 0.06 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 212K, Status: Final Season |
| Outlander (Starz) Fri 8 PM | Rtg: 0.06 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 441K, Status: Renewed |
| The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.15 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 697K, Status: Renewal Possible |
Cancellation/Renewal Score:
There were no renewal or cancellation announcements this past week, so the Cancellation/Renewal Score remains the same. We are currently at 38 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries so far this season (43% of shows tracked) vs. 36 cancelled and ending (40%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.
| Show Count | 89 | ||
| Cancelled | 20 | 22.5% | |
| Ending | 16 | 18.0% | 40.4% |
| Renewed | 38 | 42.7% | |
| Mini-Series | 3 | 3.4% | |
| On the Bubble | 5 | 5.6% | |
| Renewal Possible | 7 | 7.9% |
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