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.
Nielsen Streaming Rankings:
Paramount+’s Star Trek: Strange New Worlds entered the Nielsen rankings for streaming originals the week of June 12th to 18th. That was the week of its Season 2 premiere and it started at the Number 7 slot with an estimated 338 million minutes watched. That show has already been renewed for a third season. Netflix’s Black Mirror had its sixth season premiere that week and it topped the charts at Number 1 with 1.4 billion minutes watched. A seventh season of that shows looks like a good bet at this point. Manifest slipped to Number 2 with 969 million minutes viewed. That show is in its final season. 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-12 to Jun-18
Streaming Originals
1 (n/a) Black Mirror (Netflix) 1.4 Billion Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 1
2 (1) Manifest (Netflix) 969 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 9
7 (n/a) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) 338 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 1
Acquired Shows
No Genre Entries
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:
FX’s What We Do in the Shadows returned for its fifth season last Thursday and averaged a 0.11 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 305K total viewers across the two episodes aired. That is about even with its fourth season numbers and that one has already been renewed for a sixth year.
On Sunday, AMC’s The Walking Dead: Dead City slipped to a 0.12 rating in the demo with 701K total viewers. Those are still decent numbers for a basic cable series these days and that one is likely also getting a lot of views on streaming with AMC+. It has been billed as a mini-series, but could continue to a second season.
On Monday last week, The Rising remained at a 0.02 rating with 331K total viewers for The CW. The numbers for that acquisition started decent for a Summer entry but have dropped off the last few weeks, and it is unlikely the network would be interested in saving a show already cancelled by Sky Max in 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 7/10/23
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| The Rising (CW) Mon 8 PM | Rtg: 0.02 / Tot Vwrs: 331K, Status: Cancelled |
| Nancy Drew (CW) Wed 8 PM | Rtg: 0.03 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 393K, Status: Final Season |
| Riverdale (CW) Wed 9 PM (Repeat) | Repeat, Status: Final Season |
| What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Thu 10 PM | Rtg: 0.11 / Tot Vwrs: 305K, Status: Renewed |
| Outlander (Starz) Fri 8 PM | Rtg: 0.02 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 325K, Status: Renewed |
| The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.12 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 701K, Status: Renewal Possible |
Netflix Top 10
The Witcher remained at Number 1 in the Netflix Top 10 for English Language shows for the week of July 3rd to 9th. That was the second week of its third season and it had 60 million hours watched across 11.6 million households while the first and second season re-entered the charts as well. That one has already been renewed for a fourth season. Black Mirror Season 6 slipped to Number 2 that week with 28 million hours watched across 5.4 million households. 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 Jul-3 to Jul-9
English Language Shows
1 (n/a) The Witcher: Season 3 60.4 Million Hours, 11.6 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 2
2 (1) Black Mirror: Season 6 28.0 Million Hours, 5.4 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 4
6 (10) The Witcher: Season 1 20.9 Million Hours, 2.6 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 7
7 (n/a) The Witcher: Season 2 18.2 Million Hours, 2.4 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 7
Non-English Language Shows
6 (n/a) Back to 15 7.9 Million Hours, 2.0 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 1
9 (n/a) Doom at Your Service 25.0 Million Hours, 1.5 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 1
Source: Netflix
Cancellation/Renewal Score:
It has been mostly quiet on the cancellation front the last few weeks with the Cancellation/Renewal Score remaining the same. We are currently at 38 renewed sci fi and fantasy entries so far this season (41% of shows tracked) vs. 36 cancelled and ending (39%). 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 | 92 | ||
| Cancelled | 20 | 21.7% | |
| Ending | 16 | 17.4% | 39.1% |
| Renewed | 38 | 41.3% | |
| Mini-Series | 4 | 4.3% | |
| On the Bubble | 5 | 5.4% | |
| Renewal Possible | 9 | 9.8% |
CancelledSciFi.com: Keep up with the status updates of all the airing, returning, and upcoming sci fi and fantasy shows for the current season with our Cancellation Watch posts. And be sure to follow the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site for breaking news and updates.
SciFiTVSite.com: Follow our Sci Fi TV Schedule for all the currently airing and upcoming sci fi and fantasy television shows, and you can see the premieres for all the upcoming genre entries at this link.
