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Jay R. Ferguson | CBS |
Welcome to the
CBS Renew/Cancel Watch. All in-season, scripted primetime shows airing on CBS in the 2017-18 season are included in the prediction table below. My predictions are current as of
March 12, 2018.
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The key to the right indicates the colors associated with each prediction. The data in the table includes current season lows, highs, and averages (Adults 18-49 demo), as well as the year-to-year changes for returning shows. The shows are ordered by their season averages against other scripted CBS shows.
Rank
|
Show
|
Season Low / High /Average
|
Y2Y Change
|
1
|
The Big Bang Theory
|
2.5 / 4.1 / 2.87
|
+3%
|
2
|
Young Sheldon
|
1.8 / 3.8 / 2.33
|
--
|
3
|
Mom
|
1.4 / 1.8 / 1.50
|
+5%
|
4
|
NCIS
|
1.2 / 1.6 / 1.44
|
-16%
|
5
|
Kevin Can Wait
|
1.1 / 2.3 / 1.27
|
-21%
|
6
|
Bull
|
1.0 / 1.3 / 1.19
|
-17%
|
7
|
Life In Pieces
|
1.1 / 1.3 / 1.17
|
-7%
|
8
|
SEAL Team
|
0.9 / 1.5 / 1.06
|
--
|
9
|
Man with a Plan
|
0.9 / 1.1 / 1.05
|
-15%
|
10
|
Hawaii Five-0
|
0.9 / 1.1 / 1.00
|
-12%
|
-
|
S.W.A.T.
|
0.9 / 1.1 / 1.00
|
--
|
-
|
Criminal Minds
|
0.9 / 1.3 / 1.00
|
-28%
|
-
|
Me, Myself & I
|
0.7 / 1.6 / 1.00
|
--
|
14
|
NCIS: New Orleans
|
0.9 / 1.1 / 0.99
|
-16%
|
15
|
9JKL
|
0.7 / 1.5 / 0.97
|
--
|
16
|
NCIS: LA
|
0.8 / 1.3 / 0.96
|
-27%
|
17
|
Superior Donuts
|
0.8 / 1.0 / 0.94
|
-19%
|
-
|
Blue Bloods
|
0.8 / 1.1 / 0.94
|
-24%
|
19
|
Wisdom of the Crowd
|
0.7 / 1.3 / 0.91
|
--
|
20
|
MacGyver
|
0.8 / 0.9 / 0.86
|
-20%
|
21
|
Scorpion
|
0.7 / 1.0 / 0.83
|
-30%
|
22
|
Living Biblically
|
0.7 / 0.8 / 0.75
|
--
|
23
|
Madam Secretary
|
0.6 / 0.8 / 0.67
|
-23%
|
LIVING BIBLICALLY
It's not a surprise that the midseason series tanked in its debut. It was never expected to be in a position to succeed, as CBS's Mondays are lacking in strength under Kevin Can Wait and Man with a Plan's leadership, as well as the fact that midseason runs tend to be rough. With a 0.8 and 0.7 across two airings, the religious sitcom is already certain to be cancelled. There's no upside to its dismal performance, especially for an unowned show that is merely continuing a terrible 9:30 trend. It always seemed like its order was mostly a favor to The Big Bang Theory's Johnny Galecki, who EPs the Warner Bros. production, so the loss doesn't seem significant. Moreover, Superior Donuts is the favorite fractional sitcom that stands a chance to make it out of this season alive, and even that is very far from a sure thing.
With the expectation of early CBS renewals coming soon, new predictions will be made for Superior Donuts and Criminal Minds in the next edition of the CBS R/C.
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