The Great Indoors Receives Not-So-Great News: Series Canceled After Freshman Season

CBS had decided that the ratings for The Great Indoors wereen't all that great, and they've canceled the series after one season. Considering the series' mediocre ratings and the fact that it was not included in the mass renewal that included Kevin Can Wait and Superior Donuts, this is not a very surprising decision. The Joel McHale sitcom was shows to be very lead-in dependent, hitting a 0.8 in its second of three Monday airings and a 0.7 for its finale. This was a correct prediction for the TV Ratings Guide.

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TV Ratings 5/8/17: Kevin Can Wait Ends Down, The Wall Returns Lower, Great Indoors Goes Out With a Whimper (UPDATED)

A lot of shows were down Monday night, but some were actually up. One example of a small rise was The CW's shows, both of which rose after tying lows last week. Fox's lineup was the exact opposite of that, with both shows down a tenth. CBS has a rough finale night, with every comedy down a tenth. But hey, at least Scorpion was steady. Man With a Plan and Scorpion end next week, so they both have a change to grow (or go lower) next week. Also on the downswing was Dancing With the Stars, which was down a tenth. It lead into another low rated episode Quantico. Over on NBC, they swapped Taken out and put The Wall in. While the Wall easily improved the slot, it also carved out a new series low. The Voice was up a tenth.

Finals Update: Jane the Virgin (+0.1), Gotham (+0.1), and Man With a Plan (+0.1) adjusted up. Quantico adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Voice	1.9/7	9.14	NBC
	Dancing With the Stars	1.5/6	9.84	ABC
	Kevin Can Wait (F)	1.1/4	5.59	CBS
	Gotham	1.0/4	2.93	Fox
	Supergirl	0.6/3	1.86	The CW
8:30 PM	Man With a Plan	1.0/4	5.07	CBS
9 PM	Superior Donuts (F)	0.9/3	4.88	CBS
	Lucifer	0.9/4	3.28	Fox
	Jane the Virgin	0.4/1	0.98	The CW
9:30 PM	The Great Indoors (F)	0.7/3	3.95	CBS
10 PM	The Wall	1.1/4	4.82	NBC
	Scorpion	1.1/4	7.33	CBS
	Quantico	0.5/2	2.86	ABC

TV Ratings Monday, May 1: Lucifer Returns Down, The Great Indoors Low (UPDATED)

Finals update: CBS comedies Man with a Plan and Superior Donuts each adjusted up a tenth to 1.0, and Scorpion adjusted up a tenth to 1.1. This makes all three shows even with their last originals from two weeks ago, and it makes The Great Indoors's performance look even worse. The table has been updated to reflect the changes, while the analysis below remains unchanged.

Final ratings for Monday, May 1st:

Time	Show (Network)	A18-49 Rating
8:00	Dancing with the Stars (ABC)	1.6
	Kevin Can Wait (CBS)	1.2
	Supergirl (CW)	0.5
	Gotham (FOX)	1.0
	The Voice (NBC)	1.8
8:30	Man with a Plan (CBS)	1.0
9:00	Superior Donuts (CBS)	1.0
	Jane the Virgin (CW)	0.2
	Lucifer (FOX)	1.0
9:30	The Great Indoors (CBS)	0.8
10:00	Quantico (ABC)	0.6
	Scorpion (CBS)	1.1
	Taken (NBC) (F)	0.8

On FOX, Lucifer returned from its three-month break to a 1.0, down from the 1.2 it got for its last episode back in January. Gotham, meanwhile was even with last week's 1.0 for its second episode since its return.

On CBS, The Great Indoors is on Monday again for the final two episodes of its season. It earned a 0.8, down from the 1.2 it got last Thursday, and down from the 1.0 it got for its previous Monday airing in March. Earlier in the night, Kevin Can Wait and Superior Donuts also aired the penultimate episodes of their initial seasons. Kevin Can Wait scored a 1.2, up from its last episode which aired two weeks ago and got a 1.1, while Superior Donuts scored a 0.9, down from its last episode on that same week, which was a 1.0. In between them, Man with a Plan was at 0.9, down from the 1.0 it rated most recently. Finally, Scorpion earned a 1.0, down from the 1.1 it got two weeks ago.

ABC and NBC had their usual two-hour reality competition shows followed by low-rated dramas. On ABC, Dancing with the Stars was at 1.6, even compared to last week, and Quantico was up from last week's 0.5 with a 0.6. NBC's The Voice scored a 1.8, down from last week's 1.9, while Taken's 0.8 was even with last week.

And on the CW, Supergirl was even with last week's low of 0.5, followed by Jane the Virgin with a 0.2, even with last week, where it, like Supergirl, hit a low.


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TV Ratings 3/27/17: The Great Indoors Hits Low on Special Night, Dancing With the Stars Slips, Superior Donuts Recovers (UPDATED)

Monday night was a night full of drops and gains in the ratings. The Voice on NBC dropped a tenth to tie a season low, while its lead-out Taken was up two tenths. ABC's Dancing With the Stars had a steep four tenth decline while Quantico rose a tenth, though Quantico is a frequent downward adjuster so it may not be able to hold that 0.8. CBS went into repeat mode at 8 and 10, but 9 PM had original episodes of Superior Donuts, which rose a tenth, and The Great Indoors, which went fractional for the first time and was down from 2 Broke Girls' performance last week. The CW's lineup both saw one tenth increases before their time off in the coming weeks. Fox's 24: Legacy rose, but APB slipped to a new low of 0.6.

Finals Update: The Voice (+0.1), The Great Indoors (+0.1), and a Big Bang Theory repeat (+0.1) adjusted up. Jane the Virgin (-0.1), Take (-0.1) Quantico (-0.1), and a Scorpion repeat (-0.1) all adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Voice	2.4/8	10.32	NBC
	Dancing With the Stars	1.7/6	10.97	ABC
	The Big Bang Theory (R)	1.3/5	6.67	CBS
	24: Legacy	0.9/3	3.18	Fox
	Supergirl	0.7/3	2.19	The CW
8:30 PM	Kevin Can Wait (R)	1.1/4	5.23	CBS
9 PM	Superior Donuts	1.1/4	5.27	CBS
	APB	0.6/2	2.83	Fox
	Jane the Virgin	0.3/2	0.93	The CW
9:30 PM	The Great Indoors	1.0/3	4.07	CBS
10 PM	Taken	1.0/4	5.24	NBC
	Scorpion (R)	0.7/3	4.44	CBS
	Quantico	0.7/3	3.45	ABC

TV Ratings 1/19/17: The Good Place Ends Steady, Mom, Life in Pieces & Great Indoors Rise (UPDATED)

Thursday night was the final episode for NBC's freshman comedy The Good Place, which ended steady. Chicago Med and The Blacklist, also on NBC were down and even, respectively. Fox's new cooking show My Kitchen Rules was even with its premiere last week. On CBS, the Big Bang Theory returned to the 8 PM slot, and it helped its lead out comedies rise. ABC's special 20/20 episode on the incoming First Family pulled in so-so ratings behind some TGIT repeats.

Finals Update: The Big Bang Theory (+0.1) adjusted up. My Kitchen Rules (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory	3.4/13	15.04	CBS
	Hell’s Kitchen	1.3/5	3.91	Fox
	The Good Place (F)	1.1/5	3.87	NBC
	Grey’s Anatomy (R)	0.8/3	3.97	ABC
	DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (R)	0.2/1	0.97	The CW
8:30 PM	The Great Indoors	1.7/7	8.10	CBS
9 PM	Mom	1.7/7	8.51	CBS
	Chicago Med	1.2/4	6.30	NBC
	My Kitchen Rules	0.8/3	2.46	Fox
	Scandal (R)	0.6/3	2.98	ABC
	Supernatural (R)	0.3/1	0.85	The CW
9:30 PM	Life in Pieces	1.5/6	6.91	CBS
10 PM	The Blacklist	1.0/4	4.94	ABC
	A Special Edition of 20/20	0.9/4	4.87	NBC
	Pure Genius	0.8/4	5.30	CBS