Pure Genius Not Smart Enough to Cheat Death, Officially Canceled by CBS

Here's a piece of unsurprising news: CBS has canceled Pure Genius after its first season. The Augustus Prew-led medical drama ended its first season in late January with a 0.85 average, making it one of CBS's lowest rated shows. While the series had higher ratings than replacement series Training Day, its ratings weren't enough to get the show a back nine. This was seen as the final nail in the show's coffin, and it's been seen as dead ever since, making this announcement merely a formality. This was a correct prediction for the TV Ratings Guide.
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TV Ratings 1/26/17: Scandal Returns Strong, MTM Special Low, Riverdale Starts Okay (UPDATED)

Thursday night marked the return of TGIT on ABC, Riverdale's series premiere, a Mary Tyler Moore special, and the finale of Pure Genius. ABC easily won the night, with Grey's and How to Get Away With Murder hitting season highs and Scandal returning higher than last season's finale. Riverdale's premiere on The CW didn't go over great, but it did start higher than Frequency's premiere. Supernatural, which premiered in a new time slot, returned even with its midseason finale. CBS' comedies took the night off, but they aired the finale of Pure Genius and a Mary Tyler Moore special. Both received little interest. Fox once again had an underwhelming episode of My Kitchen Rules, and a solidly rated episode of Hell's Kitchen.


Finals Update: Scandal (-0.1) and My Kitchen Rules (-0.1) adjusted down. A Chicago Med repeat (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Grey’s Anatomy	2.6/9	9.52	ABC
	The Big Bang Theory (R)	1.6/6	9.31	CBS
	Hell’s Kitchen	1.2/5	3.97	Fox
	Superstore (R)	0.7/3	2.80	NBC
	Supernatural	0.6/2	1.71	The CW
8:30 PM	Mom (R)	1.2/4	7.14	CBS
	Superstore (R)	0.7/3	2.37	NBC
9 PM	Scandal (P)	2.0/7	7.66	ABC
	Mary Tyler Moore - Love Is All Around	0.8/3	6.54	CBS
	Chicago Med (R)	0.8/3	3.97	NBC
	My Kitchen Rules	0.7/3	2.14	Fox
	Riverdale (Series Premiere)	0.5/2	1.37	The CW
10 PM	How to Get Away With Murder	1.5/6	5.39	ABC
	Pure Genius (F)	0.7/3	5.18	CBS
	The Blacklist (R)	0.5/2	2.49	NBC

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

TV Ratings 1/12/17: My Kitchen Does Not Rule, Taking the Stage Mediocre, Baking Show Ends Flat (UPDATED)

Thursday night was the finale of ABC's Great American Baking Show, which finished steady from last week. It was also the premiere night for Fox's My Kitchen Rules, which premiered fractional behind Hell's Kitchen. ABC's special Taking the Stage received a 0.9, and was down a good deal than last week's Menendez Brothers special. NBC's The Good Place was up from last week. CBS was mostly down from last week without the Big Bang Theory to boost it, though Pure Genius was up.

Finals Update: Chicago Med (+0.1) and Taking the Stage (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory (R)	1.9/7	10.19	CBS
	Superstore	1.2/5	4.31	NBC
	Hell’s Kitchen	1.2/5	3.90	Fox
	The Great American Baking Show (F)	1.0/4	5.13	ABC
	DC’s Legends of Tomorrow (R)	0.3/1	1.11	The CW
8:30 PM	The Great Indoors	1.4/5	7.24	CBS
	The Good Place	1.1/4	3.62	NBC
9 PM	Mom	1.3/5	7.33	CBS
	Chicago Med	1.3/5	6.75	NBC
	Taking the Stage (S)	1.0/4	5.31	ABC
	My Kitchen Rules (Ser. P)	0.9/4	2.57	Fox
	Supernatural (R)	0.2/1	4.31	The CW
9:30	Life in Pieces	1.2/4	5.92	CBS
10 PM	The Blacklist	1.0/4	5.28	NBC
	Pure Genius	0.9/3	5.19	CBS

TV Ratings 12/15/16: Jingle Ball Even, Big Bang Rises (Updated)

Thursday night saw the winter finales of CBS' lineup, and most of the shows benefited. The last hour and a half was steady or down week-to-week. ABC aired filler before and after the Great American Baking Show, and it did not do very well, though still better than Notorious' finale airing. The CW aired the Jingle Ball, and it was even with last year. NBC's Thursday Night Football is down significantly, but will rise a good deal in finals, as it typically does.

Finals Update: The Big Bang Theory (+0.1) and Thursday Night Football (+1.6) adjusted up. The Great Indoors (-0.1) and Football Night (-0.2) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory	3.4/13	15.77	CBS
	Football Night in Seattle	2.0/8	9.03	NBC
	Disney’s Prep & Landing	0.8/3	3.79	ABC
	Hell’s Kitchen (R)	0.6/2	2.11	Fox
	iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2016	0.4/1	1.15	The CW
8:30 PM	Thursday Night Football	4.3/10	10.04	NBC
	The Great Indoors	1.6/6	8.33	CBS
	Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice	0.8/3	3.26	ABC
9 PM	Mom	1.5/5	8.18	CBS
	The Great American Baking Show	0.8/3	3.64	ABS
	Rosewood (R)	0.5/2	1.75	Fox
9:30 PM	Life in Pieces	1.3/5	6.89	CBS
	Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)	0.3/1	0.97	The CW
10 PM	Pure Genius	0.9/3	5.51	CBS
	What Would You Do?	0.7/3	2.97	ABC