Hi. Here's the final part of the summer ratings news roundup, focusing on the programs of one of the most prolific channel each summer, ABC Family, and also on some channels whose move to original programming regarding series is quite recent (A&E, Cinemax, TV Land, MTV, Lifetime).
Ultimately, 50 scripted original series have been broadcasted this summer on 16 cable channels. For comparison, this fall, on the 5 major networks (ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW), there will be 69 scripted series, while only 17 scripted series will premiere on cable channels (I excluded the summer shows from TNT, USA and ABC Family finishing their run during the regular season).
Part I : HBO, Showtime, FX, AMC, Starz, Comedy Central and DirecTV (14 series).
Part II : TNT, USA Network and SyFy (20 series).
Part III : ABC Family, Lifetime, TVLand, MTV, Cinemax and A&E (16 series).
Strike Back season 2 (Fridays at 10pm on Cinemax) :
Episode 2.01 (August 12th) : 570 000 viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.02 (August 19th) : 170 000 viewers / 0.1% of the 18-49 demo (previously aired on August 12th at 11pm).
Episode 2.03 (August 26th) : 255 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.04 (September 2nd) : 322 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.05 (September 16th) : 286 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.06 (September 23rd) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.07 (September 30th) : 273 000 viewers / 0.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.08 (October 7th) : 335 000 viewers / 0.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.09 (October 14th) : 244 000 viewers / 0.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.10 (October 21st) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
The Glades season 2 (Sundays at 10pm on A&E) :
Episode 2.01 (June 5th) : 3.01 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.02 (June 12th) : 2.61 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.03 (June 19th) : 2.39 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.04 (June 26th) : 2.53 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.05 (July 10th) : 2.80 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.06 (July 17th) : 2.57 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.07 (July 24th) : 2.40 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.08 (July 31st) : 2.59 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.09 (August 7th) : 2.26 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.10 (August 14th) : 2.89 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.11 (August 21st) : 2.64 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.12 (August 28th) : 2.71 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.13 (September 5th - Monday 10pm) : 2.38 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
Drop Dead Diva season 3 (Sundays at 9pm on Lifetime) :
Episode 3.01 (June 19th) : 2.86 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.02 (June 26th) : 2.38 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.03 (July 10th) : 2.01 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.04 (July 17th) : 2.27 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.05 (July 24th) : 2.08 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.06 (July 31st) : 2.09 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.07 (August 7th) : 2.36 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.08 (August 14th) : 2.39 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.09 (August 21st) : 2.23 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.10 (August 28th) : 2.53 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.11 (September 4th) : 1.93 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.12 (September 18th) : 2.18 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 3.13 (September 25th) : 2.12 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
Against the Wall season 1 (Sundays at 10pm on Lifetime) :
Episode 1.01 (July 31st) : 1.78 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (August 7th) : 1.77 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (August 14th) : 1.86 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (August 21st) : 1.82 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (August 28th) : 1.86 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (September 4th) : 1.76 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (September 18th) : 1.89 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (September 25th) : 1.34 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (October 2nd) : 1.49 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (October 9th) : 1.55 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.11 (October 16th) : 1.26 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.12 (October 23rd) : 1.xx million viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.13 (October 30th) : 1.xx million viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo - Season (Series ?) Finale.
The Protector season 1 (Sundays at 10pm (1.01->1.06), Mondays at 10pm and then at 11pm (1.07->1.13) on Lifetime) :
Episode 1.01 (June 12th) : 1.90 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (June 19th) : 1.49 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (June 26th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (July 10th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (July 17th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (July 24th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (August 1st) : 850 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (August 8th) : 600 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (August 15th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (August 22nd) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.11 (August 29th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.12 (September 12th) : 470 000 viewers / 0.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.13 (September 19th) : xxx 000 viewers / 0.x% of the 18-49 demo - Series Finale.
Teen Wolf season 1 (Mondays at 11pm on MTV) :
Episode 1.01 (June 5th) : 2.20 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (June 6th) : 1.35 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (June 13th) : 1.82 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (June 20th) : 1.81 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (June 27th) : 1.68 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (July 4th) : 1.21 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (July 11th) : 1.66 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (July 18th) : 1.76 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (July 25th) : 1.93 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (August 1st) : 1.49 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.11 (August 8th) : 1.74 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.12 (August 15th) : 2.08 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
Awkward season 1 (Tuesdays at 11pm on MTV) :
Episode 1.01 (July 19th) : 1.75 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (July 26th) : 1.43 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (August 2nd) : 1.62 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (August 9th) : 1.94 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (August 16th) : 1.88 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (August 23rd) : 2.36 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (August 30th) : 1.99 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (September 6th) : 2.08 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (September 13th - 11:30pm) : 2.28 million viewers / 1.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (September 20th) : 2.11 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episodes 1.11/1.12 (September 27th) : 2.24 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
The Secret Life of the American Teenager season 4 (Mondays at 8pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 2.01 (June 13th) : 3.07 million viewers / 1.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.02 (June 20th) : 2.71 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.03 (June 27th) : 2.81 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.04 (July 4th) : 1.60 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.05 (July 11th) : 2.69 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.06 (July 18th) : 2.58 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.07 (July 25th) : 2.90 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.08 (August 1st) : 2.35 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.09 (August 8th) : 2.53 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.10 (August 15th) : 2.42 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.11 (August 22nd) : 2.51 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.12 (August 29th) : 2.38 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.13 (September 5th) : 2.83 million viewers / 1.4% of the 18-49 demo - Summer Finale.
Switched at Birth season 1 (Mondays at 9pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 1.01 (June 6th) : 3.30 million viewers / 1.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (June 13th) : 2.92 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (June 20th) : 2.77 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (June 27th) : 2.80 million viewers / 1.1% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (July 4th) : 1.68 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (July 11th) : 2.63 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (July 18th) : 2.69 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (July 25th) : 3.14 million viewers / 1.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (August 1st) : 2.79 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (August 8th) : 2.84 million viewers / 1.3% of the 18-49 demo - Summer Finale.
The Lying Game season 1 (Mondays at 9pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 1.01 (August 15th) : 1.39 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (August 22nd) : 1.47 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (August 29th) : 1.31 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (September 5th) : 1.46 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (September 12th) : 1.30 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (September 19th) : 1.19 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (September 26th) : 1.07 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (October 3rd) : 1.23 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (October 10th) : 1.10 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (October 17th) : 1.28 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
Pretty Little Liars season 2 (Tuesdays at 8pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 2.01 (June 14th) : 3.68 million viewers / 1.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.02 (June 21st) : 2.66 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.03 (June 28th) : 2.78 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.04 (July 5th) : 2.42 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.05 (July 12th) : 2.42 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.06 (July 19th) : 2.53 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.07 (July 26th) : 2.36 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.08 (August 2nd) : 2.41 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.09 (August 9th) : 2.54 million viewers / 0.9% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.10 (August 16th) : 2.30 million viewers / 0.8% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.11 (August 23rd) : 2.63 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.12 (August 30th) : 2.98 million viewers / 1.2% of the 18-49 demo - Summer Finale.
Episode 2.13 (October 19th) : 2.47 million viewers / 1.0% of the 18-49 demo - Halloween Special.
The Nine Lives of Chloe King season 1 (Tuesdays at 9pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 1.01 (June 14th) : 2.17 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (June 21st) : 1.40 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (June 28th) : 1.43 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (July 5th) : 1.31 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (July 12th) : 1.29 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (July 19th) : 1.26 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (July 26th) : 1.19 million viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (August 2nd) : 960 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (August 9th) : 1.27 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (August 16th) : 1.08 million viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo - Series Finale.
Melissa & Joey season 1 part II (Wednesdays at 8pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 1.13 (June 29th) : 1.54 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.14 (July 6th) : 1.08 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.15 (July 13th) : 1.03 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.16 (July 20th) : 980 000 viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.17 (July 27th) : 880 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.18 (August 3rd) : 1.02 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.19 (August 3rd - 8:30pm) : 1.05 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.20 (August 10th) : 1.04 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.21 (August 17th) : 980 000 viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.22 (August 17th - 8:30pm) : 1.14 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.23 (August 24th) : 1.10 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.24 (August 24th - 8:30pm) : 1.00 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.25 (August 31st) : 950 000 viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.26 (August 31st) : 930 000 viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.27 (September 7th) : 920 000 viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.28 (September 7th - 8:30pm) : 860 000 viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.29 (September 14th) : 1.27 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.30 (September 14th - 8:30pm) : 1.39 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
State of Georgia season 1 (Wednesdays at 8:30pm on ABC Family) :
Episode 1.01 (June 29th) : 1.32 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (July 6th) : 810 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (July 13th) : 650 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (July 20th) : 790 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (July 27th) : 550 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (August 3rd - 9pm) : 690 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (August 3rd - 9:30pm) : 700 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (August 3rd - 10pm) : 570 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (August 3rd - 10:30pm) : 550 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (August 10th) : 730 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.11 (August 17th - 9pm) : 740 000 viewers / 0.3% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.12 (August 17th - 9:30pm) : 590 000 viewers / 0.2% of the 18-49 demo - Series Finale.
Hot in Cleveland season 2 part II (Wednesdays at 8pm on TVLand) :
Episode 2.11 (June 15th) : 2.39 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.12 (June 22nd) : 1.97 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.13 (June 29th) : 2.29 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.14 (July 6th) : 2.25 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.15 (July 13th) : 2.00 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.16 (July 20th) : 2.44 million viewers / 0.6% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.17 (July 27th) : 1.84 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.18 (August 3rd) : 1.88 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.19 (August 10th) : 2.03 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.20 (August 17th) : 1.77 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.21 (August 24th) : 1.98 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 2.22 (August 31st) : 2.44 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
Happily Divorced season 1 (Wednesdays at 8:30pm on TVLand) :
Episode 1.01 (June 15th) : 2.41 million viewers / 0.7% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.02 (June 22nd) : 1.50 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.03 (June 29th) : 1.76 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.04 (July 6th) : 1.82 million viewers / 0.5% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.05 (July 13th) : 1.55 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.06 (July 20th) : 1.72 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.07 (July 27th) : 1.39 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.08 (August 3rd) : 1.63 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.09 (August 10th) : 1.63 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo.
Episode 1.10 (August 17th) : 1.64 million viewers / 0.4% of the 18-49 demo - Season Finale.
Ranking based on the average of each of these shows (as of September 6th) :
1. Switched at Birth season 1 : 2.76 million viewers (including 1.12% of the 18-49 demographic).
2. Pretty Little Liars season 2 : 2.64 million viewers (including 0.97% of the 18-49 demographic).
3. The Glades season 2 : 2.61 million viewers (including 0.72% of the 18-49 demographic).
4. The Secret Life of the American Teenager season 4 : 2.36 million viewers (including 1.02% of the 18-49 demographic).
5. Drop Dead Diva season 3 : 2.28 million viewers (including 0.74% of the 18-49 demographic).
6. Hot in Cleveland season 2 part II : 2.11 million viewers (including 0.52% of the 18-49 demographic).
7. Awkward season 1 : 1.85 million viewers (including 0.91% of the 18-49 demographic).
8. Against the Wall season 1 : 1.81 million viewers (including 0.50% of the 18-49 demographic).
9. Teen Wolf season 1 : 1.73 million viewers (including 0.68% of the 18-49 demographic).
10. Happily Divorced season 1 : 1.70 million viewers (including 0.44% of the 18-49 demographic).
11. The Lying Game season 1 : 1.39 million viewers (including 0.50% of the 18-49 demographic).
12. The Nine Lives of Chloe King season 1 : 1.34 million viewers (including 0.41% of the 18-49 demographic).
13. Melissa & Joey season 1 part II : 1.05 million viewers (including 0.45% of the 18-49 demographic).
14. State of Georgia season 1 : 724 000 viewers (including 0.28% of the 18-49 demographic).
The Protector has not enough ratings available for the average to be accurate and Strike Back has just 4 episodes so far (besides, the ratings on Cinemax don't mean much : there were not 1 but 2 reruns of the latest episode last Friday apparently, right after the episode aired at 10pm, and there were as many people watching the reruns).
Renewed :
- The Secret Life of the American Teenager : the summer finale (episode 4.13) aired last night but the series will return with 11 new episodes in Spring 2012.
- Switched at Birth : 22 more episodes have been ordered, bringing the first season to a total of 32 episodes ; part II of season 1 will start in January 2012).
- Pretty Little Liars : the summer finale (episode 2.12) aired last week and the show will have an Halloween special before the second part of season 2 (12 episodes) returns in January.
- Melissa & Joey : the season finale (episode 1.30) will air on September 14 and season 2 will air in summer 2012.
- Awkward : season 1 will end on October 4 and season 2 (12 episodes as well) will air in summer 2012.
- Teen Wolf : season 2 (12 episodes) will air next summer.
- Hot in Cleveland : season 2 ended last Wednesday but season 3 (24 episodes) will begin next January.
- Happily Divorced : the 10-episode first season is over but season 2 (12 episodes) will start airing next Spring.
Close to renewal :
- The Glades : the show is stable week after week (between 2.5 and 2.7 million viewers), it performs quite well even though Sundays are tough (Falling Skies, Breaking Bad, Entourage), A&E is building a lineup (Longmire for January, Breakout Kings for April and The Glades for July)... it will get renewed in my opinion.
- Drop Dead Diva : this show manages to draw 2.1-2.3 million viewers each week in front of True Blood and Leverage, the new shows on Lifetime this summer pretty much flopped, Lifetime doesn't have any other returning series (except Army Wives entering its 14-episode sixth season in January)... DDD will get picked up for a fourth year.
- Against the Wall : the show is far from being a success but unlike The Protector, it is quite stable and the reviews weren't bad, Lifetime could easily cancel it but it wouldn't be a total surprise if they renew it… 50/50 I guess.
- The Lying Game : it's too soon to tell but so far, it's on the same path as Chloe King, very poor ratings despite a lead-in performing quite well, but ABC Family might not cancel two of its new summer dramas so The lying Game might get an extension if it doesn't drop any lower in the upcoming weeks when it won't have TSLOTAT as a lead-in.
In danger/close to cancellation :
- Strike Back : it may be too soon to tell and episode 2.02 did air after episode 2.01 on August 12 (thus the August 19 ratings could be seen as a rerun), but the show could do much better... if it doesn't come back to a decent level Cinemax will stop its partnership with Sky One (thus ending the chances of the series to get a third season, the only reason it was picked up for a second season in the first place was HBO's sibling channel paying for half the cost).
- The Nine Lives of Chloe King : it will definitely be cancelled, there's no other alternative when you look at the ratings. 1.1-1.2 million viewers and 0.4% of the target demographic is not enough for a channel like ABC Family.
- State of Georgia : renewal is not an option when you look at the ratings and besides, ABC Family rushed the run of the show with 7 episodes between August 3rd and August 17th, not a good sign.
- The Protector : the show went in three different timeslots over a few weeks to end up after 11pm right now, I couldn't find the ratings for most weeks (maybe Lifetime just doesn't care how much audience the show is gathering)... the show is dead, 99.9% sure.
Ratings news roundup, Part III - Cinemax, A&E, Lifetime, MTV, ABC Family and TV Land series : how do they do this summer ?
7 Sept 2011
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they renewed Melissa & Joey but the didn't renew Chloe King? at least It had better ratings.
ReplyDeleteI have found myself somewhat addicted to Awkward happy it has a second season
ReplyDeleteme too! It's good.
ReplyDeleteDang here we go again. I really enjoyed The Nine Lives of Chloe King. But, I am w/the over the hill gang so I don't count. The Glades better get renewed. I can't wait to see them together. Glad that Teen Wolf got renewed. I may be old but I am not dead. I love a good six pack now and than. Tee Hee
ReplyDeleteI am very glad Awkward is renewed, as well as Teen Wolf.
ReplyDeleteI also am loving The Glades and Against the Wall!
thanks, couldnt get into the protector, shame
ReplyDeleteWhat is with ABC Family?!! They have cancelled now three of my favorite shows! First The Middleman, then 10 things I hate about you and NOW Chloe King!!! The only reason they will get my rating now is b/c at least they were smart enough to keep Melissa and Joey.....love me some Teen Wolf too.
ReplyDeleteI love that ABC family has renewed Switch at birth and how well it did :)
ReplyDeleteThe glades needs to be renewed!!
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