Supernatural

Status: Ended
Aired: 2005-20, 15 Seasons Totaling 327 Episodes
Series Premiere: September 13, 2005
Network: The WB/CW
Starring: Jared Padalecki, Jensen Ackles, Misha Collins, Mark Sheppard
Series Website: www.cwtv.com/shows/supernatural

Description: Two brothers follow their father’s footsteps as hunters, fighting evil supernatural beings of many kinds, including monsters, demons, and gods that roam the earth. IMDb.com

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Why Did It End? This series has been a staple on its network for a decade and a half, going back to when it started on The WB. While it never counted as a breakout hit, it was always a solid performer and always one of the Top 5 shows on the network (you can read more about the show’s performance across the years at this link). Series creator Eric Kripke originally wanted to wrap up the show after its fifth season, but the network decided it wanted a sixth season and more.  The first six seasons would later become a huge hit on Netflix which convinced the network to keep it going.  At fifteen seasons and 327 episodes, it is the longest-running live-action sci fi/fantasy shows in the U.S. and the second longest-running in the world (next to Doctor Who).  It will likely be quite a while before another genre entry lasts this long, and Supernatural will be remembered for what it accomplished. The final season was split across the 2019-20 and 2020-21 seasons due to the COVID-related production shutdowns.

2020-21 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Status
10/8/20 1 0.40 0.40 1.1 Final Season
10/15/20 2 0.30 0.35 1.1 Final Season
10/22/20 3 0.30 0.33 0.9 Final Season
10/29/20 4 0.20 0.30 0.9 Final Season
11/5/20 5 0.30 0.30 1.0 Final Season
11/12/20 6 0.30 0.30 1.0 Final Season
11/19/20 7 0.30 0.30 1.3 Final Season

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2019-20 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Status
10/10/19 1 0.40 0.40 1.2 Final Season
10/17/19 2 0.30 0.35 1.2 Final Season
10/24/19 3 0.30 0.33 1.2 Final Season
10/31/19 Repeat 0.20 0.33 0.9 Final Season
11/7/19 4 0.30 0.33 1.1 Final Season
11/14/19 5 0.30 0.32 1.3 Final Season
11/21/19 6 0.20 0.30 1.1 Final Season
11/28/19 n/a Preempted 0.30 n/a Final Season
12/5/19 7 0.30 0.30 1.1 Final Season
12/12/19 8 0.30 0.30 1.1 Final Season
12/19/19 n/a On Hiatus 0.30 n/a Final Season
1/16/20 9 0.30 0.30 1.1 Final Season
1/23/20 10 0.20 0.29 1.0 Final Season
1/30/20 11 0.30 0.29 1.1 Final Season
2/6/20 n/a On Hiatus 0.29 n/a Final Season
3/16/20 12 0.20 0.28 1.0 Final Season
3/23/20 13 0.30 0.28 1.1 Final Season
3/30/20 n/a On Hiatus 0.28 n/a Final Season
10/8/20 14 0.40 0.29 1.1 Renewal Possible
10/15/20 15 0.30 0.29 1.1 Final Season

2018-19 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Status
10/11/18 1 0.50 0.50 1.5 Renewal Possible
10/18/18 2 0.50 0.50 1.5 Renewal Possible
10/25/18 3 0.40 0.47 1.4 Renewal Possible
11/1/18 4 0.40 0.45 1.5 Renewal Possible
11/8/18 5 0.30 0.42 1.4 Renewal Possible
11/15/18 6 0.40 0.42 1.5 Renewal Possible
11/22/18 n/a Preempted 0.42 n/a Renewal Possible
11/29/18 7 0.40 0.41 1.5 Renewal Possible
12/6/18 8 0.50 0.43 1.5 Renewal Possible
12/13/18 9 0.40 0.42 1.4 Renewal Possible
12/20/18 n/a On Hiatus 0.42 n/a Renewal Possible
1/17/19 10 0.40 0.42 1.4 Renewal Possible
1/24/19 11 0.40 0.42 1.4 Renewal Possible
1/31/19 12 0.40 0.42 1.4 Renewed
2/7/19 13 0.50 0.42 1.6 Renewed
2/14/19 n/a Preempted 0.42 n/a Renewed
2/21/19 n/a Preempted 0.42 n/a Renewed
2/28/19 n/a Preempted 0.42 n/a Renewed
3/7/19 14 0.40 0.42 1.3 Renewed
3/14/19 15 0.40 0.42 1.5 Renewed
3/21/19 16 0.40 0.42 1.5 Renewed
3/28/19 Repeat 0.20 0.42 0.9 Renewed
4/4/19 17 0.30 0.41 1.2 Renewed
4/11/19 18 0.40 0.41 1.5 Renewed
4/18/19 19 0.30 0.41 1.3 Renewed
4/25/19 20 0.30 0.40 1.3 Renewed

2017-18 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Live+7 Rtg Status
10/12/17 1 0.7 0.7 2.1 n/a Renewal Possible
10/19/17 2 0.7 0.7 1.9 n/a Renewal Possible
10/26/17 3 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.1 Renewal Possible
11/2/17 4 0.6 0.7 1.8 n/a Renewal Possible
11/9/17 5 0.6 0.7 1.7 n/a Renewal Possible
11/16/17 6 0.7 0.7 1.9 n/a Renewal Possible
11/23/17 7 0.3 0.6 1.2 0.8 Renewal Possible
11/30/17 8 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.0 Renewal Possible
12/7/17 9 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.0 Renewal Possible
12/14/17 n/a On Hiatus 0.6 n/a n/a Renewal Possible
1/18/18 10 0.6 0.6 1.9 n/a Renewal Likely
1/25/18 11 0.6 0.6 1.9 n/a Renewal Likely
2/1/18 12 0.6 0.6 1.7 n/a Renewal Likely
2/8/18 13 0.6 0.6 1.8 1.0 Renewal Likely
2/15/18 Repeat 0.3 0.6 0.8 n/a Renewal Likely
2/22/18 Repeat 0.3 0.6 0.9 n/a Renewal Likely
3/1/18 14 0.6 0.6 1.6 n/a Renewal Likely
3/8/18 15 0.5 0.6 1.7 0.9 Renewal Likely
3/15/18 n/a Preempted 0.6 n/a n/a Renewal Likely
3/22/18 Repeat 0.3 0.6 0.9 n/a Renewal Likely
3/29/18 16 0.7 0.6 2.0 1.3 Renewed
4/5/18 17 0.4 0.6 1.4 0.8 Renewed
4/12/18 18 0.5 0.6 1.5 n/a Renewed
4/19/18 19 0.5 0.6 1.4 n/a Renewed
4/26/18 20 0.5 0.6 1.5 n/a Renewed
5/3/18 21 0.4 0.6 1.4 n/a Renewed
5/10/18 22 0.4 0.6 1.3 n/a Renewed
5/17/18 23 0.5 0.6 1.6 n/a Renewed

2016-17 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Live+7 Rtg Status
10/13/16 1 0.8 0.8 2.2 1.4 Renewal Likely
10/20/16 2 0.6 0.7 1.6 1.2 Renewal Likely
10/27/16 3 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.0 Renewal Likely
11/3/16 4 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.2 Renewal Likely
11/10/16 5 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.1 Renewal Likely
11/17/16 6 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.2 Renewal Likely
11/24/16 n/a Preempted 0.7 n/a n/a Renewal Likely
12/1/16 7 0.6 0.7 1.8 1.2 Renewal Likely
12/8/16 8 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.1 Renewal Likely
12/15/16 n/a On Hiatus 0.7 n/a n/a Renewal Likely
1/26/17 9 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.1 Renewed
2/2/17 10 0.6 0.6 1.7 1.0 Renewed
2/9/17 11 0.6 0.6 1.7 n/a Renewed
2/16/17 12 0.7 0.6 1.8 n/a Renewed
2/23/17 13 0.6 0.6 1.6 n/a Renewed
3/2/17 14 0.6 0.6 1.6 n/a Renewed
3/9/17 15 0.5 0.6 1.5 0.9 Renewed
3/16/17 n/a Preempted 0.6 n/a n/a Renewed
3/23/17 Repeat 0.2 0.6 0.9 n/a Renewed
3/30/17 16 0.6 0.6 1.7 n/a Renewed
4/6/17 17 0.5 0.6 1.6 0.9 Renewed
4/13/17 18 0.5 0.6 1.6 0.9 Renewed
4/20/17 Repeat 0.2 0.6 0.8 n/a Renewed
4/27/17 19 0.5 0.6 1.4 n/a Renewed
5/4/17 20 0.5 0.6 1.5 n/a Renewed
5/11/17 21 0.5 0.6 1.4 n/a Renewed
5/18/17 22 0.6 0.6 1.7 n/a Renewed

2015-16 Season Ratings Results:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (M) Live+7 Rtg Cancel Alert
10/7/15 1 0.9 0.9 1.9 1.5 Low
10/14/15 2 0.8 0.9 1.9 n/a Low
10/21/15 3 0.6 0.8 1.6 1.1 Low
10/28/15 4 0.8 0.8 2.0 n/a Low
11/4/15 5 0.6 0.7 1.6 1.1 Low
11/11/15 6 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.3 Low
11/18/15 7 0.7 0.7 1.7 1.2 Low
11/25/15 n/a Preempted 0.7 n/a n/a Low
12/2/15 8 0.9 0.8 2.0 n/a Low
12/9/15 9 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.3 Low
12/16/15 n/a On Hiatus 0.7 0.9 n/a Low
1/20/16 10 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.2 Low
1/27/16 11 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.2 Low
2/3/16 12 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.2 Low
2/10/16 13 0.8 0.7 1.8 n/a Low
2/17/16 14 0.8 0.7 2.0 n/a Low
2/24/16 15 0.7 0.7 1.9 1.2 Low
3/2/16 n/a Preempted 0.7 n/a n/a Low
3/9/16 Repeat 0.3 0.7 1.0 n/a Renewed
3/16/16 Repeat 0.3 0.7 0.8 n/a Renewed
3/23/16 16 0.6 0.7 1.7 1.2 Renewed
3/30/16 17 0.6 0.7 1.5 1.1 Renewed
4/6/16 18 0.7 0.7 1.8 1.2 Renewed
4/13/16 Repeat 0.3 0.7 0.9 n/a Renewed
4/20/16 Repeat 0.3 0.7 0.9 n/a Renewed
4/27/16 19 0.7 0.7 1.7 n/a Renewed
5/4/16 20 0.6 0.7 1.5 1.2 Renewed
5/11/16 21 0.7 0.7 1.7 n/a Renewed
5/18/16 22 0.6 0.7 1.7 n/a Renewed
5/25/16 23 0.7 0.7 1.8 n/a Renewed

2014-15 Season Ratings:

Air Date Airings Live+SD Rtg StD Avg Tot Vwrs (MM) Live+7 Rtg Cancel Alert
10/14/14 1 1.0 1.0 2.1 n/a Low
10/21/14 2 0.9 1.0 2.1 n/a Low
10/28/14 3 0.8 0.9 1.9 1.3 Low
11/4/14 Repeat 0.5 0.9 1.1 n/a Low
11/11/14 4 0.9 0.9 2.2 n/a Low
11/18/14 5 1.0 0.9 2.5 n/a Low
11/25/14 6 0.9 0.9 2.3 1.4 Low
12/2/14 7 0.9 0.9 2.3 1.5 Low
12/9/14 8 1.0 0.9 2.6 n/a Low
12/16/14 n/a On Hiatus 0.9 n/a n/a Low
1/20/15 9 0.9 0.9 2.4 n/a Renewed
1/27/15 10 0.7 0.9 2.1 1.3 Renewed
2/3/15 11 0.8 0.9 2.2 1.4 Renewed
2/10/15 12 0.8 0.9 2.0 1.4 Renewed
2/17/15 13 0.8 0.9 2.1 1.4 Renewed
2/24/15 n/a Preempted 0.9 n/a n/a Renewed
3/3/15 Repeat 0.3 0.9 0.9 n/a Renewed
3/10/15 Repeat 0.3 0.9 0.8 n/a Renewed
3/17/15 n/a Preempted 0.9 n/a n/a Renewed
3/25/15 14 0.7 0.9 1.7 1.4 Renewed
4/1/15 15 0.6 0.8 1.7 1.1 Renewed
4/8/15 Repeat 0.3 0.8 1.0 n/a Renewed
4/15/15 16 0.6 0.8 1.8 1.2 Renewed
4/22/15 17 0.7 0.8 1.6 n/a Renewed
4/29/15 18 0.7 0.8 1.7 n/a Renewed
5/6/15 19 0.6 0.8 1.5 1.0 Renewed
5/13/15 20 0.7 0.8 1.8 n/a Renewed
5/20/15 21 0.7 0.8 1.7 1.3 Renewed

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