Cancellation Watch: Ratings results and status updates for the sci fi and fantasy shows on the broadcast networks, cable channels, and streaming services as well as breaking news on the currently airing, returning, and upcoming genre entries.
Netflix Top 10
Black Mirror Season 6 made it into the Netflix Top 10 for the Week of June 12th to 18th. That was its premiere week and it was at the Number 2 slot with 58.7 million hours views. Netflix has also added the “Views” metric which counts the accounts watching a show and Black Mirror tallied up 11.3 million of those. Manifest Season 4 slipped to Number 7 with 42.9 million hours watched and 2.9 million views. That show is in its final season. Following are the full results for sci fi and fantasy TV shows in the Netflix charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Netflix Top 10 for the Week of Jun-12 to Jun-18
English Language Shows
1 (n/a) Black Mirror: Season 6 58.7 Million Hours, 11.3 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 1
7 (1) Manifest: Season 4 42.9 Million Hours, 2.8 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 10
Non-English Language Shows
No Genre Entries
Source: Netflix
Linear Ratings Results of Interest:
On Sunday, AMC’s The Walking Dead: Dead City slipped to a 0.14 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 706K total viewers. That is not a huge drop from the season premiere and the show is still the highest-rated TWD entry apart from the main show over the last year or so. It is considered a mini-series, but there is a chance it could continue into a second season. Over on TNT, The Lazarus Project ticked down to a 0.05 rating with 335K total viewers. That show has already been renewed for a second season in its home country of Britain.
On Friday, Starz’s Outlander slipped to a 0.01 rating in the demo (that’s one one-hundredth of a ratings point) with 301K total viewers. That show has already been renewed for an eighth and final season. All of the shows on The CW saw their numbers drop this past week as the Summer slump is setting in. But their fates are all set at this point and you can see the numbers below.
You can see the full, season-to-date ratings for the sci fi and fantasy shows at this link, and below are the ratings for the genre shows from the past week. Ratings Source: ShowBuzzDaily
Ratings Results for the Week of 6/19/23
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| The Rising (CW) Mon 8 PM | Rtg: 0.03 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 287K, Status: Cancelled |
| Superman and Lois (CW) Tue 8 PM | Rtg: 0.09 / Tot Vwrs: 657K, Status: Renewed |
| Gotham Knights (CW) Tue 8 PM | Rtg: 0.04 / Tot Vwrs: 284K, Status: Cancelled |
| Nancy Drew (CW) Wed 8 PM | Rtg: 0.03 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 359K, Status: Final Season |
| Riverdale (CW) Wed 9 PM | Rtg: 0.03 / Tot Vwrs: 190K, Status: Final Season |
| Outlander (Starz) Fri 8 PM | Rtg: 0.01 / Tot Vwrs: 301K, Status: Renewed |
| The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.14 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 706K, Status: Renewal Possible |
| The Lazarus Project (TNT) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.05 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 335K, Status: Renewed |
| Fear the Walking Dead (AMC) Sun 10 PM | On Hiatus, Status: Final Season |
Nielsen Streaming Rankings
It was slow for genre entries in the Nielsen rankings the week of May 22nd to 28th with only one show charting. Amazon’s spy fi series Citadel finally made it into the Top 10 for Originals the week of its season finale, though just barely. It was at Number 10 with an estimated 273 million minutes viewed. That show has proven more successful with the international audience and it has already been renewed for a second season. Following are the results for all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows in the Nielsen streaming charts for the week (the number in parenthesis is the prior week rank):
Nielsen Streaming Rankings for the Week of May-22 to May-28
Streaming Originals
10 (n/a) Citadel (Amazon) 273 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 1
Acquired Shows
No Genre Entries
Source: Nielsen SVOD Content Ratings (Amazon Prime, Disney+, HBO Max, Hulu, Netflix, Paramount+, Peacock, and Apple TV+), Nielsen National TV Panel, U.S. Viewing Through Television
Cancellation/Renewal Score:
Star Trek: Prodigy was cancelled last week and Primal was renewed, but both of those count back to the 2021-22 season. The Cancellation/Renewal Score for the 2022-23 season remains the same at 38 renewed sci fi and fantasy shows (43% of shows tracked) vs. 36 cancelled and ending (40%). Below are this season’s numbers, and you can see the list of shows and keep up with the score throughout the week at our Cancellation Watch Page.
| Show Count | 89 | ||
| Cancelled | 20 | 22.5% | |
| Ending | 16 | 18.0% | 40.4% |
| Renewed | 38 | 42.7% | |
| Mini-Series | 3 | 3.4% | |
| On the Bubble | 5 | 5.6% | |
| Renewal Possible | 7 | 7.9% |
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