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.
Nielsen Streaming Rankings:
Disney+’s Secret Invasion entered the Nielsen Top 10 for originals the week of June 19th to 25th. That was the week of its premiere and it was at the Number 5 slot with an estimated 461 million minutes viewed. That show is considered a mini-series but could continue to a second season. Netflix’s Black Mirror remained at Number 1 and improved to 1.5 billion minutes viewed for the week. That one should be on track for a seventh-season renewal. Paramount+’s Star Trek Strange New Worlds slipped one slot to Number 8 with 393 million minutes watch and it has already been renewed for a third season. The animated series Skull Island had its premiere on Netflix that week but did not make it into the charts. 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 Jun-19 to Jun-25
Streaming Originals
1 (1) Black Mirror (Netflix) 1.5 Billion Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 2
3 (2) Manifest (Netflix) 658 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 10
5 (n/a) Secret Invasion (Disney+) 461 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 1
8 (7) Star Trek: Strange New Worlds (Paramount+) 393 Million Minutes, Weeks in the Chart: 2
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
Linear Ratings Results of Interest:
On Sunday, The Walking Dead: Dead City held at a 0.12 rating based on same-day viewing for the 18-49 demographic with 618K total viewers for its first season finale. That was steady with the prior week numbers and decent for a basic cable entry these days. That show received a second season renewal over the weekend.
On Thursday, FX’s What We Do in the Shadows slipped to a 0.09 rating with 251K total viewers, but that one makes up the slack with digital and delayed viewing and it has already been renewed for a sixth season. On Monday, The Rising improved to a 0.04 rating with 331K total viewers for its finale on The CW. That acquisition has already been cancelled in its home country of Britain.
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: SpoilerTV.com
Ratings Results for the Week of 7/17/23
| Series | Rating / Tot Viewers |
| The Rising (CW) Mon 8 PM | Rtg: 0.04 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 331K, Status: Cancelled |
| Nancy Drew (CW) Wed 8 PM | Rtg: 0.04 ↑ / Tot Vwrs: 373K, Status: Final Season |
| Riverdale (CW) Wed 9 PM | Rtg: 0.01 / Tot Vwrs: 219K, Status: Final Season |
| What We Do in the Shadows (FX) Thu 10 PM | Rtg: 0.09 ↓ / Tot Vwrs: 251K, Status: Renewed |
| Outlander (Starz) Fri 8 PM | Rtg: 0.02 / Tot Vwrs: 332K, Status: Renewed |
| The Walking Dead: Dead City (AMC) Sun 9 PM | Rtg: 0.12 / Tot Vwrs: 618K, Status: Renewal Possible |
Netflix Top 10
The Witcher Season 3 remained at Number 1 in the Netflix English Language Top 10 for the week of July 10th to 16th. That was its third week in the charts and it had 6.7 million views totaling up to 32 million hours. That one has already been renewed for a fourth season. Record of Ragnarok Season 2 entered into the Non-English Language charts that week at Number 3 with three million views totaling 18.6 million hours. The Japanese zombie comedy Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead also entered the charts at Number 9 with 1.6 million views and 1.3 million hours watched. 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 Jul-10 to Jul-16
English Language Shows
2 (1) The Witcher: Season 3 32.0 Million Hours, 6.7 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 3
Non-English Language Shows
3 (n/a) Record of Ragnarok: Season 2 18.6 Million Hours, 3.0 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 3
9 (n/a) Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead: Season 1 1.3 Million Hours, 1.6 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 1
10 (6) Back to 15 5.4 Million Hours, 1.4 Million Views, Weeks in the Chart: 2
Source: Netflix
Cancellation/Renewal Score:
As mentioned above, The Walking Dead: Dead City received a second season renewal over the weekend, and I am counting Tales of the Walking Dead as ended for now. That brings the Cancellation/Renewal Score for the current season to 39 renewed sci fi and fantasy shows (43% of shows tracked) vs 37 cancelled and ending (41%). 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 | 91 | ||
| Cancelled | 20 | 22.0% | |
| Ending | 17 | 18.7% | 40.7% |
| Renewed | 39 | 42.9% | |
| Mini-Series | 3 | 3.3% | |
| On the Bubble | 4 | 4.4% | |
| Renewal Possible | 8 | 8.8% |
CancelledSciFi.com: Keep up with the status updates of all the airing, returning, and upcoming sci fi and fantasy shows for the current season with our Cancellation Watch posts. And be sure to follow the Cancelled Sci Fi Twitter Site for breaking news and updates.
SciFiTVSite.com: Follow our Sci Fi TV Schedule for all the currently airing and upcoming sci fi and fantasy television shows, and you can see the premieres for all the upcoming genre entries at this link.
