Shadowhunters season 3: How recent ratings impact renewal odds
Based on the figures for Shadowhunters season 2 episode 10 that were posted earlier in the week, the show is a little bit more on the upswing. This episode, which featured a wide array of surprises surrounding Valentine, Clary, and others, drew a 0.3 rating in the 18-49 demographic. Meanwhile, in total 640,000 viewers ended up watching the episode, which puts it on par with some recent installments. It’s also an increase from what the show had the week before. Given that this was the midseason finale, Shadowhunters needed to show a little bit of a boost to give the network some further reasons to be optimistic.
The first thing to remember here next is that Shadowhunters season 3 is not coming up in the summer / the fall — there are still ten more episodes in season 2! We understand the confusion given the split-season format, which is something that we still don’t understand beyond the fact that classifying two batches of episodes (a summer / winter half, if you will) is a way for the network to designate things in a way that could save them some money in the long run.
There is no hurry at present for Freeform to announce a renewal … at least not yet. We do think that if they want season 3 to air in the winter of next year, they may need to make a decision in the coming months. They’ll need to give the writers time to cultivate some new scripts, especially since this is a show that requires a little more post-production than a Pretty Little Liars or some of the other shows that air on the network. Therefore, giving extra time basically equals giving you a further opportunity to succeed.
One other thing to remember here with the ratings in general is that Freeform doesn’t just get viewers from people who watch live. There are also viewers who are coming in via the app, via DVR ratings, via streaming platforms, and a few other places. If you’re watching a version of the show with advertisements, odds are you’re helping to keep the show going. If you love Shadowhunters and want to keep it on the air, keep that in mind.
If you missed it, head over here to get some more news on the Shadowhunters season 2, episode 11 later this year!
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Chris Hickey
March 16, 2017 @ 3:34 pm
Shadowhunters has become my new favorite show. I like it as much as I like the books and the film. I really wanna see Shadowhunters go very far. The book series is definitely amazing. When I heard their was gonna be a Movie Series I became really exited because I love the books so much that I sometimes always liked to fantasize what it would be like to see it happening. When I went to go see The Mortal Instruments: City Of Bones it definitely made me realize how incredible, amazing and intense The Shadowhunter Chronicles could truly be. But when I heard that The Movie Series got cancelled I became very upset because even though I read the books and new what was gonna happen I still wanted to see what was gonna happen. And then when I heard a rumor online that it was gonna return but as a TV Series I became very exited and happy that I could finally see what was gonna/could’ve happened. And because it was now a TV Series they could now take their time telling and showing Shadowhunters. Season 1 really was amazing and when I heard it got renewed for a Season 2 I became even more exited. I really truly hope they’ll have more seasons to come with Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments. They already cancelled The Movie Series. What will happen if they cancel The TV Series? Please let Shadowhunters continue on. Let Shadowhunters have a Season 3. And more to come.