Major Crimes season 6 premiere ratings lowest for series yet
The latest numbers that have come in the Major Crimes premiere and we are sad to say that it generated just a 0.2 rating in the 18-49 demographic (tied for its lowest rating ever) and then also a series-low 1.75 million viewers. It’s a major bummer for those out there hoping to see the show get a last-ditch season 7 revival elsewhere (like we were); not all hope is lost, but it feels very unlikely that the show will return.
We definitely don’t blame the fans for the lower ratings, mostly because of the fact that this is a show that 1) premiered on Halloween and 2) premiered opposite the World Series. We do firmly what TNT was thinking with this premiere date given that Halloween is not the night in which you want to launch new episodes of a show. There is just so much competition there in between other shows and then families out celebrating the holiday and/or stuffing their faces with candy.
Now, let’s turn to the World Series of it all. While TNT couldn’t have known for sure that baseball would be a factor in the show’s premiere, it was a clear possibility that it would be airing up against it. Or, they could have delayed the premiere a little bit knowing that this was going to happen. We can’t be overly bitter at TNT given that this is the network that gave us both The Closer and Major Crimes in the first place — not only that, but they let them both continue to the point where they each had more than 100 episodes. The thing we’re sad about is just that we would’ve liked to see Major Crimes leave of its own accord rather than being shown the door simply because it wasn’t meeting whatever sort of arbitrary standard the network set for it. Sure, creator James Duff has noted that this cancellation wasn’t so much about the ratings, but we do still wonder if the network would have made this move if it was getting season 4 ratings?
Let’s hope that there is an uptick for Major Crimes season 6 episode 2 — personally, we do think that the lack of a holiday or baseball competition will lead to some sort of movement in the right direction. We are aware that things could get worse and that most shows do have a tendency to fall a little bit after the premiere, but to call this an unusual situation would be an understatement.
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Naomi B.
November 2, 2017 @ 6:15 pm
Come on Matt…seriously?!?! You guys are better than this. This has such a click bait feeling to it, it’s sad.
Hello! HALLOWEEN AND THE WORLD SERIES. Not to mention 4 moves in 1.5 years. Then, they still fare better than Reilly’s new direction show that has had the same spot since it started by an almost 2:1 in demo and 4:1 in total. Let’s add in where AHS’ ratings were last night too. How about This is Us? Also, you don’t think any network, particularly ones who aired reruns knowing the viewership, aren’t going to be onto Reilly’s games. Reilly planned this pure and simple and has a history of playing these types of games. His reputation in the industry proceeds him.
MrsCarter101
November 2, 2017 @ 7:44 pm
Hi Naomi, The article isn’t clickbait, the ratings information contained in the article (also noted in the title) is true and we did mention the world series and halloween and why the ratings are what they are. clickbait is typically an article title that gets a reader to click and then the information contained inside the article isn’t what the title said it would be.
Naomi B.
November 2, 2017 @ 11:05 pm
You know what I mean, Jessica. I know what click bait is. I guess to me, the title could have been better and you guys know me, normally I am sharing your stuff left and right.
Also, to me, IF a new home is looking at MC this wouldn’t be the think to kill it. IMHO.
Emma Roberta
November 2, 2017 @ 11:03 am
Can we be anything but surprised? I have no idea how the ratings could be anything but poor given the factors at play. I’m hoping the +3/+7 ratings change things… Not to sound completely paranoid but TNT has been trying to kill the audience of the show for years using various tactics. I personally find it very upsetting that a Network would do this to justify its new, arbitrary agenda. I’d have had more respect for TNT if it had been open about its agenda and collaborated with the show in support of providing an ending that pays tribute to this amazing accomplishment. Instead we just have to be grateful once again that James Duff cares about the audience and was willing to make a bold, uncertain move in order to ensure a satisfactory outcome as best he could.