“The numbers show that ‘Prison Break’s’ return to air is met with fervor from fans who have been missing the show for years, while ‘This Is Us’ stands out as the original program that triples everyone else,” said Jason Klein, co-CEO and co-founder of ListenFirst Media.
There’s no guarantee that big social chatter will translate into big ratings. In fact, six of the top 10 most-buzzed-about shows heading into the fall 2015 season, as measured by ListenFirst, were ultimately canceled: NBC’s “Heroes Reborn,” ABC’s “The Muppets,” CBS’s “Limitless,” and Fox’s “Minority Report,” “Grandfathered,” and “The Grinder” each got the axe. The top two shows on social engagement were “Supergirl,” which is returning on CW, and Fox’s “Scream Queens.”
Top New Broadcast Programs for 2016-17
Fox “Prison Break”: 19,495,934
NBC “This Is Us”: 1,560,911
CBS “MacGyver”: 558,073
ABC “Speechless”: 505,161
Fox “Pitch”: 338,870
Fox “Son of Zorn”: 260,796
Fox “Lethal Weapon”: 252,469
ABC “Designated Survivor”: 240,726
ABC “American Housewife”: 199,160
Fox “24: Legacy”: 197,163
Source and more: Variety
Stay tuned as we monitor the cancel/renew status of all TV shows throughout the 2016-17 season…
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