Originally Posted by Matt35:
“According to tvbynumbers one of these three Hawaii 5 0, blue bloods and the good wife will be cancelled. Really hope its the good wife since its the only one I don't watch.”
Originally Posted by little-monster:
“Blue Bloods performs well for a friday but has taken a tumble over the last year or so. It's ratings are much more consistent than Hawaii's.”
I’d go one step further and say that at least one out of Hawaii Five O and Blue Bloods will be cancelled this season. Which is a shame as I like both.
My prediction is that CBS will want to get Elementary to syndication numbers, but will move it to a Friday night slot next year where expectations are lower. That means either Hawaii Five O or Blue Bloods will need to go.
Generally speaking, Blue Bloods gets more viewers, but Hawaii Five O gets the same (if not better) 18-49 demo viewers which is more important to the advertisers.
Both are CBS productions and have reached syndication numbers, so that’s not a factor.
Both have current syndication deals, making money for CBS, but I believe Blue Bloods performs better in syndication.
I’m not expert, but I’d guess production costs are similar.
It’s a difficult one, but if I had to guess, I’d say Hawaii Five O won’t be returning next year.