“The Goldbergs” celebrated the ’80s, and its spinoff “Schooled” is bringing fans into the ’90s. But how will Lainey Lewis’ (AJ Michalka) new decade do in 2019?
Spinoffs are advantageous as, by the term’s very definition, one would start with a built-in audience from a (generally) successful I.P. That doesn’t mean they can’t fall flat on their faces. “Joey,” anyone? Oh, right, literally not anyone, which is why the “Friends” follow-up series was canceled after just two seasons.
So what can “Schooled” expect when it debuts on Wednesday? TheWrap looked at how each of the eight presently airing scripted broadcast TV spinoffs are doing this season. We’ve ranked them below from highest-rated to lowest.
Current Nielsen Numbers
18-49 rating: 2.7
14.5 million viewers
“Young Sheldon” is broadcast television’s current gold-standard spinoff — in Nielsen ratings, at least. While it doesn’t quite do “Big Bang Theory” numbers, the Jim Parsons-character’s origin story regularly hauls in audiences that would make any other sitcom on TV blush.
Current Nielsen Numbers
18-49 rating: 2.2
9.5 million viewers
Please don’t make us rehash how we got here. You all know the story. “The Conners” is a success for ABC, but it also isn’t exactly pulling in “Roseanne” ratings.
Current Nielsen Numbers
18-49 rating: 2.1
11 million viewers
“Chicago Fire” birthed more than just this one — we’ll be kind and avoid mentioning “Chicago Justice” here. Okay, starting NOW. “P.D.” performs particularly well among young adults, and a little worse among older ones than…
Current Nielsen Numbers
18-49 rating: 1.9
7.6 million viewers
“SVU” spun off from “Law & Order” LAST MILLENIUM. “Law & Order: SVU” launched way back in 1999 off a show that debuted in 1990. Here’s how loyal “SVU” viewers are: Fellow spinoff “Law & Order: Criminal Intent” ran for 10 years and this one has already doubled that.
Current Nielsen Numbers
18-49 rating: 1.5
11.4 million viewers
These aren’t “NCIS” numbers, but 11-plus million viewers is nothing to sneeze at. It just goes to show you, old people love Scott Bakula solving military crimes.
Current Nielsen Numbers
18-49 rating: 1.4
10.2 million viewers
See above, minus a million or so individuals. And this one has a glaring lack of Scott Bakula.
ABC’s first bell for “Schooled” rings at 8:30/7:30c on Wednesday.
Here's Every TV Show We Lost in 2018, From 'I Love Dick' to 'Timeless' (Photos)
This year, there were nearly 500 scripted television shows on the air, both returning series and new debuts. And while that marks an increase from last year, 2018 also saw its fair share of casualties, with dozens of shows getting axed or coming to a predetermined end. Here are 90 shows that won't see the light of 2019.
"Ten Days in the Valley" (ABC) Final episode Jan. 6
"Chance" (Hulu) Canceled Jan. 9
"Disjointed" (Netflix) Final episode Jan. 12
"Lady Dynamite" (Netflix) Canceled Jan. 13
"The Shannara Chronicles" (MTV) Canceled Jan. 16
"One Mississippi" (Amazon) Canceled Jan. 17
"I Love Dick" (Amazon) Canceled Jan. 17
"Jean-Claude Van Johnson" (Amazon) Canceled Jan. 17
"Damnation" (USA) Final episode Jan. 18
"The Mayor" (ABC) Final episode Jan. 25
"Great News" (NBC) Final episode Jan. 25
"The Brave" (NBC) Final episode Jan. 29
"Valor" (CW) Final episode Jan. 29
"Dice" (Showtime) Canceled Jan. 30
"Shut Eye" (Hulu) Canceled Jan. 30
"9JKL" (CBS) Final episode Feb. 5
"The Librarians" (TNT) Final episode Feb. 7
"Everything Sucks!" (Netflix) Final episode Feb. 16
"Mozart in the Jungle" (Amazon) Final episode Feb. 16
"Seven Seconds" (Netflix) Final episode Feb. 23
"Kevin (Probably) Saves the World" (ABC) Final episode March 6
"Falling Water" (USA) Final episode March 10
"Beyond" (Freeform) Final episode March 22
"The Path" (Hulu) Final episode March 28
"The Mick" (Fox) Final episode April 3
"The Quad" (BET) Final episode April 3
"Hap and Leonard" (Sudance TV) Final episode April 11
"Here and Now" (HBO) Final episode April 15
"Scorpion" (CBS) Final episode April 16
"Scandal" (ABC) Final episode April 18
"The Rundown With Robin Thede" (BET) Final episode April 19
"LA to Vegas" (Fox) Final episode May 1
"The Last Man on Earth" (Fox) Final episode May 6
"Kevin Can Wait" (CBS) Final episode May 7
"The Exorcist" (Fox) Canceled May 11
"The Arrangement" (E!) Final episode May 13
"The Royals" (E!) Final episode May 13
"Superior Donuts" (CBS) Final episode May 14
"Rise" (NBC) Final episode May 15
"Alex, Inc." (ABC) Final episode May 16
"Once Upon a Time" (ABC) Final episode May 18
"Roseanne" (ABC) Final episode May 22
"The Middle" (ABC) Final episode May 22
"Harry" (NBC) Final episode May 23
"Champions" (NBC) Final episode May 25
"Deception" (ABC) Final episode May 27
"The Americans" (FX) Final episode May 30
"Famous in Love" (Freeform) Final episode May 30
"Nobodies" (TV Land) Final episode May 31
"Shadowhunters" (Freeform) Canceled June 4
"The Fosters" (Freeform) Final episode June 6
"Imposters" (Bravo) Final episode June 7
"Sense8" (Netflix) Final episode June 8
"The Crossing" (ABC) Final episode June 9
"Life Sentence" (CW) Final episode June 15
"Luke Cage" (Netflix) Final episode June 22
"The Chew" (ABC) Final episode June 28
"Taken" (NBC) Final episode June 30
"12 Monkeys" (Syfy) Final episode July 6
"I'm Dying Up Here" (Showtime) Final episode July 8
"UnREAL" (Hulu) Final episode July 16
"Code Black" (CBS) Final episode July 18
"Ghosted" (Fox) Final episode July 22
"Stuck in the Middle" (Disney) Final episode July 23
"Colony" (USA) Final episode July 25
"Young & Hungry" (Freeform) Final episode July 25
"Dietland" (AMC) Final episode July 30
"Six" (History) Final episode Aug. 1
"Quantico" (ABC) Final episode Aug. 3
"Reverie" (NBC) Final episode Aug. 8
"Detroiters" (Comedy Central) Final episode Aug. 16
"Shades of Blue" (NBC) Final episode Aug. 19
"American Woman" (Paramount Network) Final episode Aug. 23
"Hit the Floor" (BET) Final episode Aug. 28
"Alone Together" (Freeform) Final episode Aug. 29
"Iron Fist" (Netflix) Final episode Sept. 7
"Take Two" (ABC) Final episode Sept. 13
"Shooter" (USA) Final episode Sept. 13
"American Vandal" (Netflix) Final episode Sept. 14
"Salvation" (CBS) Final episode Sept. 17
"The Good Cop" (Netflix) Final episode Sept. 21
"Outcast" (Cinemax) Canceled Oct. 2
"Animals" (HBO) Final episode Oct. 5
"Daredevil" (Netflix) Final episode Oct. 19
"Megyn Kelly Today" (NBC) Final episode Oct. 24
"House of Cards" (Netflix) Final episode Nov. 2
"Good Behavior" (TNT) Canceled Nov. 6
"The Last Ship" (TNT) Final episode Nov. 11
"Teachers" (TV Land) Canceled Nov. 20
"Timeless" (NBC) Finale episode Dec. 20
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R.I.P.
This year, there were nearly 500 scripted television shows on the air, both returning series and new debuts. And while that marks an increase from last year, 2018 also saw its fair share of casualties, with dozens of shows getting axed or coming to a predetermined end. Here are 90 shows that won't see the light of 2019.
