Ratings Review: COMMUNITY (Season Five)

COMMUNITY has completed five seasons and a total of 97 episodes. Now that it is ready for syndication, it is time for NBC to dump this ratings dog. It is always among the lowest rated programs, by the BIG 4 networks. and it's niche audience is more suited for a cable channel, not a broadcast network.

COMMUNITY, if it wants to continue for a 6th season, needs to be shifted to one of the NBCUniversal cable networks. USA is looking to get into comedy, and this could be a great fit for the series and network. Pulling in two million viewers each week, is great for a cable network and would help USA establish a comedy presence in the cable universe.

For the 13 episode, 12 night season, COMMUNITY averaged 2.96 million viewers and a 1.1 rating in Adults 18-49. My bet is that NBC does not renew COMMUNITY for a 6th season. ABOUT A BOY and GROWING UP FISHER are doing well and can be the new face of NBC comedies. But, this is NBC, so a renewal would not surprise me at all.

Community (Thursdays at 8 p.m., on NBC)

Date	Viewers*	A18-49	L+3	L+7
01/02/14(1hr)	3.49	1.3		4.33 (1.8)
01/09/14	3.58	1.4	(1.8)
01/16/14	3.07	1.1	(1.5)
01/23/14	3.02	1.1
01/30/14	3.01	1.1
02/06/14	preempted
02/13/14	preempted
02/20/14	preempted
02/27/14	2.56	1.0	(1.5)	(1.6)
03/06/14	2.79	1.0	(1.4)	(1.4)
03/13/14	2.77	1.0
03/20/14	3.32	1.1
03/27/14	preempted
04/03/14	2.50	0.9
04/10/14	2.56	0.9
04/17/14	2.87	1.0

* - in millions