This week I widened my search for feedback on The Player. I stuck to TV By The Numbers for the concrete ratings, but then I checked out Metacritic to see what other critics and industry professionals predict for this years’ fall shows. The ratings on TV By The Numbers continued to drop this week. The Player went from a rating of 1.0 in adults 18-49, to a rating of 0.7 this past Thursday. This downward trend is a contrast to the other Thursday night shows, such as The Originals, Grey’s Anatomy, and Thursday Night Football, that all boosted up in the ratings.

Metacritic has started to release its picks for fall show renewal, and The Player is nowhere to be found. However, NBC isn’t completely in the hole. Heroes Reborn is mentioned as a Thursday night show that is likely to return. The critics gave a majority of negative and mixed reviews on the site, whereas users gave a majority of positive reviews. Unfortunately, critics tend to have more influence where return is concerned.