ABC’s The Family received ratings and viewership numbers on par with what it has been experiencing the last few weeks.  Last Sunday’s episode received an 0.8 rating, with just shy of 3 million viewers tuning in.  Shows with better ratings this season have already failed to gain renewal by ABC (Blood & Oil) but The Family continues to trudge along.with no word of renewal or cancellation, or whether or not its order of episodes will be cut.\

One interesting fact noted by Tim Surette of TV.com in an article written back on March 28th is that The Family does have strong DVR numbers.  One episode that he noted, when including the DVR numbers, had its ratings increase 100% to a much more appealing rating of 1.6.  I am not quite sure why this show does so well with DVR as it is in a time slot that seems like it would allow fans to watch episodes as they premiere, but it is interesting to see if this will have an impact on whether or not ABC decides to bring it back for a second season.