Wisdom of the Crowd #13

And that is a wrap on CBS’s Wisdom of the Crowd. The tech-based crime drama will not be renewed after its first season. The announcement was made on Monday, November 27.This was one of the last new CBS shows to hear word about a renewal or cancellation, no doubt due to the investigation of Jeremy Pivon’s sexual allegations which have yet to be deemed true. Wisdom of the Crowd will continue to air all 13 episodes of its season as scheduled. With four more episodes to air, the season will be completed in late December.  The shows ratings have been steady. The first 6 episodes reached an average viewership of 8 million. After Pivon’s scandal, the past 3 episodes reached an average viewership of 6.7 million. The 9th episode even went up in ratings compared to the 8th with 6.9 million viewers and a .9 rating. Tech-based crime dramas historically have not done well in the past and tend to get dropped. With an average viewership of 7.6 million and a 1 rating over 9 episodes, the show has nothing to be ashamed of. Its adverting was good, its social media interaction was strong, and fans liked the show. Yet, Wisdom of the Crowd was ranked the lowest-rated new drama on CBS. Between the “low” ratings and Pivon’s sexual allegations, it is transparent to why CBS would not want to renew Wisdom of the Crowd. There is talk that the show, Elementary may replace Wisdom of the Crowd’s time slot for the Spring schedule. Elementary had 8 more episodes ordered for CBS, raising its count to 21 episodes for its 6 season.