We have now reached the fourth episode of The Mayor. Fortunately, the show has endured its first increase in rating since its series premiere. This episode of The Mayor generated a rating of 1.0, a 0.2 increased from last weeks lost battle against the first game of the world series but still remained the same in terms of viewership at three million.  TV by the numbers has a system of determining the status of shows with regard to the renewal or cancellation of them. The publication believes that The Mayor is currently, and has been a tossup for the content is all there, critics are really enjoying the show and giving great reviews of it, however the ratings and viewership do not replicated the opinion of the critics. The low ratings and viewership can certainly be attributed to what the network originally believed would occur with setting this show right behind Black-ish. Both have a very similar target market and this placement was certainly not a coincidence. However, it is extremely difficult to have an audience sit through 2 shows in an hour and I think this is why the show has received such high praise with ratings and viewership that do not correlate. At this point in time, it may take another ratings or viewership increase to set The Mayor on a path to a second season.