The Good Wife Ratings Update: Flat Despite Move to Sunday

Even though we can smugly say that The Good Wife is one of the most highly acclaimed TV shows on the air right now, we all know that our show has not been setting record ratings and has been in danger of cancellation pretty much since the second half of the first season.

As we mentioned here and here, ratings are just too low compared to the usual CBS fare (CSI: Lunar Eclipse or whatever). Many of us hoped that a move away from the lower-rated 10pm time slot could help the show but unfortunately it hasn't. Ratings so far this season are virtually identical with those of last spring. The editors at TVbytheNumbers.com, who are pretty much the overlords of TV ratings predictions, predict the following: 

The Good Wife

0.63

As you can see the those 3 faces aren't too happy and TGW has ratings 40% below CBS' average. A different chart that uses a slightly different approach lists the show as "likely renewal." Why the difference? Well, when a show completes four season it can be syndicated which means lots of money, so a show isn't likely to be canceled after 3 seasons. But, of course it could still happen.

In my opinion, barring an unexpected drop in ratings in the spring, we'll get a 4th season (2012-2013) but don't expect a 5th season unless ratings pick up significantly.