24: Legacy‘s ratings have dropped yet again this week, falling to a new series low – 3.80 million viewers (down by roughly 180,000) and a 0.9 in the important 18-49 demographic.
It’s safe to say that 24: Legacy is on life support. The show continues to bleed viewers weekly and is now fractional in the 18-49 demographic. It’s just barely outperforming FOX’s other Monday show APB which is a new (and likely far cheaper to produce) series that received barely any promotion in comparison.
Yesterday Fox Television Group Chairman and CEO Dana Walden admitted that 24: Legacy failed to live up to their expectations ratings-wise and said “we’re just going to have to see how our pilots come in, how it continues to perform and weigh all of the information we have in May.” Not exactly a great vote of confidence for the show.
Simply put, the more data that comes in, the worse it looks for Legacy.
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Updated Live+7 Ratings
24: Legacy‘s sixth episode grew from a 0.9 to a 1.6 demo in Live+7 delayed viewing. Total viewers went up from 3.697 million to 5.791 million after seven days of delayed viewing, an increase of 57%.
For comparison, Kiefer Sutherland’s new series Designated Survivor got 11.694 million total viewers in Live+7 this same week – it’s performing twice as well as 24: Legacy in the ratings. (source)
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Comments ClosedRyan
March 7, 2017 at 11:43 am24 Spoilers
March 7, 2017 at 12:37 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 1:05 pmAsian Rebel
March 8, 2017 at 12:09 amJustin
March 9, 2017 at 6:35 pmFox will renew 24 Legacy in my opinion and bring Chloe Kate and Jack back. Dana and Gary have been long time supporters of 24 since 2001 and love the creators
Also season 2 of the original grew its viewership from the first season. The show is in an House production, is airing in 160 countries.
The pilots will be bad.
Tony Almeida also will bring in original viewers who have not watched yet, those who abandoned the show. The interest in 24 legacy this week already increased due to Tony coming back. Tony has a big appeal on viewers.
And even Dana walden said the show is averaging 7-8 million viewers after 7 days. Also she said she loves the show, creators and cast and she said she would love nothing more than to bring it back.
It’s not expensive to produce, they have more story to tell etc
Brad
March 9, 2017 at 6:36 pmHow the **** do you know that?
24 Spoilers
March 9, 2017 at 9:38 pmHow are they going to bring Jack back when Kiefer is unavailable? He’s the lead actor of a successful show on a competing broadcast network.
And let’s pretend they actually do “bring Chloe Kate and Jack back” – if they have to bring back all these older characters, isn’t that an admission that Legacy’s new cast failed to catch on with the audience?
You constantly say “the television landscape has changed” and then use 24 Season 2 which aired over 14 years ago as an example of why Legacy’s ratings will magically rise in the second season?
How could you possibly know Fox’s pilots will be bad without seeing a single frame of footage from any of them?
In the other thread you posted a link saying the Live+7 ratings for Episode 4 was 6.6 million total, that’s already below the 7-8m viewer average you keep posting (and these 7 day ratings are also declining with each episode)…
And how could you say it’s “not expensive to produce” when you don’t know the budget? The show was cancelled before for being too expensive to make and it still has much of the same crew and tons of executive producers on it. It’s not a cheap show to make.
Justin
March 9, 2017 at 10:42 pmLegacy just needs time to catch on just like Star Trek, the spinoffs of Law and Order, CSI, Bond, etc.
People need more than 1 season to get used to the show.
And there is always a possibility Legacy ratings can rise in season 2 like the original. It’s not impossible. Never say never in life. It’s also called being optimistic and positive which many on here don’t like to do.
And 24 is an established brand with trusted producers and an in house production, something that new pilots would not have.
Also if you read this https://www.google.ca/amp/deadline.com/2015/11/fox-live-same-day-ratings-stop-1201631918/amp/
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/dana-walden-intv-conference-avi-air-keshet-1202002596/
You will see here Fox does not measure a show’s success based on the live same day ratings and half of their advertising deals are based on live + 7 day ratings. The TV landscape has changed and viewing habits of changed. 24 is a show that does better binge watched and people like to watch without commercials meaning delayed. Not counting viewers who watch a show by other means is like saying those viewers do not exist and only people who watch shows live exist. That is not fair to viewers who cannot watch at the time of the broadcast. It’s basically saying those viewers who watch delayed are dead and don’t count as people cuz they are not watching live. So Fox is smart to get with the times and change the conversation of ratings. Something the other three networks need to do. Fox can also make money on the show by having in show advertising. They don’t need as many commercials as they show this season. I went to school for TV, work in TV and talk to Howard Gordon all the time.
Yes the 7 day ratings have been dropping weekly but I think next week it will stay steady at a 1.7 for episode 5, episode 6 will have a 1.6 or 1.7 and then the DVR viewership will grow once Tony is back.
I base this on the trend. Usually the ratings grow 0.7-0.8 for every episode. Episode 5 had a 1.0 like episode 4 so episode 5 should get a 1.7. Episode 6 had a 0.9 so it should get a 1.6 or 1.7. It could even grow 0.9 or 1.0 as the premiere did. I base my predictions on trends. These ratings 7-8 million viewers are not bad or terrible. Dana Yes was sad the ratings are not a little higher but she even admitted their launch strategy was flawed and over ambitious. She said the show is really good and she loves the creators, characters and show and would love nothing more than to bring the show back cuz it was great.
They will also make money from the show airing in 160 countries, I read they plan on releasing Legacy on DVD as well. The first season in 2001 was renewed due to success in England. And Dana won’t be committal until the producers pitch a season 2 to Fox, they hear the storylines the producers want. Then a deal IMHO will be made.
Also don’t forget DVR viewership does not count online numbers or people who watch on Hulu only DVR and on demand.
And truthfully the show is I think cheaper than producing 24 episodes and they moved the production of the show to Atlanta Georgia where it is cheaper to produce than LA.
Also you never know They could surprise us with Chloe or Kate this season. 24 is known for its surprises.
Also I am part of a lot of 24 sites on FB and interest in 24 legacy has gone up from those who abandoned the show this season or original fans who have not watched yet. They are all excited Tony is back and said they will be watching Monday.
Tony has a large appeal to viewers from the original and many viewers will want to see how his story from
Solitary is resolved. Tony is just as loved as Jack and has been there from season 1. So IMHO, I think Tony and whatever else the writers surprise us with will be icing on the cake for 24 Legacy.
I have also been told by Manny Coto, David Fury and Jon Caesar that there is a good chance the show will be renewed. Howard is optimistic as well.
And a background actor on set of Legacy said they were told by crew at end of February that they will be filming a season 2 in Atlanta this year.
I think Fox will give Legacy a season 2 and the chance. I think there is room for this show still on Broadcast TV and this show needs to air at 9pm like the old 24. Though I do see the show one day getting pitched to Netflix.
The show is doing good for Fox and better than most of their other shows. It makes the top 25 in Live +7 ratings every week so far. Against its competition Monday its doing okay and is getting the same live numbers as Gotham. But again live numbers doesn’t tell the full story.
24 Legacy has a 50% chance of getting renewed in my opinion. So the show is not dead yet.
I think they have a great cast, I love the plot this season and it’s fresh. Kiefer is Executive producer as well.
Justin
March 9, 2017 at 10:55 pmChlojack
March 7, 2017 at 11:47 am24 Spoilers
March 7, 2017 at 1:57 pmI also think they’ll probably just refer to Legacy as a “limited series” as an excuse to cancel it. If Designated Survivor tanks in the second half of the season and doesn’t get renewed (it returns tomorrow after a very lengthy hiatus), I can see Fox trying to get Kiefer back.
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:02 pmKeith
March 7, 2017 at 2:13 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 2:37 pm24 Spoilers
March 7, 2017 at 2:37 pmThe absolute best case scenario I can envision is Tony’s return boosting the ratings by two tenths
of a point (0.9 –> 1.1) and if it stabilizes there it might be lucky enough to squeak by with a renewal if Fox’s pilot orders turn out especially bad.
But more realistically, I think it will probably continue to drop.
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:57 pmKevin
March 7, 2017 at 11:47 amJustin
March 7, 2017 at 11:57 amThey also get money for their ads based on 7 day ratings
JD
March 7, 2017 at 12:30 pmXAM
March 7, 2017 at 2:13 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 2:38 pmSam
March 7, 2017 at 12:04 pmJustin
March 7, 2017 at 12:10 pmSam
March 7, 2017 at 12:10 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 12:31 pmPS: You’d better give him all the loving you can right now because Ol’ Eric is going bye-bye after this season ends.
True24Fan
March 7, 2017 at 2:05 pmDave26
March 7, 2017 at 2:30 pmMost of my friends who loved the original 24 feel the same way too
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:43 pmDave26
March 7, 2017 at 2:47 pmAnd I love this part – “If he was so irredeemably terrible as you claim, he never would have been given the lead role in the first place” LOL Yea because the producers of 24 never made a stupid decision before.
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:50 pmLOL! Yeah–24 creators have ALWAYS made smart decisions! *Lightning strikes me down*
ScrappyBauer
March 8, 2017 at 9:23 pmJD
March 9, 2017 at 8:40 amRealityCalling
April 11, 2017 at 1:40 am24 Spoilers
March 7, 2017 at 3:43 pmI would say this is by far the biggest issue with Legacy.
Justin
March 9, 2017 at 6:38 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 2:42 pmPS: Really? The race card again? Is that still “a thing”? *Rolls eyes*
I wanted Tony (a Latino) to be the lead of 24 Legacy. David Palmer (a black man) is one of my favorite characters of the show and favorite presidential character. Michelle (Half-Japanese) is my favorite female character of the show. And you call me racist? You can shove that accusation back up where it originally came from.
Louise Engel
March 8, 2017 at 12:09 pmBAUER POWER
March 7, 2017 at 12:41 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 1:06 pmW
March 7, 2017 at 1:18 pmThe people who are happy 24 Legacy is doing poorly in the ratings don’t realize that this likely means there will be no more 24 again. That means no Jack.
Enjoy ~
Dave26
March 7, 2017 at 1:37 pmThey haven’t made me care about any of these new characters, episode 6 was the first good episode, and not having Jack hurts too.
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:08 pmNo more 24 ever? Fine by me–they drove this into the ground and refused to give the old guard actual closure. I’d rather see 24 end than continue on this artificial life support (24 Legacy). And 24 Legacy being cancelled doesn’t mean “No Jack”–if anything, it only increases the urgency of FOX to get Kiefer back.
I don’t know about others, but 24 peaked for me years ago and has only been downhill since. I just want an ending for Jack and Tony and to be done with it.
XAM
March 7, 2017 at 2:18 pmKG
March 8, 2017 at 2:29 amRespect to the 24spoilers.com webmaster(s) for keeping this web site up & running during the long intervals since the conclusion of Day 8. Real fans respect you for it.
WouldntYouLikeToKnow
March 8, 2017 at 6:58 amXAM
March 8, 2017 at 2:11 pmThen how come I like Legacy then, dipshit?
John Reese
March 8, 2017 at 3:31 pmAll the plot in LAD was mostly rehash and inconsistent with theirs characters.
I prefer the ending of Day 8 giving a much better ending to Jack’s characters than I saw in LAD.
Brad
March 8, 2017 at 5:17 pm24
March 7, 2017 at 2:19 pmHow can you disagree and say LAD>Legacy if you haven’t seen Legacy yet?
Inconsistencies…
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:46 pmJustin Urciuoli
March 7, 2017 at 1:21 pmDave26
March 7, 2017 at 1:34 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 2:09 pmXAM
March 7, 2017 at 2:19 pmKeith
March 7, 2017 at 1:44 pm…damn, easier than I thought. I wonder if I could get in on that sweet Fox payola?
btw if you want a laugh go look up Justin on Facebook, he looks exactly how you would expect
JD
March 7, 2017 at 2:11 pmAsian Rebel
March 9, 2017 at 4:21 pmChlojack
March 7, 2017 at 1:44 pm24 LAD: 6.18 million (which actually improved on episode 5’s ratings)
24 Legacy: 3.8 million
24LAD also did better in DVR viewing (both in total viewers and in the demo) than Legacy, despite airing in the summer, when ratings tend to be lower (people are on vacation, going to blockbuster movies, etc).
WillAlwaysMissJack
March 7, 2017 at 2:13 pmGerry Mander
March 7, 2017 at 4:38 pmGet Joel Surnow out of semi-retirement to co-write and executive produce, Jon Cassar to direct, set and shoot it within the U.S. in a nice tax-friendly state, give ’em about $40m to spend, and let them get on with it… it would be a moderate financial success and would hopefully give Jack a PROPER ending.
Jack will be back in some capacity… that much is NOT in question; it’s just how and when.
Justin Urciuoli
March 7, 2017 at 2:14 pmJustin Urciuoli
March 7, 2017 at 2:14 pmWillAlwaysMissJack
March 7, 2017 at 2:18 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 2:47 pmHank
March 7, 2017 at 3:41 pmLife support is the case. Only chance is when Designated Survivor ends and Kiefer wants to come back, if he ever does.
Marlon
March 7, 2017 at 3:59 pmI’m dreaming but hey….
Andrew
March 7, 2017 at 4:27 pmMarlon
March 7, 2017 at 5:03 pmPeople (when I say people, I mean general viewers) have lost their appetite for 24 and the old way we used to watch the show – every week over 24 weeks.
Also – the gap between Season 8 to LAD was 4 years and then another 3 years from LAD to Legacy. That’s a significant loss in time and interest
But 24 is an addictive series not too dissimilar to the likes of Prison Break, CSI, NCIS, etc etc so who knows what the ‘powers-that-be’ decide to do with it
I’m just hoping for a Netflix binge of 24 for another couple of years seeing Jack Bauer ride into the sunset with Terri and Kim in hand
BAUER POWER
March 7, 2017 at 4:51 pmBrad
March 7, 2017 at 5:11 pmSo it is only considered a ‘discussion’ if everyone is praising the show?
JD
March 7, 2017 at 5:55 pmJD
March 7, 2017 at 5:54 pm1. It’s my right. Freedom of speech and all that. Look it up.
2. This isn’t a site reserved strictly for fan discussion.
3. Dude…have you looked around? Even the admin is quite negative about this season.
Get over it.
Dave26
March 7, 2017 at 6:33 pmTrevor
March 7, 2017 at 10:00 pmbastardjackyll
March 8, 2017 at 4:13 amBAUER POWER
March 7, 2017 at 6:57 pmSam
March 8, 2017 at 5:14 amJD
March 8, 2017 at 7:18 amTell you what I’ll do–I’ll ignore the drivel you wrote to me and keep posting the way I have. ;)
Asian Rebel
March 7, 2017 at 8:29 pmBrad
March 7, 2017 at 9:14 pmMarlon
March 7, 2017 at 9:51 pmJack Somers
March 7, 2017 at 11:56 pmJustinFan69
March 7, 2017 at 10:37 pmJack Somers
March 7, 2017 at 11:52 pmAsian Rebel
March 8, 2017 at 12:11 amBrad
March 8, 2017 at 12:13 amJD
March 8, 2017 at 7:43 amIf they were to do a Jack prequel, I’d like to see the one about Operation Nightfall. A lot of people want that. It would be able to involve some great characters:
-Tony
-Victor Drazen
-Stephen Saunders
Now THAT is something I’d like to see!
Hank
March 8, 2017 at 2:33 pmJoshua
March 8, 2017 at 2:08 amMarlon
March 8, 2017 at 4:27 amhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6nHRod3J2rk
JD
March 8, 2017 at 7:34 amCarter is bland and feels like “Bauer Lite”. It’s as if they’re trying to channel Jack through this character as a way of giving us “Jack” without Kiefer. It’s not working. It’s also inconsistent. They show him acting like Jack in one scene and shedding tears in another.
It’s a shame Curtis was killed off–I’d take him over Carter any day as a lead.
Otto and Smit’s characters were surprisingly bland and I could easily see them pinning those lines on Audrey and Palmer or Heller. This has been 24’s problem for a few seasons now: constantly dumping old cast and transposing their characterizations onto new characters. It’s gets to a point where you stop caring about them.
And this whole Nicole/Isaac thing is boring and predictable. I can see one of three scenarios here:
1. The season ends with Nicole leaving Carter for Isaac (a sort of “losing Teri” mirror ending of Season 1 only without death since it would involve Nicole simply leaving Carter)
2. Nicole and/or Isaac dying
3. Nicole and Isaac revealed to be in league with each other as members of a terrorist group or something like Nina/Mandy
But, in true 24 fashion–SOMETHING will develop from all those nauseating “implied attraction” scenes.
And Amira? THIS is the character people were gushing over? She’s inconsistent at best and boring and dry at worst. Are we supposed to SYMPATHIZE with her? I sure didn’t. I was happy she died.
Also–Chapelle called and he wants his CTU director role back. Seriously, no one can imitate Chapelle.
Hopefully Tony will someone elevate this experience. Perhaps playing all these wafer-thin characters off of Tony will cause some of his hubris to rub off on them. Probably not, though.
I hate Legacy so far–even worse than Season 8. Even season 8’s initial 12 slogging, boring episodes were better than this, in my opinion.
PS: In case anyone didn’t like what I had to say: Tough. Go find a fansite if you don’t like people expressing distaste for your show. I’m a 24 fan and very disappointed here. This used to be my favorite show. Now? I’m counting the minutes for each episode to end.
The Predictor
March 8, 2017 at 11:36 amChlojack
March 8, 2017 at 12:26 pmSebastian Monroe
March 8, 2017 at 2:19 pmHank
March 8, 2017 at 2:35 pmThe Predictor
March 8, 2017 at 4:37 pmBrad
March 8, 2017 at 5:16 pmJohnGormleyJG
March 8, 2017 at 2:17 pmhttps://youtu.be/TDPul-QF-8s
(I really am enjoying Legacy, but I don’t think I could last another full season without Jack. Renew it and Improve it.)
Justin Urciuoli
March 8, 2017 at 2:24 pmHank
March 8, 2017 at 2:36 pmDave26
March 8, 2017 at 11:57 pm24 Spoilers
March 9, 2017 at 4:29 amJustin
March 9, 2017 at 6:42 pmBrad
March 9, 2017 at 6:44 pmDave26
March 9, 2017 at 7:30 pmTJ
March 9, 2017 at 7:33 pmTJ
March 9, 2017 at 7:31 pmThere was a greater uproar for the original ’24’ ending after 8 seasons to prompt the “LAD” return and that took 6 years to happen.
The “Legacy” experiment doesn’t have enough traction to get a 2nd season – nor does it deserve another one.
Brad
March 9, 2017 at 7:48 pmJustin Urciuoli
March 8, 2017 at 2:43 pmJavier
March 8, 2017 at 3:17 pmtiny
March 8, 2017 at 5:20 pmJoshua
March 8, 2017 at 10:29 pmJoshua
March 9, 2017 at 3:45 amChlojack
March 9, 2017 at 11:15 am24 Spoilers
March 9, 2017 at 1:18 pmI suppose this rules out Kiefer returning to 24. That was the only way I could see it being renewed, if he returned as the lead.
WouldntYouLikeToKnow
March 9, 2017 at 2:39 pmChlojack
March 9, 2017 at 5:50 pmMarlon
March 9, 2017 at 3:22 pmI mean there are plenty of mediocre shows out there that have later timeslots and given 24 Legacy is not performing maybe it could get moved?
I don’t know how it all works but a thought
Jame
March 9, 2017 at 4:24 pmAsian Rebel
March 9, 2017 at 4:25 pm24marathonman
March 9, 2017 at 4:54 pmChlojack
March 9, 2017 at 5:48 pmJustinFan69
March 9, 2017 at 5:59 pmJustin
March 9, 2017 at 6:25 pmSent from my iPhone
Justin
March 9, 2017 at 6:36 pmBrad
March 9, 2017 at 6:38 pmDave26
March 9, 2017 at 7:31 pmTJ
March 9, 2017 at 7:35 pmJustin
March 9, 2017 at 8:00 pmAlso 24 Legacy is like the spinoffs of Law and Order, Chicago shows, CSI, Criminal Minds, Breaking Bad, Walking dead, Star Trek and Bond. All those shows took time to find an audience. 24 is a great and unique format and deserves to live on like the other spinoffs. The writers for 24 are smart and have never let fans down and always had awesome writing. People need to stop obsessing with Jack and stop hating Corey. Corey is a fantastic actor and so are the other characters. Corey did wonderful on Straight Outta Compton and walking dead as well. And he is a broadway star. The rest of the cast is amazing too.
The plot this season is about sleeper cells and radicalizing Americans and what it means to be American? It is about Isis. All fresh stuff. CTU national headquarters.
Brad
March 9, 2017 at 8:03 pmSomeone didn’t watch season 6.
Justin
March 9, 2017 at 9:12 pmJustin
March 9, 2017 at 9:12 pmJustin
March 9, 2017 at 9:13 pmBrad
March 9, 2017 at 9:18 pmDave26
March 9, 2017 at 10:04 pmDave26
March 9, 2017 at 10:05 pmJustin
March 9, 2017 at 6:43 pmChlojack
March 10, 2017 at 11:12 amDaniel
March 10, 2017 at 12:37 amDave26
March 10, 2017 at 11:52 amricardo
March 10, 2017 at 2:38 amMaxwell Smith
March 10, 2017 at 11:14 amJustin Urciuoli
March 10, 2017 at 2:28 pmJustin Urciuoli
March 10, 2017 at 5:11 pmBrad
March 10, 2017 at 6:39 pmJustin
March 11, 2017 at 3:15 pmAbc
March 11, 2017 at 12:05 pmHope Kiefer gets DS to be renewed. More invested in that than this 24: Legashit. Been a fan since Day 1 and got all the boxsets. Even got the black jacket Jack wore in S7 and the messenger bag from S5 but won’t get anything related with this lame show.
Justin
March 11, 2017 at 3:17 pmAsian Rebel
March 12, 2017 at 1:03 pmJustin
March 11, 2017 at 3:17 pmChlojack
March 11, 2017 at 3:21 pmChlojack
March 11, 2017 at 3:47 pmAsian Rebel
March 12, 2017 at 1:01 pmBut if the studio thinks the ratings are bad, that could get them to bring back the original 24, like how the new Jason Bourne movie was made with Matt Damon returning after Bourne Legacy wasn’t well received.
RealityCalling
April 11, 2017 at 1:36 amNow I am puzzled why they didn’t choose a talented black actor… I guess this guy did an OK impression of Doctor Dre in that recent movie. But his range is non existent.