Wikipedia:"The pilot for the series was shown directly after the highly anticipated finale of The Sopranos, but it failed to capture an audience. The Sopranos received an audience of 11.9 million people (the highest rating on the show since its fifth season premiere in 2004), according to Nielsen Ratings. The finale led into the John from Cincinnati premiere which had an audience of 3.4 million viewers, less than one third of The Sopranos finale's total audience. HBO studio executives remain adamant that the Nielsen Rating system is unreliable and inaccurate. The low ratings may also be the reaction of an audience that was shocked by The Sopranos series finale.[6]
The second episode's ratings also slipped. A total of 1.2 million people watched the episode, which is a drop of 2.2 million viewers.[7]
The fifth episode averaged 1.3 million viewers, an 8.33% increase over the previous week, according to the Nielsen ratings. [8]
According to Newsweek, John from Cincinnati's audience is "sure to be small, but devout, and that's just fine with HBO." [9]
One day after the first-season finale aired, HBO officially canceled the show.[10]
HBO has not announced plans for a DVD release of the show."
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Date: 2007-08-16 02:10 pm (UTC)The second episode's ratings also slipped. A total of 1.2 million people watched the episode, which is a drop of 2.2 million viewers.[7]
The fifth episode averaged 1.3 million viewers, an 8.33% increase over the previous week, according to the Nielsen ratings. [8]
According to Newsweek, John from Cincinnati's audience is "sure to be small, but devout, and that's just fine with HBO." [9]
One day after the first-season finale aired, HBO officially canceled the show.[10]
HBO has not announced plans for a DVD release of the show."