ABC's Lucky 7 was the lowest-rated premiere during broadcast's traditional premiere week. A night that ABC started with a 4.7 demo at 8:00 for Agents of SHIELD ended with Lucky 7 plummeting all the way to a paltry 1.3 demo, down by nearly half from its direct lead-in Trophy Wife (2.3). It was crushed by competing dramas Chicago Fire (2.7) and Person of Interest (2.3).
WEEK TWO
The 30% drop from Agents of SHIELD brought down all the new shows that followed, but the bleeding actually accelerated in the second half of the evening. A finals downtick took Lucky 7 to a mere 0.7, down by a staggering 46% week-to-week. Trophy Wife had a 1.4 leading in at 9:30.
PROGNOSIS
It got pulled last week after two episodes. The incredible 46% week two drop at least puts this on the fringes of the "biggest bomb of the A18-49+ era" conversation, though I don't think it comes all that close to unseating my pick, fall 2010's Lone Star. Anyway, I'm giving myself the win here. Cancel.
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Of all the pilots ABC had, they thought this deserved to go to series. That just boggles my mind. Chimps!
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