Gaming the numbers

TV Series Finale, a site that tracks ratings and tries to predict whether shows will survive in the Nielsen jungle, has posted their analysis for the fifth season of Hollywood Game Night.

All in all, the news could be worse. The site reckons that the show averaged 4.1M viewers and a 0.95 18-49 rating. That's pretty close to the numbers for the fourth season, which obviously got Jane Lynch and company a renewal. Could Hollywood Game Night somehow endure to a sixth season? All that TV Series Finale says is "stay tuned."

All right, I'll stay tuned for any renewal or cancellation announcements. Hollywood Game Night no doubt benefited from the America's Got Talent lead-in, but the numbers are certainly respectable for broadcast summer fare nowadays. And the show offers our little genre's low production costs.

GSN tried reruns of Hollywood Game Night, but the show bombed and disappeared in a hurry. I don't mind Jane and friends playing their goofy games, though the pop culture obsession gets old. A sixth season wouldn't be the worst thing that ever happened in TV history.

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