On average, fewer than three million people are tuning into Taken on Friday nights, and it can’t seem to top a 0.5 key demo rating anymore, which is not a good sign in the least.
Even though we’re far beyond the glory days of massive TV audiences, a 1.0 demo rating remains a good indicator of a show’s success, and anything earning far below that is living on borrowed time.
Until last week, Taken was slotted in Friday’s 9:00 p.m. ET hour, just behind the similarly troubled Blindspot, and just before Dateline NBC, which routinely manages to perform better than its predecessors.
Taken’s disappointing results obviously weren’t boosting NBC’s confidence in Bryan Mills’ special skills.