Scorpion was cancelled with a 10+ rating while shows like the Conners limp on with 1 rating. The slot (night/time/length), demo rating, genre can have a huge i

Scorpion was cancelled with a 10+ rating while shows like the Conners limp on with 1 rating. The slot (night/time/length), demo rating, genre can have a huge impact but cost can be important. "The unit" was cancelled with 9 million viewers after peaking at 16 a few years before. The problem was the average age of a person to watching was 55.