When you have created or helped create three shows on television in less than two years, as the comedian Whitney Cummings has, the ratings can bring good news and bad news simultaneously.
First the bad news: “Love You, Mean It With Whitney Cummings,†her weekly talk show that had its premiere in November on E!, was canceled on Thursday after 11 episodes. The show averaged less than 400,000 viewers.
Her NBC sitcom, “Whitney,†has also struggled. The most recent episode, on Feb. 13, drew 3.6 million viewers, slightly lower than its season average of 4 million. In the 18-to-49 demographic, the ratings category most important to advertisers, it is currently huddled with many other NBC sitcoms that have underperformed, like “Community,†“Guys With Kids†and “The New Normal,†leading to concerns abut a possible cancellation for “Whitney.â€
Now for the good news: “2 Broke Girls,†the CBS sitcom Ms. Cummings created with Michael Patrick King, is doing just fine, thanks. Currently in its second season, that sitcom has become a stable presence among the Top 10 broadcast programs in overall viewers and in the 18-to-49 demographic. Since the start of the new year, it has averaged 11.6 million total viewers.
