Ratings Report: ‘Power Book III: Raising Kanan’ Is Closing On A High Note, ‘9-1-1’ Declines With Its Audience, ‘Not Suitable for Work’ Releases To Mixed Reviews
Broadcast:9-1-1 wrapped up its ninth season in May, 2026, garnering 7.9 million P18-49 viewers (averaging 440,411 per episode) and a 0.32 average rating. This is a decrease from season eight’s statistics: 9.8 million P18-49 viewers (averaging 545,861 per episode) and a 0.41 average rating. In alignment with this trend, the eighth season had better performing best and worst episodes, though the disparity is larger between the best performing episodes. The lowest in season eight were episodes five and seven with 415,500 P18-49 viewers and 0.31 ratings while season nine’s were episodes 11 and 15 with 394,700 P18-49 viewers and 0.29 ratings. The highest in each season were episode nine in season eight (710,500 P18-49 viewers; 0.53 rating) and episodes eight and 16 in season nine (503,600 P18-49 viewers; 0.37 rating.
9-1-1 follows the lives of first responders in LA across the fire department, police department, and central dispatchers as they respond to personal and professional emergencies. The series features an ensemble cast that includes Angela Bassett (Strange Days, Black Panther), Oliver Stark (Into the Badlands, Underworld: Blood Wars), Aisha Hinds (The Next Three Days, Godzilla: King of the Monsters), Kenneth Choi (The Wolf of Wall Street, Captain America: The First Avenger), Jennifer Love Hewitt (I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Tuxedo), Ryan Guzman (The Boy Next Door, Everybody Wants Some!!) and Corinne Massiah (Pitch, Mistresses). The series has been renewed for a tenth season. 9-1-1 can be viewed on ABC when airing, typically on Thursdays at 8:00 P.M. EST/PST, and is available to stream on Hulu.
Cable: Power Book III: Raising Kanan is currently releasing its fifth and final season, with five of eight episodes out at the time of writing. The season has an 8.9 average rating from 422 available episode ratings for season five. This is a higher average from season four’s overall average of 8.3 from 1,100+ episode ratings and from season four’s first five episode average of 8.2. This indicates a favorable audience reception to the way the series is approaching its closing season, but the final standing of Power Book III: Raising Kanan will be determined after the last three episodes release.
Power Book III: Raising Kanan is the story of Kanan Stark, played by Mekai Curtis (Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Milo’s Murphy Law), as he gets involved in his mother’s drug business. The series serves as a prequel to the series Power. Curtis is joined by an ensemble cast consisting of Patina Miller (The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1, Madam Secretary), London Brown (Ballers, ASIA A), Joey Bada$$ (Two Distant Strangers, Mr. Robot), Hailey Kilgore (Respect, Cinnamon) and Shameik Moore (Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse, Dope). Power Book III: Raising Kanan is available to watch on Starz on Fridays at 8:00 P.M. EST/PST and can be streamed on Starz’s streaming network.
Streaming: Not Suitable for Work released to mixed reviews with a 55% critics rating across 22 reviews and an 83% audience rating across 100+ reviews. Critics reviews focused on the writing with some praising how it is a fun and easy watch while others labeled it as a series full of clichés. Audiences repeatedly mention the writing, humor, performances, casting, and how the series is an easy watch. Several reviews across both groups compared the series to Friends and New Girl, which seemed to work against it for critics and in favor of it for audiences.
Not Suitable for Work is a comedy that centers on five young adults trying to navigate life in Manhattan, New York. The titular five are portrayed by Ella Hunt (Dickinson, Anna and the Apocalypse), Avantika (Mean Girls, Tarot), Will Angus (Fly Me to the Earth, Everybody Wins), Jack Martin (Happy Hours, Pizza Movie) and Nicholas Duvernay (The White Lotus, Reminders of Him). There is no information on any cancellation or renewal of the series at the time of writing. Not Suitable for Work is available to stream on Hulu.
