User blog comment:Paul.rea/Teen Wolf News 091014/@comment-75.76.109.2-20140914045858/@comment-75.76.109.2-20140914193215

Increased ratings of the final episode can just as easily be attributed to morbid curiosity rather than exceptional quality. It is important to remember that the finale did not reach anywhere near the numbers of the premier. The season finished 640,000 (nearly 30%) down from it's opening, which happens to coincide with episode 2 and 3 and finds it's self in the ballpark of the entire season. That's what you are ignoring with this insistence on adhering to the seasonal averages.

Still, your question is an interesting one. Something I would certainly like the answer to. TV viewing patterns tend to mirror movie patterns in terms of genre longevity. I think it is entirely possible that what you are arguing has merit in general terms, but the data needs to bear that out. In any case, the networks do not appear to have reached the same conclusion as you since there are a number of similarly designed shows premiering next season.

How about you reframe the question? Instead of asking what people are watching instead of Teen Wolf, maybe ask what they are doing instead of watching Teen Wolf. The former limits responses in a way that seems to have generated a good amount of animosity, the latter broadens the options for respondents. And in the event you only care what they are watching, then you can jettison the superfluous responses without anyone being the wiser. ;)