Board Thread:Episode Discussion/@comment-112155-20160203033421/@comment-24938557-20160203183212

TomasDerksen wrote: No, because the ratings did not become better. It went up for one episode (5.5 to 6), but 2 episodes later it was already back below 5.5.

If the show was not about Marvel, with those ratings it would propably be cancelled. Yes, the ratings got better after The Winter Soldier released, also, the critical reception also bettered after the twist of S.H.I.E.L.D., which guaranteed a season 3, and now 3 (both with higher ratings).