Though these ratings are certainly low for CBS, it should be noted that the show has higher average viewer figures than its rivals in the time slot, NBC's Law and Order: Organized Crime and ABC's Big Sky. The first season managed an impressive average viewing audience of over 11 million viewers, but this has dwindled to 4.2 million average viewers by Season 6. Per TVSeriesFinale, the show is 17th in the ratings out of the 20 CBS scripted shows, and 19th if you only look at viewers in the 18 to 49 demographic key to advertisers. Though the network calls the show a "ratings winner," viewership has been down in recent years. "We also thank our loyal viewers and look forward to providing them with a final run of compelling episodes filled with the humor, intelligence and twists that have made the drama a fan favorite." We extend our thanks to the talented cast the incredible creative team and our hardworking crew, for bringing to life these innovative stories. In a statement, CBS said: "For six seasons, Bull has established itself as a ratings winner with its fresh take on the judicial process never before seen on television. Jason Bull but after 6 Seasons of incredible storylines, I've decided it's time to pursue new creative challenges and bring his story to a close." The actor tweeted: "Hello all! It's been my privilege to play Dr. Per Weatherly's account of things, the show is ending because he is ready to move on to new projects – and it would be difficult for Bull to continue without its title character, Dr Jason Bull. #EndForcedArbitration Weatherly in "Bull." The CBS show is coming to an end in spring 2022. WATCH: shares her personal story of the sexual harassment she faced at CBS and the secret arbitration process she was forced to enter. “I’ve worked as an actress since I was a child and signed countless contracts negotiated on my behalf, but never understood that there were mandatory arbitration clauses that would be used to keep what had happened to me a secret and would protect CBS and the sexual harassment perpetrator, who had blatantly retaliated against me for trying the stop the harassment in my workplace,” Dushku said.ĭushku spoke in front of a House Judiciary Committee hearing titled “Silenced: How Forced Arbitration Keeps Victims of Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment in the Shadow.” CBS did not immediately respond to Variety‘s request for comment. She added that she was silenced by the arbitration clause in her contract. Another time he told me that his sperm were powerful swimmers.”ĭushku alleged that after speaking to the co-star about toning down his comments, he texted the head of CBS Studios and she was fired the next day. Off script, in front of about 100 crew members and cast members, he once said that he would take me to his rape van and use lube and long phallic things on me and take me over his knee and spank me like a little girl. She didn’t refer to Weatherly by name, but she added that the male co-star “frequently referred to me as ‘legs.’ He would smell me and leeringly look me up and down. This was beyond anything I had experienced in my 30-year career.”
I suffered near constant sexual harassment from my co-star. “However, in my first week on my new job I found myself the brunt of crude, sexualized and lewd verbal assaults.
“I was told that the role would be a six-year commitment to play a smart, strong leading lady, a confident high-powered lawyer meant to counterbalance the existing male lead, and that the role had been written specifically with me in mind,” Dushku said.
She received a $9.5 million settlement from CBS, the Boston Globe reported in 2018. In 2016, Dushku had a recurring role in Season 1 of “Bull” that was meant to become a regular role, but she alleges that she was fired from the show after accusing star Michael Weatherly of sexual harassment. Actor Eliza Dushku shared her experience facing sexual harassment on the set of CBS’ “ Bull” in front of a House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday, speaking out about being fired from the show and forced to sign a non-disclosure agreement.
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