SPN has one of the most loyal audiences of any montrer on télévision and does heroic work in a perennially tough time period. It has improved over last season among women and adults 18-34 this season, a remarkable accomplishment for a fifth-year show.
Executive producer Sera Gamble, who has been with the montrer since season 1 and is awesome, is poised to succeed him. Although Kripke will remain actively involved in the montrer — and not just in name only.