WHAT MATTERS:- Week two for CBS' TKO: Total Knock Out (0.8) was down a tenth from last week, as were its lead-in Big Brother (1.4) and lead-out, the series finale of Code Black (0.7). Meanwhile, some viewers came back to the Fox duo of MasterChef (1.0) and 24 Hours to Hell and Back (1.0), which were both up a notch.
- The ESPY Awards (0.9/0.9/0.8) ceremony took its sharpest decline on ABC, dropping about a third from last year's 1.4. The show has gone from a 2.2 in its ABC debut three years ago to fractional in 2018.
WHAT MATTERS:- It was a virtual dead heat in the prelims between the MLB All-Star Game (2.1/2.1/2.0) and the usual Tuesday leader America's Got Talent (1.9/2.2). The All-Star Game should finish within a tenth or two of last year's 2.3, when it lost the head-to-head against Talent's 2.5. At 10/9c, World of Dance was back at a preliminary 1.3 (it adjusted down last week).
- On the CW, The 100 was down to 0.2 in its second week at 8/7c. Lead-out The Outpost at least preliminarily grew to a 0.2 of its own.
FINALS UPDATE: Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
(0.3) adjusted up while
The Proposal (0.7) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- ABC's The Bachelorette (1.5/1.6) began its late-season ascendancy, picking up at least a tenth from last week and possibly tying its season high. The Proposal (0.8) was also up a notch at 10/9c.
- On NBC, American Ninja Warrior (1.0/1.1) continued to look a bit better in the earlier timeslot, even to slightly up vs. last week, while Dateline (0.9) had a strong outing at 10/9c.
- CBS got no help from a TKO: Total Knock Out repeat (0.5) at 8/7c, as Salvation stayed at 0.3 (this time in the 9/8c hour) and Elementary at 0.4. And So You Think You Can Dance (0.6) was down a tick for Fox.
WHAT MATTERS:- CBS' Big Brother (1.4) was up for the second straight Sunday, expanding its lead on Celebrity Family Feud (1.0) which (at least preliminarily) fell to a new season low. ABC's The $100,000 Pyramid (0.9) was even while To Tell the Truth (0.8) was up a tick (though it had a 0.8 in prelims last week before adjusting down).
FINALS UPDATE: American Ninja Warrior (R)
(0.5) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: The Four (0.8) adjusted down.
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