Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/30/16

FINALS UPDATE: America's Got Talent (2.6) adjusted up while NCIS (R) (0.8) and The Flash (R) (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• NBC had a stellar Tuesday even by its standards, with America's Got Talent (2.4/2.7) on the rise to near season high levels and Better Late Than Never (1.6) holding up perfectly in week two. With just two weeks left in Better's short order, it's looking good for some kind of continuation.

• ABC's Bachelor in Paradise (1.4) matched last week, while After Paradise (0.9) saw some improvement at 9/8c. (Is this when the new The Bachelor was announced?) It was of little help to the return of the 10/9c comedy repeats (0.4/0.4).

• CBS' Zoo inched back down to 0.7, surrounded by 0.9 for NCIS and 0.6 for NCIS: New Orleans.

• Fox's repeats (0.5/0.4/0.4) all matched last week, while the CW was up a tenth at least in the prelims with The Flash (R) (0.4) and MADtv (0.3).

Cablemetrics: The Night Of, The Strain, Fear the Walking Dead

These numbers are current through Monday, August 29.

WHAT MATTERS:

• HBO's miniseries The Night Of (0.86) was up another 25% on finale night, ending with its third consecutive new series high. It was an impressive finish, if not quite the 1.0 -> 1.6 explosion from True Detective's season one finale back in March 2014. I'd say it's enough that HBO will at least consider the possibility of bringing the brand name back for another run. 

Spotted Ratings, Monday 8/29/16

FINALS UPDATE: Scorpion (R) (0.6) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• A pretty steady Monday night in the prelims:
• NBC: American Ninja Warrior (1.9) & Running Wild (1.4)
• ABC: Bachelor in Paradise (1.6) & Mistresses (0.6)
• CBS: repeats of comedies (0.8/0.7/0.8/0.7) and Scorpion (0.7)
• Fox: So You Think You Can Dance (0.7)
• CW: Supergirl repeats (0.3/0.3)

SpotVault - The Strain (FX) - 2016 Ratings

Schedules Plus Enhanced: CBS Sunday

Schedules Plus is the ultimate almanac to broadcast network primetime scheduling since 2001. It features lineups for three different parts of the year, as well as A18-49+ ratings that more fairly account for historical decline. For more on the tables and charts in Schedules Plus, see this primer.

This post covers CBS Sunday, which historically housed a regularly-scheduled movie from 9:00 to 11:00. This setup became less viable in the mid-aughts, and the network had to start putting entertainment series across the night. CBS' most successful Sunday program was The Amazing Race, which stayed in the 8:00 slot for nearly a decade, while the network has housed increasingly low-priority dramas in the later hours. See the 2021-22 Breakdown.

CBS Sunday: Full-fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2001-02	The Education of Max Bickford		The Education of Max Bickford	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	80
	2001-02	54		54	90		90	97		97		80
2002-03	Becker		Becker	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	66
	2002-03	54		54	71		71	74		74		66
2003-04	60 Minutes	Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	86
	2003-04	106	86	78				78	85		85	86
	2003-04											106	86	78	78	85	85	86
	2003-04	96		96	78		78	85			85	86
2004-05	60 Minutes	Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	87
	2004-05	105	91	78				78	84		84	87
	2004-05											105	91	78	78	84	84	87
	2004-05	98		98	78		78	84			84	87
2005-06	60 Minutes	Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	75
	2005-06	106	91	60				60	66		66	75
	2005-06											106	91	60	60	66	66	75
	2005-06	99		99	60		60	66			66	75
2006-07	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	Without a Trace		Without a Trace	100
	2006-07	99		99	96		96	105			105	100
2007-08	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	Shark		Shark	89
	2007-08	101	106	86		86	76			76	89
	2007-08										101	106	86	86	76	76	89
	2007-08	104				104				86	86	76	76	89
2008-09	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	The Unit		The Unit	92
	2008-09	105		105	89		89	80			80	92
2009-10	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Three Rivers		Three Rivers	Cold Case		Cold Case	86
	2009-10	120		120	63		63	76			76	86
2010-11	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Undercover Boss		Undercover Boss	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	115
	2010-11	131		131	119		119	95			95	115
2011-12	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	99
	2011-12	122		122	85		85	90			90	99
2012-13	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	105
	2012-13	144	121		123	79	82			82	105
	2012-13										144	121	123	79	82	82	105
	2012-13	133		133	101					101	82	82	105
2013-14	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	102
	2013-14	165	107		113	75	77			77	102
	2013-14										165	107	113	75	77	77	102
	2013-14	136		136	94					94	77	77	102
2014-15	60 Minutes	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife	CSI		CSI	90
	2014-15	140	81		97	70	77			77	90
	2014-15										140	81	97	70	77	77	90
	2014-15	110		110	83					83	77	77	90
2015-16	60 Minutes	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife	CSI: Cyber		CSI: Cyber	90
	2015-16	170	80		95	71	62			62	90
	2015-16										170	80	95	71	62	62	90
	2015-16	125		125	83					83	62	62	90
2016-17	60 Minutes	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	Elementary		Elementary	96
	2016-17	181	108		114	72	52			52	96
	2016-17										181	108	114	72	52	52	96
	2016-17	145		145	93					93	52	52	96
2017-18	60 Minutes	Wisdom of the Crowd		Wisdom of the Crowd	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	97
	2017-18	173	83		95	83		90		57	97
	2017-18										173	83	95	83	90	57	97
	2017-18	128		128	89		89	74		74	97
2018-19	60 Minutes	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	108
	2018-19	200	95		115	92		87		57	108
	2018-19										200	95	115	92	87	57	108
	2018-19	147		147	103		103	72		72	108
2019-20	60 Minutes	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	103
	2019-20	220	79		98	83		85		50	103
	2019-20										220	79	98	83	85	50	103
	2019-20	150		150	90		90	68		68	103
2020-21	60 Minutes	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: New Orleans		NCIS: New Orleans	NCIS (R)	108
	2020-21	248	98		96	75		80		50	108
	2020-21										248	98	96	75	80	50	108
	2020-21	173		173	85		85	65		65	108
2021-22	60 Minutes	The Equalizer	NCIS: Los Angeles			NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: Los Angeles	SEAL Team	131
	2021-22	291	119	96			96	108		76	131
	2021-22										291	119	96	96	108	76	131
	2021-22	205		205	96		96	92		92	131
AVERAGE:	121		121	87		87	79		79	95

CBS Sunday: Fall

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2001-02	The Education of Max Bickford		The Education of Max Bickford	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	80
	2001-02	60		60	90		90	91		91		80
2002-03	Becker		Becker	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	69
	2002-03	54		54	77		77	77		77		69
2003-04	60 Minutes	Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	92
	2003-04	109	84	87				87	93		93	92
	2003-04											109	84	87	87	93	93	92
	2003-04	97		97	87		87	93			93	92
2004-05	60 Minutes	Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	88
	2004-05	110	97	76				76	86		86	88
	2004-05											110	97	76	76	86	86	88
	2004-05	103		103	76		76	86			86	88
2005-06	60 Minutes	Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	81
	2005-06	112	101	65				65	72		72	81
	2005-06											112	101	65	65	72	72	81
	2005-06	106		106	65		65	72			72	81
2006-07	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	Without a Trace		Without a Trace	104
	2006-07	99		99	103		103	111			111	104
2007-08	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	Shark		Shark	91
	2007-08	102	105	95		95	76			76	91
	2007-08										102	105	95	95	76	76	91
	2007-08	104				104				95	95	76	76	91
2008-09	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	The Unit		The Unit	92
	2008-09	105		105	90		90	82			82	92
2009-10	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Three Rivers		Three Rivers	Cold Case		Cold Case	84
	2009-10	120		120	63		63	68			68	84
2010-11	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Undercover Boss		Undercover Boss	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	120
	2010-11	131		131	130		130	101			101	120
2011-12	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	100
	2011-12	122		122	87		87	91			91	100
2012-13	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	111
	2012-13	173	121		123	83	84			84	111
	2012-13										173	121	123	83	84	84	111
	2012-13	147		147	103					103	84	84	111
2013-14	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	104
	2013-14	167	107		113	77	79			79	104
	2013-14										167	107	113	77	79	79	104
	2013-14	137		137	95					95	79	79	104
2014-15	60 Minutes	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife	CSI		CSI	98
	2014-15	161	91		100	81	78			78	98
	2014-15										161	91	100	81	78	78	98
	2014-15	126		126	90					90	78	78	98
2015-16	60 Minutes	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife	CSI: Cyber		CSI: Cyber	92
	2015-16	181	88		90	74	60			60	92
	2015-16										181	88	90	74	60	60	92
	2015-16	135		135	82					82	60	60	92
2016-17	60 Minutes	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	Elementary		Elementary	108
	2016-17	213	121		122	81	57			57	108
	2016-17										213	121	122	81	57	57	108
	2016-17	167		167	101					101	57	57	108
2017-18	60 Minutes	Wisdom of the Crowd		Wisdom of the Crowd	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	102
	2017-18	191	87		95	87		90		61	102
	2017-18										191	87	95	87	90	61	102
	2017-18	139		139	91		91	76		76	102
2018-19	60 Minutes	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	116
	2018-19	222	104		118	94		101		60	116
	2018-19										222	104	118	94	101	60	116
	2018-19	163		163	106		106	80		80	116
2019-20	60 Minutes	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary	106
	2019-20	220	92		103	85		88		50	106
	2019-20										220	92	103	85	88	50	106
	2019-20	156		156	94		94	69		69	106
2020-21	60 Minutes	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: New Orleans		NCIS: New Orleans	NCIS (R)	111
	2020-21	265	101		100	75		80		47	111
	2020-21										265	101	100	75	80	47	111
	2020-21	183		183	87		87	64		64	111
2021-22	60 Minutes	The Equalizer		The Equalizer	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	SEAL Team	142
	2021-22	296	132		133	105		111		76	142
	2021-22										296	132	133	105	111	76	142
	2021-22	214		214	119		119	93		93	142
AVERAGE:	127		127	92		92	80		80	100

CBS Sunday: Winter

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2001-02	The Education of Max Bickford		The Education of Max Bickford	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	86
	2001-02	52		52	102		102	103		103		86
2002-03	My Big Fat Greek Life	Becker	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	66
	2002-03	74	60	65				65	66		66	66
	2002-03											74	60	65	65	66	66	66
	2002-03	67		67	65		65	66			66	66
2003-04	Cold Case		Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	73
	2003-04	91		91	61		61	67		67		73
2004-05	Cold Case		Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	87
	2004-05	90		90	83		83	89		89		87
2005-06	Cold Case		Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	70
	2005-06	95		95	55		55	59		59		70
2006-07	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	Without a Trace		Without a Trace	95
	2006-07	86		86	94		94	105			105	95
2007-08	Big Brother		Big Brother	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	75
	2007-08	68		68	79		79	79		79		75
2008-09	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	The Unit		The Unit	89
	2008-09	94		94	93		93	80			80	89
2009-10	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Undercover Boss		Undercover Boss	Cold Case		Cold Case	118
	2009-10	103		103	169		169	82			82	118
2010-11	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Undercover Boss		Undercover Boss	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	102
	2010-11	98		98	116		116	91			91	102
2011-12	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	99
	2011-12	113		113	89		89	96			96	99
2012-13	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	91
	2012-13	110		110	76		76	86			86	91
2013-14	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	85
	2013-14	87		87	80		80	88			88	85
2014-15	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	CSI		CSI	73
	2014-15	77		77	67		67	73			73	73
2015-16	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	CSI: Cyber		CSI: Cyber	70
	2015-16	79		79	66		66	64			64	70
2016-17	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	Elementary		Elementary	72
	2016-17	99		99	67		67	51			51	72
2017-18	Wisdom of the Crowd		Wisdom of the Crowd	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	70
	2017-18	66		66	87		87	58			58	70
2018-19	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	75
	2018-19	78		78	89		89	58			58	75
2019-20	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: New Orleans		NCIS: New Orleans	69
	2019-20	67		67	78		78	63			63	69
2020-21	The Equalizer		The Equalizer	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: New Orleans		NCIS: New Orleans	102
	2020-21	129		129	96		96	83			83	102
2021-22	The Equalizer		The Equalizer	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	S.W.A.T.		S.W.A.T.	101
	2021-22	118		118	95		95	90			90	101
AVERAGE:	89		89	86		86	78		78	84

CBS Sunday: Spring

Year	8:00	8:30	9:00	9:30	10:00	10:30	Avg
2001-02	The Education of Max Bickford		The Education of Max Bickford	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	73
	2001-02	46		46	73		73	100		100		73
2002-03	60 Minutes	Movie Night					Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	72
	2002-03	63	68					69	69	81		81	72
	2002-03												63	68	69	69	81	81	72
	2002-03	66		66	69		69	81		81		72
2003-04	Cold Case		Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	86
	2003-04	79		79	86		86	92		92		86
2004-05	Cold Case		Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	82
	2004-05	83		83	84		84	79		79		82
2005-06	Cold Case		Cold Case	Movie Night				Movie Night	Movie Night	Movie Night	63
	2005-06	77		77	56		56	56		56		63
2006-07	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	Without a Trace		Without a Trace	87
	2006-07	83		83	86		86	92			92	87
2007-08	Big Brother			Big Brother	Big Brother	Cold Case		Cold Case	Dexter (R)	72
	2007-08	73			73	77	77		76		57	72
	2007-08											73	73	77	77	76	57	72
	2007-08	73		73	77		77	66			66	72
2008-09	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Cold Case		Cold Case	The Unit		The Unit	90
	2008-09	108		108	85		85	78			78	90
2009-10	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Undercover Boss		Undercover Boss	Cold Case		Cold Case	120
	2009-10	117		117	157		157	85			85	120
2010-11	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	Undercover Boss		Undercover Boss	CSI: Miami		CSI: Miami	100
	2010-11	107		107	103		103	89			89	100
2011-12	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	NYC 22		NYC 22	81
	2011-12	110		110	77		77	56			56	81
2012-13	60 Minutes	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	91
	2012-13	99	112		112	75	74			74	91
	2012-13										99	112	112	75	74	74	91
	2012-13	105		105	94					94	74	74	91
2013-14	The Amazing Race		The Amazing Race	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	The Mentalist		The Mentalist	80
	2013-14	96		96	71		71	72			72	80
2014-15	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	Battle Creek		Battle Creek	59
	2014-15	71		71	61		61	44			44	59
2015-16	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	The Good Wife		The Good Wife	Elementary		Elementary	64
	2015-16	70		70	70		70	54			54	64
2016-17	60 Minutes	NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	Elementary		Elementary	74
	2016-17	133	93	63		63	47			47	74
	2016-17										133	93	63	63	47	47	74
	2016-17	113				113				63	63	47	47	74
2017-18	Instinct		Instinct	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	Madam Secretary		Madam Secretary	68
	2017-18	74		74	77		77	52			52	68
2018-19	The Red Line				The Red Line	The Red Line	The Red Line	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	45
	2018-19	38		38	38		38	60		60		45
2019-20	God Friended Me		God Friended Me	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: New Orleans		NCIS: New Orleans	77
	2019-20	68		68	87		87	76			76	77
2020-21	The Equalizer		The Equalizer	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	NCIS: New Orleans		NCIS: New Orleans	93
	2020-21	109		109	93		93	77			77	93
2021-22	The Equalizer		The Equalizer	NCIS: Los Angeles		NCIS: Los Angeles	S.W.A.T.		S.W.A.T.	95
	2021-22	109		109	91		91	85			85	95
AVERAGE:	86		86	81		81	72		72	80