Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/30/23

FINALS UPDATE: Big Brother (0.6) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/29/23

FINALS UPDATE: Jeopardy! Masters (R) (0.3) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: ABC Sunday in 2022-23 (America's Funniest Home Videos, American Idol, The Company You Keep and more!)

It's time for a journey through the ABC Sunday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Monday 8/28/23

FINALS UPDATE: Children Ruin Everything (0.0) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 8/27/23

FINALS UPDATE: Big Brother (0.6) and NFL Preseason Football (0.9) adjusted up while The Challenge: USA (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: CW Friday in 2022-23 (Penn and Teller: Fool Us, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, The Great American Joke Off and more!)

It's time for a journey through the CW Friday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Friday 8/25/23

FINALS UPDATE: WWE SmackDown! (0.8) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 8/24/23

FINALS UPDATE: Generation Gap (0.3), TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: Divorce and Despair (0.2, -0.2) and Name That Tune (R) (0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/23/23

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/22/23

FINALS UPDATE: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R) (0.3) and Fight to Survive (R) (0.1) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Thoughts on the 2023-24 League Average (AKA The Breakdown: Fox Friday in 2022-23)

It's time for a journey through the Fox Friday schedule in 2022-23. I'm going to use this usually uneventful post as a jumping-off point to examine whether SmackDown! should be part of the league average, and some other general thoughts about this very weird upcoming season's league average.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 8/21/23

FINALS UPDATE: NCIS: Hawai'i (R) (0.2) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 8/20/23

FINALS UPDATE: The $100,000 Pyramid (R) (0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 8/18/23

FINALS UPDATE: Family Law (0.1) adjusted up while American Ninja Warrior (R) (0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: NBC Friday in 2022-23 (Lopez Vs. Lopez, Young Rock, Dateline and more!)

It's time for a journey through the NBC Friday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 8/17/23

FINALS UPDATE: Password (R) (0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/16/23

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/15/23

FINALS UPDATE: Don't Forget the Lyrics! (0.3) and Penn and Teller: Fool Us (R) (0.1) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: CBS Friday in 2022-23 (S.W.A.T., Fire Country, Blue Bloods)

It's time for a journey through the CBS Friday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Monday 8/14/23

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 8/13/23

FINALS UPDATE: Big Brother (0.6, +0.2) adjusted up while Golf Overrun (0.4, -0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. The Challenge: USA began a brief post-Big Brother Sunday run in addition to its usual Thursday episodes, but was pushed into the 10:00 hour on the East Coast by golf overrun.

The Breakdown: ABC Friday in 2022-23 (Shark Tank, 20/20)

It's time for a journey through the ABC Friday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Friday 8/11/23

FINALS UPDATE: 20/20 (R) (0.2), Secret Celebrity Renovation (0.2), Fire Country (R) (0.1, -0.2) and Dateline (R) (0.2, -0.4) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 8/10/23

FINALS UPDATE: Big Brother (0.6) and Women's World Cup Soccer (0.5) adjusted up while Password (R) (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. CBS had its second post-Big Brother premiere in as many nights with reality competition The Challenge: USA.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/9/23

FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. CBS premiered music game show Superfan after Big Brother.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/8/23

FINALS UPDATE: FBI (R) (0.3) and America's Got Talent (0.6) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 8/7/23

FINALS UPDATE: The Bachelorette (0.6), American Ninja Warrior (0.4) and The Wall (R) (0.3) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: CW Thursday in 2022-23 (Walker, Walker: Independence)

It's time for a journey through the CW Thursday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 8/6/23

FINALS UPDATE: Celebrity Family Feud (0.4), The $100,000 Pyramid (R) (0.3), American Ninja Warrior (R) (0.3) and America's Got Talent (R) (0.3) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: Fox Thursday in 2022-23 (Hell's Kitchen, Next Level Chef, Call Me Kat and more!)

It's time for a journey through the Fox Thursday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Friday 8/4/23

FINALS UPDATE: Dateline (R) (0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 8/3/23

FINALS UPDATE: Ghosts (R) (0.2), So Help Me Todd (R) (0.2), NFL Preseason Football (1.5, +0.3) and MLB Baseball (0.4) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. The NFL preseason kicked off on NBC.

The War of 18-49, FBI: Most Wanted

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 8/2/23

FINALS UPDATE: Judge Steve Harvey (0.3) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. Big Brother returned on CBS.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 8/1/23

FINALS UPDATE: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (R) (0.3) and America's Got Talent (0.6) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

The Breakdown: NBC Thursday in 2022-23 (Law and Order, Law and Order: SVU, Law and Order: Organized Crime)

It's time for a journey through the NBC Thursday schedule in 2022-23...

Spotted Ratings, Monday 7/31/23

FINALS UPDATE: The Neighborhood (R) (0.3), Bob Hearts Abishola (R) (0.3), American Ninja Warrior (0.4) and The Wall (R) (0.3) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.