The Breakdown: NBC Monday in 2020-21 (The Voice, Ellen's Game of Games, Debris and more!)

It's time for a journey through the NBC Monday schedule in 2020-21...

Spotted Ratings, Monday 5/24/21

FINALS UPDATE: 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.9) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 5/17/21

FINALS UPDATE: The Neighborhood (0.8) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 5/10/21

FINALS UPDATE: 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.8) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• A mostly down night for broadcast saw both 9-1-1 (0.8) and The Voice (0.6) crash to new lows in the prelims, while 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.7) and the CBS comedies (0.6/0.5) were down as well. The CBS dramas (0.4/0.5) and The Good Doctor (0.5) were even.
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 5/3/21

FINALS UPDATE: 9-1-1 (1.0) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Fox stayed on top with an uptick from 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.8) following the mothership 9-1-1 (0.9). CBS' comedy hour of The Neighborhood (0.7) and Bob Hearts Abishola (0.6) grew from last week, while the dramas All Rise (0.4) and Bull (0.5) were even.
  

• NBC's The Voice (0.8/0.7) and Debris (0.4) were steady along with the CW's Black Lightning (0.1). ABC aired theatrical Incredibles 2 (0.5).
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 4/26/21

FINALS UPDATE: Sesame Street: 50 Years of Sunny Days (0.5) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Fox's 9-1-1 (0.9) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.7) came down from last week's returns but were still enough to take the night against a declining The Voice (0.7/0.8) on NBC.
  

• CBS' The Neighborhood was back down to a preliminary 0.6, Bob Hearts Abishola (0.5) and All Rise (0.4) matched last week's prelims and Bull (0.5) was up a notch. ABC's two-hour Sesame Street special (0.5/0.4) was below last week's American Idol, but The Good Doctor managed to hang onto 0.5 at 10/9c.
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 4/19/21

FINALS UPDATE: Bob Hearts Abishola (0.6), 9-1-1 (1.1) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.9) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Fox's 9-1-1 (1.0) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.8) returned from over a month off and looked solid as usual, likely to end up close to the 1.07/0.89 from their last episodes in March.
  

• After American Idol topped The Voice a week ago, this week it was The Voice (0.8/0.9) surging back well ahead of Idol (0.6/0.5), though The Good Doctor (0.5) still topped Debris (0.4) in the 10/9c hour. 
  

• CBS' The Neighborhood (0.7) bounced back after last week's decline, while Bob Hearts Abishola (0.5) and the dramas (0.4/0.4) were even. The CW (0.2/0.1) also matched last week.
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 4/12/21

FINALS UPDATE: American Idol (0.8) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• CBS returned from a long basketball break with The Neighborhood (0.6) and Bob Hearts Abishola (0.5) down a tick from four weeks ago, while All Rise (0.4) and Bull (0.4) were even.

• ABC's American Idol (0.7) upticked, pulling into a preliminary tie with NBC's The Voice (0.7), and the CW's All American (0.2) was back from more than a month off.
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 4/5/21

FINALS UPDATE: Championship Central (1.2), NCAA Championship (4.1, +1.1) and America's Most Wanted (0.4) adjusted up while The Neighborhood (R) (0.5, -0.7) adjusted down.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/29/21

FINALS UPDATE: The Good Doctor (0.6), NCAA Basketball (1.7, +0.2), The Voice (0.8) and America's Most Wanted (0.4) adjusted up while NCAA Basketball (1.4) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• In their second head-to-head duel, ABC's American Idol (0.7) managed a rounded tie against a sinking The Voice (0.7) (though The Voice won most of the half-hours and should be closer to adjusting up). A steady The Good Doctor (0.5) widened its lead over Debris (0.3) at 10/9c.
  

• CBS averaged a preliminary 1.5 for more basketball, while the CW found a 0.0 with the second edition of All American Stories, well over two months after the first half aired.
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/22/21

FINALS UPDATE: NCAA Basketball (1.1) and The Voice (R) (0.8) adjusted up while NCAA Basketball (1.4) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• The Voice (0.8) narrowly outdueled American Idol (0.7) in their first head-to-head this season, while The Good Doctor (0.5) held off Debris (0.4) in the 10/9c hour. 

• CBS' basketball coverage made a rare Monday appearance (1.5/1.2/1.0) to take the night. Fox's America's Most Wanted was up to a 0.4 prelim in week two, after adjusting up from a 0.3 prelim last week.
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/15/21

FINALS UPDATE: The Bachelor (1.5), The Bachelor (1.4) and America's Most Wanted (0.4) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• After ending the season on two-night events for the last three years, The Bachelor (1.4/1.4/1.3) went back to a one-night finale in 2021, and the rough year-to-year trends continued or even worsened (vs. a 2.17/2.47 for the two nights last year).
  

• Against that finale, NBC held up with The Voice (1.0/1.1) and week three of Debris (0.4), while the CBS comedies (0.7/0.6) were down a little as the dramas (0.4/0.4) returned in the last two hours.
  

• Fox was off the radar with a quiet return for longtime staple America's Most Wanted (0.3) in the 9/8c hour after a 9-1-1 repeat (0.4). The CW brought back usual summer import Bulletproof (0.1) to lead into Black Lightning (0.1).
  

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/8/21

FINALS UPDATE: Bob Hearts Abishola (0.7) and 9-1-1 (1.1) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• It was a tough second week for NBC's Debris (0.4), dropping by two tenths and retaining less than half of its The Voice (1.0) lead-in.
  

• After a virtual tie with The Voice last week, The Bachelor (1.2) pulled well ahead this time, and The Good Doctor (0.6) returned even in the 10/9c hour. The CBS comedies (0.8/0.6) and Fox dramas (1.0/0.9) were roughly even with their last episodes, while the CW's All American (0.3) and Black Lightning (0.2) were on the high end preliminarily.
  

SpotVault - Debris (NBC) - Spring 2021 Ratings

Debris

Mondays, 10/9c, NBC

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/1/21

FINALS UPDATE: All Rise (R) (0.3) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.9) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• NBC launched its spring cycle of The Voice (1.1), just a bit below the fall premiere and down 25%ish from the year-ago 1.54 premiere. New drama Debris (0.6) followed in the 10/9c hour, which took a similar y2y decline vs. the year-ago Little Big Shots preview.
  

• The dramas on Fox (1.0/0.8) and the CW (0.2/0.1) matched last Monday's prelims, and it was another down night for The Bachelor (1.1/1.0) against bigger NBC competition.