FINALS UPDATE: FBI (R)
(0.5),
NCIS (R)
(0.5),
The Resident (R)
(0.3),
This Is Us (1.0),
To Tell the Truth (0.6) and
Young Rock (0.8) adjusted up while
Superman and Lois Special (0.2) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- The two-hour premiere of CW superhero effort Superman and Lois averaged a 0.3 in each hour. The actual program (from 8:00 to 9:30) may well have a 0.4 since the half-hours were 0.4/0.3/0.4, while the sneak peek special at 9:30 averaged a 0.3. It's another strong number by CW standards but it does not seem to have done better than the All American and Walker premieres in January.
- Despite CBS/Fox repeat competition, it was a tough week two for the new NBC lineup as Young Rock (0.7) and Kenan (0.5) both preliminarily shed three tenths from last week's premieres, and This Is Us (0.9) will need finals help to avoid a new series low.
- ABC also struggled with declines from To Tell the Truth (0.5) and possibly the Black-ish duo (0.5/0.4), while an extra To Tell the Truth (0.4) filled out at the night at 10/9c.
FINALS UPDATE: Black-ish (0.6),
Big Sky (0.7) and
Young Rock (1.0) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- NBC got a solid start from its new comedy hour of Young Rock (0.9) and Kenan (0.8), boosting This Is Us (1.1) to its highest rating in 2021, and Nurses remained at 0.3.
- ABC was even across the board vs. last week's finals, meaning yet another 0.6 at 10/9c from Big Sky. With CBS in repeats, Fox's The Resident inched up to 0.6 at 8/7c.
FINALS UPDATE: Black-ish (0.5) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- This Is Us (1.0) finally returned to originals and preliminarily matched its last rating from four weeks ago. It was no help to lead-in Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.4) and lead-out Nurses (0.3), which were both even with last week.
- The CBS dramas (0.9/0.8/0.6) matched their last prelims from two weeks ago, and the Fox dramas (0.5/0.4) were steady with their prelims from last week. (Most of those shows went on to adjust up in finals.) On ABC, Black-ish (0.4) dropped to join its companion Mixed-ish at 0.4, but Big Sky admirably pulled off another 0.6 at 10/9c.
FINALS UPDATE: To Tell the Truth (0.6),
Mixed-ish (0.5),
FBI: Most Wanted (R)
(0.4),
The Resident (0.6) and
Prodigal Son (0.5) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- ABC's revamped Tuesday couldn't hold onto its premiere ratings in the first two hours, with To Tell the Truth (0.5), Black-ish (0.5) and especially Mixed-ish (0.4) all down from last week's prelims. But Big Sky pulled off another 0.6 at 10/9c, looking all the more promising by comparison and actually winning the night outright in prelims.
- Despite CBS in repeats (0.4/0.4/0.3), 8/7c dramas The Resident (0.5) and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.4) were down a notch from last week. Airing after yet another This Is Us repeat (0.3), Nurses inched back up to 0.3, and Prodigal Son posted another 0.4.
FINALS UPDATE: To Tell the Truth (0.7),
NCIS (1.0),
FBI: Most Wanted (0.7) and
This Is Us (R)
(0.3) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- ABC united its Anthony Anderson-fronted shows as a winter run of To Tell the Truth (0.6) led into a Tuesday return for Black-ish (0.6) and the second season premiere of its spin-off Mixed-ish (0.6). Black-ish improved upon its late fall episodes after The Conners, and Mixed-ish also grew from when we last saw it in the spring. Big Sky (0.6) rounded out a consistent night at 10/9c, holding onto the same demo rating it was getting after The Bachelorette.
- Two nights after its post-AFC Championship exposure, FBI (0.8) aired its first Tuesday episode of the new year, sandwiched by NCIS (0.9) and FBI: Most Wanted (0.6).
- Fox's The Resident (0.6) pulled farther ahead of its lead-out Prodigal Son (0.4) in week three, while Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist inched back up to 0.5 on another repeat night for This Is Us.
FINALS UPDATE: NCIS (0.8) and
FBI: Most Wanted (0.6) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- NCIS (0.8/0.7) returned to CBS with a double-episode winter premiere, with the 8/7c hour ticking up slightly from its last episode in December. FBI: Most Wanted (0.5) returned steady at 10/9c.
- Fox had week two of The Resident (0.5) and Prodigal Son (0.5), with the former taking a somewhat steep decline vs. last week's 0.65 premiere. With This Is Us in repeats due to COVID-related production delays, its surrounding programs Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.4) and Nurses (0.2) were both on the downswing.
FINALS UPDATE: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.5) and
This Is Us (1.0) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- Fox dramas The Resident (0.6) and Prodigal Son (0.5) returned from roughly nine-month hiatuses with Resident tying its low from last season, while Prodigal Son is eyeing a new series low (though it had much better lead-ins throughout season one).
- On NBC, Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.4) and This Is Us (0.9) each dropped a tenth from their winter premieres, leaving TIU down by three tenths from what it was doing just in November and down roughly 40% from what it was doing at this time last year.
- And the CW, filling six more Tuesdays before it finally gets The Flash back, brought back Two Sentence Horror Stories (0.1/0.1) and premiered Canadian import Trickster (0.1).
FINALS UPDATE: FBI (R)
(0.6) and
Gordon Ramsay's American Road Trip (0.5) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- Sophomore dramedy Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.5) made the move to Tuesday at 8/7c, where it ticked up a bit from its spring 2020 results. It was no help to its new lead-out This Is Us (1.0), which dropped by two tenths from its fall finale. Airing after TIU for the first time, Nurses (0.3) managed to drop below its first two episodes in December.
- NBC could not pull into the nightly lead against a bunch of repeat/filler competition, as ABC got there with the broadcast premiere of The Lion King (0.7) and a half-hour of Senate election coverage (0.4). Fox had a two-hour Gordon Ramsay special (0.4).
FINALS UPDATE: The Voice (0.9) and
Nurses (0.4, -0.2) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:
Nurses
Tuesdays, 10/9c, NBC
FINALS UPDATE: Monday Night Football (1.5, +0.3),
All Rise (0.5) and
The Voice (0.8) adjusted up while
I Can See Your Voice (0.8, -1.2) and
Cosmos: Possible Worlds (0.2, -0.2) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- NBC brought another Canadian import medical drama into the mix with the premiere of Nurses (0.4) at 10/9c after The Voice (0.8/0.7). While it had little help from a weak Voice showing, Nurses came in below all the episodes of previous occupant Weakest Link.
- A heavy week for the NFL in broadcast primetime began with ABC simulcasting Monday Night Football (1.2, also aired on its normal ESPN home), while Fox had a COVID-delayed game in the late afternoon leading into a new I Can See Your Voice (2.0, includes some game coverage).
- CBS was original in the first two hours (0.7/0.6/0.4) and even or down a tenth.
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