Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 3/11/20

FINALS UPDATE: ABC News Special Report (0.9) and Survivor (1.4) adjusted up while SEAL Team (0.7), Chicago Fire (R) (0.6), Chicago PD (R) (0.5) and LEGO Masters (1.0) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. Big four preliminary ratings subject to adjustment due to a presidential address on the coronavirus in the 9:00 ET half-hour.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 3/10/20

FINALS UPDATE: For Life (0.6, -0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• The Bachelor (2.4) exploded to another new season high for the Tuesday portion of the season finale, and this time it managed to tie the year-ago 2.4 finale. This was one of the biggest non-football-boosted entertainment episodes of the season, right on par with The Masked Singer's fall premiere (2.5) and the first couple Jeopardy! The Greatest of All Time episodes (2.4). And its 2.3 in adults 18-34 beat all of those easily.
• The huge lead-in provided a two-tenth boost to drama newbie For Life (0.8), a new series high for the show despite just one-third retention.

• NBC's This Is Us (1.1) got mowed down by the female-skewing competition, deep into series low territory and down by three tenths vs. two weeks ago. It had a double whammy since its lead-in went back to being Ellen's Game of Games (0.9) at 8/7c. New Amsterdam (0.7) was even at 10/9c.

• Back for the first time in three weeks, the CBS dramas (1.0/0.8/0.6) all dropped a tenth. Fox's The Resident (0.7) lost a tenth while Empire (0.6) was even, and the CW's The Flash (0.3) is headed for a new series low unless it gets help in finals.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/9/20

FINALS UPDATE: All Rise (0.6) adjusted up while Bull (0.6) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Night one of The Bachelor season finale surged to a new season high 2.1, off by just two tenths from the same night a year ago. The Good Doctor (0.9) inched up at 10/9c.

• NBC was the hardest hit against a stronger ABC, as The Voice (1.3) fell by two tenths and Manifest (0.6) lost a tenth at 10/9c.

• CBS had a mostly solid return from a couple weeks off with the comedies (0.9/0.7) even and Bull (0.7) up, though All Rise (0.5) had a rough time in the middle.

• Fox was on the map with the two-hour season finale of 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.9), while season finale night saw the 0.3 streak finally end for the CW's All American (0.2).

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 3/8/20

FINALS UPDATE: Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• In its third week after American Idol (1.3), The Rookie (0.8) bounced back to preliminarily tie its season high from two weeks ago.

• NBC also had growth in the 10/9c hour as Good Girls rose to its first 0.5 of the season. But the rest of the night remained a major mess, as Little Big Shots (0.4) got even lower in its second Sunday airing and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (0.4) stayed low.

• The other big four networks had rough starts to Daylight Saving as CBS dropped a notch with 60 Minutes (0.8), God Friended Me (0.5) and NCIS: Los Angeles (0.6). Fox's The Simpsons (0.5), Bob's Burgers (0.5) and Family Guy (0.5) fell as well. The CW (0.2/0.2) was even.

Spotted Ratings, Friday 3/6/20

FINALS UPDATE: Penn and Teller: Fool Us (R) (0.1) adjusted down.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 3/5/20

FINALS UPDATE: Superstore (R) (0.4) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 3/4/20

FINALS UPDATE: LEGO Masters (0.9) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• On ABC, a two-hour Nik Wallenda special (0.7) produced about the same average ratings as the usual comedy block, and Stumptown (0.4) was unchanged at 10/9c.

• NBC's Chicago trio (1.0/1.1/1.0) came back to earth somewhat after last week's big return. Fox (1.8/1.0), the CW (0.2/0.1) and CBS (1.4/0.6/0.5) all matched last week's hourly averages, with S.W.A.T. returning in the 10/9c hour for the eye.

Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 3/3/20

FINALS UPDATE: ABC Super Tuesday (0.4) and CBS Super Tuesday (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• While the three-hour networks all went with Super Tuesday coverage (led by NBC (0.6)), Fox reunited its fall drama duo of The Resident (0.8) and Empire (0.6). Resident preliminarily took advantage against the lack of entertainment competition, hitting its highest rating since December, but Empire tied its fall low (set during Thanksgiving week).

Spotted Ratings, Monday 3/2/20

FINALS UPDATE: Prodigal Son (R) (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• The Bachelor (1.8/1.7) inched down narrowly on Women Tell All night, allowing a steady week two of The Voice (1.5) to pull a bit closer. At 10/9c, The Good Doctor (0.8) remained on top as Manifest (0.7) got only a little boost in its first season two airing with a Voice lead-in.
  

• The only other originals, 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.9) and the CW dramas (0.3/0.2), were even.

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 3/1/20

FINALS UPDATE: Family Guy (0.6) adjusted up while Little Big Shots (R) (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• The return to Sunday for Little Big Shots (0.5) was a dud, falling below the series' lowest Plus on the night in its last run in 2018. That also meant no help to the lead-out drama duo, as Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist fell back to 0.4 at 9/8c and Good Girls (0.4) stayed there.

• ABC's American Idol (1.3) and The Rookie (0.7) each shed a tenth, as did all four of the Fox comedies (0.6/0.4/0.6/0.5). The only show with some positive movement was CBS' NCIS: Los Angeles (0.7), building on its lead-in from God Friended Me (0.6), while NCIS: New Orleans (0.5) lost a tenth at 10/9c.