WHAT MATTERS:
- It was a Friday full of schedule changes, including the back half of Fox's Wednesday/Friday switch. Second Chance collapsed to a 0.7 in its first Friday episode, barely retaining half of its MasterChef Junior finale (1.3) lead-in. The network lost 0.2 points week-to-week with this flip (+0.4 with Hell's Kitchen in the Wednesday 9/8c hour, -0.6 with Chance at 9/8c). But since Kitchen was inflated by a very high-PUT Friday last week, it was probably closer to a wash, Truly speaking.
- The CW also revamped Friday, and may be headed for another overachieving pair of W18-34 draws on the night. The Vampire Diaries (0.5) and The Originals (0.4) each matched their usual Thursday numbers in their first Friday episodes. Given what Legends of Tomorrow and The 100 have been doing on Thursday, this would be a huge win for the overall schedule.
- NBC said goodbye to Undateable, at least for now, with a one-hour finale (0.8) that took an odd drop from 0.9 to 0.7 at the half. That didn't help the return of Grimm (0.8), which had a poor return to the sked in only getting to the low end of its fall numbers. However, Dateline (1.4) made up for it with a well above average number at 10/9c.
- For once, ABC got a really nice number out of the struggling Shark Tank (1.7). But it didn't help the other two hours, which did nothing special with the 100th episode of Last Man Standing (1.2), Dr. Ken (1.1) and 20/20 (1.0).
- And CBS had Undercover Boss (1.3), down a notch from last week's inflated high but still above its previous Friday episodes this season. The crime dramas were in repeats (1.0/1.0), albeit pretty high-rated ones.
WHAT MATTERS:
- NBC opened new dramedy You, Me and the Apocalypse (1.2) to soft but not-totally-awful results, going a couple ticks above recent episodes of Heroes Reborn in the hour. It will have to do well going forward to stay at Heroes levels long-term (and it avoided both The Big Bang Theory and Grey's Anatomy on this night), but it may at least be able to meet the low expectations that come with a foreign co-production.
- And at least for now, Apocalypse wasn't a drag on the lead-out dramas, as The Blacklist hung yet another 1.6 at 9/8c. Shades of Blue inched back down to 1.3.
- It was an encouraging second week for the CW's new Thursday lineup, as Legends of Tomorrow (1.1) and The 100 (0.6) each dropped just a tenth in week two.
- CBS went with repeats of The Big Bang Theory (2.0), Mom (1.6) and The Big Bang Theory (1.7) in the first 90 minutes. The second TBBT meant the network was hitting its normal number at 9/8c, and thus the lead-out originals of Angel from Hell (1.4) and Elementary (1.1) stayed steady.
- ABC mercifully bid farewell to its uncompetitive bridge lineup of Beyond the Tank (1.1) and My Diet is Better Than Yours (0.7), each up a tenth from recent results. BTT will be back for one more Thursday at 10/9c leading out of the Madoff miniseries.
- And Fox's American Idol (2.3) quietly won another Thursday, down a tenth from last week. More on Fox News' Trump-less Republican debate after finals!
WHAT MATTERS:
- Fox moved Hell's Kitchen (1.4) to Wednesday as a quick replacement for drama Second Chance. Hell's was a definite upgrade on last week's Chance (1.0), but not that much higher than what it had been delivering on Friday alongside MasterChef Junior. It led out of American Idol (2.5), which easily topped the broadcast night.
- The CBS lineup didn't really take advantage of repeats elsewhere, as 2 Broke Girls (1.6), Mike and Molly (1.6), Criminal Minds (2.0) and Code Black (1.3) were all steady to slightly down.
- NBC and (mostly) ABC snuck in a night of repeats on the eve of February sweeps. ABC's only original was American Crime (0.9), which had a third straight downtick since the premiere. This one had a decent excuse since the lead-in comedies (1.3/1.2/1.4/1.2) were all in repeats. ABC's comedy repeats kept the network in third place, besting NBC's three drama repeats (0.8/1.0/0.9).
- And the CW's Arrow (1.1) and Supernatural (0.7) matched last week's winter premieres.
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WEEK ONE
Rating: 1.2
Lead-in: American Idol (2.5)
Competition: Modern Family/
Black-ish (2.7/1.9),
Criminal Minds (2.0),
Law and Order: SVU (2.0),
The Flash (R) (0.4)
WHAT MATTERS:
- FINALS UPDATE: Chicago Med (1.7) adjusted up.
- ABC stayed low on Tuesday with the return of What Would You Do? (0.7) at 10/9c, where it went much lower than its usual 1.0ish numbers from last summer. Agent Carter stayed at 0.9 at 9/8c, leading out of one last night of Tuesday comedy repeats with Fresh Off the Boat (0.9) and The Muppets (0.6).
- NBC was close to even across the board with Hollywood Game Night (1.2), Chicago Med (1.6) and Chicago Fire (1.8), as the competing CBS crime dramas went into repeat mode (1.4/1.2/0.8).
- Fox's comedies New Girl (1.2), Grandfathered (0.9), Brooklyn Nine-Nine (1.0) and The Grinder (0.7) mostly continued to trickle downward, as only Grandfathered was able to match last week.
- In a CW rarity, The Flash (1.4) actually managed to tie for the lead at 8/7c, and it was up a tenth from its return last week. Legends of Tomorrow added another 0.6 for a pilot encore at 9/8c.
The X-Files
Sundays, 10/9c, Fox
American Dad!
Mondays, 8:30/7:30c, TBS
The Magicians
Mondays, 9/8c, Syfy
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