FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.
WHAT MATTERS:- On another victorious Monday for NBC, the network previewed upcoming USA Network reality series Cannonball (0.6) in the 10/9c hour, matching last week's Dateline in the hour and coming within a tenth of The Titan Games (0.7) and The Wall (0.7).
FINALS UPDATE: Celebrity Family Feud (0.8) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- Back from a week off, all three ABC game shows (0.7/0.6/0.5) were down a tenth, but kept ABC in the nightly lead as the BET Awards (0.4) got a simulcast opportunity on CBS.
FINALS UPDATE: The Wall (R)
(0.3) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: Broke (0.5) and
Celebrity Watch Party (0.4) adjusted up while
Mom (R)
(0.4) and
Law and Order: SVU (R)
(0.3) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:
FINALS UPDATE: Ultimate Tag (0.5) adjusted up while
Agents of SHIELD (0.2) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: Black-ish (R)
(0.2),
Mixed-ish (R)
(0.2) and
FBI: Most Wanted (R)
(0.3) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: 9-1-1 (R)
(0.3) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- The CW veteran Penn and Teller: Fool Us (0.2) returned to originals in the 9/8c hour.
- Dateline (0.6) took over for Songland in the 10/9c hour on NBC, and all three hours on the net (0.8/0.7/0.6) were up a tenth from last week. Most of the CBS repeats (0.6/0.5/0.3/0.3) were also up.
Yellowstone
Sundays, 9/8c, PARAMOUNT
The Chi
Sundays, 9/8c, Showtime
The Bachelor Presents: The Greatest Seasons - Ever!
Mondays, 8/7c, ABC
Penn and Teller: Fool Us
Mondays, 9/8c, CW
NOS4A2
Sundays, 10/9c, AMC
Hollywood Game Night
Sundays, 7/6c, NBC
Don't
Thursdays, 9/8c, ABC
Dirty John
Tuesdays, 10/9c, USA
Bulletproof
Wednesdays, 9/8c, CW
FINALS UPDATE: Celebrity Family Feud (R)
(0.4),
Hollywood Game Night (0.2),
Stargirl (R)
(0.0) and
Supergirl (R)
(0.0) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- ABC had Sunday's top broadcast program with a John Bolton interview (0.7) in the 9/8c hour, matching last week's episode of Press Your Luck in the timeslot.
- There was less interest in its lead-in, a John Legend Father's Day special (0.4), as well as CBS' two-hour Grammy salute to essential workers (0.3/0.2). NBC's Hollywood Game Night inched back up to 0.3.
FINALS UPDATE: Juneteenth: A Celebration of Overcoming (0.4) and
Masters of Illusion (0.1) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: Young Sheldon (R)
(0.6) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:- ABC's Thursday game night lost some steam, with week two of Don't (0.6) and its lead-out To Tell the Truth (0.5) losing two tenths apiece. But Holey Moley held up with another 0.7 at 8/7c.
FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.
FINALS UPDATE: NCIS (R)
(0.4) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:
Another year is (almost completely) finished in renew/cancel world, so let's talk about it by evaluating my "ratings-only" renewal/cancellation model. Here are the recaps of
2018-19 and
2017-18.
FINALS UPDATE: Bob Hearts Abishola (R)
(0.4) adjusted up.
WHAT MATTERS:
FINALS UPDATE: NASCAR (0.5) adjusted up while
60 Minutes (R)
(0.5) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- Week three for ABC's game shows saw a return to the week one dynamic, with Celebrity Family Feud (0.8) dropping and Press Your Luck (0.7) and Match Game (0.6) rebounding. NBC's Hollywood Game Night dropped to a paltry 0.2 in its second week at 7/6c.
- Fox's NASCAR race was largely knocked into primetime due to weather delays. The coverage usually hovered around 0.4 to 0.5.
FINALS UPDATE: MacGyver (R)
(0.3) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: Young Sheldon (R)
(0.6),
Mom (R)
(0.6) and
Broke (0.6) adjusted up while
Don't (0.8) and
Labor of Love (0.2) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- Numbers posted. ABC shifted Holey Moley back to its season one timeslot at 8/7c and launched new game show Don't at 9/8c.
FINALS UPDATE: S.W.A.T. (R)
(0.3) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: Justice for All with Gayle King (0.3) and
America's Got Talent (1.3) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.
WHAT MATTERS:- ABC did not get much of a crowd for the start of its recap of past Bachelor seasons (0.5/0.5/0.4), though they did at least win the night in adults 18-34 (0.4).
- NBC's The Titan Games (0.8), The Wall (0.7) and Songland (0.5) all matched last week's final finals (the last two hours later adjusted down after initially showing 0.8/0.8/0.6).
FINALS UPDATE: Last Man Standing (R)
(0.4) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- It was a mixed week two for the ABC game shows, as Celebrity Family Feud (0.9) grew by a tenth from last week's premiere but Press Your Luck (0.6) and Match Game (0.5) were both down a notch.
- NBC had a quiet start to Hollywood Game Night (0.3) episodes in the 7/6c hour, and CBS offered a sing-along edition of theatrical Grease (0.4/0.5/0.5).
FINALS UPDATE: No adjustments.
FINALS UPDATE: Broke (0.6) adjusted up while
Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.8) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: MasterChef (R)
(0.4) and
Ultimate Tag (0.5) adjusted down.
FINALS UPDATE: Black-ish (R)
(0.5),
Black-ish (R)
(0.4),
FBI (R)
(0.4) and
World of Dance (0.8) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- NBC's dominant duo of America's Got Talent (1.3) and World of Dance (0.9) came down 10%ish from last week's premieres.
- ABC's The Genetic Detective preliminarily remained at 0.4, getting a little bigger 9/8c lead-in from a news special on the protests (0.6). The ABC night opened with a couple of topical Black-ish repeats (0.6/0.5).
- The CW's Stargirl (0.2) ended its 0.3 streak in week three, matching the season finale of Legends of Tomorrow (0.2).
FINALS UPDATE: Iconic: TLC (0.1, -0.2) and
Roswell, New Mexico (0.1) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:
- Preliminary ratings may be inflated due to local news preemptions. The Wall (0.8) took over in the 9/8c timeslot after The Titan Games (0.8), while The Baker and the Beauty (0.6/0.5) wrapped up season one with a two-hour finale.
Press Your Luck
Sundays, 9/8c, ABC
Match Game
Sundays, 10/9c, ABC
Celebrity Family Feud
Sundays, 8/7c, ABC
FINALS UPDATE: America's Funniest Home Videos (0.6, -0.3),
Celebrity Family Feud (0.8, -0.2),
Press Your Luck (0.7, -0.3),
Match Game (0.6, -0.3),
60 Minutes (0.6),
Movie: Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (0.5, -0.2),
The Titan Games (R)
(0.3, -0.3),
America's Got Talent (R)
(0.4, -0.2),
Last Man Standing (R)
(0.2),
Duncanville (R)
(0.2),
The Simpsons (R)
(0.2, -0.2),
Bless the Harts (R)
(0.2, -0.2),
Bob's Burgers (R)
(0.2, -0.2),
Family Guy (R)
(0.3, -0.2) and
Stargirl (R)
(0.1) adjusted down.
WHAT MATTERS:- Preliminary ratings are likely inflated due to local news preemptions for protest coverage, but on a national level ABC did bring back its Sunday game show lineup with the returns of Celebrity Family Feud (1.0), Press Your Luck (1.0) and Match Game (0.9). These shows would all be even or slightly up year-to-year vs. last year's summer premieres if they could hold on in finals.
I put this
in a Disqus comment last year, but decided to give it an actual post and a few brief comments this year!
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