The Neighborhood's Steady Sidekick
CBS comedy The Neighborhood exceeded some expectations when it successfully launched a new comedy hour on Monday at 8/7c in the 2018-19 season. But its 8:30 lead-outs in season one were much more borderline performers, starting in the fall with newbie Happy Together and continuing into the winter/spring with veteran Man with a Plan. Happy Together didn't make it to season two, while Man with a Plan lasted just one more year as a fill-in on Thursday.
For season two, The Neighborhood got paired with what seemed like a safer bet, as CBS returned to the Chuck Lorre well with newbie Bob Hearts Abishola and headlined it with a lead from another Lorre sitcom (Billy Gardell of Mike & Molly). And CBS got a predictably solid but unspectacular return on that investment. The show had 95% retention of its Neighborhood lead-in on series premiere night (0.87 out of 0.92), somewhat alarmingly plummeted to 73% in week two (0.68 out of 0.93), then quickly stabilized with retention in the low-to-mid 80's and has mostly stayed there for the last four years.
Both shows took a jump in the 2020-21 season, but since then the last three seasons have been almost indistinguishable. There was some thought that it might be in danger after a somewhat weak run in fall 2022, but it pretty much got back to normal retention-wise in the winter and spring and has been renewed for season five. In the end, it has been a noticeable but small improvement on Neighborhood's season one lead-outs, but that difference has been enough for Bob Hearts Abishola to carve out a good run.
Adults 18-49 info by season:
| Seas | Year | Slot | Avg | y2y | Lo | Hi | Results | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-20 | Monday 8:30 | 0.75 | 0.7 | 0.9 | detail | B- | |
| 2 | 2020-21 | 0.62 | -17% | 0.5 | 0.8 | detail | B+ | |
| 3 | 2021-22 | 0.52 | -17% | 0.4 | 0.6 | detail | B | |
| 4 | 2022-23 | 0.42 | -19% | 0.3 | 0.5 | detail | B- | |
| 5 | Spring 2024 | 0.36 | -15% | 0.3 | 0.5 | detail | C+ |
Historical-adjusted ratings by season:
| Seas | Year | A18-49+ | Label | Now24 | y2y | Lo | Hi | Premiere | Finale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019-20 | 92 | marginal | 0.35 | 82 | 115 | 106 | 99 | |
| 2 | 2020-21 | 96 | marginal | 0.37 | +5% | 76 | 124 | 102 | 107 |
| 3 | 2021-22 | 101 | solid | 0.38 | +5% | 86 | 118 | 106 | 100 |
| 4 | 2022-23 | 98 | marginal | 0.37 | -3% | 80 | 127 | 101 | 91 |
| 5 | Spring 2024 | 94 | marginal | 0.36 | -4% | 71 | 124 | 124 | 92 |
| AVERAGE: | 96 | marginal | |||||||
| CAREER: | 481 | utility | |||||||
The War of 18-49 chronicles the ratings history of veteran primetime series. For more, see the Index.
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