Monday TV Ratings 5/20/19: Carpool Karaoke Special Low, Beat Shazam Returns Steady with Season 2 Average

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Bachelorette	1.2/6	4.51	ABC
	The Voice	1.2/5	7.85	NBC
	The Big Bang Theory (R)	1.0/4	5.90	CBS
	Beat Shazam (P)	0.7/3	2.48	Fox
	DC's Legend of Tomorrow (F)	0.3/1	1.10	The CW
9 PM	The Code	0.7/3	4.92	CBS
	9-1-1 (R)	0.6/3	2.48	Fox
	Roswell: Mysteries Decoded	0.1/1	0.77	The CW
10 PM	The Enemy Within (F)	0.6/3	4.33	NBC
	Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special	0.5/2	3.07	CBS
	The Fix (Series Finale)	0.5/3	2.92	ABC

Sunday TV Ratings 5/19/19: American Idol Rises on Finale Night, NCIS: LA Ends Down

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
7 PM	60 Minutes	0.8/4	8.21	CBS
	America's Funniest Home Videos (F)	0.7/4	5.61	ABC
	Ellen's Game of Games (R)	0.5/3	2.62	NBC
	The Simpsons (R)	0.3/2	0.85	Fox
7:30 PM	Family Guy (R)	0.3/2	0.85	Fox
8 PM	American Idol (F)	1.3/6	7.71	ABC
	Dateline NBC	0.7/3	4.30	NBC
	Hotel Transylvania 2	0.4/2	1.25	Fox
	The Red Line (F)	0.3/1	3.38	CBS
	Supergirl (F)	0.3/1	1.05	The CW
9 PM	Charmed (F)	0.2/1	0.60	The CW
10 PM	Good Girls	0.5/3	2.47	NBC
	NCIS: Los Angeles (F)	0.5/2	5.13	CBS

Saturday TV Ratings 5/18/19: MLB and Dateline Repeats Lead the Night

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	MLB: Brewers v. Braves	0.5/3	2.37	Fox
	Dateline NBC (R)	0.5/3	3.14	NBC
	American Idol (R)	0.3/2	1.91	ABC
	God Friended Me (R)	0.2/1	1.99	CBS
9 PM	Ransom	0.2/1	2.27	CBS
10 PM	SNL Vintage	0.5/3	2.59	NBC
	48 Hours	0.3/2	3.08	CBS
	20/20	0.3/2	2.45	ABC

Timeslot Winner Predictions: Fall 2019, Tuesday

Welcome to the second edition of Timeslot Winner Predictions. I will be discussing the shows that are set to air on the broadcast networks in fall 2019, and how they will do relative to one another. Enjoy!

8pm
ABC will air the second season of The Conners in the lead-off spot on Tuesday nights, with Bless This Mess airing directly thereafter. CBS has NCIS, The CW has The Flash, and NBC has The Voice airing in this hour in the fall, something that can now have been said for six straight years. FOX’s medical drama The Resident shifts over to Tuesdays for its third season.

The Conners started out strong for its first season, as it already had a built-in audience from those who watched Roseanne. However, it can easily see relatively big declines for its second season now that the novelty of seeing how the show would deal with no Roseanne Barr/Conner has worn off. Its bottom-of-the-hour companion Bless This Mess started out promising for its short first season that premiered late in the spring, but has since settled lower. While it’s doing what it can given its lead-in, there is not much to indicate it will be able to break out in this new time slot.

The Voice has seen some declining ratings lately, and while it is still potent, I think ultimately NCIS will hold up better and be the highest-rated time slot occupant in the coveted Live + Same Day Adults 18-49 demographic. I think while The Conners could occasionally compete for #1 in its half-hour, Bless This Mess will likely cause the network to finish #3. With The Flash declining to ratings almost as close to 0.0 as 1.0, The Resident would be the 4th-Place finisher. The Resident has remained solidly steady in its first two seasons, but a move to a night where FOX has struggled for the past few years is bound to do it no favors.

Predictions
1st: NCIS (CBS)
2nd: The Voice (NBC)
3rd: The Conners/Bless This Mess (ABC)
4th: The Resident (FOX)
5th: The Flash (The CW)

9pm
ABC has ordered to series a prequel to Black-ish, called Mixed-ish. Both will air in the Tuesday 9pm hour, with Mixed-ish airing at 9 and Black-ish at 9:30. FBI will stay put on CBS, making it the second show in the time slot to have scored a spin-off presumably despite the Live + Same Day ratings, or even the DVR ratings for that matter. FOX and The CW are giving new time slots to the final seasons of Empire and Arrow, respectively. NBC will air This Is Us in the hour, as usual.

Empire and This Is Us tend to both thrive in the Women 18-34 demographic, but Empire’s bestbdays are far behind it. This Is Us is also declining rather quickly, making this matchup not as exciting as it would’ve been in fall 2017 or 2018. FBI and Black-ish will probably lag behind a bit, though it remains to be seen if Emoire collapses in its new time slot. Airing between Bless This Mess and Black-ish, I don’t see Mixed-ish as much more than a failed attempt to replicate the success
of Young Sheldon on CBS. Regardless, the ‘ish’ hour will almost certainly have no problem beating Arrow, even if the post-The Flash time slot does put a tiny bit of life back into it.

Predictions
1st: This Is Us (NBC)
2nd: Empire (FOX)
3rd: FBI (CBS)
4th: Mixed-ish/Black-ish (ABC)
5th: Arrow (The CW)

10pm
CBS and NBC respectively have NCIS: New Orleans and New Amsterdam airing in the same time slot as they did in fall 2018. ABC picked up NBC-reject Emergence, which will have the displeasure of being the network’s latest Tuesday at 10pm attempt.

New Amsterdam has shown that it needs a lead-in to have Live + Same Day success, and with This Is Us back in the picture it shouldn’t have much trouble out-rating NCIS’s second spin-off. I can’t see Emergence doing well; even if it starts out OK, NBC reportedly passed on it out of fear that the concept would lead to quick ratings declines, and to even meet the league average it will probably have to grow from its likely-incompatible lead-in.

Predictions
1st: New Amsterdam (NBC)
2nd: NCIS: New Orleans (CBS)
3rd: Emergence (ABC)

What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments below!

Friday TV Ratings 5/17/19: No Exit! Flops and Drags Down Hawaii Five-0 Finale

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Blacklist (F)	0.6/4	4.45	NBC
	Meghan and Harry Plus One	0.5/3	5.00	CBS
	Agents of SHIELD	0.4/2	2.24	ABC
	MasterChef Junior (R)	0.3/2	1.58	Fox
	Dynasty	0.2/1	0.96	The CW
9 PM	Dateline NBC	0.6/3	4.03	NBC
	20/20 MasterChef Celebrity Showdown (R)	0.4/2 0.4/2	2.49 1.50	ABC Fox
	No Exit!	0.4/2	3.36	CBS
	Whose Line It It Anyway? (R)	0.2/1	0.84	The CW
9:30 PM	Whose Line It It Anyway? (R)	0.2/1	0.84	The CW
10 PM	Hawaii Five-0 (F)	0.5/3	4.98	CBS

Timeslot Winner Predictions: Fall 2019, Monday

Welcome to the first edition of Timeslot Winner Predictions. I will be discussing the shows that are set to air on the broadcast networks in fall 2019, and how I believe they will do relative to one another. Enjoy!

8pm
ABC is leading off its Monday night with a new cycle of Dancing with the Stars. It will air against NBC’s singing competition hit The Voice, as well as a comedy hour on CBS led by The Neighborhood and continued by new Chuck Lorre comedy Bob Hearts (stylized as ♥️) Abishola. FOX is offering its Ryan Murphy drama 9-1-1 in the time slot, which slides from the 9pm time slot it occupied in the 2018-19 season. Finally, The CW is trying out Season 2 of All American on a new day and time.

I think The Voice will be able to come out on top here, though it should be a rather competitive hour. 9-1-1 is FOX’s highest-rated drama and the #3 drama overall on broadcast television, and The Neighborhood has provided steady ratings slightly above the league average. Dancing with the Stars’ most recent fall cycle underwhelmed a bit by performing lower than the average show’s fall performance. It should end up being a reliable performer against tough competition, but not one that will be able to allow ABC to compete for first. As for All American, its Season 1 ratings indicate that The CW will finish a distant 5th, even if it sees a little bit of a Netflix bump.

Predictions
1st: The Voice (NBC)
2nd: 9-1-1 (FOX)
3rd: The Neighborhood/Bob ♥️ Abishola (CBS)
4th: Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
5th: All American (The CW)

9pm
The second hour of Dancing with the Stars and The Voice will air on ABC and NBC, respectively. CBS and FOX will both be airing new dramas; that means legal drama All Rise for CBS, and crime show Prodigal Son for FOX. On The CW, Black Lightning will remain in its most recent time slot.

I see no changes being made here from the 8pm hour in terms of network order. Prodigal Son is very unlikely to grow from 9-1-1, and All Rise is a mystery given it is a new drama that will be airing out of a new comedy. I can see this order changing a little bit in the scenario where All Rise flops, but I think the predictions below are the safest bet.

Predictions
1st: The Voice (NBC)
2nd: Prodigal Son (FOX)
3rd: All Rise (CBS)
4th: Dancing with the Stars (ABC)
5th: Black Lightning (The CW)

10pm
While FOX and The CW do not program 10pm, the remaining networks will all air dramas. For ABC and CBS, that involves keeping The Good Doctor and Bull in their 2018-19 time slots. NBC will be airing new legal drama Bluff City Law.

I personally think The Good Doctor will continue to have a lot of untapped potential airing in that time slot, but whatever it gets should still be able to outrate Bull, a show that has seen ratings declining as low as 0.6-0.7 lately in the Live + Same Day Adults 18-49 demo. Bull also has to deal with airing after two new and unproven shows. Bluff City Law does not seem to be getting overwhelmingly positive attention right away. While it will almost certainly premiere higher than Bull and The Good Doctor, I think ultimately it will underwhelm by the standards of that time slot and settle somewhere between the two shows.

Predictions
1st: The Good Doctor (ABC)
2nd: Bluff City Law (NBC)
3rd: Bull (CBS)

What are your predictions? Let me know in the comments below!

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Canceled After 20 Seasons

Long-running syndicated game show Who Wants To Be A Millionaire has been canceled. The series, originally hosted by Regis Philbin, debuted in 1999 on ABC and was a massive hit before sliding in the ratings. It was canceled in 2002, and a daily syndication version was soon ordered, hosted by Meredith Vieira. Veira exited in 2013 and experienced multiple host changes before finally finding its fifth and final host, Chris Harrison, in 2015. The show will wrap up later this year.

What do you think of this news? Will you miss Millionaire? Let us know in the comments below!

Off Topic -- Week 35 (2018-19 Season)

This week on Off Topic, upfronts are over! Summer is nearing!

Let's discuss away!

Thursday TV Ratings 5/16/19: The Big Bang Theory Soars to Season High for Series Finale, Young Sheldon Also Soars to High

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory (Series Finale)	3.1/16	17.99	CBS
	Grey's Anatomy (F)	1.3/6	5.90	ABC
	Superstore	0.6/3	2.41	NBC
	Paradise Hotel	0.3/2	1.09	Fox
	iZombie	0.2/1	0.62	The CW
8:30 PM	Superstore (F)	0.6/3	2.02	NBC
9 PM	Young Sheldon (F)	2.2/10	13.70	CBS
	Station 19 (F)	0.8/4	4.88	ABC
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine	0.5/3	1.70	NBC
	In The Dark	0.2/1	0.52	The CW
9:30 PM	Unravelling The Mystery	1.8/8	11.76	CBS
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine (F)	0.5/3	1.53	NBC
10 PM	SWAT (F)	0.9/4	5.99	CBS
	Law & Order: SVU (F)	0.7/4	3.53	NBC
	For the People (Series Finale)	0.5/3	2.55	ABC

Wednesday TV Ratings 5/15/19: Survivor Ends Steady, MasterChef Celebrity Showdown Flops (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Chicago Fire (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Survivor (F)	1.5/7	7.42	CBS
	Chicago Med	1.1/6	7.86	NBC
	Toy Story 2	0.6/3	2.32	ABC
	MasterChef Celebrity Showdown	0.5/3	2.06	Fox
	Riverdale (F)	0.3/2	0.91	The CW
9 PM	Chicago Fire	1.1/5	7.86	NBC
	Paradise Hotel	0.3/2	1.14	Fox
	Jane the Virgin	0.2/1	0.64	The CW
10 PM	Survivor Reunion Show	1.1/6	5.53	CBS
	Chicago PD	1.0/5	6.77	NBC
	Whiskey Cavalier	0.4/3	2.49	ABC

The CW Announces Fall 2019 Schedule

The CW has announced their fall schedule for the 2019-20 season. The schedule includes new series Batwoman and Nancy Drew, as well as timeslot moves for shows such as Charmed and Arrow.

Monday:
8 PM: All American (new timeslot!)
9 PM: Black Lightning

Tuesday:
8 PM: The Flash
9 PM: Arrow (new timeslot!)

Wednesday:
8 PM: Riverdale
9 PM: Nancy Drew (new drama!)

Thursday:
8 PM: Supernatural
9 PM: Legacies

Friday:

8 PM: Charmed (new timeslot!)
9 PM: Dynasty (new timeslot!)

Sunday:

8 PM: Batwoman (new timeslot!)
9 PM: Supergirl (new timeslot!)

What do you think of this schedule? Let us know in the comments below?

Tuesday TV Ratings 5/14/19: New Amsterdam Rises for Finale, NCIS: New Orleans Slides as NCIS Rises

Final numbers to come.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	NCIS	1.1/6	11.48	CBS
	American Housewife	0.8/4	3.73	ABC
	MasterChef Junior	0.7/4	2.77	Fox
	The Village	0.6/3	3.84	NBC
	The Flash (F)	0.5/3	1.52	The CW
8:30 PM	The Kids Are Alright	0.6/3	2.88	ABC
9 PM	The Voice	1.0/4	6.46	NBC
	FBI (F)	0.8/4	8.50	CBS
	Blackish	0.6/3	2.75	ABC
	Mental Samurai	0.4/2	1.43	Fox
	The 100	0.3/1	0.86	The CW
9:30 PM	Bless This Mess	0.6/3	2.66	ABC
10 PM	New Amsterdam (F)	0.9/4	5.54	NBC
	NCIS: New Orleans (F)	0.6/3	7.00	CBS
	1969	0.3/2	1.84	ABC

Madam Secretary Ending with Shortened Season 6

Madam Secretary is about to enter her final term. The CBS political drama, which just scored a slot on the CBS fall schedule in its usual timeslot, will wrap up for good with a short 10-episode season. The show has been one of the lowest-rated renewals for much of its run, and was always a far stronger show in viewers than it was in 18-49. It recently averaged just a 0.56 in the demo, which left it pretty close to the season 4 average. The show will get to finish its run on its own terms this fall, a move that CBS has made just recently with Criminal Minds, which will end for good at a TBD time next season. Tea Leoni and Tim Daly star in the drama.

What do you think of this news? Will you miss Madam Secretary when it wraps? Let us know in the comments below!

CBS Announces Fall 2019 Schedule

CBS has announced their fall schedule for fall 2019. It includes new series Evil, All Rise, Carol's Second Act, and more, as well as timeslot moves for SWAT and Magnum PI.


Monday:

8 PM: The Neighborhood
8:30 PM: Bob Hearts Abishola (new comedy!)
9 PM: All Rise (new drama!)
10 PM: Bull

Tuesday:

8 PM: NCIS
9 PM: FBI
10 PM: NCIS: New Orleans

Wednesday:

8 PM: Survivor
9 PM: SEAL Team (returning to old slot)
10 PM: S.W.A.T. (new slot!)

Thursday:

8 PM: Young Sheldon
8:30 PM: The Unicorn (new comedy!)
9 PM: Mom
9:30 PM: Carol's Second Act (new comedy!)
10 PM: Evil (new drama!)

Friday:

8 PM: Hawaii Five-0 (new timeslot!)
9 PM: Magnum PI (new timeslot!)
10 PM: Blue Bloods

Saturday:

8 PM: Crimetime Saturday
10 PM: 48 Hours

Sunday:

7 PM: 60 Minutes
8 PM: God Friended Me
9 PM: NCIS: Los Angeles
10 PM: Madam Secretary

What do you think of this news? What will you be watching? Let us know in the comments below!

Monday TV Ratings 5/13/19: 9-1-1 Ends On an Uptick, The Bachelorette Returns Slightly Lower (UPDATED)

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary ratings.

Time	Show	18-49 Ratings	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	9-1-1 (F)	1.3/6	6.35	Fox
	The Bachelorette (P)	1.3/6	4.66	ABC
	The Voice	1.1/5	7.60	NBC
	The Big Bang Theory (R)	0.8/4	5.42	CBS
	DC's Legends of Tomorrow	0.3/2	1.04	The CW
8:30 PM	The Big Bang Theory (R)	0.9/4	5.59	CBS
9 PM	The Code	0.6/3	5.56	CBS
	Paradise Hotel	0.4/2	1.41	Fox
	Arrow (F)	0.2/1	0.93	The CW
10 PM	Bull (F)	0.7/4	7.10	CBS
	The Enemy Within	0.6/3	3.75	NBC
	The Fix	0.4/3	2.52	ABC

ABC Announces Fall 2019 Schedule

ABC has announced their schedule for fall 2019. Shows on the schedule include new series Emergence, Mixed-ish and Stumptown and moves for American Housewife, Bless This Mess, and The Rookie.


Monday:

8 PM: Dancing With the Stars
10 PM: The Good Doctor

Tuesday:

8 PM: The Conners
8:30 PM: Bless This Mess (new timeslot!)
9 PM: Mixed-ish (new comedy!)
9:30 PM: Blackish (new timeslot!)
10 PM: Emergence (new drama!)

Wednesday:

8 PM: The Goldbergs
8:30 PM: Schooled
9 PM: Modern Family
9:30 PM: Single Parents
10 PM: Stumptown (new drama!)

Thursday:

8 PM: Grey's Anatomy
9 PM: A Million Little Things
10 PM: How To Get Away With Murder

Friday:

8 PM: American Housewife (new timeslot!)
8:30: Fresh Off the Boat (new timeslot!)
9 PM: 20/20

Saturday:

8 PM: Saturday Night Football

Sunday:

7 PM: America's Funniest Home Videos
8 PM: Kids Say The Darndest Things (new reality!)
9 PM: Shark Tank
10 PM: The Rookie (new timeslot!)

What do you think of this schedule? Let us know in the comments below!