Preliminary Analysis: After seven months off the air, CBS's 'NCIS' (0.9) made its return to broadcast in disappointing fashion. The seasoned drama opened its 18th season with a new series low, a far cry from the robust 1.3 rating it garnered for its September 2019 premiere and April 2020 finale. Lead-out drama 'FBI' (0.8) came in significantly behind its lockdown-boosted March finale (1.2) but was essentially on-par with its 2019 start (0.9). At the end of the lineup, 'FBI: Most Wanted' (0.6) was down two-tenths from its January debut (0.8) but matched its May finale (0.6). On ABC, the series premiere of new drama 'Big Sky' (0.6) left much to be desired on a Nielsen basis. 'Sky' retained less than half of 'The Bachelorette' (1.3) audience and will likely only go down from here. 'Bachelorette' did manage to top the night but was down a sizable four-tenths from last week. NBC had a steady edition of 'The Voice' (1.1) but dramas 'This Is Us' (1.2) and 'Transplant' (0.4) each lost a tenth. Fox remained entirely uncompetitive with a stable 'Cosmos' (0.3) and declining drama 'Next' (0.2). The CW was steady with 'Swamp Thing' (0.1) and 'Tell Me a Story' (0.1).
Finals Update: The Bachelorette (+0.1), Big Sky (+0.1), FBI (+0.1) and NEXT (+0.1) adjusted up.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (mil) | Channel |
| 8 PM | The Bachelorette | 1.4/8 | 4.67 | ABC |
| The Voice | 1.1/7 | 7.54 | NBC |
| NCIS (P) | 0.9/5 | 10.35 | CBS |
| Cosmos: Possible Worlds | 0.3/2 | 1.45 | Fox |
| Swamp Thing | 0.1/1 | 0.66 | The CW |
| 9 PM | This Is Us | 1.2/8 | 6.57 | NBC |
| FBI (P) | 0.9/5 | 8.21 | CBS |
| NEXT | 0.3/2 | 1.03 | Fox |
| Tell Me a Story | 0.1/0 | 0.40 | The CW |
| 10 PM | FBI: Most Wanted (P) | 0.6/4 | 5.38 | CBS |
| Big Sky (Series Premiere) | 0.7/5 | 4.15 | ABC |
| Transplant | 0.4/3 | 3.43 | NBC |
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