PBS Kids Renew/Cancel: Cyberchase Looks Solid, But Pales In Comparison To Many Newer Shows
Saturday TV Ratings 1/30/21: Saturday Night Live Returns Steady, NBA Game Weaker but Still Leads Primetime (UPDATED)
Amazon Prime Video Renew/Cancel: Homecoming Looks Solid
Friday TV Ratings 1/29/21: 20/20 Slips Behind Shark Tank Repeat, WWE SmackDown Leads (UPDATED)
Prime Time Cable News Ratings: Fox News Primetime Is Threatening Newsmax TV
HBO Max Renew/Cancel: Looney Tunes Cartoons Is Likely To Return
Thursday Cable Ratings 1/28/21: CNN Reclaims Cable News Win, NBA Leads, Go-Big Show Rebounds, Grownish Slides
Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Thursday, 1/28/21. Items of note include Grown-ish on Freeform, Go-Big Show on TBS, and Erin Burnett OutFront on CNN.
(Note: Click the names of the shows written in purple or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)
Thursday TV Ratings 1/28/21: The Unicorn Hits New Low Behind Repeats, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and The Chase Decline, Mr. Mayor Rises (UPDATED)
Wednesday Cable Ratings 1/27/21: Resident Alien Starts Decently, Full Frontal Rebounds, Rachel Maddow Takes the Cable News Lead
(Click the names of the shows written in teal or blue to be taken to their pages in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Database.)
Apple TV+ Renew/Cancel: A Platform Lenient on Renewals Is Good News for Amazing Stories
Wednesday TV Ratings 1/27/21: The Goldbergs, The Conners and American Housewife Hit Series Lows, One Chicago Shows Also Slip, Name That Tune Grows on The Masked Dancer (UPDATED)
Fox Renew/Cancel #6: ’9-1-1’ is Certain to be Renewed
Predictions for 1/27/21
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The '9-1-1' Duo : '9-1-1' and spinoff companion '9-1-1 Lone Star' debuted on January 18th with a 1.22 and 0.95 rating respectively. In their second week, the two procedurals were actually able to make some minor gains, rising to a 1.24 and 1.03. With the amount of shows garnering a 1.0 A18-49 rating or higher shrinking by the hour, Fox would be foolish to even consider getting rid of this resilient pair of dramas. Both programs are a lock to return. Status: CERTAIN RENEWAL
The Resident: The Emily VanCamp medical drama remains a decent player on the Fox roster, posting a 0.7 rating for its season premiere and hovering around the 0.6 range since. This series was consistently in the 0.6-0.8 range last year so it has remained relatively steady despite a nine-month hiatus. Although it's not performing high enough to warrant a 'Certain Renewal' prediction, it remains on the right side of the bubble due to satisfactory ratings. Status: LIKELY RENEWAL
Prodigal Son: This sophomore drama had the best seat in the house last year, airing in the timeslot directly after '9-1-1' and '9-1-1: Lone Star' for the entire season. Despite those shows never falling below a 1.0 rating, 'Prodigal' consistently shed a large chunk of their audience, garnering numbers in the 0.6-0.9 vicinity. Now that the series has a significantly weaker 'Resident' lead-in, it has completely failed to stand on its own. It premiered to a new low (0.5) on January 12th and fell to a measly 0.4 rating for its latest installment. If it wasn't clear last year that this crime drama has little staying power, it has definitely become clear now. With a Nielsen average lower than all shows that have not been canceled, it's safe to say that 'Prodigal Son' is on its way out. Status: LIKELY CANCEL
Call Me Kat: Since its football-charged premiere, 'Call Me Kat' started with a sturdy 0.7 rating in its Thursday-night home but has since fallen as low as a 0.5 (0.547 to be exact). Its most recent installment inched up to a 0.56 rating, slightly below its 'Hell's Kitchen' lead-in (0.72) but a good bit above its 'Last Man Standing' lead-out (0.44). Despite the slippage, 'Kat remains in the 'Likely Renewal' category. As stated earlier, Fox likely wants to keep a live-action comedy on their network and placing it at 9 instead of 9:30 shows that the sitcom is being prioritized. With that said, it may be in danger if it falls much lower from this point. Status: LIKELY RENEWAL
The Great North: Following its lackluster January 3rd debut (0.69), Fox decided to give this animated series a proper boost by airing its second episode after the massive AFC Championship game (9.9). 'North' was catapulted to a robust 2.1 rating, pushing it to the top of the Fox roster. It will be interesting to see if this artificial ratings increase will do anything to help its cause in the spring. Nonetheless, the cast and crew will not have to worry too much as the series has already scored a renewal. Status: RENEWED
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Tuesday Cable Ratings 1/26/21: The Misery Index Rises from Finale, Curse of Oak Island Leads, CNN Slips but Remains #1 in Cable News
Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Tuesday, 1/26/21. Items of note include the season premiere of The Misery Index on TBS, The Rachel Maddow Show on MSNBC, and Curse of Oak Island on History.
(Note: Click any show with its name in green or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)
Love Island Renewed for Season 3
CBS loves Love Island. The dating reality show was renewed today for a third season, set to air this summer. The series, which filmed season one in Fiji and season two in the famous island of Las Vegas, Nevada, will move production to Hawaii for season three. Love Island struggled in the ratings in season one, but saw raw ratings growth near the end of season two that made the show look like a solid part of the CBS lineup. Arielle Vandenberg hosts the series. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.
The Bold Type Renewed for Short Final Season
Disney+ Renew/Cancel: Predicting The Right Stuff
I Can See Your Voice Renewed by Fox
Tuesday TV Ratings 1/26/21: Mixedish Returns Well, Prodigal Son Sinks, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Rises (UPDATED)
Monday Cable Ratings 1/25/21: Snowpiercer Returns Solidly but Near Series Low, WWE Raw Leads, CNN Sees Declines but Stays Dominant in Cable News
Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Monday, 1/25/21. Items of note include the season premiere of Snowpiercer on TNT, Anderson Cooper 360 on CNN, and The Salisbury Poisonings on AMC.
(Note: Click any show with its name in yellow or blue to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)
The Blacklist Renewed for Season 9
It still is not time for The Blacklist to fade to black. The long-running NBC drama, now in its eighth season, will be back for a ninth next year. The series is a tepid performer in the Live+Same-Day 18-49 ratings, but it's a strong perfromer in delayed and digital viewing, which has allowed the show to continue for so many years. It first debuted in 2013 and has aired over 150 episodes. James Spader and Megan Boone star in the series, which has become a staple of NBC's Friday lineup. The Blacklist is produced by Sony and NBCUniversal and has aired three episodes of a TBA order this season.
Click here to find the ratings for Season 8 of The Blacklist.
CBS Renew/Cancel -- CBS Needs NCIS: LA To Keep Sundays Alive
Sitcom Scorecard: January 17-21, 2021
It is another week in paradise for the network's sitcoms. Playing into Football Inflation wisely, FOX placed newbie The Great North (2.13) and struggling Family Guy (1.13) directly into the stadium and gave them healthy boosts on Sunday, January 17. The Great North also holds the dubious honor of being not only the highest-rated sitcom episode of the season, but also the most successful of scripted series utilizing NF inflation for exposure. CBS' 3rd season drama FBI came close this week with a 1.98 rating boost. CBS delivered solid as usual on Monday, January 18 with The Neighborhood (0.80) and Bobishola (0.66), which tied its season high. ABC took a bold stroke on Inauguration Day by scheduling The Conners (0.61) and freshman Call Your Mother (0.42) on Wednesday, January 20, resulting in new series lows for both.
Thursday, January 21 delivered the most action on the sitcom front with CBS dominating the laughers as usual with their sitcoms returning from icy December ratings and series lows. Young Sheldon (0.81) grew 0.13, freshman B-Positive (0.66) grew 0.14, Mom (0.58) recovered 0.009 points, and The Unicorn (0.41) recovered 0.004. The same blessings were not delivered to NBC or FOX sitcoms with most striking series lows. On NBC, Mr. Mayor (0.51) clipped 0.002 off of the prior week, and outgoing Superstore (0.41) lost 0.007 of its ailing numbers. On FOX, Call Me Cat (0.56) recovered 0.001 as it continues to sink from its Football Windfall debut, and ending Last Man Standing (0.44) lowered the bar 0.005 to its series low.
Hulu Renew/Cancel: Renewal Predicted for PEN15
Drama Scorecard: January 10-22, 2021
Nielsen experienced delays from MLK Day weekend which trickled into the entire week, and thus why this anthology article series was delayed one week. And what a pity, as FOX and CW added 10 dramas into the roster over a 2-week period. Given fast-national ratings always use rounded tenth digits, they can be misleading and why TVRG is waiting until final digits add an extra hundredth space. Good examples are CW's All American and Walker, who's fast-national rating was 0.4. After the dust settled and final ratings came in, both registered respectable 0.39 and 0.37 entries.
Among the 10 new entries, FOX' 4th season of 9-1-1 entered high into the arena within 0.005 of NBC's collapsing This Is Us. Next week should make the game interesting as 9-1-1's fast nationals demonstrated stability for it's 9-1-1 franchises. Once shows deliver two episodes, their renewal offs are declared (and may change due to performance deeper into the season). The 9-1-1 procedurals are surefire to renew, but the game will change with their two remaining procedurals. 4th season The Resident has been declared On the Bubble. Debuting strong with a 0.65, it shed an entire tenth to a mediocre 0.55 entry in episode 2. FOX has no reservations clipping a series short before reaching syndication thresholds, so the series had better watch out.
As for Prodigal Son, the acclaim is there. The cast is appealing, the writing crisp. But its ratings are mediocre despite Tuesdays softening across the board. It has registered as "Leans Cancellation" as schedule space is a premium on FOX due to NFL and foregoing the 10:00 timeslots. FOX feasibly could open a fifth hour for dramas if they do away with Thursday night sitcoms, but they could also opt for new life with stronger performers. As predicted, FOX blasted into the middle of the chart for Drama averages past a tired CBS into 3rd, reaching closer to ABC's 2nd place average. Other changes for renewal predictions include NBC's Blacklist being downgraded to "Leans Cancellation." The critically-lauded series is in its 8th season, and a troubling sign was NBC airing back-to-back repeats of freshman sitcom The Mayor in Blacklist's timeslot resulting in near-identical ratings.
Sunday Cable Ratings 1/24/21: Euphoria Special Bombs on HBO, 90 Day Fiancé and Real Housewives of Atlanta Rise
Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Sunday, 1/24/21. Items of note include the Euphoria special on HBO, 90 Day Fiancé on TLC, and American Gods on Starz.
(Note: Click any show with its name in orange to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)
Saturday Cable Ratings 1/23/21: Salt-N-Pepa Strong for Lifetime, UFC Leads, A Winter Getaway Solid on Hallmark, Big City Greens Slips
Below are the top 25 programs on cable on Saturday, 1/23/2021. Items of note include Salt-N-Pepa on Lifetime, A Winter Getaway on Hallmark, and College Basketball on ESPN.
(Note: Click the name of any show with its title in red to be taken to its page in the TV Ratings Guide Cable Ratings Database.)