Sunday TV Ratings 5/9/21: The Simpsons Hits Series Low, The Rookie Ties Season High, Family Guy and Bobs Burgers Rise (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: Fresh off of a three-week break, Fox's 'The Simpsons' (0.3) crashed to an awful new series low, barely building from a steady 'Bless the Harts' (0.2). What made matters worse for the yellow family is that fellow veterans 'Bob's Burgers' (0.5) and 'Family Guy' (0.5) were each up a tenth, posting their strongest ratings in a month. In the midst, 'The Great North' (0.3) held even in the 8:30 slot, pulling into a tie with 'Simpsons'. ABC's 'American Idol' (0.8) matched its last episode but lead-in 'AFV' (0.6) and lead-out 'The Rookie' (0.6) each picked up a tenth. CBS saw one-tenth declines across the board for '60 Minutes' (0.5), 'The Equalizer' (0.6), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.5). At 10, 'NCIS: New Orleans' (0.5) managed to avoid slipping. NBC aired an 'American Ninja Warrior' special (0.3) that failed to improve from the usual 'Ellen's Game of Games'. 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' (0.2) inched down at 9 but 'Good Girls' (0.3) grew from there. 'Legends of Tomorrow' (0.1) and 'Batwoman' (0.1) were unchanged on the CW.

Finals Update: 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (+0.1), 'American Idol' (+0.1), '60 Minutes' (+0.1), 'The Equalizer' (+0.1), 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (+0.1), 'American Ninja Warrior' (+0.1), 'Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist' (+0.1), and 'Bless the Harts' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
7 PM	America's Funniest Home Videos	0.66/5	4.57	ABC
	60 Minutes	0.62/4	7.78	CBS
	American Ninja Warrior	0.37/2	1.99	NBC
	The Simpsons (R)	0.19/2	0.60	Fox
7:30 PM	Bless the Harts	0.25/2	0.67	Fox
8 PM	American Idol	0.85/5	5.74	ABC
	The Equalizer	0.70/5	7.22	CBS
	The Simpsons	0.34/2	1.11	Fox
	DC's Legends of Tomorrow	0.10/1	0.47	The CW
8:30 PM	The Great North	0.30/2	0.84	Fox
9 PM	NCIS: Los Angeles	0.57/4	5.60	CBS
	Bob's Burgers	0.48/3	1.11	Fox
	Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist	0.27/2	1.31	NBC
	Batwoman	0.11/1	0.40	The CW
9:30 PM	Family Guy	0.51/4	1.34	Fox
10 PM	The Rookie	0.59/4	3.91	ABC
	NCIS: New Orleans	0.51/4	4.96	CBS
	Good Girls	0.34/2	1.42	NBC