Thursday TV Ratings 6/17/21: Holey Moley Returns Steady with Finale, The Hustler Returns with New Low, Beat Shazam and Walker Slip, Clarice Rises (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: ABC's 'Holey Moley' (0.5/0.5) returned in decent shape, tying its September 2020 season finale (0.5) but still trailing where it began for its previous premiere (0.8). 'The Hustler' (0.3) had far less luck in the 10pm slot, premiering to a new low and going a tenth below its February finale (0.44). On NBC, the 'U.S. Open Golf Championship' (0.3) performed unremarkably but roughly on-par with the competition around it. 'Golf' was followed by another round of 'Olympic Swimming Trials' (0.4). Fox's 'Beat Shazam' (0.4) lost a tenth against the 'Moley' premiere and led into another 'LEGO Masters' rerun (0.3). On CBS, 'United States of AI' (0.4) ticked down while 'Clarice' (0.3) rose by a tenth. Repeats of 'Young Sheldon' (0.4), 'Mom' (0.4), and 'B Positive' (0.3) were around the same level. 'Walker' (0.1) shed a few hundredths on the CW as 'Legacies' (0.1) held even.

Finals Update: 'Beat Shazam' (+0.1) and 'US Open Golf' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Holey Moley (P)	0.53/4	3.16	ABC
	Beat Shazam	0.47/4	1.84	Fox
	Young Sheldon (R)	0.40	4.09	CBS
	U.S. Open Golf Championship	0.37/3	2.37	NBC
	Walker	0.14/1	0.99	The CW
8:30 PM	United States of Al	0.43/3	4.05	CBS
9 PM	Holey Moley	0.51/3	2.67	ABC
	Mom (R)	0.38	3.32	CBS
	LEGO Masters (R)	0.31	1.06	Fox
	Legacies	0.07/1	0.49	The CW
9:30 PM	B Positive (R)	0.31	2.65	CBS
10 PM	U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials	0.41/3	1.99	NBC
	The Hustler (P)	0.34/2	2.00	ABC
	Clarice	0.26/3	2.19	CBS