Ratings Analysis: It was a very successful premiere night for CBS as The Neighborhood (0.55), Bob Hearts Abishola (0.47), NCIS (0.49), and NCIS: Hawai'i (0.38) were all way up from their May 2023 finales (0.48/0.39/0.39/0.29). Even compared to their last season premieres from September 2022 (0.50/0.43/0.42/0.40), all these shows were mostly up, with only Hawai'i down slightly. ABC's The Bachelor (0.61, +0.03) was unaffected by the strong CBS returns and actually gained a few ticks, while Bad Romance (0.20, -0.02) floundered. America's Got Talent: Fantasy League (0.33, 0.00) was stable on NBC, but The Irrational (0.19, -0.05) crashed to a new series low. Fox offerings America's Most Wanted (0.20, -0.03) and TMZ Investigates (0.15, -0.01) were also on the decline. Ride (0.05, 0.00) was steady on the CW.
Finals Update: The Bachelor (+0.1) adjusted up.
Key:
(P) = premiere
(P) = premiere
(R) = repeat