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ABC Reality Renew/Cancel Part 3: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Will Be Foreclosed
It's been a few months since my last look at ABC's reality slate, and several new shows have debuted in the time since. Keep reading for my initial looks at the new revival of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition and new seasons of The Bachelor and Celebrity Jeopardy.
Certain Cancellation:
N/A
Likely Cancellation:
N/A
Leans Cancellation:
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.26, 0.21-0.35)
Leans Renewal:
The Golden Bachelorette (0.31, 0.26-0.38)
What Would You Do? (0.18, 0.12-0.26)
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition: We're over a month into the latest reboot of ABC's 2000s reality hit Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, and it truly is a story of diminishing returns. Its premiere at the very start of the new year was a decent showing, with a 0.35 demo rating that put it fairly in-line with 9-1-1, which usually airs in its time-slot. That didn't last. It was down to a 0.29 the week after, which still looks fairly renewable considering the current state of TV, but the bleeding did not stop there. It was down to 0.22 just four weeks into its run, and that's where it's stayed since. This current ABC Thursday lineup, which is thankfully only a very limited run, is a ratings disaster. Extreme Makeover is the highest-rated of the trio, but it's hard to be impressed by beating Scamanda and reruns of a Hulu docuseries from last year. ABC was last among the big four networks the last two Thursdays, even with NBC in repeats last week. The decline has not been exclusive to linear viewing on ABC. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition started out solidly on Hulu as well, but its performance there has dwindled. It started out charting within Hulu's top 15 TV chart several days after airing, then started charting for only a single day, and now no longer charts at all. It last charted January 25th, failing to chart after its last two episodes aired. ABC has plenty of unscripted shows with modest (at best) ratings, but I just don't think the audience is there to keep this show going. Cheaper game shows can perform just as well, or likely better. I don't view summer as the proper place to air this going forward, either, seeing how ABC has cut down on their summer offerings in recent seasons. A show doing 0.2s in January and February is not going to be a strong option to keep ABC afloat in the summer. People tried this show out, and they didn't like it, and I think ABC's going to admit that it was a failed experiment. It LEANS CANCELLATION.
Celebrity Jeopardy!: What was a very solid option for ABC last season, and helped keep them afloat during a season sidelined by Hollywood strikes, has become yet another middling entry for a network that's struggled to put together a coherent lineup. Wednesday nights on ABC are an incompatible mismatch of shows, featuring a strong comedy hour, a game show, and a hidden camera variety show. It's not the worst lineup they've ever put together, but it doesn't flow. Despite Abbott Elementary rating solidly at 8:30, Celebrity Jeopardy is having a tough season, down 30% from last season and hitting an uncharacteristically low 0.19. It's averaging 0.29 overall, so it's still stronger than the Thursday night disasters and basically on par with Shark Tank, but it's definitely a disappointing performance. That being said, I don't doubt it'll be back. I think all it will really take to get it back on more solid footing would be to move it to 8 PM, where it used to air, and where it would have the local lead-in. In many affiliates, including three of the top five media markets (New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia), Jeopardy! itself airs in the 7 PM hour, followed by Wheel of Fortune, providing Celebrity Jeopardy! a very compatible lead-in. I'm sure ABC can see that, and won't give up on the show after one season of mediocre, but not uniformly bad, ratings. Even if they don't move it back to 8, this is the sort of show that ABC knows they could plug in wherever and get decent enough ratings, even if it's past its heyday. It's a LIKELY RENEWAL.
Interactive Schedule:
The TV Ratings Guide | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 | 10:00 | |
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Mon | The Bachelor | The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives | ||||
Tues | Will Trent | High Potential | The Rookie | |||
Wed | Shifting Gears | Abbott Elementary | Celebrity Jeopardy! | What Would You Do? | ||
Thurs | Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | Scamanda | Perfect Wife | |||
Fri | Shark Tank | 20/20 |
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FOX Renew/Cancel 6: Will Animal Control Close Down?
Predictions for 02/09/25
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Below are the February 9th renew/cancel predictions for the Fox network in the 2024-25 television season. The numbers listed in the table mark the Nielsen rating low, average, and high for each respective program in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The "Y2Y (year-to-year) Change" column denotes how much the series has grown or declined when compared to its average from the previous season.
Animal Control: Though it has always been a struggling performer, Animal Control has gotten even weaker in recent weeks. The latest episode of the Joel McHale sitcom posted a feeble 0.15 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic, a new series low for the comedy. It retained just half of its Hell's Kitchen lead-in (0.30) in this showing, even though it managed a 0.21 with a smaller lead-in (0.26) on season premiere night. Though it is alleged that the series is a solid player on streaming, it is clearly not doing well in the key demo. Last year, Fox handed the series a third-season pickup before its second season even started. This year, a renewal has yet to materialize. All this is to say that Animal Control may not be as safe as previously assumed. It remains in the green, but it is now downgraded from "Certain Renewal" to "Likely Renewal".
Going Dutch: There was a brief glimmer of hope for Going Dutch when it built on its Animal Control lead-in and jumped to a new high (0.20) on the 23rd, but that momentum completely evaporated when it crashed to a 0.12 on the 30th. Its live ratings are low, and it continues to perform poorly on streaming, so it remains Likely to be Canceled.
Doc: New drama Doc has seemingly stabilized, staying put in the 0.21-0.23 range for the past few weeks. This is certainly better than the 0.19 it garnered on premiere night, but its retention of Kitchen Nightmares is relatively poor. Nonetheless, Doc is still Likely to be Renewed. Its strong presence on streaming makes up for any shortcomings in the Nielsen ratings department.
9-1-1: Lone Star: 9-1-1: Lone Star recently soared to a new season high (0.34) for its series finale. It has been a sluggish season for Lone Star, but a 0.34 is almost unheard of for a Fox drama in 2025. It was ultimately a strong finish for the veteran spinoff, and Fox will surely miss its reliable performance.
Rescue: HI-Surf: Off of live ratings alone, a case for renewal could be made for Rescue: HI-Surf. Its latest episode (0.20) was only a hundredth below Doc's in the key demo. But Fox yanking it out of the post-Super Bowl slot is enough to signify that they no longer want to nurture it. On top of that, there's no telling how it'll do with Extracted as its lead-in. Chances are it will sink without Lone Star holding down the 8 p.m. time slot. It remains Likely to be Canceled.
The TV Ratings Guide | 8:00 | 8:30 | 9:00 | 9:30 |
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Mon | 9-1-1: Lone Star | Rescue: HI-Surf | ||
Tues | Kitchen Nightmares | Doc | ||
Wed | Special Forces: World's Toughest Test | |||
Thurs | Hell's Kitchen | Animal Control | Going Dutch | |
Fri | Fox College Basketball Friday | |||
Sun | The Simpsons | Universal Basic Guys | Bob's Burgers | Krapopolis |
CBS Renew/Cancel Week 15: S.W.A.T. and Elsbeth Are Still Renewable
Thursday TV Ratings 2/6/25: NFL Honors Rise from 2024, Matlock and Elsbeth Rebound, Hell’s Kitchen Stable for Finale [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: Fox's Hell's Kitchen (0.30, 0.00) held steady for its finale and led into the network's broadcast of the NFL Honors (0.44). On CBS, Georgie & Mandy (0.46, +0.04), Ghosts (0.45, +0.06), Matlock (0.39, +0.06), and Elsbeth (0.28, +0.06) were all way up from last week. On ABC, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.22, +0.01), Scamanda (0.16, +0.01), and Perfect Wife (0.12, +0.01) gained a hundredth apiece. NBC aired reruns of The Hunting Party (0.21), Law & Order: SVU (0.19), and the original Law & Order (0.18). Police 24/7 (0.05, -0.01) dipped on the CW, but Crime Nation (0.04, 0.00) was stable. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
Wednesday TV Ratings 2/5/25: Super Bowl Greatest Commercials Up from 2024, Hollywood Squares and Abbott Elementary Rise, Chicago PD Slides [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: Hollywood Squares (0.38, +0.08) soared on CBS, but Raid the Cage (0.20, 0.00) failed to rise at ten. In-between the two, the annual Super Bowl Greatest Commercials special (0.36) was a hundredth above last year's edition (0.35). ABC's Shifting Gears (0.40, +0.02), Abbott Elementary (0.38, +0.04), and Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.25, +0.06) all bested their week-ago showings. At ten, a special about Isabella Strahan's cancer fight (0.15) was an improvement over Paradise (0.12). Chicago Med (0.48, +0.03) rose on NBC, but Chicago Fire (0.43, -0.05) and Chicago PD (0.38, -0.10) crashed. Special Forces (0.21, +0.02) was up slightly for its Fox finale. On the CW, the premiere of Wild Cards (0.05) led into a stable Inside the NFL (0.03, 0.00). Key: (P) = premiere. (F) = finale.
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Tuesday TV Ratings 2/4/25: Kitchen Nightmares and St. Denis Medical Rise, Night Court and Deal Or No Deal Island Rebound from Lows, The Rookie and FBI: Most Wanted Slip [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: NBC sitcoms St. Denis Medical (0.31, +0.04) and Night Court (0.24, +0.09) were on the rise on Tuesday night, as were Deal or No Deal Island (0.23, +0.06) and The Irrational (0.15, +0.03). FBI (0.39, -0.02) and FBI: Most Wanted (0.30, -0.02) slipped on CBS, but FBI: International (0.34, +0.03) increased in size. On ABC, Will Trent (0.32, +0.02) grew, High Potential (0.35, 0.00) held steady, and The Rookie (0.22, -0.01) ticked down. Kitchen Nightmares (0.34, +0.06) climbed higher on Fox, while Doc (0.21, 0.00) matched last week's installment. WWE NXT (0.20, +0.01) inched up on the CW.
Monday TV Ratings 2/3/25: 9-1-1: Lone Star Jumps to Season High for Series Finale, The Voice Returns to Highest Rating Since 2023, The Neighborhood Drops [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: In its final episode, Fox's 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.34, +0.06) jumped to a new season high, but Rescue: HI-Surf (0.20, +0.01) did not rise nearly as much at nine. On NBC, the season premiere of The Voice (0.53) was Monday night's highest-rated broadcast. The Bachelor (0.41, -0.01) and The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (0.15, -0.03) slipped on ABC. The Neighborhood (0.37, -0.05) declined on CBS, but Poppa's House (0.33, +0.03) was up at 8:30. Dramas NCIS (0.31, -0.06) and NCIS: Origins (0.28, -0.01) were down. The CW went with reruns of All American (0.06) and Wild Cards (0.03). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.
Sunday TV Ratings 2/2/25: Grammys and Pro Bowl Games Slightly Down from 2024, When Calls the Heart Slips [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (3.91) dealt with a small Adults 18-49 drop (-3%) on CBS, but the total viewership decline (-10%) was more pronounced. For reference, last year's ceremony posted a 4.05 rating and was viewed by over 17 million. Earlier in the evening, 60 Minutes garnered a 0.59 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On Fox, the NASCAR Cup Series (0.56) held its own against the Grammys. ABC chose not to air original counterprogramming, instead opting to air reruns of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.41/0.30/0.20/0.15) all night long. NBC aired encores of Deal or No Deal Island (0.11), The Hunting Party (0.07), and Dateline (0.16). The CW aired Point Break (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.
Saturday TV Ratings 2/1/25: An Unexpected Valentine Solid on Hallmark, Lakers/Knicks NBA Game Leads, 48 Hours Rises [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of the Lakers v. Knicks NBA game (0.64) was the top-rated program on an otherwise quiet Saturday night. Fox tried to compete with college basketball (0.13) but couldn't even beat NBA Countdown (0.15). On CBS, 48 Hours (0.18, +0.06) was up markedly from last week. NBC aired reruns of The Wall (0.13), Dateline (0.12), and SNL (0.18). The CW re-aired I Am Patrick Swayze (0.07). (R) = repeat.
Friday TV Ratings 1/31/25: SWAT Returns to New Series Low in New Time Slot, Fire Country Also Returns Down, Happy’s Place and Lopez vs Lopez Jump [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: On CBS, dramas Fire Country (0.30, -0.03) and SWAT (0.24, -0.10) both dropped in their winter returns, with SWAT in particular sinking to a new low. Earlier in the night, a special about the Grammy Awards (0.20) did not impress. NBC had far better luck as Happy's Place (0.31, +0.09) and Lopez vs Lopez (0.28, +0.11) zoomed past their previous installments, and Dateline (0.22, 0.00) held flat in the 9 p.m. slot. Shark Tank (0.30, -0.02) and 20/20 (0.20, -0.04) slipped on ABC. Fox's college basketball telecast (0.31) put up a strong rating. Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.08, 0.00) and Masters of Illusion (0.08, 0.00) tied their week-ago premieres on the CW.
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Thursday TV Ratings 1/30/25: Scamanda Struggles in Debut, Going Dutch and Animal Control Slide to New Lows, SVU Also Sinks [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.42, +0.03) rose for its CBS return, while Ghosts (0.39, -0.06) declined from its last 2024 episode. Dramas Matlock (0.33, +0.01) and Elsbeth (0.22, +0.02) grew slightly. On ABC, Scamanda (0.15) struggled in its debut, declining from an already weak Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.21, -0.01). At 10, the broadcast premiere of Perfect Wife (0.11) went even lower than Only Murders. NBC's Law & Order (0.34, +0.05) increased in size, but SVU (0.34, -0.06) and Found (0.21, -0.03) weakened. Hell's Kitchen (0.30, +0.04) gained a few ticks on Fox, while sitcoms Animal Control (0.15, -0.02) and Going Dutch (0.12, -0.08) dropped to new lows. Police 24/7 (0.06, -0.01) and Crime Nation (0.04, -0.02) dipped on the CW.
Wednesday TV Ratings 1/29/25: One Chicago Shows Jump for Crossover Event, Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary Drop Again, All American Collapses in Rebooted Premiere [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: On NBC, Chicago Fire (0.48, +0.10), Chicago Med (0.45, +0.07), and Chicago PD (0.48, +0.10) all soared for a special crossover event. ABC comedies Shifting Gears (0.38, -0.07) and Abbott Elementary (0.34, -0.07) were down again, while Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.19, -0.15) outright collapsed at 9. At 10, the broadcast preview of Paradise (0.12) was at less than half the size of last week's What Would You Do? (0.26). Hollywood Squares (0.30, -0.04), The Price Is Right At Night (0.27, -0.06), and Raid the Cage (0.20, -0.03) all dropped on CBS. Special Forces (0.19, +0.01) ticked up on Fox. All American's return to the CW (0.03) was no help to Inside the NFL (0.03, -0.02). Key: (P) = premiere.
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Tuesday TV Ratings 1/28/25: FBI Shows Return Up, Will Trent, High Potential and The Rookie Sink, Night Court Drops to New Series Low [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: CBS dramas FBI (0.41, +0.03), FBI: International (0.31, +0.03), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.32, +0.01) were all up in their winter returns, with FBI topping the night in the key demo. But that turned out to be bad news for ABC, as Will Trent (0.30, -0.12), High Potential (0.35, -0.12), and The Rookie (0.23, -0.08) all came crashing down from the high level they were at. On NBC, St. Denis Medical (0.27, 0.00) held even yet again, but Night Court (0.15, -0.05) plummeted to a new series low. Deal or No Deal Island (0.17, -0.03) also slipped, but The Irrational (0.12, +0.02) managed to buck the trend. Kitchen Nightmares (0.28, -0.03) and Doc (0.21, -0.02) dipped on Fox, as did the CW's WWE NXT (0.19, -0.03).
Monday TV Ratings 1/27/25: 50 Years of SNL Music Documentary Solid, The Bachelor Returns to a Series Low, The Neighborhood and NCIS: Origins Rise in Midseason Premieres [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: NBC's 50 Years of SNL Music special (0.42) put up a strong Adults 18-49 rating and found itself in a three-way tie for the top spot. On CBS, The Neighborhood (0.42, +0.03) was up for its first original of 2025, but Poppa's House (0.30, -0.02) slipped. NCIS (0.37, +0.05) and NCIS: Origins (0.29, +0.04) climbed higher in the back-half of the night. ABC's The Bachelor (0.42) was about a tenth below last year's start (0.53) in its season premiere, while the broadcast premiere of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (0.18) posted an unremarkable rating. 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.28, +0.07) bounced back on Fox, but Rescue: HI-Surf (0.19, +0.01) only rose slightly. The CW aired a rerun of Police 24/7 (0.06) and Hunting UFOs (0.05). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.
Sunday TV Ratings 1/26/25: Watson Preview Underperforms Previous Week’s Hollywood Squares Airing, AFC Championship Game Sets All-Time Viewership Record, Mayfair Witches Drops [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: The series premiere of CBS drama Watson (1.60) got a noticeably larger football lead-in than last week's Hollywood Squares (1.74) but came in a tenth lower. On ABC, The Proposal (0.14) fell below the week-ago airing of Beauty and the Beast (0.22). NBC aired reruns of Deal or No Deal Island (0.07/0.06) and Dateline (0.13). Fox's Doc encore (0.68) had some football inflation baked into it, and that was enough to boost repeats of The Simpsons (0.28), Universal Basic Guys (0.22), The Great North (0.18), and Krapopolis (0.13) to first-run levels. The CW aired Two Weeks Notice (0.05). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.
Saturday TV Ratings 1/25/25: Saturday Night Live Ticks Up, NBA Tops Saturday Night’s Main Event to Be Primetime’s Main Event, The Perfect Setting Solid for Hallmark [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: Saturday Night Live (0.77, +0.01) picked up a hundredth on NBC and seemingly topped the night, edging out ABC's Lakers v. Warriors NBA game (0.70). 48 Hours (0.12, 0.00) tied last week's rating on CBS. College basketball (0.13) underperformed on Fox. The CW aired the TV movie From Roger Moore with Love (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.
Cable Renew/Cancel: Hallmark is Having Trouble Finding The Way Home
It's been a month since our last Cable Renew/Cancel, and there have been several new entries, including two shows from Hallmark, the return of a sophomore AMC series, and unscripted options on TBS. Keep reading for my initial predictions for all of the new entries, plus my expanded thoughts on several of them!
Friday TV Ratings 1/24/25: US Figure Skating Championships Slightly Down from 2024, Shark Tank and Unrivaled Rise, RuPaul’s Drag Race Slips [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: NBC's broadcast of the US Figure Skating Championships (0.19) declined from last year's showing (0.23) and lost to Fox's college basketball game (0.23). Shark Tank (0.32, +0.07) was up markedly from last week on ABC, and 20/20 (0.24, +0.03) also gained a few ticks. CBS aired repeats of NCIS: Sydney (0.10), Fire Country (0.08), and SWAT (0.09). Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.08) and Masters of Illusion (0.08) looked respectable in their CW premieres. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.
Thursday TV Ratings 1/23/25: SVU and Found Drop, Going Dutch Rises, US Figure Skating Championships Low [+ Analysis]
Ratings Analysis: Law & Order (0.29, -0.05), SVU (0.40, -0.09), and Found (0.24, -0.05) were all knocked down a peg on NBC. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.22, -0.04) also slipped on ABC, while CBS's Hollywood Squares (0.34, -1.40) was way down from Sunday's NFL-boosted installment. On Fox, Going Dutch (0.20, +0.01) miraculously built on its Animal Control lead-in (0.17, -0.02). Hell's Kitchen (0.26, -0.02) was down at 8. The CW aired the premieres of Police 24/7 (0.07) and Crime Nation (0.06). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.