Monday TV Ratings 7/28/25: LEGO Masters Rises for Finale, American Ninja Warrior Leads, Survival Mode Hits Season High, The Librarians: The Next Chapter Sinks

Analysis to come.

Sunday TV Ratings 7/27/25: Big Brother Rises, The Gilded Age and Nautilus Stable, Duck Dynasty Falls

Analysis to come.

Saturday TV Ratings 7/26/25: Shark Week Rises for Final Night, Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion Solid for Hallmark, Banana Ball Tops Cable

Analysis to come.

The Princess Royal Season 5 Episode 4 - Call Me

The Princess Royal Season 5 Episode 4

Call Me

Summer Broadcast Renew/Cancel Week 10: The Fixer is Beyond Fixing

It was a busy week on TV, as some of the final premieres of the summer season have arrived. Keep reading to see the initial predictions for The Fixer, Match Game, and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates, Benches The Hunting Party Until Midseason

Just hours after Fox set their own premiere dates, NBC has become the final Big Four network to announce their fall 2025 premiere dates, and the announcement includes a bit of a shakeup from the initial plans, benching sophomore The Hunting Party until midseason. The network has also, at long last, announced what will fill in in those previously-vacant 8:30 slots on Monday and Friday.

Sunset Valley Season 2 Episode 4: Doppelgängers

Friday TV Ratings 7/25/25: Big Brother: Unlocked Off to Tepid Start, WWE SmackDown Leads, Shark Week Hits All-Time Low

Analysis to come.

Fox Announces Fall 2025 Premiere Dates

Fox has announced their fall premiere dates for the 2025-26 season. They are as follows:

Beyond The Animated TV Grave: The Critic

Rodney & Sharon Season 1 Episode 5: Community Outing

What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max from July 20-26

It was another week of big premieres on streaming, with several high-profile premieres this week, while some old favorites returned to the charts as well. Keep reading to see what was trending on Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max this week!

Peacock Renew/Cancel: We May Say Goodbye to Organized Crime as Peacock Counts Every Dime

 

Thursday TV Ratings 7/24/25: Celebrity Family Feud Jumps as Press Your Luck Falters, Big Brother Also Declines, Shark Week Rises [+ Analysis]

Celebrity Family Feud (0.40, +0.06) grew significantly on ABC, but Press Your Luck (0.26, -0.07) dealt with a sizable decline at nine. CBS's Big Brother (0.53, -0.16) was also down heavily from last week. NBC aired repeats of The Hunting Party (0.16), Law & Order: SVU (0.14), and the original Law & Order (0.16). Fox aired reruns of The Quiz with Balls (0.16) and The 1% Club (0.15). The CW aired encores of Police 24/7 (0.05/0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.

Shark Week 2025: Complete Ratings for Every Discovery Channel Special

The annual summer tradition has returned, as Discovery Channel has brought back its week-long celebration of sharks for a 37th year, having first begun in 1988 and continued every year since. Ratings have been on the lower side in recent years, with the 2024 edition clocking in at a 0.15 average - about 40% lower than 2023. With roughly half of the week's ratings in so far, Shark Week 2025 is down over 30%. It has repeatedly matched its all-time 18-49 demo low of 0.07 this year, but has thus far avoided matching its all-time viewership low set in 2024 (0.29 million). This page will be updated as the ratings come in for the rest of the week, and you can see full ratings for all of the specials in the chart below!

Bake Your Heart Out Season 7 Episode 6 - Peaches & Herb

Bake Your Heart Out Season 7 Episode 6

Peaches & Herb

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/23/25: Match Game and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Premiere Solidly, South Park and Digman! Return Up from Finales, Big Brother Rises [+ Analysis]

Game show staple Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.38) had a very successful return on ABC, down just 14% from last summer's premiere (0.44) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. At nine, Match Game (0.37) held onto nearly all of its Millionaire lead-in for its first original in nearly four years, with new host Martin Short taking over for Alec Baldwin. Ultimately, this rating was actually higher than the last episode from the Baldwin era (0.29). But despite ABC's best efforts, it was CBS mainstay Big Brother (0.63, +0.03) that topped the night in the key demo. NBC aired repeats of Chicago Fire (0.17), Chicago Med (0.17), and Chicago PD (0.19). MasterChef (0.22, -0.04) slipped on Fox. Family Law (0.01) completely bombed in its CW return. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Tuesday TV Ratings 7/22/25: Shark Week Drops to All-Time Low, America’s Got Talent Also Slides, Fever/Liberty WNBA Game Tops Cable [+ Analysis]

America's Got Talent (0.33, -0.10) lost a full tenth on NBC, but Destination X (0.21, -0.02) had a lighter decline at ten. CBS aired repeats of NCIS (0.16), NCIS: Origins (0.12), and NCIS: Sydney (0.13), while ABC went with encores of High Potential (0.19) and Will Trent (0.16/0.12). The 1% Club (0.18, +0.01) and The Snake (0.12, +0.02) grew slightly on Fox, but the latter trailed the CW's WWE NXT (0.16, +0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Monday TV Ratings 7/21/25: Shark Week Goes Lower, Bachelor in Paradise and The Quiz with Balls Rise, The Neighborhood Repeats Lead the Night [+ Analysis]

Bachelor in Paradise (0.26, +0.05) recovered on ABC but still lost to a pair of Neighborhood reruns (0.30/0.28) that aired on CBS. NBC's American Ninja Warrior (0.26, +0.02) was in the same boat, up from last week but below sitcom reruns in the key demo. At ten, Survival Mode (0.13, +0.01) gained a hundredth. LEGO Masters (0.16, -0.02) slipped on Fox, but The Quiz with Balls (0.21, +0.05) surged. The CW re-aired episodes of Penn & Teller (0.04) and Whose Line (0.04/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Stumble Ordered to Series by NBC

NBC is ready to cheer on its newest comedy. The network has ordered its second new comedy series for the 2025-26 season, cheerleading sitcom Stumble The project was ordered to pilot several months ago, and was seen as a possible option to air in one of two yet-to-be-announced vacant slots on NBC's fall schedule. Even with this pickup, NBC has not set any plans in space for those two half-hour slots. We do know, however, that Stumble will air somewhere on NBC's schedule next season. Stumble focuses on a disgraced cheerleading coach who once was known as the greatest coach in junior college cheer history, who now takes on a job coaching an underdog team in the hopes of winning her record-breaking fifteenth championship. Jenn Lyon will star in the series alongside Taran Killam, Ryan Pinkston, Jarrett Austin Brown, Anissa Borrego, Arianna Davis, Taylor Dunbar and Georgie Murphy. Kristin Chenoweth will have a recurring role in the series.

Sunday TV Ratings 7/20/25: Shark Week Opens Lower, Big Brother Up from Last Sunday, The Gilded Age Holds Steady [+ Analysis]

Big Brother (0.55, +0.02) was up slightly from last Sunday on CBS, more than doubling the repeat of 60 Minutes (0.26) that led into it. On ABC, Tom Hanks movie Big (0.20) was a good bit weaker than last week's presentation of The Sandlot (0.23). NBC went with their usual rerun duo: American Ninja Warrior (0.19) and America's Got Talent (0.18). Fox's broadcast of NHRA Drag Racing (0.07) barely tied the CW's showing of Jaws (0.07). Later in the night, repeats of Krapopolis (0.04), Animal Control (0.05), and Going Dutch (0.06) went even lower than that. Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 7/19/25: WNBA All-Star Game Heavily Down from 2024 but Draws Second-Highest Viewership Ever, UFC Leads the Night, On Patrol: Live Stable [+ Analysis]

The 2025 WNBA All-Star Game (0.33) was down sharply from last year (0.6) in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but this rating was still higher than all other broadcast network offerings on Saturday night. Earlier in the night, ABC's WNBA Countdown (0.18) lost to MLB on Fox (0.30). NBC's repeats of The Wall (0.12) and Dateline (0.16) easily outpaced CBS's encores of The Equalizer (0.07) and 48 Hours (0.06/0.06). AVP Beach Volleyball (0.02) remained low on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

The Princess Royal Season 5 Episode 3 - Liv from New York

The Princess Royal Season 5 Episode 3

Liv from New York

Summer Broadcast Renew/Cancel Week 9: Is Paradise Lost for Bachelor in Paradise?

This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, a longtime summer staple begins to look endangered, while one of this summer's new series begins to look like a safer bet to come back. Keep reading for two key prediction changes this week!

Friday TV Ratings 7/18/25: WNBA 3-Point Contest and Skills Challenge Heavily Up from 2024, The Fixer Bombs Miserably, WWE SmackDown Leads the Night [+ Analysis]

On Fox, new reality series The Fixer (0.08/0.06) got off to an absolutely dreadful start, failing to match the average of a pair of reruns (0.08/0.08) that aired last week. ABC had much better luck with repeats of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.20) and 20/20 (0.16). NBC aired encores of Happy's Place (0.17/0.19) and Dateline (0.14). CBS went with reruns of NCIS: Sydney (0.15/0.11) and Fire Country (0.11). The CW brought back Totally Funny Animals (0.03) and Totally Funny Kids (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Sunset Valley Season 2 Episode 3: We All Go a Little Mad Sometimes

Paramount+ Renew/Cancel: Happy Face Has Little To Smile About

 

Rodney & Sharon Season 1 Episode 4: Murder In The Dark

What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max from July 13-July 19

Another week has gone by, and in that week, we had a few premieres and finales, while several strong series continued their domination of the charts. Keep reading to see what rocked the Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max charts this week!

Thursday TV Ratings 7/17/25: Family Guy and Grimsburg End Down, Big Brother Jumps Again, Transplant Rises for Series Finale [+ Analysis]

Family Guy (0.15, -0.03) and Grimsburg (0.11, -0.01) were both down from last week for their Fox finales. Bob's Burgers (0.13, -0.02) and The Great North (0.10, -0.01) also declined. On CBS, Big Brother (0.69, +0.08) barreled past last week's premiere, more than doubling ABC's Celebrity Family Feud (0.34, -0.08) in the 18-49 demographic. At nine, Press Your Luck (0.33, +0.03) also improved on its week-ago return. On NBC, Transplant (0.14, +0.02) was up for its finale. The CW aired repeats of Police 24/7 (0.04/0.05). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Bake Your Heart Out Season 7 Episode 5 - Charlotte Ruse

Bake Your Heart Out Season 7 Episode 5

Charlotte Ruse

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Canceled by CBS, Will End in May 2026

There's about to be even less talking in late night. CBS has opted to cancel The Late Show with Stephen Colbert after its upcoming eleventh season, stating financial reasons as first-run ratings continue to plunge. Despite declining ratings for late night talk shows, The Late Show has been the #1 talk show in its hour for the last several years. It's the second long-running late night program to end recently on CBS, after The Late Last Show two years ago. That show's replacement, After Midnight, also ended recently, putting into question whether CBS will continue original programming in late night at all. After Midnight is being replaced by Byron Allen's Comics Unleashed, which will produce "some" new episodes for its CBS run. In his statement announcing the cancellation, Colbert stated that is not being replaced as host, and that The Late Show is coming to an end entirely. Colbert's iteration of The Late Show will have run for eleven years by its end in May. The franchise first began in 1993, hosted by the legendary David Letterman, who hosted for twenty-two years.

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/16/25: ESPYS Decline from 2024, Gordon Ramsay’s Secret Service Hits Series High, Big Brother Rises [+ Analysis]

The ESPY Awards (0.35) performed reasonably well on ABC, down just 8% from last year (0.38) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. CBS's Big Brother (0.60) was up considerably from Sunday night's episode (0.53) and beat all other competitors. NBC continued airing Chicago drama reruns (0.26/0.21/0.11). On Fox, MasterChef (0.26, +0.06) and Secret Service (0.25, +0.04) soared. Sullivan's Crossing (0.05, 0.00) was stable for its CW finale. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

ABC Announces Fall 2025 Premiere Dates

ABC has announced their premiere dates for fall 2025, becoming the second network to do so. Unlike CBS, ABC's announcement does not include any changes to their previously-announced schedule, keeping their initial schedule in place.

Tuesday TV Ratings 7/15/25: MLB All-Star Game Down from 2024, Fever/Sun WNBA Game Strong, Bachelor in Paradise Slightly Up on Special Night [+ Analysis]

Fox's broadcast of the 2025 MLB All-Star Game posted a 1.43 rating in the 18-49 demographic, down just under 10% from last year (1.58). On ABC, Bachelor in Paradise (0.21, +0.01) was up slightly after Monday night's fall. America's Got Talent (0.43, -0.01) and Destination X (0.23, -0.02) were both down on NBC, while the CW's WWE NXT (0.12, -0.04) had a more damaging decline. CBS aired repeats of NCIS (0.17), NCIS: Origins (0.12), and NCIS: Sydney (0.08). Key: (R) = repeat.

Monday TV Ratings 7/14/25: MLB Home Run Derby Heavily Up from 2024, Bachelor in Paradise Collapses, Survival Mode and The Quiz with Balls Also Dip [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Bachelor in Paradise (0.20, -0.11) dropped dramatically from last week's premiere, falling behind NBC's American Ninja Warrior (0.24, -0.01) in the process. After Warrior, Survival Mode (0.12, -0.04) noticeably weakened. CBS aired repeats of The Neighborhood (0.20/0.18), FBI (0.14), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.13). LEGO Masters (0.18, +0.02) gained more momentum on Fox, but The Quiz with Balls (0.16, -0.02) went in the opposite direction. The CW went with encores of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.02) and Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.04/0.02). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Sunday TV Ratings 7/13/25: The Gilded Age Hits Season High, Big Brother Slips for First Sunday Episode, The Sandlot Solid for ABC [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: CBS's Big Brother (0.53) was down from Thursday's premiere but topped the night nonetheless. On ABC, The Sandlot (0.23) was a tick above last week's Princess Bride (0.22). NBC aired repeats of American Ninja Warrior (0.20) and America's Got Talent (0.19). The CW's showing of 2010 film Despicable Me (0.09) beat Fox reruns of Secret Service (0.06), Krapopolis (0.07), Animal Control (0.07), and Going Dutch (0.06), while the 7 p.m. Whose Line encores (0.10/0.11) had a higher average than the 8 p.m. repeat of The Simpsons (0.10). Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 7/12/25: Saturday Night’s Main Event Heavily Down from Last Airing, Unwrapping Christmas: Mia’s Prince Weak on Hallmark, On Patrol: Live Slips [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Though Saturday Night's Main Event (0.33) was down heavily from its last airing on NBC, it pulled ahead of Fox's MLB coverage (0.31) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. ABC went with repeats of The $100,000 Pyramid (0.15/0.12/0.16). CBS was a notch below that with encores of FBI: International (0.08) and 48 Hours (0.08/0.09). Beach volleyball (0.02) performed poorly on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. 

The Princess Royal Season 5 Episode 2 - Heard It Through the Grapevine

The Princess Royal Season 5 Episode 2

Heard It Through the Grapevine

Summer Broadcast Renew/Cancel Week 8: Press Your Luck Should Get Lucky

Several reality staples returned last week on broadcast, as the networks continue to launch their last-remaining summer holdovers. Keep reading to see initial predictions for long-running success stories Press Your Luck, Big Brother and Celebrity Family Feud!

Friday TV Ratings 7/11/25: Resident Alien Declines, WWE SmackDown Rises and Leads the Night, Celebrity Jeopardy! Repeat Tops Broadcast [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On Friday night, ABC's repeat of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.22) was the highest-rated network TV broadcast, but the 9 p.m. 20/20 encore (0.16) lost to a rerun of NBC's Dateline (0.20) head-on. A Dateline original (0.16) aired at ten. CBS went with repeats of Fire Country (0.14/0.12/0.10). Fox aired encores of The Snake (0.08) and The 1% Club (0.08). The CW re-aired The '90s Boy Band Boom (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

Sunset Valley Season 2 Episode 2: Mirror Mirror

SUNSET VALLEY

Season 2, Episode 2: "Mirror Mirror"

What’s Trending on Streaming: Daily Trending Lists for Hulu, Disney+, Peacock, Paramount+ and HBO Max from July 6-July 12

Streaming's programming drought has come to an end, and most of the streamers finally brought back massive heavy-hitters - most courtesy of good old-fashioned linear TV. In Max's case, it simply brought back its old name, HBO Max, while other streamers saw the returns of Bachelor in Paradise, It's Always Sunny, a new Dexter series, Big Brother, and a new Zombies movie. Keep reading to see where everything landed on the charts this week!

Thursday TV Ratings 7/10/25: Big Brother and Celebrity Family Feud Up from 2024 Premieres, Zombies 4 Strong on Disney Channel, Family Guy More Than Doubles Previous Rating [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On CBS, the season premiere of Big Brother (0.61) posted a rating that was noticeably higher than last year's start (0.56). ABC's Celebrity Family Feud (0.42) also improved markedly on its 2024 premiere (0.33), and Press Your Luck (0.30) had a fairly healthy return at nine. On NBC, Transplant (0.12, -0.03) was down from last week. Bob's Burgers (0.15, +0.03) and Grimsburg (0.12, +0.01) grew a bit on Fox, while Family Guy (0.18, +0.10) had a more pronounced rebound. The CW continued airing encores of Police 24/7 (0.04/0.06). Zombies 4 (0.20) posted a strong 18-49 rating on the Disney Channel. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

CBS Announces Fall 2025 Premiere Dates, Watson Moves to Fall as CIA Moves to Midseason

CBS has announced their fall 2025 premiere dates, which includes a major schedule tweak: Watson, once set for a midseason return, will now air in the fall, as CIA is sent to the bench until midseason.

Bake Your Heart Out Season 7 Episode 4 - Capitol Punishment

Bake Your Heart Out Season 7 Episode 4

Capitol Punishment

Summer Broadcast Renew/Cancel Week 7: Survival Mode Will Not Survive

On a special Thursday edition of the Summer Renew/Cancel, I analyze this week's two new premieres: new NBC reality series Survival Mode and returning ABC veteran Bachelor in Paradise. Keep reading for my initial predictions for both of them.

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/9/25: It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia Returns Down on FXX but Stable Overall, MasterChef Dips After Week Off, AEW: Dynamite Tops Cable [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: MasterChef (0.20, -0.02) declined slightly on Fox, while Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (0.21, 0.00) held steady. On the CW, Sullivan's Crossing (0.05, +0.01) gained a hundredth. ABC aired repeats of Shifting Gears (0.21/0.18), Abbott Elementary (0.10/0.09), and Shark Tank (0.12). NBC went with reruns of Chicago Med (0.15), Fire (0.15), and PD (0.16). CBS aired encores of Hollywood Squares (0.21/0.20) and Elsbeth (0.14). Key: (R) = repeat.

Scrubs Revival Ordered by ABC

Scrubs is scrubbing back in for the 2025-26 TV season. The long-running medical sitcom, which aired seven seasons on NBC before moving to ABC for its final two seasons, will officially return to screens in the upcoming TV season, as ABC has officially ordered the long-rumored revival of the series. Original stars Zach Braff, Donald Faison and Sarah Chalke are all signed on to appear in the revival, with negotiations ongoing with other stars, including Judy Reyes, who has a series regular gig on fellow ABC series High Potential but will most likely be able to appear on both series. The revival will feature Scrubs leads JD and Turk returning to work together, alongside new characters and those from the original series. This is only the second series order for ABC for next season, after 9-1-1: Nashville, and the network has several other projects in development to make decisions on soon, including a Rookie spinoff.

Tuesday TV Ratings 7/8/25: Liberty/Aces WNBA Game Solid on ESPN, America’s Got Talent and Destination X Rise, The Snake Hits New Low [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: America's Got Talent (0.44, +0.05) and Destination X (0.25, +0.07) soared on NBC, while the CW's WWE NXT (0.16, +0.01) inched up. ABC aired repeats of High Potential (0.15) and Will Trent (0.11/0.09). The 1% Club (0.17, -0.04) and The Snake (0.10, -0.02) declined on Fox. CBS aired encores of NCIS (0.21), NCIS: Origins (0.14), and NCIS: Sydney (0.14). Key: (R) = repeat.