Tuesday TV Ratings 1/6/26: Will Trent Returns Strongly Down from Previous Premiere but Steady with Finale, The Rookie Also Lower, High Potential and Doc Rise [+ Analysis]

Will Trent (0.34) returned in fine shape on ABC, but this result marked a 32% decline from last year's premiere (0.50). At ten, The Rookie (0.26) dropped by 24% from its year-ago return (0.34). In the midst, High Potential (0.33, +0.05) improved on its midseason finale (0.28). CBS was still in repeat mode with NCIS (0.26), NCIS: Origins (0.17), and NCIS: Sydney (0.14). NBA on NBC (0.33) declined. On Fox, Doc (0.22, +0.03) was up for its first episode of 2026. WWE NXT (0.10, +0.03) also rose on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Will Trent (P)	0.34	5	5.38	ABC
	NBA on NBC	0.33	6	1.74	NBC
	NCIS (R)	0.26	4	3.35	CBS
	Best Medicine (R)	0.17	2	2.09	Fox
	WWE NXT	0.10	2	0.63	CW
9 PM	High Potential	0.33	5	5.65	ABC
	Doc	0.22	4	2.38	Fox
	NCIS: Origins (R)	0.17	3	2.09	CBS
10 PM	The Rookie (P)	0.26	5	3.36	ABC
	NCIS: Sydney (R)	0.14	3	1.92	CBS
10:30 PM	NBA Post-Game	0.20	4	1.07	NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN	0.27	N/A
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	ESPN	0.21	N/A
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.17	N/A
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.16	N/A
Hannity	Fox News	0.16	N/A
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City	Bravo	0.14	N/A
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	FS1	0.11	N/A
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	FS1	0.11	N/A
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.08	N/A
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.08	N/A
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	ESPN2	0.07	N/A
Men's College Basketball 8 PM	Big Ten	0.07	N/A
NewsNight	CNN	0.07	N/A
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN2	0.06	N/A
NHL 7:30 PM	TNT	0.06	N/A
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.05	N/A
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.05	N/A
Hard Knocks	HBO	0.04	N/A
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.04	N/A
Vanderpump Rules	Bravo	0.03	N/A
House of Payne	BET	0.03	N/A