Tuesday TV Ratings 4/21/26: Bear Grylls Is Running Wild Decent in Network Return, NCIS: Origins and RJ Decker Decline, Summer House Jumps [+ Analysis]

Bear Grylls Is Running Wild (0.18) had an acceptable start on Fox, rising noticeably from the return of Farmer Wants a Wife (0.15). On CBS, NCIS (0.30, +0.01) ticked up, but NCIS: Origins (0.19, -0.01) and NCIS: Sydney (0.13, -0.03) declined. Will Trent (0.26, -0.02) and RJ Decker (0.20, -0.02) also slipped on ABC. NBA on NBC (0.90/1.06) dominated overall, and the CW's WWE NXT (0.10, +0.01) rose slightly. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	NBA Playoffs: Trail Blazers v. Spurs	0.90	11	3.84	NBC
	NCIS	0.30	4	5.24	CBS
	Will Trent	0.26	3	4.36	ABC
	Farmer Wants a Wife (P)	0.15	2	1.68	Fox
	WWE NXT	0.10	1	0.59	CW
9 PM	RJ Decker	0.20	2	3.27	ABC
	NCIS: Origins	0.19	2	3.65	CBS
	Bear Grylls Is Running Wild (P)	0.18	2	1.32	Fox
10 PM	NCIS: Sydney	0.13	2	2.67	CBS
	High Potential (R)	0.12	2	2.35	ABC
10:30 PM	NBA Playoffs: Rockets v. Lakers	1.06	18	3.76	NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NHL Playoffs	ESPN	0.37	1.21
NHL Playoffs	ESPN2	0.28	0.90
Summer House	Bravo	0.19	0.56
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.16	2.96
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.15	3.19
7 Little Johnstons	TLC	0.14	0.90
Hannity	Fox News	0.12	2.70
Welcome to Plathville	TLC	0.11	0.79
Curse of Oak Island	History	0.10	1.44
MLB	TBS	0.10	0.56
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.08	1.34
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.08	0.91
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.08	1.58
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.07	1.64
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.07	0.79
NewsNight	CNN	0.06	0.86