American Idol, Shark Tank, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and America’s Funniest Home Videos Renewed by ABC

ABC has renewed five of their veteran reality series for next season. American Idol, America's Funniest Home Videos, Celebrity Jeopardy!, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune and Shark Tank will all be back next season on ABC. American Idol is among the top series on TV, with a strong 0.51 average as it welcomed new judge (and former winner) Carrie Underwood to the panel, replacing Katy Perry. That's down just 2% from last season. America's Funniest Home Videos has also had an incredible spring, with several ratings at or above the 0.5 mark in this part of the season, and a 0.36 average for the season overall. Shark Tank remains a reliable Friday night player, averaging 0.27 in the key demo. One of the titular sharks, Mark Cuban, has already been announced to be exiting the series after the current series. Celebrity game shows Celebrity Jeopardy! and Celebrity Wheel of Fortune have both had more modest showings this season, after solid starts. Celebrity Jeopardy! averaged 0.26 on Wednesday nights, down a staggering 42%. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune has aired just three episodes thus far, but averages 0.30 so far after a precipitous drop this week, though that is a smaller year-to-year drop than Celebrity Jeopardy! saw this season. The series will also lose a longtime star, as iconic host Pat Sajak exits the series, a year after he left the long-running syndicated civilian version. All but Celebrity Wheel of Fortune are correct predictions for The TV Ratings Guide, that show having been renewed before a prediction was established for the show.

Wednesday TV Ratings 4/23/25: The Conners Jumps for Series Finale, Celebrity Jeopardy! Ends on Series Low, Survivor Sinks [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC said goodbye to The Conners on Wednesday night, as the Roseanne spin-off  bowed out with a new season high (0.35, +0.09) at eight. There was some slippage at 8:30 for the actual series finale (0.31, -0.04), but this was still above last week's installment. At nine, Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.18, -0.07) plummeted on finale night, and the 10 p.m. broadcast preview of the Disney+ series Andor (0.11) fell behind the week-ago What Would You Do? finale (0.14). On CBS, Survivor (0.63, -0.17) fell off a cliff, but The Amazing Race (0.28, -0.02) only dropped slightly. Chicago Med (0.35, +0.05) and Chicago Fire (0.34, +0.01) grew on NBC, but Chicago PD (0.29, -0.01) dipped. The Floor (0.35, +0.01) ticked up for its Fox finale, but The Masked Singer (0.38, -0.04) slipped. Wild Cards (0.03, 0.00) and Sherlock & Daughter (0.03, 0.00) both held steady on the CW. Key: (F) = finale. 

ABC Reality Renew/Cancel Part 4: Is Celebrity Jeopardy! in Jeopardy?

It's likely the final ABC Reality Renew/Cancel of the year, as I take a look at an underperforming veteran and two of ABC's top series this year, which have both seen major changes. Plus, a prediction change for a long-running veteran, and two other shows enter the chart for the first time, on this packed edition of the ABC Reality Renew/Cancel!

Wednesday TV Ratings 4/16/25: Abbott Elementary Drops for Finale, Survivor Jumps to Season High, The Masked Singer and The Floor Also Climb, Chicago Med Hits Series Low [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Class was dismissed on ABC, as Abbott Elementary (0.30, -0.07) closed out its fourth season on Wednesday night with a rather steep decline. The Conners (0.26, -0.04) also lost some ground at eight, although not as much as Abbott. Later in the night, Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.25, 0.00) held even, and What Would You Do? (0.14, +0.03) rose for its own finale. CBS's Survivor (0.80, +0.12) jumped to a new season high, but The Amazing Race (0.30, -0.05) went in the opposite direction. On NBC, Chicago Med (0.30, -0.12) and Fire (0.33, -0.11) collapsed, while PD (0.30, -0.04) had a more mild decline. The Masked Singer (0.42, +0.11) soared on Fox, and The Floor (0.34, +0.05) also climbed higher. On series premiere night, CW drama Sherlock & Daughter (0.03) made a soft landing, but it at least fully retained its Wild Cards lead-in (0.03, -0.01). Key: (F) = finale.

Wednesday TV Ratings 4/9/25: The Amazing Race and Abbott Elementary Rise as Survivor and The Conners Slip, NBA Leads, What Would You Do? Hits Series Low [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The Conners (0.30, -0.02) and What Would You Do? (0.11, -0.04) slipped on ABC, but Abbott Elementary (0.37, +0.01) and Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.25, +0.01) were on the rise. The Amazing Race (0.35, +0.03) grew on CBS, while Survivor (0.68, -0.02) cooled down. On Fox, The Masked Singer (0.31, -0.01) and The Floor (0.29, -0.03) both dropped. Repeats of Chicago Med (0.19), Fire (0.16), and PD (0.15) aired on NBC. Wild Cards (0.04, -0.01) ticked down on the CW, but Good Cop/Bad Cop (0.03, +0.01) gained a hundredth on finale night. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.