Summer Renew/Cancel Week 13: Making It May Make It to Season 4

This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, NBC's reality shows take center stage. Keep reading for my thoughts on the recently-wrapped Making It and the freshman Family Game Fight!

Thursday TV Ratings 8/26/21: Making It Rises for Finale, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and Big Brother Steady (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC's 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (0.40/0.33) was steady with last week in the 8pm slot and up by five hundredths at 8:30, signaling that it seems to have stabilized. 'Making It' (0.33) gained a tenth for its season finale in the 9pm slot and was followed by a rerun of 'SVU' (0.22). On CBS, 'Big Brother' (0.99) was essentially even with last week and led into encores of 'The Neighborhood' (0.32), 'B Positive' (0.26), and 'Bull' (0.23). ABC went with repeats of 'Holey Moley' (0.37), 'When Nature Calls' (0.20), and 'The Hutler' (0.27). Compared to their week-ago originals, 'Moley was down by just three hundredths, 'Nature Calls' was even, and 'The Hustler' actually improved by two hundredths. Fox began airing reruns of 'Call Me Kat' (0.19/0.18), but they were barely above half of what the 8pm encore of 'MasterChef' (0.35) garnered. On the CW, 'Coroner' (0.10) rose by two hundredths while 'The Outpost' (0.05) held flat. 

Finals Update: 'Big Brother' (+0.1) and repeats of 'MasterChef' (+0.1) and 'Holey Moley' (+0.1) adjusted up. The repeat of 'Law & Order: SVU' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 12: LEGO Masters will Build Up a Third Season

This week on the Summer Renewal, we have some mixed news for two shows as one goes for a prediction upgrade and one is headed for a downgrade. Plus, an initial placement for The Ultimate Surfer! Keep reading to see where it'll land and which shows are on the move!

Thursday TV Ratings 8/19/21: Beat Shazam Ends Steady, Big Brother Rises, Brooklyn Nine-Nine and The Hustler Down (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's 'Beat Shazam' (0.45) enjoyed a minor surge on season finale night, up about a tenth when compared to Wednesday's post-'MasterChef' telecast. A repeat of 'Fantasy Island' (0.27) took over the 9pm slot and somehow tied its latest original. On NBC, 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (0.40/0.28) rose by a hundredth for the 8pm episode but was down four hundredths in the second-half. The decline between the two installments was significantly more noticeably when compared to last week's premiere (0.39/0.32). 'Making It' (0.23) held virtually steady at its usual, dismal level and led into a rerun of 'Organized Crime' (0.17). CBS's 'Big Brother' (1.01) gained a tenth and found itself nearly 125% higher than every other broadcast. Encores of 'The Neighborhood' (0.36), 'B Positive' (0.31), and 'Bull' (0.20) filled out from there, with each rerun going below the previous. ABC's frail lineup got slightly weaker as 'Holey Moley' (0.40) and 'When Nature Calls' (0.20) lost four hundredths apiece. At 10, 'The Hustler' (0.25) only lost one hundredth, furthering the gap between it and 'Nature Calls'. On the CW, the return of 'Coroner' (0.08) was on-par with what it garnered last August. 'The Outpost' (0.05) remained anemic in the 9pm slot.

Finals Update: 'The Hustler' (+0.1) and 'Beat Shazam' (+0.1) adjusted up. Both episodes of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (-0.1 each), 'Making It' (-0.1) and the repeat of 'B Positive' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 8/12/21: Brooklyn Nine-Nine Returns Down, MLB Leads, Big Brother and Love Island Rise (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: NBC's 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (0.6/0.5) returned for its 8th and last season in relatively solid fashion, barring this number does not heavily adjust down in finals. If this rating for 'Nine-Nine' were to hold, it would be very close to what it posted for its season 7 debut back in February 2020 (0.7/0.5). At 9, 'Making It' (0.4) got back a tenth and led into another 'SVU' rerun (0.3). CBS's 'Big Brother' (1.0) inched up and 'Love Island' (0.6) rose by two-tenths. Both shows will likely be subject to downward adjustments. A repeat of 'Bull' (0.3) closed out the evening for the eye network. ABC was completely steady with middling showings of 'Holey Moley' (0.4), 'When Nature Calls' (0.3), and 'The Hustler' (0.3). Fox had the overall lead with a strong 'Yankees v. White Sox' MLB game (1.3). 'Walker' (0.1) lost a tenth for its finale while 'The Outpost' (0.1) gained one, putting the two CW dramas in a virtual tie. 

Finals Update: 'MLB' (+0.2) adjusted up. 'Big Brother' (-0.1), 'Love Island' (-0.2), 'When Nature Calls with Helen Mirren' (-0.1), both episodes of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' (-0.2 each), 'Making It' (-0.2), and repeats of 'Bull' (-0.1) and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (-0.1) adjusted down.