Monday TV Ratings 6/19/23: The Wall Leads the Night, Stars on Mars Goes Lower, Hip-Hop at 50 Special Bombs (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC's 'The Wall' (0.38) made its summer debut in stellar fashion by building on the episode of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.36, +0.02) that led into it. In the 10 p.m. hour, 'Weakest Link' (0.32, +0.08) improved significantly after taking a week off. On Fox, 'Stars on Mars' (0.17, -0.01) dipped some more, but 'Crime Scene Kitchen' (0.19, +0.01) grew by a hundredth. ABC had another strong rerun of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.37), but most of that audience was gone by the time repeats of 'The Wonder Years' (0.19/0.13) rolled around. At 10, a 'Hip Hop at 50' special (0.13) placed dead-last in its slot. CBS went with reruns of 'NCIS' (0.21), 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.21), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.22). On the CW, 'The Rising' (0.03, -0.02) crumbled, but 'Barons' (0.02, 0.00) held even for its final episode. The latter is being pulled off the air in favor of 'Nancy Drew' reruns.

Finals Update: 'American Ninja Warrior' (+0.1) and the repeat of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Monday TV Ratings 6/12/23: NBA Finals Rise in Closing Game, American Ninja Warrior, Stars on Mars and Crime Scene Kitchen Tumble (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The Denver Nuggets won their first NBA championship and defeated the Miami Heat head-on. As a result, the final game of the '2023 NBA Finals' (3.98, +0.75) was the highest-rated of the five in the Adults 18-49 demographic and the most-viewed overall. At 8, 'NBA Countdown' (1.01) was able to break the 1.0 threshold for the first time this month. Fox seemingly felt the brunt of ABC's NBA-fueled dominance and suffered greatly as a result. Both 'Stars on Mars' (0.18, -0.06) and 'Crime Scene Kitchen' (0.18, -0.06) lost big chunks of their week-ago premieres that were already on the softer side to begin with. NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.34, -0.09) also took a sizable hit and led into reruns of 'The Wall' (0.30) and 'Weakest Link' (0.26). CBS had repeats of 'The Neighborhood' (0.36), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.25), 'NCIS' (0.21), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.21). CW dramas 'The Rising' (0.05, -0.01) and 'Barons' (0.02, -0.01) shed a hundredth apiece. 

Finals Update: 'NBA Finals Game 5' (+1.0) adjusted up, as did repeats of 'Weakest Link' (+0.1) and 'The Neighborhood' (+0.1). 'NBA Countdown' (-0.5) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 6/5/23: Failure to Launch for Stars on Mars, Crime Scene Kitchen Sinks in Delayed Return, Celebrity Family Feud Repeat Tops Night And Beats American Ninja Warrior (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The Fox network is no stranger to Nielsen rating duds, and the series premiere of reality offering 'Stars on Mars' (0.24) served as yet another addition to the long list of Fox failures. The program ranked 4th in the 8 o'clock timeslot, even losing out to CBS's random showing of 8-year old film 'Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation' (0.25). At 9, 'Crime Scene Kitchen' (0.24) matched the demo rating of its lead-in for its season two debut but returned over a full tenth behind its previous low (0.35). On NBC, the premiere of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.43) was only a few ticks below last year's start (0.47). At 10, 'Weakest Link' (0.24, +0.04) was up a bit for its first episode in nearly three weeks. ABC aired reruns of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.48/0.39/0.34) all-night long. The first of the three was the evening's top program in the 18-49 demographic. On the CW, 'The Rising' (0.06, +0.01) rose a tenth from last week's premiere. 'Barons' (0.03) held steady in the 9 p.m. hour.

Finals Update: The 8 PM repeat of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Monday TV Ratings 5/29/23: American Ninja Warrior: Women’s Championship OK, NASCAR Leads, The Rising Decent by CW Standards (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's broadcast of the 'NASCAR Coca-Cola 600' (0.52) easily topped the night and was only half a point lower than last year's edition (0.57). Though not listed in the chart, the postgame coverage (0.41/0.31) tapered off significantly at 9. Viewers quickly fled from there as a 9:14 p.m. rerun of 'MasterChef' (0.16) disappointed for a 15-minute broadcast. At 9:30, the repeat of 'Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars' (0.14) went even lower. On NBC, the debut of the Women's Championship edition of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.30) put up a decent number and led into a rerun of 'Weakest Link' (0.21). CBS had reruns of 'The Neighborhood' (0.23), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.19), and 'A Grammy Salute to The Beach Boys' (0.17). ABC's trio of 'Celebrity Family Feud' reruns (0.36/0.31/0.27) performed markedly better than CBS's encores. The CW launched new dramas 'The Rising' (0.05) and 'Barons' (0.03). Neither was a breakout hit, but the netlet has clearly done worse in recent times.

Finals Update: The 8 PM repeat of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1) adjusted up. The repeat of 'Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars' (-0.1) adjusted down.