The Big Leap Canceled by Fox

Broadcast TV's spring cleaning continues today as Fox has announced that The Big Leap will not return for a second season, the second such cancellation within the hour. The dance-oriented drama series rated as one of the season's lowest new show debuts, starting with a 0.29 and only getting worse from there, ultimately averaging 0.24. That's the lowest average for any Fox show this season so far, and it rates only above ABC's Promised Land, which has also already been canceled. The first season of The Big Leap wrapped months ago, with its eleventh and final episode airing on December 6th, 2021. This was a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

Monday TV Ratings 12/6/21: Michael Bublé’s Christmas in the City Mediocre Behind The Voice, The Bachelorette Hits New Low on Special Night, 9-1-1 Down for Midseason Finale

Ratings Analysis: Fox's '9-1-1' (0.84, -0.04) inched down a bit for its winter finale but remained the top program of the evening for the second week in a row. At 9, 'The Big Leap' (0.26, -0.01) shed a single hundredth for the final episode of a very disappointing season. On NBC, 'The Voice' (0.71, -0.04) lost four-hundredths and led into a middling Michael Bublé Christmas special (0.40). ABC got decent mileage out of 'A Very Boy Band Holiday' (0.53) but a special edition of 'The Bachelorette' (0.47) dropped from there. CBS's 'The Neighborhood' (0.63, +0.06) rose by six-hundredths and 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.49) held even. The dramas were not as lucky, with 'NCIS' (0.58, -0.01) and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.44, -0.02) falling by one-hundredth and two-hundredths respectively. The CW was the lone network with consistent upward momentum as 'All American' (0.19, +0.03) gained three-hundredths and '4400' (0.08, +0.02) picked up two. 

Monday TV Ratings 11/15/21: Steady The Voice Leads the Night, Dancing with the Stars and 9-1-1 Hit Lows (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC's 'The Voice' (0.81, +0.05) picked up five-hundredths and was the top program on Monday night for the second week in a row. At 10, 'Ordinary Joe' (0.27, +0.02) rose by two-hundredths after a week off. ABC found itself moving in the opposite direction as both 'Dancing with the Stars' (0.67, -0.04) and 'The Good Doctor' (0.38, -0.05) dropped by a few hundredths. On Fox, '9-1-1' (0.67, -0.05) lost five-hundredths and hit a new low while 'The Big Leap' (0.24, +0.05) gained five-hundredths. CBS had reruns of 'The Neighborhood' (0.49), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.39), 'NCIS' (0.34), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.24). 'All American' (0.20, +0.01) and '4400' (0.09, +0.02) were up by one-hundredth and two-hundredths respectively on the CW.

Finals Update: 'Dancing with the Stars' (+0.1) and '9-1-1' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Monday TV Ratings 11/8/21: The Lost Symbol Preview Low, 9-1-1 and The Voice Drop, Dancing with the Stars Ticks Up (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Peacock drama 'The Lost Symbol' (0.28) was actually three-hundredths higher than last week's 'Ordinary Joe' (0.25) for a one-off pilot broadcast on NBC. That only goes to show just how poorly 'Joe' is performing and definitely doesn't mean 'Lost Symbol' did even remotely well, especially since it retained less than 40% of its 'Voice' lead-in. At 8, 'The Voice' (0.76, -0.01) dropped by a hundredth but was still the #1 program of the night. ABC's 'Dancing with the Stars' (0.71, +0.01) gained a hundredth and led into a 'Countdown to the CMA Awards' special (0.24) that very few tuned in to watch. CBS's 'NCIS' (0.64, +0.05) was the lone show on the network to rise from last week. 'The Neighborhood' (0.61, -0.04), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.50, -0.03), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.45, -0.03) all forfeited a few hundredths. On Fox, '9-1-1' (0.72, -0.11) fell by a tenth and 'The Big Leap' (0.19, -0.06) could only tie The CW's 'All American' (0.19, +0.03) in the 18-49 demographic. Airing right after 'All American', '4400' (0.07, -0.01) inched down.

Finals Update: 'The Voice' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Countdown to the CMA Awards' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 11/1/21: The Neighborhood Down After Week Off, 9-1-1 and The Voice Tie for First, The Big Leap Rises, Ordinary Joe Hits New Low (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's lineup was back from a week off, with 8pm anchor 'The Neighborhood' (0.65, -0.02) and 9pm drama 'NCIS' (0.59, -0.03) inching down from their previous originals. The programs airing after those two, 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.53) & 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.48), were steady with their last installments. On Fox, '9-1-1' (0.83, +0.03) actually rose by a few ticks after not airing the week prior. And though it remained anemic, 'The Big Leap' (0.25) gained seven-hundredths with the return of its usual lead-in. NBC's 'The Voice' (0.77) fell by eight-hundredths and 'Ordinary Joe' (0.25, -0.06) hit yet another new low. Over on ABC, 'Dancing with the Stars' (0.70, -0.01) only shed a hundredth while 'The Good Doctor' (0.43, +0.02) enjoyed a minor uptick. The CW's 'All American' (0.16) shed a tenth from its week-ago premiere as '4400' (0.08) gave back two-hundredths. 

Finals Update: 'The Neighborhood' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'The Good Doctor' (-0.1) and '4400' (-0.1) adjusted down.