Summer Renew/Cancel Week 11: Time to Break Up with The Celebrity Dating Game

It's been a busy week, with multiple finales, a few premieres, and a renewal. That's leading to quite a busy update of the summer renew/cancel, so keep reading to see what's on the move!

Monday TV Ratings 8/16/21: Strong Return for Bachelor in Paradise, Celebrity Dating Game Rises for Finale, Hell’s Kitchen Down (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: After close to two years off the air, ABC's 'Bachelor in Paradise' (0.93) made its return in relatively healthy fashion. While it was down slightly from the low 1s it garnered in 2019, it was on-par with the 2021 average of 'The Bachelorette' (0.94). At 10, 'Celebrity Dating Game' (0.40) gained a tenth for its season finale. Over on Fox, 'Hell's Kitchen' (0.63) dropped by a few hundredths while 'HouseBroken' (0.25) clung to a rounded 0.3 rating for the 9th time in a row. 'Duncanville' (0.21) was stable with its previous episode from nearly a month ago. NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.57) perked up as 'The Wall' (0.49) was close to even with its week-ago showing. CBS had its usual mismatch of sitcom and drama reruns (0.37/0.29/0.26/0.22/0.19). On the CW, 'Roswell, New Mexico' (0.10) and 'The Republic of Sarah' (0.05) were frozen at their normal levels. 

Finals Update: 'American Ninja Warrior' (+0.1) and 'The Republic of Sarah' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 10: Renewal Feels Like a Fantasy for Fantasy Island

With very little occurring on television thanks to the Tokyo Olympics, the Summer Renew/Cancel took off last week. Now, it's back with a busy update filled with new show premieres and even some renewal news.

Monday TV Ratings 8/2/21: Olympics Rise, The Bachelorette and Celebrity Dating Game Also Up (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: ABC enjoyed a bit of a surge as 'The Bachelorette' (0.9) gained two-tenths and 'Celebrity Dating Game' (0.4) rose by one. Of course, they were still no match for the latest broadcast of the 'Summer Olympics' (2.8) on NBC. The ceremony crept up yet again, rising by two-tenths from Sunday's preliminary rating (2.6). CBS had a carousel of reruns, with 'The Neighborhood' garnering a 0.3 and every other repeat managing just a 0.2 rating. Fox had encore telecasts of 'Hell's Kitchen' (0.3), 'HouseBroken' (0.2), and 'Duncanville' (0.2) that were in the same range. 'Duncan' was able to tie the rating it normally posts for a new episode. The CW didn't move a muscle as both 'Roswell, New Mexico' (0.1) and 'The Republic of Sarah' (0.0) were steady. 

Finals Update: 2020 Tokyo Olympics (+0.2), The Bachelorette (+0.1) and the repeat of Bob Hearts Abishola (+0.1) adjusted up. The Celebrity Dating Game (-0.1) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 7/26/21: Tokyo Olympics Slide, The Bachelorette Also Down, Roswell New Mexico Ties Low in Return (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: After two-straight days of growth, the 'Tokyo Olympics' (3.2) fell roughly five-tenths from the preliminary rating of Sunday's telecast (3.7). Despite the slippage, it comfortably outdid the Friday and Saturday showings. ABC served up originals against NBC's broadcast and appeared to pay the price for it. 'The Bachelorette' (0.7) and 'Celebrity Dating Game' (0.3) both crashed to their lowest ratings of the season, losing two-tenths and a tenth respectively. CBS went with comedy reruns (0.3/0.2/0.2/0.2) and an encore of 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.2). Fox got decent mileage out of a 'Hell's Kitchen' repeat (0.3) but reruns of toon sitcoms 'HouseBroken' (0.1) and 'Duncanville' (0.1) predictably underwhelmed. On the CW, the season premiere of 'Roswell, New Mexico' (0.1) was in-line with where it last left off in June 2020. 'The Republic of Sarah' (0.0) ticked down into complete obscurity in the 9pm slot. 

Finals Update: 2020 Tokyo Olympics (+0.3), The Bachelorette (+0.1) and repeats of The Neighborhood (+0.1) and HouseBroken (+0.1) adjusted up.