It's been an odd end to the season on ABC. For months, Doctor Odyssey was their only show with its fate still up in the air, and for months, they refused to announce the fate of that single show. Though they still haven't been definitive about its fate, they've essentially admitted that the show is over, and that's good enough for me to be able to put a cap on this season and do one last look back at the season that was.
Ratings Analysis: CBS's Georgie & Mandy (0.39/0.41) was up for its season finale, while The Amazing Race (0.29, 0.00) held steady for its closer. On the ABC finale front, 9-1-1 (0.39, -0.01) dipped, Doctor Odyssey (0.22, +0.03) rose, and Grey's Anatomy (0.21, 0.00) matched last week's rating. NBC drama Found (0.21, -0.02) dropped for its series finale. Law & Order (0.25, -0.07) and SVU (0.34, -0.08) also diminished in size for their respective season finales. Next Level Chef (0.26, 0.00) was stable on Fox, while Farmer Wants a Wife (0.20, +0.02) improved. Police 24/7 (0.08, +0.03) recovered on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
Ratings Analysis: Ghosts (0.37, +0.01) and Elsbeth (0.30, +0.06) were both up for their CBS finales, while Georgie & Mandy (0.36, -0.01) ticked down at eight. NBC was up across the board with Law & Order (0.32, +0.04), SVU (0.42, +0.08), and Found (0.23, +0.01). On ABC, 9-1-1 (0.40, -0.06) and Doctor Odyssey (0.19, -0.03) weakened, but Grey's Anatomy (0.21, +0.02) rose at ten. Next Level Chef (0.26, +0.05) and Farmer Wants a Wife (0.18, +0.05) bounced back on Fox. On the CW, Police 24/7 (0.05, -0.03) took a hit, and a Bill O'Reilly special (0.04) was unremarkable. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.
Ratings Analysis: ABC drama 9-1-1 (0.46, +0.10) had a pretty sizable surge, but Doctor Odyssey (0.22, +0.02) barely benefited, and Grey's Anatomy (0.19, -0.03) actually dropped. On CBS, Georgie & Mandy (0.37, -0.01) and Elsbeth (0.24, -0.01) inched down, but Ghosts (0.36, +0.04) rose in the middle. NBC's Law & Order (0.28, -0.05) and SVU (0.34, -0.04) declined, but Found (0.22, +0.03) recovered at ten. Next Level Chef (0.21, -0.01) and Farmer Wants a Wife (0.13, -0.05) were down on Fox. Police 24/7 (0.08, +0.02) grew on the CW, but Lifelines of Hope (0.03) did not deliver. Key: (R) = repeat.
It's been a long season, and nearly all the dust has settled at ABC. The network has just one show left to decide - Doctor Odyssey. That's been the case for nearly a month, but the final decisions will be made by all of the networks within the next two weeks, so it's time to take one last look at Doctor Odyssey before ABC makes its final call on it!