Tuesday TV Ratings 5/6/25: Night Court Drops for Finale, FBI and Alert Also Decline, The Rookie Rebounds [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The Night Court finale (0.20/0.18) underwhelmed on NBC, but the series did avoid setting a new low on its way out. On CBS, FBI (0.30, -0.05) and FBI: International (0.25, -0.01) dropped, but FBI: Most Wanted (0.24, 0.00) was steady at ten. On ABC, Will Trent (0.28, 0.00) matched its last installment, The Rookie (0.27, +0.07) surged, and Bad Romance (0.11, -0.03) slipped. On Fox, The Cleaning Lady (0.14, -0.01) and Alert: Missing Persons Unit (0.10, -0.03) declined. The CW's WWE NXT (0.14, -0.01) also ticked down. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Tuesday TV Ratings 4/22/25: St. Denis Medical and Night Court Down from Previous Week’s Repeats, Alert Hits Another Series Low, The Rookie and FBI: Most Wanted Also Sink to New Lows [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: In a cruel twist of fate, NBC sitcoms St. Denis Medical (0.22, -0.01) and Night Court (0.16, -0.03) were down from a pair of repeats (0.26/0.17) that aired last week. On ABC, Will Trent (0.31, +0.02) increased in size, but The Rookie (0.21, -0.11) outright collapsed. FBI (0.35, -0.05), FBI: International (0.26, -0.06), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.24, -0.10) all plunged on CBS. The Cleaning Lady (0.11, +0.01) ticked up on Fox, but Alert: Missing Persons Unit (0.09, -0.01) went even lower. Both Fox dramas paled in comparison to the CW's WWE NXT (0.17, +0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/17/24: Night Court and FBI: International Sink to Lows, NBA Cup Championship Dominates, LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NBC sitcoms St. Denis Medical (0.30, -0.01) and Night Court (0.20, -0.05) both dropped to new series lows after taking a week off. On CBS, dramas FBI (0.38, +0.01) and FBI: Most Wanted (0.31, +0.04) were on the rise, but FBI: International (0.28, -0.03) slipped. ABC's showing of the NBA Cup Championship (0.79) was the highest-rated broadcast of the night in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On Fox, LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (0.23, +0.05) was up markedly from last week. WWE NXT (0.16, -0.01) ticked down on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/10/24: Prep & Landing Specials Slide from 2023, The Voice Slightly Up for Finale, NBA Cup Leads the Night [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Christmas specials Prep & Landing (0.19) and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (0.16) were down noticeably from 2023 on ABC, but Olaf's Frozen Adventure (0.28) actually improved on last year's showings. The Alphabet Network also aired the 2014 special Toy Story That Time Forgot (0.25) and a rerun of America's Funniest Home Videos: Wreck the Halls (0.16). FBI (0.37, -0.05), FBI: International (0.31, -0.05), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.27, -0.05) all slipped on CBS. On NBC, The Voice (0.43, +0.10) was up by a full tenth for its finale. On Fox, the premiere of LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (0.18) barely fended off the CW's WWE NXT (0.17, +0.04). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/3/24: Santa Claus is Comin to Town Sinks, Accused Ends Down, St. Denis Medical and Night Court Also Drop [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On ABC, Christmas special Santa Claus Is Comin' To Town (0.23) was down markedly from last year's showing (0.38) and fell behind its CMA Country Christmas lead-in (0.30). Over on NBC, St. Denis Medical (0.31, -0.02), Night Court (0.25, -0.07), The Voice (0.33, -0.02), and The Irrational (0.17, -0.02) all declined, with Court taking the biggest hit. FBI (0.42, +0.04), FBI: International (0.36, +0.05), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.32, +0.02) all rose on CBS. Accused (0.15, -0.02) was down in its Fox finale. WWE NXT (0.13, -0.02) couldn't stop its slide on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.