Thursday TV Ratings 6/6/24: NBA Finals Start Slightly Below 2023 Opener, I Can See Your Voice Slips for Finale, Don’t Forget the Lyrics Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Game 1 of the NBA Finals (3.51) very clearly delivered in the Adults 18-49 demographic and was down just 1% in the key demo when stacked up against 2023's opening game (3.54). On Fox, I Can See Your Voice (0.19, -0.01) lost a hundredth on finale night, but Don't Forget the Lyrics (0.23, +0.05) still found a way to rise to a new season high. CBS went with repeats of Ghosts (0.23/0.19), Elsbeth (0.14), and Fire Country (0.13). NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.22), SVU (0.20), and Organized Crime (0.18). Patti Stanger (0.06, +0.02) bounced back on the CW.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 1: Fox Has Balls

The Summer Renew/Cancel is finally back, as the summer TV season gets into the full swing. Keep reading for several entires, including Lingo, Beat Shazam, The Quiz with Balls, and Food Stars!

Thursday TV Ratings 5/30/24: Station 19 Soars for Series Finale, 9-1-1 Also Jumps, I Can See Your Voice Ticks Up [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Station 19 (0.34, +0.14) soared on series finale night and posted its highest rating in over two months. ABC's other dramas, 9-1-1 (0.61, +0.15) and Grey's Anatomy (0.40, +0.05), also climbed higher for their respective season finales, with 9-1-1 setting a new season high. Fox's I Can See Your Voice (0.20, +0.03) ticked up, while Don't Forget the Lyrics! (0.18, -0.01) was a hundredth shy of last week's premiere. Patti Stanger (0.04, +0.01) perked up on the CW, and the 9 p.m. rerun of Police 24/7 (0.06) doubled last week's original episode of Lovers and Liars (0.03). NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.20), SVU (0.20), and Organized Crime (0.20). CBS re-aired Ghosts (0.26/0.22/0.20/0.21) and Elsbeth (0.16).

Thursday TV Ratings 5/16/24: Young Sheldon Soars for Series Finale, So Help Me Todd Also Jumps in Final Episode, Organized Crime and Law & Order Finales Also Rise [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: CBS's Young Sheldon ended its seven-season run in monumental fashion. The long-running sitcom posted a monstrous 0.71 rating at 8 p.m. and then climbed to a 0.76 for its final ever episode at 8:30. One would have to go back to January 2022 to find an episode with a higher Adults 18-49 rating than this series finale. In terms of total viewership, both episodes of Young Sheldon cleared the 9-million mark, a feat it has not accomplished since April 2020! But Sheldon was not the only series finale of the night, as canceled drama So Help Me Todd (0.35, +0.08) aired its series finale right after the boy genius's antics came to a close. However, Todd retained less than half of its monstrous lead-in and was not even able to set a new season high. At 10, Elsbeth (0.26, +0.04) also rose but not nearly as much as the others. On NBC, Law & Order (0.35, +0.05) and Organized Crime (0.33, +0.04) were up for their respective finales, but SVU (0.41, -0.01) ticked down. 9-1-1 (0.44, -0.06), Grey's Anatomy (0.35, -0.04), and Station 19 (0.21, -0.05) all slipped on ABC. Fox's I Can See Your Voice (0.17) was significantly weaker than Next Level Chef in its return, and the Farmer Wants a Wife finale (0.19, -0.04) suffered as a result. Patti Stanger (0.03, -0.02) dipped on the CW, while Lovers and Liars posted its third-straight 0.03. 

Wednesday TV Ratings 2/21/24: Dolly Parton’s Pet Gala Flops, Abbott Elementary and The Conners Drop to New Lows, Chicago Fire Rises (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Though The Price Is Right At Night (0.37, -0.09) was definitely on the softer side, CBS's broadcast of Dolly Parton's Pet Gala (0.18) retained less than half of its demo rating and was one of the weakest offerings of the night. On ABC, The Conners (0.36, -0.03) and Abbott Elementary (0.36, -0.08) crashed to new series lows, while Not Dead Yet (0.24, -0.04) also slipped but remained above its previously-set low. Judge Steve Harvey was frozen at last week's 0.14 rating in the 10 p.m. hour, once again losing to the Celebrity Family Feud repeat (0.18) that led into it. On NBC, Chicago Med (0.48, -0.03) dipped, but Chicago Fire (0.51, +0.04) and Chicago PD (0.51, +0.05) surged. I Can See Your Voice (0.19, -0.03) slipped on Fox, but We Are Family (0.21, +0.03) recovered a bit. Wild Cards (0.06, -0.01) and Family Law (0.05, -0.02) declined on the CW.