Tuesday TV Ratings 2/22/22: To Tell The Truth Return Near Low, Jeopardy! National College Championship Hits High for Finale, Abbott Elementary Rebounds, This Is Us Down After Break (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The final installment of ABC's 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (0.79, +0.29) soared well above all previous outings and was the highest-rated telecast of the night. That strong lead-in seemed to help 'Abbott Elementary' (0.64, +0.23) climb all the way up to series high territory after hitting a new low just one week prior. 'Black-ish' (0.43, +0.13) was also able to bounce back, but 'To Tell the Truth' (0.31) had a pretty meager return in the 10PM timeslot. On NBC, sitcoms 'American Auto' (0.38, +0.01) and 'Grand Crew' (0.30, +0.02) enjoyed minor upticks, but dramas 'This Is Us' (0.73, -0.05) and 'New Amsterdam' (0.34, -0.03) dropped when compared to their last episodes. CBS's 'FBI' (0.61, -0.02), 'FBI: International' (0.53, -0.07), and 'FBI: Most Wanted' (0.54, -0.01) all dipped for their first episodes in nearly a month, with 'International' dealing with the sharpest decline. On Fox, 'The Resident' (0.36, -0.06) and 'The Real Dirty Dancing' finale (0.19, -0.06) were down by six-hundredths apiece. The CW's 'Superman & Lois' (0.16, +0.01) gained a hundredth as 'Naomi' (0.09) held flat. 

Finals Update: 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (+0.1) and 'The Resident' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 2/18/22: Winter Olympics Hit Another New Low, Celebrity Big Brother Steady, Jeopardy! National College Championship Ties Low (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The '2022 Winter Olympics' (1.08, -0.30) simply could not catch a break on NBC, this time barely keeping itself above a 1.0 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Over on the Fox network, 'WWE Smackdown' (0.54, -0.01) shed a hundredth and beat out another outing of ABC's 'Jeopardy! National College Championship (0.50, -0.11) head-on. After 'Jeopardy!', a rerun of '20/20' (0.46) was shockingly stout in the 9PM slot. On CBS, 'Celebrity Big Brother' (0.45, -0.09) was a tenth shy of Wednesday's installment and led into a rerun of 'Blue Bloods' (0.24). The CW aired encores of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.06) and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.05/0.08).

Finals Update: '2022 Winter Olympics' (+0.2), 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (+0.1), and the repeat of '20/20' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/17/22: Winter Olympics Tick Back Up, Jeopardy! National College Championship Also Rises, Call Me Kat Slips (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though it remained a far cry from its 2018 levels, the '2022 Winter Olympics' (1.38, +0.20) gained two-tenths on NBC and outperformed Wednesday's unsettling low. ABC's 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (0.61, +0.09) grew by a tenth and led into low-rated encores of 'Grey's Anatomy' (0.24) and 'Big Sky' (0.15). On Fox, 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.31, +0.05) was up by five-hundredths, but sitcoms 'Call Me Kat' (0.30, -0.05) and 'Pivoting' (0.18, -0.06) crumbled. CBS had reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.44), 'United States of Al' (0.35), 'Ghosts' (0.33), 'B Positive' (0.30), and 'Bull' (0.21). The CW aired encores of 'Walker' (0.07) and 'Legacies' (0.04). 

Finals Update: The '2022 Winter Olympics' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Wednesday TV Ratings 2/16/22: Winter Olympics Hit New Low, The Amazing Race Drops, The Chase Ends Up (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Following a few days of stability, the '2022 Winter Olympics' (1.18, -0.36) collapsed on NBC, with the ceremony crashing to its weakest performance on record. On ABC, the 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (0.52, +0.03) recovered a bit and led into the season finale of 'The Chase' (0.37/0.31). The latter was up by a healthy amount from last week (0.34/0.27) in both hours. CBS's 'Celebrity Big Brother' (0.54, +0.13) was over a tenth higher than Monday night's episode but six-hundredths lower than the previous Wednesday (0.60). 'The Amazing Race' (0.47, -0.08) declined in the 9PM hour and was followed by an 'NCIS' encore (0.23). 'I Can See Your Voice' (0.36) was flat on Fox, but 'Next Level Chef' (0.40, -0.02) dealt with some minor slippage. The CW's rerun of 'Legends of Tomorrow' (0.09) was three-hundredths higher than last week's encore (0.06) while the 9PM repeat of 'Batwoman' (0.04) tied its week-ago delivery. 

Finals Update: The '2022 Winter Olympics' (+0.1), 'The Chase' at 9 PM (+0.1), 'The Amazing Race' (+0.1), and 'I Can See Your Voice' (+0.1) adjusted up. 

Tuesday TV Ratings 2/15/22: Winter Olympics Ticks Up, Abbott Elementary Sinks, Queens Ends Down (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (0.49, -0.07) was back on ABC but slipped to its lowest rating yet. That trend continued as the evening progressed as promising sitcom 'Abbott Elementary' (0.41, -0.16) completely crashed after weeks of staying in the 0.6 range. Veteran comedy 'Black-ish' (0.30, -0.11) and the season finale of 'Queens' (0.20, -0.03) failed to buck the downward trend. On NBC, the '2022 Winter Olympics' (1.54, +0.07) rose by seven-hundredths and unsurprisingly topped all other offerings. Fox's 'The Resident' (0.42, -0.01) lost a hundredth while 'The Real Dirty Dancing' (0.25, +0.02) grew by two-hundredths. CBS went with reruns of 'FBI' (0.38), 'FBI: International' (0.31), and 'FBI: Most Wanted' (0.25). The CW had encores of 'Superman & Lois' (0.07) and 'Naomi' (0.04).

Finals Update: The '2022 Winter Olympics' (+0.1), 'The Real Dirty Dancing' (+0.1), and the repeat of 'FBI: Most Wanted' (+0.1) adjusted up.