2022-23 The CW Renew/Cancel Wrap-Up: Final Thoughts on Superman & Lois, Gotham Knights, The Winchesters & More as Nexstar Moves in a New Direction

With last week's decisions on All American: Homecoming, Gotham Knights, and Superman & Lois, the CW has finally decided the fates of all of their produced scripted originals, over a month after decision would traditionally be finalized. It was a season of many broken traditions, particularly for The CW, which will see very few of their existing shows making returns next year. Keep reading for my final wrap-up of one of the most bizarre seasons of television any network has ever experienced.

Kung Fu Canceled After Three Seasons

The CW has given the chop to Kung Fu, canceling the show after three seasons. The martial arts drama was a middling performer for The CW, with only a 0.07 season average, placing it towards the bottom of The CW's scripted lineup. With so few shows surviving to next season on The CW, Kung Fu's low ratings and lack of a streaming presence made it one of the easier cuts for the network to make as it prepares to slash its current programing slate. Olivia Liang, Kheng Hua Tan, Eddie Liu, Shannon Dang and Yvonne Chapman starred in the series over its 39-episode run. The series finale aired March 8. This is a correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 9: Final Calls for Superman & Lois, Walker Independence, Gotham Knights, The Winchesters & More

It's been a tricky season for The CW, one of great change both in terms of ownership and leadership,, but also in terms of programming. Rough seas remain ahead as the network is expected to cancel most of their remaining lineup. Keep reading for my final predictions for all of their programs.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 8: Gotham Knights Not Looking Super as CW Mass Extinction Event Looms

The CW Renew/Cancel returns this week as decisions approach and the threat of a network programming purge looms. The network's midseason superhero dramas take center stage again as I assess their performances a month out from their premieres.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 7: Superman & Lois Find Their Kryptonite

This week, The CW debuted their last two in-season programs with fates yet undetermined, the comic book duo of Superman & Lois and Gotham Knights. Stay tuned to see what their outlooks are on a slimmed-down CW.

Wednesday TV Ratings 3/8/23: Farmer Wants a Wife Meager in Premiere, Lingo, Not Dead Yet and True Lies Get Weaker, Abbott Elementary and Survivor Slightly Up (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Survivor (+0.1) and Lingo (+0.1) adjusted up.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 6: All American: Homecoming Should Still Have a Home on The CW Next Season

The CW Renew/Cancel continues this week with my outlook on All American: Homecoming, as well as a reassessment of one show that seems to be trending in the wrong direction at the wrong time.

Wednesday TV Ratings 2/8/23: Not Dead Yet Starts with a Pulse, A Million Little Things Returns Up, The Flash Slightly Down in Final Season Premiere (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Abbott Elementary (+0.1) adjusted up.

Analysis to come.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 5: Time for Walker Independence to Walk Away

The CW Renew/Cancel returns this week, with some positive news for one show and some unfortunate news for another. Keep reading to see which show looks likely to fall victim to the network sale.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 4: Unhappy Holidays for The Winchesters

It's the final CW Renew/Cancel of 2022, and it's looking like a Blue Christmas for one CW freshman series.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 3: Just How Safe are the All American Shows?

Things just keep getting worse for the programming of The CW, as the network's new owners make it clear that massive cuts are incoming. Keep reading to see which shows are looking more endangered now than they ever have before.

Wednesday TV Ratings 11/9/22: CMAs Down from 2021 but Remain Very Strong, The Masked Singer Inches Up After Low, Survivor Rises (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Chicago Med (+0.1), The Masked Singer (+0.1) and LEGO Masters (+0.1) adjusted up.

Analysis to come.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 2: Kung Fu Will Probably Get Knocked Out

It's been a busy couple of weeks for The CW, with multiple cancellations being announced and some additional reports about plans for the network's future now that it's owned by Nexstar. Keep reading to see how this latest news will impact the outlook for their scripted shows, and which three shows are in for prediction changes.

The CW Renew/Cancel Part 1: The Winchesters Looks Strong, Walker: Independence Looks Weak - Does the CW Care?

Last season, The CW shocked the TV world by doing something unprecedented: they actually canceled shows. And not just a few, either. The network axed half of their lineup, including some shows that didn't even rate all that poorly. So this season will be a challenge, predictions-wise, as I attempt to guess how they will move forward in this new, Nexstar-owned age. Keep reading for my initial predictions for the entirety of their fall slate.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/5/22: The Real Love Boat Capsizes, The Amazing Race Hits New Low, Abbott Elementary and The Masked Singer Inch Up (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: 'The Real Love Boat' (0.26) failed to stay above water on series premiere night and lost almost 70% of its soaring 'Survivor' lead-in (0.80, +0.14) out the gate. If this is the best that 'Love Boat' can muster up on day one, all signs point to CBS cutting ties with this sinking ship. At 10, 'The Amazing Race' (0.30, -0.08) built on 'Love Boat by a few ticks but was unable to grow by a meaningful amount. On ABC, 'The Conners' (0.46, -0.05) slid some more while 'The Goldbergs' (0.36, 0.00) held even at its previously-set low. The news got brighter from there as 'Abbott Elementary' (0.48, +0.02), 'Home Economics' (0.32, +0.02), and 'Big Sky' (0.24, +0.05) all improved on their week-ago episodes. NBC's 'Chicago Med' (0.64, -0.02) dipped a tiny bit, but 'Chicago Fire' (0.77, +0.09) and 'Chicago PD' (0.68, +0.02) climbed to new season highs. Fox series 'The Masked Singer' (0.67, +0.01) picked up a hundredth as 'LEGO Masters' (0.34, -0.01) lost one. On the CW, 'Kung Fu' (0.07) grew from its 'Stargirl' lead-in (0.05, +0.01) for its third season premiere and beat out its June finale (0.05).

Finals Update: 'Survivor' (+0.1), 'The Conners' (+0.1), 'The Masked Singer' (+0.1), 'Chicago Fire' (+0.1), 'The Goldbergs' (+0.1), 'Abbott Elementary' (+0.1), and 'Chicago PD' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/15/22: Kung Fu Ends on a New Low, Stanley Cup Heavily Up from 2021 (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The CW's 'Kung Fu' (0.05, -0.02) wrapped up its second season on a sour note by sinking to its lowest rating on record. This number is 50% below its premiere from just three months ago (0.10) and serves as the program's least-watched episode in terms of total viewership. Earlier in the night, 'The Flash' (0.08, -0.04) dropped by four-hundredths and tied its series low. ABC easily topped the evening as its broadcast of the first 'Stanley Cup Finals' game (1.33) was a runaway success and came in over two times higher than NBC's game three telecast from the year prior (0.66). On Fox, 'MasterChef' (0.41, -0.03) forfeited three-hundredths, but 'So You Think You Can Dance' (0.31, +0.04) rose by four-hundredths. CBS got a strong rating out of a rerun of 'The Price Is Right Celebrates 50 Years' (0.44) and a mediocre number out of a 'SWAT' encore (0.28). NBC had repeats of 'Chicago Med' (0.31), 'Chicago Fire' (0.29), and 'Chicago PD' (0.27), with each subsequent rerun losing two-hundredths from the previous one.

Finals Update: '2022 Stanley Cup Game 1' (+0.4) adjusted up.

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/8/22: NBA Finals Slip, MasterChef and Let’s Make a Deal Primetime Tick Down (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The third game of the 2022 'NBA Finals' (3.65, -0.06) declined by six-hundredths when compared to game two (3.71) but was a hair above the rating that game one posted (3.63). On the other hand, 'Jimmy Kimmel Live: Game Night' (0.51, +0.16) and 'NBA Countdown' (0.84, +0.15) were both way up from their dismal Sunday ratings. On CBS, 'Let's Make a Deal Primetime' (0.34, -0.07) lost seven-hundredths from last week and was bested by a rerun of 'The Price Is Right At Night' (0.43) that aired after it. A 10PM 'SWAT' encore (0.26) was three-hundredths lower than the week prior. Over on Fox, 'MasterChef' (0.44, -0.02) and 'So You Think You Can Dance' (0.27, -0.07) lost some ground after last week's above-average outings. NBC had its usual rerun trio of 'Chicago Med' (0.29), 'Chicago Fire' (0.26), and 'Chicago PD' (0.30). Superhero drama 'The Flash' (0.12, +0.03) and marital-arts based 'Kung Fu' (0.07, +0.01) grew a touch on the CW. 

Finals Update: 'NBA Finals Game 3' (+1.0) and repeats of 'Chicago Fire' (+0.1) and 'SWAT' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Jimmy Kimmel Live Game Night' (-0.7) and 'NBA Countdown' (-0.3) adjusted down.

Wednesday TV Ratings 5/25/22: Survivor Sinks for Finale, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD End Higher, The Great American Tag Sale Mediocre (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's 'Survivor' (0.79, -0.13) suffered a sizable blow for its season finale and was unable to be crowned as the highest-rated program of the evening. That honor instead went to 'Chicago Fire' (0.80, +0.11), with the NBC drama growing by more than a full tenth for its finale. 'Fire was sandwiched by rising editions of 'Chicago Med' (0.67, +0.04) and 'Chicago PD' (0.74, +0.09). 'Med' and 'PD' also rose for their finales but not as much as 'Fire'. On Fox, 'MasterChef' (0.34) had a dismal start to the season, and 'So You Think You Can Dance' (0.25, -0.09) lost a tenth from a premiere that was already rather lackluster. ABC also had a night of uninspiring ratings with 'The Great American Tag Sale' (0.35) and 'The American Rescue Dog Show' (0.25). 'The Flash' (0.09, -0.03) and 'Kung Fu' (0.06, -0.02) crumbled on the CW. 

Finals Update: 'Survivor' (+0.1), 'Chicago Med' (+0.1), and 'The Great American Tag Sale' (+0.1) adjusted up. 

Wednesday TV Ratings 5/11/22: Home Economics and Chicago Med Hit Lows, Survivor Also Drops, Domino Masters Ends on a New Low (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC had a particularly rough evening as 'The Goldbergs' (0.42, -0.02), 'The Wonder Years' (0.29, -0.02), 'Home Economics' (0.24, -0.04), and 'A Million Little Things' (0.19, -0.06) all dropped to their lowest ratings to date. 'The Conners' (0.41, +0.01) was the only one to buck the trend and actually picked up a hundredth at 9. NBC dramas 'Chicago Med' (0.64, -0.01) and 'Chicago PD' (0.67, -0.01) shed a hundredth each, but 'Chicago Fire' (0.68, -0.09) had a more sizable decline in the middle. 'Survivor' (0.78, -0.13) and 'Beyond the Edge' (0.31, -0.08) crashed on CBS and were followed by an encore of 'FBI' (0.18). Airing behind a 'Masked Singer' clip show (0.47), Fox program 'Domino Masters' (0.23, -0.08) left a rotten impression on finale night by crumbling to a new series low. The CW's 'The Flash' (0.11, -0.01) declined by a hundredth and led into a stable 'Kung Fu' (0.07) 

Finals Update: 'Survivor' (+0.1), 'The Masked Singer Clip Show' (+0.1), and 'Chicago PD' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Domino Masters' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Wednesday TV Ratings 5/4/22: Good Sam Rises for Finale, The Goldbergs and The Conners Sink to New Lows, Survivor Scores 2022 High (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Half of ABC's sitcom lineup was in original mode and the results were not pretty, with both 'The Goldbergs' (0.44, -0.05) and 'The Conners' (0.40, -0.03) crashing to their lowest ratings to date. Reruns of 'The Wonder Years' (0.26) and 'Home Economics' (0.27) occupied the 8:30 and 9:30 slots while 'A Million Little Things' (0.25, -0.01) shed a hundredth at 10. CBS was up all-around with 'Survivor' (0.91, +0.06), a stronger than usual 'Beyond the Edge' (0.39, +0.12), and the season finale of 'Good Sam' (0.27, +0.06). Fox's 'The Masked Singer' (0.66, -0.01) inched down as 'Domino Masters' (0.31) held steady. 'The Flash' (0.12) was also steady on the CW, but 'Kung Fu' (0.07, -0.02) dropped by two-hundredths. NBC had repeats of 'Chicago Med' (0.35), 'Chicago Fire' (0.38), and 'Chicago PD' (0.38). 

Finals Update: 'Survivor' (+0.1), 'The Masked Singer' (+0.1), and the repeat of 'Chicago PD' (+0.1) adjusted up.