Summer Renew/Cancel Week 10: Fox May Tell Beat Shazam to Beat It

This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, a late ABC premiere looks stronger than it did last year, while a Fox veteran may be headed towards cancellation. Keep reading to see my initial prediction for Jeopardy! Masters, plus a prediction change for one bubble series.

Thursday TV Ratings 8/20/26: Press Your Luck Rebounds for Finale, Big Brother Drops Week-to-Week Again, Celebrity Crime Scene: Princess Diana Weak [+ Analysis]

Press Your Luck (0.28, +0.11) returned to its normal time slot for its ABC finale, and the recovery was immediate. Celebrity Family Feud (0.31, +0.09) also rebounded at eight. Big Brother (0.61, -0.14) was down sharply on CBS, but it was still well above the ABC game shows. NBC's repeats of Law & Order (0.22) and Law & Order: SVU (0.18/0.13) bested Fox's Celebrity Crime Scene special (0.12). The CW aired repeats of Trivial Pursuit (0.02) and Scrabble (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 9: Even Fox Isn’t Dumb Enough Not to Renew Nation’s Dumbest

This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, I take another look at one of the summer's surprising success stories as the end of summer draws near. Plus, a final guess for a game show that recently wrapped up its latest season.

Thursday TV Ratings 8/13/26: 2026 Patriot Games Abysmal on ABC, Celebrity Family Feud Loses to The 1% Club Repeat, Big Brother Tops NFL Preseason to Lead the Night [+ Analysis]

The Patriot Games (0.11) proved to be ratings poison for ABC, losing half of a wounded Celebrity Family Feud (0.22, -0.08) and sending Press Your Luck (0.17, -0.13) to a devastating new low, despite the latter's best efforts to bring viewers back to the network. CBS's Big Brother (0.75, +0.09) soared, while NBC had a quiet night of repeats (0.18/0.17/0.15). On Fox, a rerun of The 1% Club (0.24) went above Feud in the key demographic. The CW went with repeats of Trivial Pursuit (0.07) and Scrabble (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 8: Dancing with the Stars: The Next Pro Has Got to Go

This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, we take a closer look at a Dancing with the Stars spinoff that's failed to live up to the hype of its parent series. Keep reading to see my first post-premiere outlook on the series' future.