The Real Love Boat Officially Decommissioned by CBS, Will Now Set Sail at Paramount+

After hitting a ratings iceberg, The Real Love Boat has officially been put out of commission. It has been pulled from CBS's schedule after only four episodes, the first series this season to have this fate befall it. The dating reality series has been a beyond-embarrassing performer for CBS, ranking as the third-lowest-rated Big Four series while airing behind TV's #1 show, Survivor (not counting NFl-inflated episodes of 60 Minutes and The Simpsons). Its 0.24 average was a tenth below the average of The Amazing Race, which aired as TRLB's 10 PM lead-out. Hosted by Jerry O'Connell and Rebecca Romijn, the series will air out the remaining episodes in a weekly basis on Paramount+, the streamer that shares a parent company with CBS and is the exclusive next-day streaming home to all CBS series. CBS will now move The Amazing Race to 9 PM, with drama repeats airing at 10.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/26/22: The Conners, The Goldbergs, Abbott Elementary, and Home Economics All Rise for Halloween Episodes, The Masked Singer Rebounds, Real Love Boat Sinks Further (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Season highs were prevalent on ABC as 'The Conners' (0.56, +0.05), 'Home Economics' (0.39, +0.03), and 'Big Sky' (0.31, +0.08) all rose to their strongest ratings of Fall 2022. 'The Goldbergs' (0.41, +0.02) and 'Abbott Elementary' (0.55, +0.07) also shot up for their Halloween-themed episodes but fell short of new high territory. Fox's 'The Masked Singer' (0.72, +0.33) similarly surged to its highest rating of the season after crashing to an alarming low on the 19th (0.39). At 9,  'LEGO Masters' (0.43, +0.16) shot up to its best showing in over a year. CBS's 'Survivor' (0.76, +0.09) and 'The Amazing Race' (0.30, +0.03) were both on the rise. Sandwiched in-between those staples, 'The Real Love Boat' (0.19, -0.07) sank to an egregious new low. NBC reruns of 'Chicago Med' (0.32), 'Chicago Fire' (0.37), and 'Chicago PD' (0.31) all outpaced the back-half of CBS's lineup. 'Stargirl' (0.09, 0.00) and 'Kung Fu' (0.06, 0.00) were steady on the CW.

Finals Update: 'Survivor' (+0.1), 'The Masked Singer' (+0.1), and 'The Conners' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Wednesday TV Ratings 10/12/22: One Chicago Shows and The Goldbergs Slip to New Lows, Abbott Elementary and The Conners Ever-So-Slightly Rise, MLB Dominates (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: New lows were abundant on NBC as 'Chicago Med' (0.56, -0.08), 'Chicago Fire' (0.67, -0.10), and 'Chicago PD' (0.59, -0.09) all crashed to their weakest ratings to date. ABC's 'The Goldbergs' (0.34, -0.02) also dipped to a new low but was the only show on the alphabet network to decline. 'The Conners' (0.48, +0.02) improved by two-hundredths at 8 while 'Abbott Elementary' (0.49, +0.01), 'Home Economics' (0.33, +0.01), and 'Big Sky' (0.25, +0.01) all picked up a hundredth. Over on CBS, 'The Real Love Boat' (0.25, -0.01) lost just a single hundredth from its premiere but was still well below its 'Survivor' lead-in (0.72, -0.08). At 10, 'The Amazing Race' (0.32, +0.02) rose by two-hundredths and increased the gap between it and 'Love Boat'. Fox's 'Phillies v. Braves' MLB game (0.95) comfortably outrated all other offerings. 'Stargirl' (0.08, +0.03) and 'Kung Fu' (0.08, +0.01) climbed a bit higher on the CW.

Finals Update: 'Survivor' (+0.1), 'The Conners' (+0.1), 'Chicago Fire' (+0.1), and 'Abbott Elementary' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'The Real Love Boat' (-0.1) adjusted down.

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.