Summer Renew/Cancel Week 14: Final Thoughts on Claim To Fame, The Challenge: USA, Beat Shazam, The Wonder Years & More!

The fall season, one unlike any other before, is nearly upon us, and it's time to wrap up the Summer Renew/Cancel with some final thoughts on all of the summer's bubble shows. Keep reading for my last thoughts on Claim to Fame, Don't Forget the Lyrics, Crime Scene Kitchen and more!

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 13: Claim to Fame Should Stake Its Claim to a Slot on ABC’s Schedule

The Summer Renew/Cancel begins to wind down this week, as even more summer shows exit the airways as the networks prepare to launch their unorthodox fall schedules. Keep reading for my thoughts on Claim to Fame and Stars on Mars as they wrap for the season.

Monday TV Ratings 8/28/23: Claim to Fame and Stars on Mars Rise for Finales, American Ninja Warrior Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: With 'The Bachelorette' out of the way, ABC's 'Claim to Fame' (0.33, +0.10) was free to take back the 8 p.m. time slot that helped it grow in the early summer. As a result, the program shot up by a full tenth for its finale and posted its highest rating in over a month. ABC filled the 10 p.m. time slot with a rerun of 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.20). On Fox, 'Stars on Mars' (0.17, +0.02) grew by two-hundredths for its season (or possibly "series") finale and led into a repeat of 'MasterChef' (0.15). 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.44, +0.09) surged on NBC and was followed by a 'Weakest Link' encore (0.24). 'Son of a Critch' (0.06, +0.03) and 'Run the Burbs' (0.06, +0.03) climbed higher on the CW. 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.04, -0.02) and 'Bump' (0.03, -0.03) crumbled in the 9 p.m. hour. Reruns of 'NCIS' (0.24), 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.20), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.24) made up CBS's night. 

Finals Update: 'Children Ruin Everything' (-0.1) and 'Bump' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 8/21/23: The Bachelorette Bounces Back for Finale, American Ninja Warrior and Stars on Mars Slip (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though 'The Bachelorette' (0.53, +0.12) did not set a new season high on finale night, the ABC reality series still enjoyed a healthy surge and maintained its lead in the Adults 18-49 demographic. NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.35, -0.04) was the closest to competing with 'The Bachelorette', but it was still nearly two-tenths below it. 'Warrior' led into a rerun of 'Weakest Link' (0.22) that was a hundredth lower than last week's. 'Stars on Mars' (0.15, -0.01) shed a hundredth on Fox and was followed by a 'MasterChef' rerun (0.11). 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.06, +0.02) and 'Bump' (0.06, +0.04) soared to new season highs on the CW. 'Run the Burbs' (0.03, 0.00) held even in the 8:30 p.m. time slot, while 'Son of a Critch' (0.03, -0.01) inched down. 'The Neighborhood' (0.23), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.20), 'NCIS' (0.18), and 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.16) were all in repeat-mode on CBS.

Finals Update: The repeat of 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Summer Renew/Cancel Week 11: No Life on Mars for Stars on Mars

This week on the Summer Renew/Cancel, multiple shows are headed for downgrades, as multiple other shows wrap up their seasons. Keep reading to see which shows's futures are looking murkier than ever, and how Food Stars and The Wonder Years look as they end their runs.