Monday TV Ratings 9/1/25: College Football Dominates for Bill Belichick’s Debut, American Ninja Warrior and Survival Mode End Down, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Repeat Tops Broadcast [+ Analysis]

ESPN's college football broadcast led the way on Monday night, with a strong 1.62 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On NBC, American Ninja Warrior (0.19, -0.03) and Survival Mode (0.14, -0.02) were both down for their respective season finales. ABC aired reruns of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.24/0.17/0.12). CBS went with encores of The Neighborhood (0.23/0.19), FBI (0.20), and Watson (0.17). LEGO Masters Jr. (0.15, -0.01) ticked down on Fox. Repeats of Penn & Teller (0.04) and Masters of Illusion (0.04) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Monday TV Ratings 8/25/25: The Neighborhood Repeat Leads, Bachelor in Paradise, LEGO Masters Jr. and American Ninja Warrior Slip [+ Analysis]

Though there were many originals on Monday night, it was CBS's 8 p.m. repeat of The Neighborhood (0.28) that posted the evening's highest Adults 18-49 rating. ABC's Bachelor in Paradise (0.27, -0.01) shed a hundredth. American Ninja Warrior (0.22, -0.02) declined slightly on NBC, but Survival Mode (0.16, +0.04) gained some momentum. LEGO Masters Jr. (0.16, -0.02) and The Quiz with Balls (0.18, -0.01) both dropped on Fox. The CW aired repeats of Penn & Teller (0.04) and Whose Line (0.03/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Summer Broadcast Renew/Cancel Week 14: NBC Can’t Sing the Praises of Songs and Stories with Kelly Clarkson

The last week saw the final two premieres of the 2025 summer season, as Fox and NBC both debuted new series that'll run for just a month. Keep reading to see the initial predictions for both series!

Monday TV Ratings 8/18/25: LEGO Masters Jr. Premieres Decently, Are You My First? Preview Bombs, Bachelor in Paradise and The Quiz with Balls Dip [+ Analysis]

LEGO Masters Jr. (0.18) had an okay start on Fox, but its presence didn't seem to help The Quiz with Balls (0.19, -0.04). On ABC, Hulu series Are You My First? (0.09) completely bombed in its broadcast debut, retaining less than a third of its Bachelor in Paradise lead-in (0.28, -0.03). NBC's American Ninja Warrior (0.24, 0.00) held steady, while Survival Mode (0.12, +0.01) ticked up. CBS continued airing sitcom (0.28/0.19) and drama (0.15/0.11) reruns. The CW (0.04/0.03/0.03) was also entirely in repeat-mode. Key: (R) = repeat.

Summer Broadcast Renew/Cancel Week 13: The Quiz with Balls Still Has Balls

Summer is beginning to wind down, with roughly a month to go until the regular TV season kicks off once again. That doesn't mean there aren't still predictions to change, as one show moves into the red this week, while I discuss another that has flown under my radar this summer.