Sunday TV Ratings 9/18/22: 60 Minutes Rises from 2021 Premiere After Much Higher NFL Game, Pyramid and The Final Straw End on Lows, Big Brother Hits Season High (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Football expectedly reigned supreme on another Sunday, with NFL Overrun (7.41) on CBS easily leading the way and soaring above last week's CBS game (4.67). 60 Minutes (1.77) premiered its season with an interview of US President Joe Biden and took advantage of its lead-in, rising above its 2021 premiere and rating as by far the top non-sports broadcast of the night. Big Brother (0.94) was also on the rise, hitting a new season high as it nears its season finale. The night ended off on a low note with a repeat of The Equalizer (0.30), but its performance was still nearly double last week's 10 PM NCIS: LA repeat. NBC had a weaker night with Football Night In America (1.32) dropping by nearly a full ratings point and their Sunday Night Football game (5.57) featuring the Bears and Packers over a tenth below last week's Cowboys opener. ABC could not take advantage of the weaker competition, with Celebrity Family Feud (0.47), the midseason premiere of The $100,000 Pyramid (0.35) and what is almost-certainly the series finale of The Final Straw (0.17) all dropping by about a tenth. The repeat of America's Funniest Videos (0.41), however, rose slightly. Fox had no football and, thus, lower ratings, though their animated encores (0.25/0.28/0.31/0.27/0.28/0.30) were, for the most part, stronger than they'd been for much of the summer. The CW also had only repeats, with the 8 PM World's Funniest Animals encore (0.08) rising above last week's as the 8:30 showing (0.05) and the Penn & Teller repeat (0.04) both trailed last week.

Finals Update: NFL Overrun (+2.6), 60 Minutes (+0.2), Big Brother (+0.1), NFL: Bears v. Packers (+1.4) and repeats of The Great North (+0.1) and Family Guy (+0.1)

Sunday TV Ratings 9/11/22: Monarch Stumbles in Premiere, Big Brother and Celebrity Family Feud Steady, Sunday Night Football Rises from 2021 Debut (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Football Night In America (+0.1), Celebrity Family Feud (+0.1), The OT (+0.1), NFL Overrun on CBS (+2.6), Monarch (+0.4), Big Brother (+0.1), NFL: Buccaneers v. Cowboys (+1.5) and the repeat of America's Funniest Home Videos (+0.1) adjusted up.

Analysis to come.

Sunday TV Ratings 8/28/22: VMAs Above-Average for The CW, Big Brother, Celebrity Family Feud and The Final Straw All Drop (UPDATED)

Finals Update: NFL Preseason: Lions v. Steelers (+0.3), Celebrity Family Feud (+0.1), Big Brother (+0.1) and repeats of Password (+0.1), The Simpsons (+0.1) and America's Got Talent (+0.1) adjusted up. 60 Minutes (-0.2) and the repeat of The Equalizer (-0.2) adjusted down

Analysis to come.

Sunday TV Ratings 8/21/22: NFL Preseason Below-Average, Big Brother Easily Leads, Celebrity Family Feud Ticks Down (UPDATED)

Finals Update: NFL Preseason (+0.1) and the repeat of America's Funniest Home Videos (+0.1) adjusted up. Repeats of The Equalizer (-0.1), Call Me Kat (-0.2) and The Great North (-0.2) adjusted down.

Analysis to come.

Sunday TV Ratings 8/14/22: Big Brother Steady, Who Do You Think You Are? Improves for Finale, $100,000 Pyramid Ticks Down (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Leading out of a strong 'AFV' rerun (0.44), ABC game show 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.57, +0.03) picked up three-hundredths and rose to its strongest rating since the season premiere. 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.44, -0.02) lost two-hundredths despite the 'Feud' uptick, but 'The Final Straw' (0.29, 0.00) held flat at last week's rating. CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.81, 0.00) also matched the rating it posted last Sunday. Surrounding repeats of '60 Minutes' (0.42), 'The Equalizer' (0.22), and 'NCIS: LA' (0.23) all gained a few ticks. On NBC, 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (0.19, +0.08) grew quite a bit on finale night but still lost to reruns of 'Password' (0.21) and 'America's Got Talent' (0.20). Fox's encores of 'Beat Shazam' (0.15), 'The Great North' (0.16), 'Bob's Burgers' (0.20), and 'Family Guy' (0.21) all improved on a week-to-week basis. The 8PM repeat of 'The Simpsons' (0.15) was the only one not to rise, instead tying last week's rating. The CW's reruns of 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.05/0.06) and 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.05) also perked up a bit.

Finals Update: 'Big Brother' (+0.1), 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (+0.1), 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1), and repeats of 'Password' (+0.1) and 'America's Got Talent' (+0.1) adjusted up.

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Sunday TV Ratings 8/7/22: Big Brother Tops Night, Celebrity Family Feud Inches Down, Family Game Fight! Burnoff Meager (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.81, -0.02) dipped by two-hundredths from last Sunday's episode but remained on a level of its own when compared to the ratings of its peers. '60 Minutes' (0.37) shed a hundredth at 7 while reruns of 'The Equalizer' (0.20) and 'NCIS: LA' (0.20) were stable. Over on ABC, 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.54, -0.02) lost two-hundredths as 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.46, +0.01) and 'The Final Straw' (0.29, +0.03) picked up a few ticks. The 7PM encore of 'AFV' (0.41) topped its hour as it often does. NBC series 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (0.11, -0.10) completely nosedived and did nothing to help boost the "season finale" of 'Family Game Fight!' (0.17, -0.15). The latter crashed from Tuesday's passable showing (0.32) and has now completed airing the two episodes left from its first season order that did not air last summer. At 9, the rerun of reality staple 'America's Got Talent' (0.26) bested both original offerings on the peacock network. Fox had repeats of 'Beat Shazam' (0.14), 'The Simpsons' (0.15), 'The Great North' (0.12), 'Bob's Burgers' (0.14), and 'Family Guy' (0.20). 'Family Guy' noticeably had more life in it than the others. The CW got the same rating out of reruns of 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.04/0.04) and 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.04). 

Finals Update: 'Big Brother' (+0.1), 'Family Game Fight!' (+0.1), 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (+0.1), and the repeat of '60 Minutes' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Sunday TV Ratings 7/31/22: The $100,000 Pyramid Soars in New Slot, Big Brother Leads, The Final Straw Hits New Low at 10 PM, Riverdale Stays Low for Finale (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC made the decision to swap two of their game shows and the result was a clear mixed bag. 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.45, +0.08) was upgraded to the 9PM slot and posted a new season high in the process, retaining a solid 80% of its rising 'Celebrity Family Feud' lead-in (0.56, +0.06). The downside to this tradeoff was that 'The Final Straw' (0.26, -0.13) crashed to a new series low for its first 10PM episode, going well below 'Feud', 'Pyramid', and the 7PM rerun of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (0.39). Despite '60 Minutes' (0.38) losing five-hundredths, CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.83, +0.15) climbed to its highest rating of 2022. Reruns of 'The Equalizer' (0.20) and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.20) were modest at best in the back-half of the evening. 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (0.21, +0.01) got back a hundredth on NBC and led into repeats of 'Weakest Link' (0.21) and 'America's Got Talent' (0.24). Fox was down across the board with encores of 'Beat Shazam' (0.09), 'The Simpsons' (0.14), 'The Great North' (0.09), 'Bob's Burgers' (0.13), and 'Family Guy' (0.16). 'Riverdale' (0.04, 0.00) held steady with last week for its finale on the CW and was followed by a rerun of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.03). 

Finals Update: 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1) adjusted up, as did repeats of '60 Minutes' (+0.1) and 'Family Guy' (+0.1).

Sunday TV Ratings 7/24/22: Big Brother Up for Two-Hour Episode, The Final Straw Rises, Celebrity Family Feud, Pyramid and Who Do You Think You Are? Slip (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: A two-hour episode of CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.68, +0.06) grew by six-hundredths when compared to last Sunday, serving as the evening's top telecast yet again. A solid rerun of '60 Minutes' (0.43) led into 'Brother' while a meager encore of 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.17) led out of it. On ABC, the 'America's Funniest Home Videos' repeat (0.39) returned to the 7PM hour, but 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.50, -0.01) actually declined by a hundredth despite the lead-in improvement. At 9, 'The Final Straw' (0.39, +0.05) enjoyed a healthy rebound while 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.37, -0.02) dipped by two-hundredths. NBC's 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (0.20, -0.02) shed two-hundredths and was outpaced by the 8PM 'Weakest Link' encore (0.27). In the 9PM hour, the 'World Track & Field Championships' (0.35) were a full tenth higher than they were on Saturday (0.25). Reruns of 'Beat Shazam' (0.16), 'The Simpsons' (0.16), and 'The Great North' (0.15) were abysmal on Fox. 'Bob's Burgers' (0.19) and 'Family Guy' (0.20) picked up the slack a touch in the 9PM hour. The CW's 'Riverdale' (0.04, -0.01) lost a hundredth and was bested by the 9PM 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' rerun (0.05).

Finals Update: 'Big Brother' (+0.1), 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1), 'The Final Straw' (+0.1), and repeats of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (+0.1), 'Beat Shazam' (+0.1), 'The Simpsons' (+0.1), and 'Weakest Link' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Sunday TV Ratings 7/17/22: Celebrity Family Feud, The Final Straw and Big Brother Tumble, The $100,000 Pyramid and Who Do You Think You Are? Rise (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Instead of airing the usual 'AFV' rerun in the 7PM timeslot, ABC went with a significantly weaker encore of new series 'Claim to Fame' (0.20). That clearly hurt 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.51, -0.17) to an alarming degree, sending the game show to a rating only a hundredth higher than its series low. 'The Final Straw' (0.34, -0.08) dropped alongside 'Feud', dropping a little less than 20% from a premiere rating that was already quite lackluster. Amidst these harsh declines, 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.39, +0.05) miraculously gained five-hundredths after returning with a new series low the week prior. NBC series 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (0.22, +0.08) also built on a meager launch, clawing its way up to a semi-decent rating in the 7PM hour. A rerun of 'America's Got Talent' (0.26) and a telecast of the 'World Track and Field Championships' (0.26) did decent business in the 8-11PM stretch. On CBS, 'Big Brother' (0.62, -0.10) was a tenth shy of last Sunday's outing but was close to doubling its '60 Minutes' lead-in (0.35). Reruns of 'The Equalizer' (0.19) and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.19) were even weaker than last week. Fox's encores of 'Beat Shazam' (0.14), 'The Simpsons' (0.19), 'The Great North' (0.15), and 'Family Guy' (0.21) were all either a hundredth or two higher than they were on July 10th. The 'Bob's Burgers' (0.20) rerun climbed by four-hundredths in comparison. The CW's 'Riverdale' (0.05, -0.01) shed a hundredth and led into another 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' repeat (0.05).

Finals Update: 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (+0.1) and 'World Track & Field Championships' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Sunday TV Ratings 7/10/22: The Final Straw Has OK Launch, Who Do You Think You Are? Abysmal in Return, Celebrity Family Feud Down from 2021 Start (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Summer staple 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.68) remained a sturdy force on ABC but was clearly a good bit weaker on premiere night than in years past. This rating is nearly 30% below the program's 2021 start (0.92) but still higher than ABC's Tuesday and Thursday-night game shows. At 9, Janelle James-hosted 'The Final Straw' (0.42) retained a mediocre 62% of 'Feud' and debuted below 'Generation Gap' (0.46) despite having a much stronger lead-in. Afterward, 'The $100,000 Pyramid' (0.34) made a rough transition back to the 10PM hour, posting a new series low out the gate. Both 'Final Straw' and 'Pyramid' were put to shame by a 7PM encore of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (0.49). Leading out of a '60 Minutes' rerun' (0.40), CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.72) was about a tenth behind Wednesday's return but stood as the top program of the evening nonetheless. Feeble encores of 'The Equalizer' (0.22) and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.23) completely squandered the post-'Brother' timeslot. NBC had a horrific night as 'Who Do You Think You Are?' (0.14) was dead on arrival for its premiere in the 7PM hour. A rerun of 'Dancing With Myself' (0.08) somehow went even lower, but 'America's Got Talent' (0.20) salvaged the evening a bit. Fox was entirely in repeat-mode, with the 7PM 'Beat Shazam' (0.13) and 8:30PM 'Great North' (0.14) serving as the weakest links. 'Simpsons' (0.17), 'Bob's' (0.16), and 'Family Guy' (0.19) all performed a touch better. The CW had a stable 'Riverdale' (0.06) and an encore of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.05).

Finals Update: 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1) adjusted up, as did repeats of 'America's Funniest Home Videos' (+0.1) and 'Bob's Burgers' (+0.1).