Thursday TV Ratings 6/25/20: Broke Steady At Low for Series Finale, Don’t and To Tell The Truth Rise (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: After a disheartening week two decline, ABC's 'Don't' (0.7) solidified its status as a strong performer by rising a tenth and matching its steady 'Holey Moley' lead-in (0.7). That positive momentum helped 'To Tell the Truth' (0.6) rise a tenth as well at 10.

Over on CBS, the series finale of Pauley Perrette sitcom 'Broke' (0.4) left a sour final impression before leaving the airwaves. The comedy ended a tenth below last week's installment and posted a new low. 'Broke' was surrounded by repeats of 'Young Sheldon' (0.6), 'The Unicorn' (0.4), 'Mom' (0.5), and 'SWAT' (0.3). 'Council of Dads' (0.4) gained a tenth on NBC but 'Blindspot' (0.3) held even, beaten out by a 10pm 'SVU' (0.4) repeat in the process. Fox lost a tenth apiece with 'Celebrity Watch Party' (0.3) and 'Labor of Love' (0.2) while the CW's lineup of 'Burden of Truth' (0.1) and 'In the Dark' (0.1) was stable.

Finals Update: Broke (+0.1) and Celebrity Watch Party (+0.1) adjusted up. The repeats of SVU (-0.1) and Mom (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Holey Moley	0.7/5	3.88	ABC
	Young Sheldon (R)	0.6/4	4.83	CBS
	Council of Dads	0.4/3	2.94	NBC
	Celebrity Watch Party	0.4/3	1.40	Fox
	Burden of Truth	0.1/1	0.55	The CW
8:30 PM	The Unicorn (R)	0.4/3	3.35	CBS
9 PM	Don't	0.7/5	3.42	ABC
	Mom (R)	0.4/3	3.64	CBS
	Blindspot	0.3/2	1.86	NBC
	Labor of Love	0.2/2	0.88	Fox
	In the Dark	0.1/1	0.45	The CW
9:30 PM	Broke (Series Finale)	0.5/3	3.68	CBS
10 PM	To Tell the Truth	0.6/4	3.43	ABC
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.3/2	2.03	NBC
	SWAT (R)	0.3/2	2.52	CBS

Thursday TV Ratings 6/18/20: Don’t and To Tell The Truth Shed Multiple Tenths, Blindspot Rises (UPDATED)

Thursday night was still topped by ABC, but it was less dominant victory this time around. New game show Don't dropped two tenths in week two, and was three tenths behind its week one preliminary number. To Tell The Truth also dropped two tenths with the weaker lead-in. Holey Moley was steady at 0.7 at 8 PM.

On NBC, Council of Dads held steady at a pathetic 0.3. Blindspot was able to rise to match that number at 9, and the Law & Order SVU repeat matched last week's 0.3.

Fox saw a small rise, with Labor of Love gaining a tenth to match last week's preliminary 0.3 rating (it later adjusted down to 0.2). With 0.3/0.3 halves, it doesn't look to be in much danger of adjusting at first glance, but it had those same halves last week as well. Celebrity Watch Party was stable at 0.4 at 8.

CBS lost one half of its two original programs as Man With a Plan exited the scene last week. It was replaced by a weak repeat of The Unicorn at 0.4 Elsewhere, a Young Sheldon repeat drew a 0.5 and a Mom encore got a 0.4, both down from 0.6s last week. A new episode of Broke slipped a tenth to a new low of 0.5, but this is its best retention ever which is one thing to its credit. The repeat of SWAT held steady.

The CW held steady at 0.1 for Burden of Truth and In the Dark.

Finals Update: The repeat of Young Sheldon (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/4/20: Millionaire Finale, Holey Moley, and To Tell The Truth Drop, Broke Steady (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: The alphabet network continued its Thursday dominance as 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' (0.9) held steady on finale night. The Kimmel incarnation of the game show staple was once more the night's top broadcast, making it clear that its presence will be missed. Despite its stability, lead-out programs 'Holey Moley' (0.7) and 'To Tell the Truth' (0.6) each lost a tenth from last week.

CBS was locked in with more sitcom burnoffs. 'Man With a Plan' (0.6) was even with its previous broadcast but 'Broke' (0.5) finally caved in and lost a tenth, likely making CBS feel slightly better about cancelling the solid performer. Those doomed originals were surrounded by sturdy encores of 'Young Sheldon' (0.6), 'Mom' (0.6), and 'SWAT' (0.3).

'Council of Dads' (0.4) and 'Blinspot' (0.3) were frozen at last week's results on NBC. The peacock network closed the night with an NBC News special (0.3). Fox was steady with 'Celebrity Watch Party' (0.4) but 'Labor of Love' (0.2) lost a precious tenth at 9. The CW was even across the board with 'Burden of Truth' (0.1) & 'In the Dark' (0.1).

Finals Update: Broke (+0.1) adjusted up. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 5/28/20: To Tell The Truth and Holey Moley Steady, Millionaire and Labor of Love Rose (UPDATED)

ABC topped the night once more as 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire' (0.9) gained a tenth from last week, matching its Thursday high. Afterwards, 'Holey Moley' (0.8) and 'To Tell The Truth' (0.7) were both even with their week-ago premieres. For 'To Tell The Truth', the Anthony Anderson-hosted series remains a stronger performer than Anderson's other ABC series 'Blackish'.

CBS continued burning off 'Man With a Plan' (0.6) and 'Broke' (0.6) amidst repeats of 'Young Sheldon' (0.6) and 'Mom' (0.6). Both programs were even and remain remarkably solid considering the poor circumstances they've been handed. The Tiffany network capped the night with a 'S.W.A.T' repeat (0.4).

FOX got some minor relief as 'Labor of Love' (0.3) rose a tenth from last week's ghastly start. Lead-in 'Celebrity Watch Party' (0.3) held steady.

'Council of Dads' (0.4) and 'Blindspot' (0.3) were even with their prior episodes on NBC but got humiliated by a repeat of 'SVU' (0.3) at 10. The CW had 0.1s with 'Burden of Truth' and more 'In the Dark'.

Finals Update: Celebrity Watch Party (+-0.1) adjusted up. Repeats of Law & Order: SVU (-0.1) and SWAT (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Who Wants To Be A Millionaire	0.9/6	6.07	ABC
	Young Sheldon (R)	0.6/4	5.18	CBS
	Council of Dads	0.4/3	2.74	NBC
	Celebrity Watch Party	0.4/3	1.60	Fox
	Burden of Truth	0.1/1	0.51	The CW
8:30 PM	Man With a Plan	0.6/4	5.06	CBS
9 PM	Holey Moley	0.8/5	3.99	ABC
	Mom (R)	0.6/4	4.64	CBS
	Blindspot	0.3/2	1.81	NBC
	Labor of Love	0.3/2	1.10	Fox
	In the Dark	0.1/1	0.46	The CW
9:30 PM	Broke	0.6/4	4.45	CBS
10 PM	To Tell The Truth	0.7/4	3.68	ABC
	SWAT (R)	0.3/2	2.80	CBS
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.2/2	1.78	NBC

Thursday TV Ratings 5/21/20: Red Nose Day Low After Strong Celebrity Escape Room, Holey Moley and To Tell the Truth Return Well, Labor of Love Pathetic (UPDATED)

ABC easily won Thursday night, trotting out two new game shows after the finales of their Thursday dramas last week. Millionaire actually kicked off the night with a drop, but the strength of the two premieres led to only a very small week-to-week decline overall. At 9, Holey Moley managed to impress in its premiere with a 0.8, holding onto all of its Millionaire lead-in. That's higher than all but two episodes of its first season and far higher than its late-season results. At 10, To Tell the Truth returned with a 0.7, down a tenth from its last season premiere, but ahead of every other rating from its 13-episode Sunday run.

NBC took second for the night with very mixed results for their two specials. Celebrity Escape Room, featuring host Jack Black and contestants Lisa Kudrow, Courteney Cox, Adam Scott and Ben Stiller,  had a strong showing for NBC, tying two ABC shows to lead the night with a 0.8.
Celebrity Escape Room is a part of NBC's annual Red Nose Day charity event, and it became the highest-rated special ever associated with Red Nose Day, even surpassing early American Ninja Warrior specials. The Red Nose Day special itself wasn't helped much by its bigger lead-in, basiclaly steady year-to-year with a 0.4. Its 0.5 in the first half is better than any of its half-hours last year, though.

CBS tied for second for the night after experiencing multiple drops. A Young Sheldon repeat kicked off the night down a tenth, which brought Man With a Plan down a tenth as well. The Mom repeat was steady at 9, while Broke was down to 0.5 at 9:30. A SWAT repeat closed out the night steady at 0.4. Fox had a disastrous night, to put it mildly. Celebrity Watch Party came down a tenth at 8, matching last week's preliminary 0.3. At 9, Labor of Love had one of the lowest Big 4 debuts in history with a ghastly 0.2. It never had much of a chance with such an awful lead-in, but losing a tenth from it on premiere night ensures that we won't be seeing it for much longer. The ratings for this Fox lineup mirror the ratings for The CW's Tuesday lineup, which is never a compliment. The CW. brought Burden of Truth back at 8, matching Katy Keene's finale with a 0.1 but actually hitting a 0.2 in the first half, which Katy Keene hasn't done in some time. In the Dark was steady at 9 with another 0.1.

Finals Update: 'Red Nose Day' (0.3, -0.1) adjusted down.