Monday TV Ratings 3/29/21: March Madness Doubles All Competitors, The Voice Slips and Ties American Idol (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: CBS's coverage of March Madness (1.5/1.5) helped them cruise to an easy win, handily surpassing last week's pair of games (1.35/1.14). ABC couldn't quite compare but still had a solid night as 'American Idol' (0.7) and 'The Good Doctor' (0.5) held steady. NBC's reality-drama duo fared a good bit worse, with 'The Voice' (0.7) suffering a two-tenth decline and 'Debris' (0.3) shedding a tenth. Fox's 'America's Most Wanted' (0.3) gave back last week's uptick and fell behind its '9-1-1' repeat lead-in (0.4) once again. The season finale of 'Bulletproof' (0.1) was flat on the CW, but viewers quickly fled from 'All American Stories' (0.0) at 9. 

Finals Update: NCAA: AR v. Baylor (+0.1), The Voice (+0.1), The Good Doctor (+0.1) and America's Most Wanted (+0.1) adjusted up. NCAA: OR St. v. Houston (-0.1) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 3/22/21: American Idol Hits Low in Monday Premiere, March Madness Dominates (UPDATED)

 

Preliminary Analysis: ABC's 'American Idol' (0.7) and NBC's 'The Voice' (0.8) went head-to-head for the first time this year, and the results were not pretty. 'Idol' slipped to its lowest rating yet while 'The Voice' lost a whopping three-tenths from last week's episode. In the 10pm hour, 'The Good Doctor' (0.5) shed a tenth on the alphabet network as 'Debris' (0.4) held even on the peacock network. CBS remained on top, with another night of 'NCAA' coverage (1.5/0.9) outpacing the competition. On Fox, a repeat of '9-1-1' (0.4) led into a stable edition of 'America's Most Wanted' (0.4). The CW had an original 'Bulletproof' (0.1) and a 'Black Lightning' encore (0.1).

Finals Update: NCAA Tournament: USC v. KS (+0.2) adjusted up. NCAA Tournament: LSU v. MI (-0.1) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 3/15/21: America’s Most Wanted Premieres Low, The Bachelor Rises for Finale, The Neighborhood and Black Lightning Slip (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: ABC's 'The Bachelor' (1.4) rose two-tenths for its finale, coming within striking distance of its season high (1.47). Despite that, the reality powerhouse was a full point below its year-ago closer (2.4). The alphabet network remained strong in the 10pm hour as the 'After the Final Rose' special (1.3) more than doubled the average 'Good Doctor' installment. On NBC, 'The Voice' (1.1) picked up a tenth, but 'Debris' (0.4) wasn't able to rise in week 3. CBS endured some minor slippage as 'The Neighborhood' (0.7) and 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.6) lost one-tenth apiece. 'All Rise' (0.4) and 'Bull' (0.4) held even from there. Over on Fox, the premiere of 'America's Most Wanted' (0.3) began in awful territory, losing a tenth from the '9-1-1' repeat (0.4) that came an hour earlier. The CW had a premiere of its own in the form of 'Bulletproof' (0.1). The drama posted the same rating it had garnered for every episode in the summer. 'Black Lightning' (0.1) inched down at 9.

Finals Update: The Bachelor (+0.1), After the Finale Rose (+0.1) and America's Most Wanted (+0.1) adjusted up. 

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/29/20: Ultimate Tag Ends Higher, Tough As Nails Ties United We Fall in First, Agents of SHIELD Steady (UPDATED)

Note: Original broadcasts are highlighted in BLUE.

Preliminary Analysis: After a promising 1.3 debut after 'The Masked Singer' in late May, Fox's 'Ultimate Tag' (0.3) ended its ten-episode run in truly ghastly fashion. The competition series matched the ugly low-point it had posted the past two weeks and fell behind its 'MasterChef' repeat lead-in (0.4) once again. Although its steady stream of ratings in the 0.5-0.6 range was quite solid, this sour final impression definitely jeopardizes the program's chances of returning for a second season.

In more encouraging news, ABC's 'United We Fall' (0.5) held even in week three and tied for the night's top broadcast. Although chances of renewal are slim, 'Fall' seems to be doing quite well for the time being. But there was uglier news later in the night as 'Agents of SHIELD' (0.2) lost a tenth and fell back down to its rotten series low at 10pm. 'SHIELD' will air its two-hour series finale in two weeks on August 12th. Sandwiched in-between the two originals were repeats of 'The Goldbergs' (0.4), 'The Conners' (0.3), and 'American Housewife' (0.3).

CBS's 'Tough as Nails' (0.5) got a precious tenth back after two weeks of posting 0.4s. It led into encores of a 'Price Is Right' special (0.4) and 'SEAL Team' (0.3). NBC had 0.4s across the board for its 'One Chicago' repeat trio. And the CW's 'Bulletproof' (0.1) gained a tenth after last week's dreadful 0.0. It led out of a repeat of 'The 100' (0.1).

(R) = repeat
(F) = finale

Finals Update: The season finale of Fox's 'Ultimate Tag' (+0.1) and 'Agents of SHIELD' (+0.1) adjusted up. This puts 'Ultimate Tag a tenth above its last episode and 'SHIELD' steady with its previous outing.

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/22/20: Game On! Ends Steady, United We Fall Stays on Top, Bulletproof Gets Invisible (UPDATED)

Note: Titles highlighted in BLUE are original broadcasts. 

Preliminary Analysis: A week after its decent debut, ABC's 'United We Fall' (0.5) was down a tenth from its 8pm premiere but steady with its previous episode. By current bleak summer standards, this is ultimately a passable performance and 'Fall' was simultaneously the highest-rated program of the night. 'Agents of SHIELD' (0.3) closed out the alphabet network's night. Coulson and company were once more even week-to-week. In-between the originals were repeats of 'The Goldbergs' (0.4), 'The Conners' (0.4), and 'American Housewife' (0.3).

CBS's lineup remained anemic as 'Tough as Nails' (0.4) and 'Game On' (0.3) matched their awful performances from last week. A 10pm 'SEAL Team' repeat (0.3) matched the 'Game On' finale. NBC's 'One Chicago' lineup (0.4/0.4) was on-par with its usual delivery. Fox's 'Ultimate Tag' (0.3) remained feeble, once more falling behind its 'MasterChef' repeat lead-in (0.4). And The CW's 'Bulletproof' (0.0) lost a tenth, falling to that horrific 0.0 that has become increasingly more common for the netlet this summer. A repeat of 'The 100' (0.1) lead into it.

Finals update: Repeats of Chicago Med (-0.1) and MasterChef (-0.1) adjusted down.