Sunday TV Ratings 3/28/21: Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist Has Abysmal Return, The Equalizer Slips, American Idol and The Rookie Stable (UPDATED)

Sunday TV Ratings 2/21/21: The Simpsons and The Great North Return Down, Cherries Wild and Bless the Harts Bomb, American Idol and The Equalizer Slip (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: Fox's traditional Sunday lineup was back for the first time in over two months but there was simply nothing to write home about. The series premiere of game show 'Cherries Wild' (0.2) bombed out the gate in the 7pm hour while a reshuffled 'Bless the Harts' (0.2) crashed to a new series low for its 7:30 debut. Veteran sitcoms 'The Simpsons' (0.5), 'Bob's Burgers' (0.5), and 'Family Guy' (0.5) were either at or near their lows but remained relatively on-par with their non-NFL deliveries from the fall. In the midst, newcomer 'The Great North' (0.4) had a resoundingly mediocre  timeslot premiere, losing a tenth from its 'Simpsons' lead-in and dropping well below its first (0.7) and second (2.1) preview.

On ABC, 'American Idol' (1.0) lost two-tenths from its week-ago return (1.17) while 10pm drama 'The Rookie' (0.5) shed a tenth. 'AFV' (0.8) seemed immune to the slippage in the 7pm hour, matching its previous episode and tying its season high. CBS's 'The Equalizer' (0.7) fell by two-tenths after a promising start. Surrounding programs '60 Minutes' (0.7), 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.6), and 'NCIS: New Orleans' (0.5) all lost a tenth. NBC had encores of 'Weakest Link' (0.3), 'The Wall' (0.3), and the final installment of 'Dateline' drama 'The Widower' (0.4). The CW held steady with 'Batwoman' (0.1) and 'Charmed' (0.1)

Finals Update: The Rookie (+0.1), The Equalizer (+0.1), NCIS: New Orleans (+0.1), Cherries Wild (+0.1) and Bless the Harts (+0.1) adjusted up.