TV Ratings 5/11/17: Catch Series Finale Steady, Riverdale and Chicago Med End Up (UPDATED)

Thursday was a night filled with finales, though many shows still have a week or so left. The one show that aired its final episode ever was The Catch, which had the honor of being canceled hours before its finale aired. It was steady, as was Grey's Anatomy. Scandal, however, ticked up. On NBC, SVU repeated very poorly in Superstore's timeslot, while Chicago Med had a strong 1.2 finale, up a tenth. The Blacklist also ticked up. On Fox, Masterchef Junior ticked down two tenths, and led into repeats of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. CBS had finales from 8-10, with The Big Bang Theory up, Mom steady, and Life in Pieces down. The Amazing Race stayed solid at 10 with another 0.9. Riverdale also ended its run for the season on the CW, and it was up. Lead-in Supernatural stayed steady.

Finals Update: The Big Bang Theory finale (+0.1) and Masterchef Junior (+0.1) adjusted up. The Blacklist (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory (F)	2.6/12	12.60	CBS
	Grey's Anatomy	1.8/8	6.90	ABC
	Masterchef Junior	0.8/4	2.82	Fox
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.5/2	2.77	NBC
	Supernatural	0.5/2	1.42	The CW
8:30 PM	The Big Bang Theory (R)	1.8/8	10.06	CBS
9 PM	Mom (F)	1.5/6	6.20	CBS
	Scandal	1.4/5	5.24	ABC
	Chicago Med (F)	1.2/5	6.78	NBC
	Brooklyn Nine-Nine (R)	0.5/2	1.33	Fox
	Riverdale (F)	0.4/2	0.95	The CW
9:30 PM	Life in Pieces (F)	1.1/5	6.01	CBS
10 PM	The Amazing Race	0.9/4	4.08	CBS
	The Blacklist	0.9/4	4.96	NBC
	The Catch (Series Finale)	0.6/3	2.97	ABC

The Catch Canceled by ABC

ABC has canceled Shonda Rhimes-produced drama The Catch after two seasons. Last year, The Catch was one of the lower-rated renewals among the major networks. Those lower ratings got lower in the show's second season, which also aired in the spring following Scandal. It seems this rom-con (as the promos refer to it) will no longer be able to con ABC out of good ratings during this hour anymore.

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TV Ratings 5/4/17: Mom Beats Scandal, Amazing Race Tops 10pm

Time	Show (Network)	A18-49 Rating
8:00	The Big Bang Theory (CBS)	2.4
	Grey's Anatomy (ABC)	1.7
	MasterChef Junior (FOX)	0.9
	Superstore (R) (NBC)	0.6
	Supernatural (The CW)	0.5
8:30	The Big Bang Theory (R) (CBS)	1.6
	Superstore (F) (NBC)	0.8
9:00	Mom (CBS)	1.5
	Scandal (ABC)	1.3
	Chicago Med (NBC)	1.1
	The Mick (R) (FOX)	0.5
	Riverdale (The CW)	0.4
9:30	Life in Pieces (CBS)	1.2
	The Mick (R) (FOX)	0.5
10:00	The Amazing Race (CBS)	0.9
	The Blacklist (NBC)	0.8
	The Catch	0.6

ABC had another week of TGIT--though fans didn't really appreciate The Catch as usual, which lost more than half of its Scandal lead-in. Other than that, Grey's Anatomy stays at its low, which is still well above what most shows have received in the ratings lately.

CBS made a smart move and replaced The Great Indoors with a rerun of The Big Bang Theory, with solid results. Mom subsequently rose to a 1.5 and topped the hour over the likes of Scandal and Chicago Med, while Life in Pieces and The Amazing Race are also both hanging in there. And the network managed to top the ratings in the Thursday at 10pm time slot, one that has caused them trouble for years.

FOX saw OK results from MasterChef Junior, and given The Mick just finished its season at a 0.7 rating, the 0.5s for the pair of reruns don't look half bad. Time will tell (10 days to be exact) if they're planning on opening a comedy hour there.

Over on NBC, Superstore showed that it's a great repeater relative to the ratings of new episodes, but new episode ratings are struggling to properly start off Thursday nights without support. Chicago Med continues to be the strongest of the shows, while The Blacklist is a huge asset for Sony that NBC probably is willing to cut ties with unless Sony works some of their magic (which they probably will).

Then there's The CW, which saw pretty typical results out of Supernatural and Riverdale; nothing amazing by their standards, but it could be much worse. Riverdale is still their #1 freshmen success this season.

TV Ratings 4/20/17: The Blacklist Returns With a Series Low, The Catch Gets Uglier (UPDATED)

Thursday night was pretty eventful, considering that only Fox aired their usual lineup. Grey's Anatomy was off on ABC, so Scandal aired a low-rated repeat that actually managed to tie The Catch, which hit a new ugly low of 0.6, which, unfortunately for ABC, was not even the lowest rated ABC drama of the week, despite hitting a 0.5 in its second half. It's lead-in, Scandal, was steady with last week. The CBS comedies took the night off. The Big Bang Theory repeated nicely again, tying for first with Scandal for the night. The (Not So) Great Indoors repeated pretty decently. The Amazing Race pulled double duty last night, up a bit at 9 but back down to 0.8 at 10 PM. Chicago Med on NBC took the night off, allowing for The Blacklist to have a two hour return. The first hour was steady with its last airing (which was also at 9), though the last hour was a series low 0.8, not improving the slot very much over its flop spin-off. Superstore was up a tenth after its low 0.8 from a few weeks ago, while Powerless was again stuck at 0.6. The CW's lineup was off for the night, and they instead aired a Supernatural repeat and a low-rated H1Z1 special, both at 0.2. Fox had their reality duo, and both bounced back a bit with lower competition.

Finals Update: All programs held their preliminary ratings.

	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory (R)	1.3/6	8.40	CBS
	Masterchef Junior	1.0/5	3.49	Fox
	Superstore	0.9/5	3.21	NBC
	Scandal (R)	0.6/3	3.33	ABC
	Supernatural (R)	0.2/1	0.84	The CW
8:30 PM	The Great Indoors (R)	1.0/4	5.59	CBS
	Powerless	0.6/3	2.06	NBC
9 PM	Scandal	1.3/5	5.04	ABC
	The Amazing Race	0.9/4	4.44	CBS
	The Blacklist	0.9/4	4.80	NBC
	Kicking & Screaming	0.6/2	1.90	Fox
	H1Z1: Fight for the Crown	0.2/1	0.39	The CW
10 PM	The Amazing Race	0.8/4	3.81	CBS
	The Blacklist	0.8/4	4.85	NBC
	The Catch	0.6/2	3.02	ABC

TV Ratings 4/13/17: Scandal Rises With Episode 100, Redemption Ends Steady (UPDATED)

Last night, the CBS Thursday lineup felt some of the slipping that the other networks experienced last week. The Big Bang Theory was down three tenths, The Great Indoors was down two, and the 9 PM shows were both down a tenth. The Amazing Race was again steady. NBC swapped Superstore out for Trial & Error for a night, and it went badly, with Trial & Error slipping two tenths from its latest Tuesday airing and being two tenths under Superstore's latest episode. It was a disastrous result for Trial & Error, and the show hit a series low. Also on NBC, The Blacklist: Redemption ended its first (and probably only) season steady at 0.7. ABC's Scandal had a big night last night, and the occasion helped it a little, with the show rising two tenths for its 100th Episode. The surrounding shows were steady. On Fox, Kicking & Screaming got even worse, dipping to a season low 0.5.

Finals Update: The Big Bang Theory (+0.1), Grey's Anatomy (+0.1), and Chicago Med (+0.1) adjusted up. The Amazing Race (-0.1) and Scandal (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	The Big Bang Theory	2.5/12	11.55	CBS
	Grey's Anatomy	1.8/8	7.05	ABC
	Masterchef Junior	0.9/4	3.27	Fox
	Trial & Error	0.6/3	2.67	NBC
	Supernatural	0.5/3	1.57	The CW
8:30 PM	The Great Indoors	1.2/5	6.33	CBS
	Powerless	0.6/2	2.04	NBC
9 PM	Scandal	1.3/5	5.35	ABC
	Mom	1.3/6	6.93	CBS
	Chicago Med	1.1/4	6.16	NBC
	Kicking & Screaming	0.5/2	1.91	Fox
	Riverdale	0.3/1	0.87	The CW
9:30 PM	Life in Pieces	1.1/5	5.41	CBS
10 PM	The Amazing Race	0.8/4	4.18	CBS
	The Blacklist: Redemption (F)	0.7/3	3.91	NBC
	The Catch	0.7/3	3.15	ABC