TV Ratings 8/16/17: Marlon Starts Decent, AGT #1, F Word Steady for Finale (UPDATED)

It was premiere night last night for the final scripted premiere of Summer, NBC's Marlon. It went about as well as expected, with a "fine but nothing great" premiere at 1.3. It held up decently at 9:30, with a 1.0 in that half-hour. Its lead-in was a strong 2.1 from America's Got Talent, which made its Wednesday debut last night. NBC rounded out the night with a 0.6 for a repeat of SVU. Over on CBS, well, at least the first hour had strong ratings. Big Brother continued to dominate pretty much everything else other than AGT, and it was unfazed by it majorly increased competition. Salvation, however, was not unfazed by increased competition (though CMA Fest and Marlon didn't exactly light up the charts). It doubled up and saw another 0.4 when airing at 10. At 9, it was at 0.5. I'd like to remind you that the 0.4 is actually a tenth lower than the rating for a repeat of Criminal Minds, so this is really, really a pathetic datapoint. ABC had a CMA Fest, and it did relatively well, hitting a mediocre 1.0 in its first hour but surging to a 1.5 in its second. Its final average looks like it'll be somewhere around 1.2, which is WAY better than anything that's aired on ABC Wednesday this Summer. On Fox, MasterChef stayed at a disappointing 0.9, while flop newbie The F Word managed to gain a tenth for its (probably series) finale. The CW had repeats, both at 0.2.

Finals Update: MasterChef (+0.1) adjusted up. The F Word (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	America's Got Talent	2.1/10	10.70	NBC
	Big Brother	1.9/8	6.25	CBS
	CMA Fest 2017	1.2/5	5.70	ABC
	MasterChef	1.0/4	3.04	Fox
	Arrow (R)	0.2/1	0.70	The CW
9 PM	Marlon (Series Premiere)	1.3/5	5.41	NBC
	Salvation	0.5/2	3.11	CBS
	The F Word (F)	0.5/2	1.76	Fox
	Supernatural (R)	0.2/1	0.64	The CW
9:30 PM	Marlon	1.0/4	4.14	NBC
10 PM	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.6/3	2.78	NBC
	Salvation	0.4/2	2.79	CBS

TV Ratings 8/9/17: Carmichael Series Finale In Line With Average, Story of Diana Solid (UPDATED)

It was a busy Wednesday night, with a few specials airing in place of the typical repeats and a series finale. The Carmichael Show ended its three season run with a 0.8 and a 0.7, right in line with what it's been doing for most of this season. Its lead-in was much bigger than usual, a two-hour AGT recap special, which was the #2 program on last night. The only thing to beat it was Big Brother, which saw its first preliminary 2.0 of the season. It lead into Salvation, which while still being laughably low-rated can at least brag that it's the #1 non-BB CBS Summer show this week. After it was a Criminal Minds repeat at 0.5, or one tenth higher than the original Salvation that aired in the slot last week. Fox's MasterChef lost two tenths, but that still doesn't excuse The F Word slipping to a 0.5. The F Word is a true disaster for Fox, but it could be worse. It could be American Grit. ABC had obviously preempted comedy repeats at 8 (both at 0.8), and a Lady Di special at 9. The special came in at 1.0, well above anything that's aired on Wednesdays this Summer. It's likely inflated as well, but even if it comes down a tenth it's still a nice result that will be on par with ABC's Diana special from May. The CW had Arrow and Supernatural repeats at 0.2 and 0.3.

Finals Update: Big Brother (-0.1) America's Got Talent (-0.1), The Story of Diana (-0.3), Salvation (-0.1), both Carmichael Show episodes (-0.1 each) and repeats of the Goldbergs (-0.2), Speechless (-0.3) and Supernatural (-0.1) all adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Big Brother	1.9/9	6.58	CBS
	America's Got Talent (Clip Show)	1.3/6	7.23	NBC
	MasterChef	0.9/4	3.41	Fox
	The Goldbergs (R)	0.6/4	3.55	ABC
	Arrow (R)	0.2/1	0.96	The CW
8:30 PM	Speechless (R)	0.5/3	3.23	ABC
9 PM	The Story of Diana	0.7/4	6.12	ABC
	Salvation	0.5/3	3.44	CBS
	The F Word	0.5/2	1.68	Fox
	Supernatural (R)	0.2/1	0.88	The CW
10 PM	The Carmichael Show	0.7/3	3.12	NBC
	Criminal Minds (R)	0.5/3	3.07	CBS
10:30 PM	The Carmichael Show (Series F)	0.6/3	2.54	NBC

TV Ratings 8/2/17: Big Brother Ticks Up, Salvation Sinks Very Low (UPDATED)

Wednesday night saw lots of upticks and downticks in the ratings, with only a few shows steady week-to-week. Starting with CBS, which got full attention in our headline, Big Brother ticked up to a 1.9. It's still failing to hit a 2.0, but it has another chance tonight, when it hopefully will. That 1.9 was wasted on Salvation, which ticked down to a 0.5 at 9. But it gets worse. At 10, Salvation ticked down to a 0.4, lower than all three repeats scheduled against it. It make CBS' rough Summer even worse, as Salvation was previously the only non-BB Summer show on the Eye to avoid a 0.5. NBC had a Got Talent recap special at 8, which was a tenth higher than Forever yOung's finale last week. That helped the Carmichael Show and both repeats tick up a tenth, as well. Fox continued to have a successful 8 PM with MasterChef. The cooking competition series has had a very impressive season, holding its own against Big Brother. The same can not be said for The F Word, which stayed steady at its 0.6. The CW (0.2/0.2) was in repeats, and the were steady with last week. ABC had a particularly strong Modern Family repeat and saw an uptick at 8 for the Goldbergs.

Finals Update: The SVU repeat (+0.1) and MasterChef (+0.1) adjusted up. The Arrow repeat (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Big Brother	1.9/8	6.53	CBS
	MasterChef	1.1/5	3.67	Fox
	America's Got Talent (R)	0.9/4	4.82	NBC
	The Goldbergs (R)	0.6/3	3.06	ABC
	Arrow (R)	0.1/1	0.70	The CW
8:30 PM	Speechless (R)	0.5/3	2.39	ABC
9 PM	Modern Family (R)	0.8/3	3.06	ABC
	The Carmichael Show	0.7/3	3.02	NBC
	The F Word	0.6/3	1.94	Fox
	Salvation	0.5/2	3.75	CBS
	Supernatural (R)	0.2/1	0.63	The CW
9:30 PM	American Housewife (R)	0.6/3	2.57	ABC
	The Carmichael Show (R)	0.6/2	2.32	NBC
10 PM	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.6/3	2.63	NBC
	Modern Family (R)	0.5/3	2.37	ABC
	Salvation	0.4/2	3.47	CBS
10:30 PM	The Goldbergs (R)	0.5/3	2.05	ABC

TV Ratings 7/26/17: Forever Young Steady For Finale, Big Brother Dips (UPDATED)

Finals Update: The Carmichael Show (-0.1) and repeats of The Goldbergs (-0.1 each), The Carmichael Show (-0.1), and Modern Family (-0.1) adjusted down. Big Brother (+0.1) received the night's only good news in adjustments by gaining a tenth.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Big Brother	1.8/8	6.29	CBS
	MasterChef	1.0/5	3.44	Fox
	Little Big Shots: Forever Young (F)	0.8/3	5.69	NBC
	The Goldbergs (R)	0.5/3	2.88	ABC
	Arrow (R)	0.2/1	0.74	The CW
8:30 PM	Speechless (R)	0.5/2	2.43	ABC
9 PM	The Carmichael Show	0.6/3	3.33	NBC
	The F Word	0.6/3	1.95	Fox
	Modern Family (R)	0.6/3	2.84	ABC
	Salvation	0.6/2	3.80	CBS
	Supernatural (R)	0.2/1	0.63	The CW
9:30 PM	American Housewife (R)	0.6/3	2.61	ABC
	The Carmichael Show (R)	0.5/3	2.84	NBC
10 PM	Modern Family (R)	0.5/2	2.50	ABC
	Criminal Minds (R)	0.5/3	3.27	CBS
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.4/2	2.50	NBC
10:30 PM	The Goldbergs (R)	0.5/3	2.24	ABC

TV Ratings 7/19/17: MasterChef Ticks Up, Forever Young Hits New Low, Salvation Steady (UPDATED)

It was a night of many sub-1 ratings last night, with just two shows managing to crack a 1.0 this Wednesday. Big Brother was one of those shows. The long-running reality hit ticked down a tenth but still won the night by a huge margin. Its lead-out, however, was certainly not setting the world on fire. Salvation did get some good news, though. The freshman flop stayed steady at 0.7 after last week's weak debut. The Criminal Minds repeat at 10 was up a tenth. Over on Fox, MasterChef tied its season high, up a tenth from last week. The F Word managed to be less of a flop this week, as it ticked up a tenth to a (still pretty poor) 0.7. NBC had a rough start to the night, with Forever Young ticking down two tenths to a 0.8. The Carmichael show was steady at a 0.7. ABC and The CW had low-rated repeats, with both CW shows at 0.2 and most ABC shows at 0.6.

Finals Update: Big Brother (+0.1) and a repeat of the Goldbergs (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Channel
8 PM	Big Brother	1.9/8	6.15	CBS
	MasterChef	1.1/5	3.41	Fox
	Little Big Shots: Forever Young	0.8/4	5.78	N/BC
	The Goldbergs (R)	0.7/3	3.00	ABC
	Arrow (R)	0.2/1	0.86	The CW
8:30 PM	Speechless (R)	0.5/2	2.17	ABC
9 PM	The Carmichael Show	0.7/3	3.26	NBC
	The F Word	0.7/3	2.10	Fox
	Salvation	0.7/3	4.28	CBS
	Modern Family (R)	0.6/3	2.52	ABC
	DC's Legends of Tomorrow (R)	0.2/1	0.74	The CW
9:30 PM	American Housewife (R)	0.6/2	2.24	ABC
	The Carmichael Show (R)	0.6/2	2.64	NBC
10 PM	Criminal Minds (R)	0.6/3	4.19	CBS
	Modern Family (R)	0.6/3	2.36	ABC
	This Is Us (R)	0.4/2	2.00	NBC
10:30 PM	The Goldbergs (R)	0.5/2	1.98	ABC