CW Renew Cancel Part 4: Detecting a Second Season of Sherlock & Daughter

It's the final CW Renew/Cancel of the regular season, and we have a new entry to discuss, as British co-production Sherlock & Daughter enters the fray. Plus, All American wraps its seventh season, and I give my thoughts on its chances for an eighth!

Friday TV Ratings 10/11/24: Padres/Dodgers MLB Playoff Game Dominates, Big Brother Clip Show Modest, Joan Rises in New Slot [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Fox led the way on Friday night as their Padres/Dodgers MLB game (1.77) dominated in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On CBS, a Big Brother clip show (0.26) was the top non-sports offering of the night. Reruns of The Summit (0.14) and Ghosts (0.12) followed. ABC aired a Latinos in Hollywood special (0.18) and a rising 20/20 (0.19, +0.02). Dateline (0.20, -0.05) declined on NBC. The CW's Joan (0.05, +0.02) was up in its move to Friday nights. Whose Line (0.09, +0.03) also grew. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 9/27/24: Dateline NBC Soars, College Football on ESPN Easily Leads, Greatest @HomeVideos Special and Doctor Odyssey Repeat Solid [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: NBC's Dateline (0.35, +0.14) soared on Friday night, putting it well above ABC's 20/20 (0.21, +0.04) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On CBS, The Greatest @HomeVideos (0.24) found itself in a tie with an encore of the Doctor Odyssey pilot (0.24). College football on Fox (0.38) topped broadcast. The CW aired original episodes of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.07/0.08) and Inside the NFL (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 9/6/24: WWE SmackDown Drops for Final Fox Broadcast, Paralympics Weak, Lingo Declines [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: In its final Fox broadcast, WWE Smackdown (0.45, -0.08) slipped but maintained its lead. On NBC, the 2024 Paris Paralympics (0.16) remained a poor performer, dropping once more from its America's Got Talent repeat lead-in (0.23). ABC's 20/20 (0.26) built significantly on the repeat of Shark Tank (0.18) that led into it. Let's Make a Deal Primetime (0.21, +0.01) inched up on CBS, but Lingo (0.15, -0.04) declined. The CW aired the premiere of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.05/0.05), Totally Funny Animals (0.05, +0.02), and Totally Funny Kids (0.04, 0.00). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. 

Tuesday TV Ratings 2/6/24: The Floor and Celebrity Name That Tune Drop, La Brea and Extended Family Hit New Lows (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Fox game shows Celebrity Name That Tune (0.27, -0.05) and The Floor (0.46, -0.03) were down, but The Floor remained the top-rated program in primetime. NBC's Night Court (0.29, +0.01) picked up a hundredth, but Extended Family (0.22, -0.01) and La Brea (0.17, -0.01) ticked down to new lows. Quantum Leap (0.18, 0.00) held even at 10. Inside the NFL (0.06, 0.00) was steady on the CW, but Whose Line (0.07, -0.01) shed a hundredth. ABC had a strong encore of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.37), but reruns of Will Trent (0.16) and The Rookie (0.11) slipped significantly from there. CBS re-ran the FBI trio (0.25/0.22/0.19).

Tuesday TV Ratings 1/30/24: Quantum Leap Sinks to New Low in New Slot, La Brea and Night Court Also Hit Lows, The Floor Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: NBC's Quantum Leap (0.18, -0.07) crashed to a new series low after being off the air for 1½ months, while its La Brea lead-in (0.18, -0.02) set a new season low at 9 p.m. Night Court (0.28, -0.05) posted a new series low at 8, but Extended Family (0.23, 0.00) finally stopped its slide at 8:30. Celebrity Name That Tune (0.32, +0.04) and The Floor (0.49, +0.08) surged on Fox, but Tune could only tie ABC's Celebrity Wheel of Fortune repeat (0.32) in the key demo. The alphabet network also aired reruns of Will Trent (0.17) and The Rookie (0.12), but they were no match for CBS's encores of FBI (0.36), FBI: International (0.27), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.29). Inside the NFL (0.06, +0.02) and Whose Line (0.08, +0.03) climbed higher on the CW. 

Finals Update: Repeats of FBI (+0.1) and Will Trent (+0.1) adjusted up.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/19/23: The Voice Rises for Finale, Prep & Landing Down from 2022, The Great Christmas Light Fight Slips for Finale (UPDATED with Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: NBC's The Voice (0.53, +0.07) climbed higher on finale night and was the top program of the evening in both the Adults 18-49 demographic and total viewership. On ABC, animated Christmas specials Prep & Landing (0.30) and Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (0.28) were each down by four-hundredths from their 2022 telecasts (0.34/0.32). The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.22, -0.01) followed the cartoons and shed a hundredth for its finale. CBS was up across the board with The Price Is Right At Night (0.39, +0.06) and Big Brother Reindeer Games (0.30, +0.02). LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (0.19, +0.01) picked up a precious hundredth on Fox, while Inside the NFL (0.05, -0.01) and Whose Line (0.05, -0.01) both lost one on the CW. 

Finals Update: The Price Is Right At Night (+0.1) and The Voice clip show (+0.1) adjusted up.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/12/23: Santa Claus is Comin to Town Takes Solid Second Place, The Voice Leads, Big Brother Reindeer Games Goes Lower (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Christmas special Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (0.38) put up a solid rating on ABC and seemed to help The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.23, +0.06) bounce back a bit. On NBC, The Voice (0.46, +0.07) and Found (0.31, +0.02) made some gains, while the 8 p.m. Voice clip show (0.32) outpaced Fox's Masked Singer Holiday Sing-Along (0.26) head-on. On CBS, Big Brother Reindeer Games (0.23, -0.03) dropped from Monday's premiere, even though it had a slightly higher lead-in than last time in the form of NCIS: Sydney (0.32, -0.02). Inside the NFL (0.06, +0.01) inched up on the CW, while Whose Line (0.06, 0.00) held flat.

Finals Update: The Voice (+0.1), Inside the NFL (+0.1), Whose Line Is It Anyway? (+0.1), and the repeat of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (+0.1) adjusted up.

Tuesday TV Ratings 12/5/23: Dancing with the Stars Ends Slightly Up, Found and The Voice Decline (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Dancing with the Stars (0.67, +0.03) closed out a strong season in respectable fashion. Dancing was up by three-hundredths for its finale and easily beat all prime time competitors. The Voice (0.39, -0.04) and Found (0.29, -0.03) dipped on NBC and were nowhere near the Dancing finale. NCIS: Sydney (0.34, 0.00) was flat on CBS and took the second-place spot in the 8 p.m. time slot. Celebrity Name That Tune (0.22, +0.01) inched up on Fox and led into TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas (0.16). The CW had a stable edition of Inside the NFL (0.05, 0.00) and a rising Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.06, +0.01).

Finals Update: Dancing with the Stars (+0.3) and the repeat of FBI (+0.1) adjusted up in rounded ratings.

Tuesday TV Ratings 11/28/23: The Voice and Dancing with the Stars Slide, NCIS: Sydney and Found Rise (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: ABC staple Dancing with the Stars (0.64, -0.23) came back down after last week's surge but remained #1 in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Press Your Luck (0.26, -0.04) had a much smaller decline in the 10 p.m. hour. The Voice (0.43, -0.13) crashed on NBC, but Found (0.32, +0.02) was on the rise. CBS's NCIS: Sydney (0.34, +0.02) also inched up and led into a rerun of FBI (0.20). The 10 p.m. FBI True (0.15) was a hundredth higher than last week. On the Fox network, Celebrity Name That Tune (0.21, -0.03) slipped enough that it almost got beaten by a Kitchen Nightmares repeat (0.20) that aired at 9. Inside the NFL (0.05, -0.01) and Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.05, -0.04) were down on the CW, with Whose Line taking the bigger hit. 

Finals Update: Dancing with the Stars (+0.2) adjusted up.

Tuesday TV Ratings 11/21/23: Dancing with the Stars Surges to Highest Non-Sports Rating of 2023-24 TV Season for Taylor Swift Night, The Voice Also Rises, Raid the Cage Steady on Special Night (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Dancing with the Stars (0.87, +0.23) exploded to not only a new season high but the highest non-sports rating of the 2023-24 TV season for Taylor Swift night. Unfortunately, that massive lead-in was completely wasted on an episode of Press Your Luck (0.30, +0.06) that could not even rise by a full tenth. The Voice (0.56, +0.11) also had some solid growth on NBC but was clearly overshadowed by Dancing's dominance. In the 10 p.m. time slot, Found (0.30, -0.07) found itself in the red. NCIS: Sydney (0.32, -0.02) dipped on CBS and led into an episode of Raid the Cage (0.19, 0.00) that was even with Friday's installment. FBI True (0.14, +0.02) picked up a bit at 10. Fox had reruns of Celebrity Name That Tune (0.21) and 9-1-1: Lone Star (0.15). Over on the CW, Inside the NFL (0.06, -0.02) slipped, but Whose Line (0.09, 0.00) held steady. The 9:30 p.m. Whose Line repeat found its way to a 0.10 rating, a rarity for current-day CW.

Finals Update: Dancing with the Stars (+0.2), The Voice (+0.1), and Inside the NFL (+0.1) adjusted up.

Tuesday TV Ratings 11/14/23: NCIS: Sydney Has Decent Debut, Jay-Z and Gayle King Special Weak, Found Jumps, Dancing with the Stars Ties Season High (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The series premiere of NCIS: Sydney (0.34) was passable enough by CBS standards, but the Jay-Z and Gayle King special that followed (0.15) shed over half of that rating. FBI True (0.12) looked particularly gaunt in the 10 p.m. time slot. Dancing with the Stars (0.64, +0.13) surged on ABC and actually tied the season high it set on premiere night. Press Your Luck (0.24, +0.04) was also up but looked rather faint when compared to its monstrous lead-in. The Voice (0.45, -0.01) was a hundredth lower than it was last Tuesday, but Found (0.37, +0.12) exploded to its highest rating since its series debut. NBC began the evening with a clip show of The Voice (0.33) that placed third in the 8 p.m. time slot. Celebrity Name That Tune (0.24, 0.00) and the 9-1-1: Lone Star repeat (0.14) were even with last week. Inside the NFL (0.08, +0.04) climbed higher on the CW and led into the premiere of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.09/0.09). By CW standards, this is a very strong return for Whose Line. 

Finals Update: Dancing with the Stars (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 6/9/23: NBA Finals Slip Again, WWE SmackDown Also Drops (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The '2023 NBA Finals' (3.23, -0.20) took another hit for game four, this time losing two-tenths in the key demo. And while 'NBA Countdown' (0.79) still gave ABC the win in the 8 p.m. timeslot, Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.60, -0.13) was not too far behind it. Outside of the sporting world, only NBC's 'Dateline' (0.30) managed to post a passable result. As it did last week, the newsmagazine program built substantially from the rerun of 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (0.19) that led into it. CBS went with repeats of 'SWAT' (0.20), 'Fire Country' (0.16), and 'Blue Bloods' (0.14). On the CW, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.05, -0.02) and 'The Great American Joke Off' (0.03, -0.04) completely crumbled. The 8 o'clock encore of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.05) also fell below last week's showing (0.08).

Finals Update: '2023 NBA Finals Game 4' (+1.0) adjusted up. 'NBA Countdown' (-0.3) adjusted down.

Friday TV Ratings 6/2/23: The Greatest @Home Videos Special Weak, WWE SmackDown Jumps and Easily Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Fox staple 'WWE Smackdown' (0.73, +0.21) shot up to its strongest rating in a while, gaining more than two-tenths of a point overall. Though 'Smackdown' is often Friday's highest-rated offering, this surge furthers the gap to the point where it is 2.5x higher than its closest competitor. On ABC, the 8 o'clock 'Shark Tank' rerun (0.28) was a significant improvement over the week-ago 'Soul of a Nation' special (0.20). The '20/20' repeat (0.23) was at the same level as it was seven days prior. CBS brought back 'The Greatest @Home Videos' (0.21), but its performance was modest at best. From there, encores of 'Fire Country' (0.11) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.12) slipped into the 0.1 range. NBC had an underwhelming repeat of 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (0.17) and a strong edition of 'Dateline' (0.29). On the CW, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.07, +0.01) and 'The Great American Joke Off' (0.07, +0.02) were both on the rise but still fell behind the 8 o'clock repeat of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.08).

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary ratings.

Friday TV Ratings 5/19/23: Shark Tank and SWAT Slip for Finales, Fire Country Ends Steady, Blue Bloods Higher on Finale Night (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though it remains one of Friday's top shows, ABC's 'Shark Tank' (0.35, -0.02) closed out its season on a rather soft note. The unscripted staple declined by two-hundredths from its previous episode and only stayed two ticks above its season low. Following 'Tank', '20/20' (0.19, -0.09) unexpectedly crumbled to a new season low. On CBS, 'SWAT' (0.35, -0.01) shed a hundredth while 'Fire Country' (0.35, 0.00) held steady for its finale. At 10, 'Blue Bloods' (0.34, +0.06) shot up to its highest rating since early April, thus finishing the season in strong fashion. NBC went with a rerun of 'That's My Jam' (0.21) and a 'Dateline' original (0.30, +0.03) that trampled '20/20' head-on. Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.53, -0.03) inched down but easily remained the evening's top program. Over on the CW, 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.06, 0.00) held even but could only tie the repeat of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.06) that led into it. 'The Great American Joke Off' (0.05, +0.01) picked up a precious hundredth at 9:30.

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary ratings. 

Friday TV Ratings 5/12/23: Jeopardy! Masters Drops Again, SWAT Rises After Rescue, Blue Bloods Sets Series Low (UPDATED)

Finals Update: WWE SmackDown (+0.1) and SWAT (+0.1) adjusted up. The Great American Joke Off (-0.1) adjusted down.

Friday TV Ratings 5/5/23: SWAT Drops to New Low Amid Cancellation News, Fire Country and Blue Bloods Also Hit Series Lies, Shark Tank Rises After Week Off (UPDATED)

Finals Update: Shark Tank (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 4/28/23: Grand Crew Ends Down, WWE SmackDown Beats NFL Draft to Lead Broadcast (UPDATED)

Finals Update: WWE Smackdown (+0.1) and 2023 NFL Draft (+0.1) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 4/21/23: NBA Playoffs Take Narrow Lead Over WWE SmackDown, Fire Country and Blue Bloods Hit New Lows After Week Off (UPDATED)

Finals Update: NBA Playoffs: Cavalies v. Knicks (+0.2) adjusted up.

Friday TV Ratings 4/14/23: Shark Tank Hits New Low, WWE SmackDown Drops but Still Leads, Grand Crew and 20/20 Also Decline (UPDATED)

Finals Update: WWE SmackDown (+0.1) and the repeat of Blue Bloods (+0.1) adjusted up.