CBS wrapped two of its freshman comedies last week. The Unicorn and Carol's Second Act were both up a tenth from the previous week and will likely squeak season two renewals. Hawaii Five-0, SEAL Team, and SWAT were all up a tenth. SEAL Team and SWAT are both in their third season, so a renewal is practically guaranteed. NCIS: Los Angeles was down a tenth, NCIS: New Orleans was steady, though on the low side. Both shows should be easily renewed.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Survivor | 1.4 | 6.9 | |
| Young Sheldon | 1.1 | 8.9 | Renewed |
| NCIS | 1.0 | 10.7 | |
| CBS News Special (President's Address) | 1.0 | 6.5 | |
| The Neighborhood | 0.9 | 5.7 | |
| 60 Minutes | 0.8 | 9.4 | |
| FBI | 0.8 | 8.3 | |
| Mom | 0.8 | 6.3 | Renewed |
| Blue Bloods | 0.7 | 8.1 | |
| Hawaii Five-0 | 0.7 | 7.0 | Cancelled |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola | 0.7 | 5.8 | |
| The Unicorn (finale) | 0.7 | 5.8 | |
| Carol's Second Act (finale) | 0.7 | 5.2 | |
| SEAL Team | 0.7 | 4.9 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 0.6 | 6.6 | |
| Bull | 0.6 | 6.3 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 0.6 | 6.0 | |
| MacGyver | 0.6 | 5.8 | |
| All Rise | 0.6 | 4.6 | |
| SWAT | 0.6 | 4.2 | |
| God Friended Me | 0.5 | 5.9 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 0.5 | 5.6 | |
| Tommy | 0.5 | 4.8 | |
| 48 Hours | 0.4 | 3.5 | |
| NCIS Los Angeles (rerun) | 0.3 | 3.2 | |
| SEAL Team (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.9 |
NBC wrapped Lincoln Rhyme last week with back-to-back episodes. The first hour was up a tenth, the last hour dropped back to where it was last week. Chances are, however, the show is likely cancelled. Indebted gained a tenth, while Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lost a tenth. Both shows are done in a few more weeks.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Voice (Monday) | 1.3 | 8.7 | |
| This Is Us | 1.1 | 5.6 | Renewed |
| NBC News Special Report (President's Address) | 0.9 | 6.0 | |
| Ellen's Game of Games | 0.9 | 4.4 | |
| New Amsterdam | 0.7 | 4.4 | Renewed |
| Chicago Med (rerun) | 0.6 | 4.6 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago Fire (rerun) | 0.6 | 4.3 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector | 0.6 | 3.8 | |
| Manifest | 0.6 | 3.7 | |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 0.6 | 2.1 | Renewed |
| Chicago PD (rerun) | 0.5 | 3.9 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector (finale) | 0.5 | 3.4 | |
| Law & Order: SVU (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.4 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Superstore (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.3 | Renewed |
| Will & Grace | 0.5 | 2.3 | Cancelled |
| Saturday Movie: The Fate of the Furious | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
| Good Girls | 0.5 | 1.9 | |
| Little Big Shots | 0.4 | 3.1 | |
| Indebted | 0.4 | 1.5 | |
| Little Big Shots (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.4 | |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | 0.3 | 1.9 |
ABC had very little scripted programming last week. Station 19 and The Rookie each gained a tenth, both shows should be renewed. Grey's Anatomy lost a tenth. A Million Little Things was steady but will likely be renewed as well. For Life returned after a week off steady with its previous numbers.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Bachelor (Tuesday) | 2.4 | 8.5 | |
| The Bachelor (Monday) | 2.1 | 7.7 | |
| American Idol | 1.3 | 7.2 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 1.2 | 6.3 | Renewed |
| Station 19 | 1.1 | 6.6 | |
| The Good Doctor | 0.9 | 5.7 | Renewed |
| ABC News Special Report (President's Address) | 0.9 | 4.8 | |
| The Rookie | 0.8 | 5.1 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos (rerun) | 0.8 | 5.0 | Renewed |
| Shark Tank | 0.8 | 4.7 | |
| 20/20 | 0.7 | 4.4 | |
| A Million Little Things | 0.6 | 3.7 | |
| Modern Family (rerun) | 0.6 | 3.3 | Final Season |
| Modern Family (rerun) | 0.6 | 2.8 | |
| For Life | 0.6 | 2.6 | |
| Modern Family (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
| Modern Family (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.2 | |
| Modern Family (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.1 | |
| Shark Tank (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.6 | |
| American Idol (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.2 |
FOX ran back-to-back episodes of 9-1-1 Lone Star last week. Both episodes were even with the previous week. LEGO Masters gained a tenth. Both freshman shows should be easy renewals. Deputy was even with its last week. It may squeak a renewal depending on what the network's Fall slate of shows looks like.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Masked Singer | 1.9 | 7.2 | |
| FOX News Special Report (President's Address) | 1.4 | 4.8 | |
| LEGO Masters | 1.0 | 3.4 | |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star | 0.9 | 5.4 | |
| 9-1-1 Lone Star | 0.9 | 5.2 | |
| The Resident | 0.7 | 3.7 | |
| WWE Friday Night Smackdown | 0.7 | 2.6 | |
| Last Man Standing | 0.6 | 3.7 | |
| Empire | 0.6 | 1.9 | Final Season |
| Deputy | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| Outmatched | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| The Simpsons | 0.5 | 1.6 | Renewed |
| Family Guy | 0.5 | 1.4 | |
| Bob's Burgers | 0.5 | 1.3 | |
| Duncanville | 0.4 | 1.1 | |
| Duncanville (rerun) | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
| The Masked Singer (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.3 | |
| LEGO Masters (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.9 |
The CW saw the return of The Flash last week, down a tenth and 200,000 viewers. A repeat of Penn & Teller took the second spot on the chart again last week, and this time there isn't the excuse of most of the other programs also airing repeats.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Flash | 0.3 | 1.0 | Renewed |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| Batwoman | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Supergirl | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| All American | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Legends of Tomorrow | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Riverdale | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| Black Lightning | 0.2 | 0.5 | Renewed |
| Legacies | 0.2 | 0.5 | Renewed |
| Nancy Drew | 0.1 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Katy Keene | 0.1 | 0.5 |
The next few weeks will see a number of season/series finales. Upfronts are the week of May 10. Will your favorite make it through to another season?
Written by LadyShelley on Mar 16, 2020
This is just a guess but, I think we may see borderline shows get a renewal this year because pilot production is halted. Networks need time to plan and a known, even if weak, product beats the heck out of an unknown. Also, in person upfronts are canceled. I guess they're going to go online?
Well dang, just watched the finale of Lincoln Rhyme and with how it ended, I'm kinda hoping there will be a second season...even if it'll only be a summer season or mid-season one with 10 episodes.
I think I mentioned before if Fox has to choose between Deputy and Prodigal Son, I hope Prodigal Son is the one that gets renewed, even though I like both. What a bummer about Perfect Harmony.
Perfect Harmony is cancelled. It did not receive any episode extension at mid-season. FBI Most Wanted is a safe bet for renewal. The Goldbergs should be renewed. If ABC renews Black-ish and Mixed-ish, they have no excuse not to renew Schooled as well, since it has better ratings than either if the other two. Of your list the only real question mark is the coin toss FOX will need to make regarding Deputy and Prodigal Son.
Of the ones that I've been watching this season, almost all have been renewed or in the case of Hawaii Five-0 is ending. Still waiting to hear about the Goldbergs, Schooled, Perfect Harmony, FBI: Most Wanted, Prodigal Son, and Deputy. Still have to watch the last 2 episodes of Lincoln Rhyme, though if that one doesn't get a second season I won't be heartbroken. It would be nice if both Prodigal Son and Deputy get renewed. I've watched, or at least kept the channel on in between Young Sheldon and after Mom, so I've watched bits and pieces of the Unicorn and Carol's Second Act. Not sure what's making the Unicorn so popular, and while I'm not much of a fan of Patrica Heaton, her show looks entertaining.