NBC was the only network airing original, scripted content last week. The Peacock Network premiered two veteran dramas and a second freshman series. Quantum Leap kicked off its second season up seven hundred thousand viewers from where it ended last season. Magnum PI returned with the back half of its fifth season, down a little from where it ended in April. The series has been cancelled, so enjoy the remaining episodes. The Irrational picked up one hundred thousand viewers from its premiere. A good sign for fans of the show. Found, the network's other new drama, opened well.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Sunday Night Football | 6.67 | 24.83 | |
| Football Night In America | 1.93 | 7.54 | |
| The Voice | 0.65 | 6.57 | |
| The Voice | 0.59 | 6.61 | |
| Found (premiere) | 0.40 | 3.77 | |
| Magnum PI | 0.32 | 3.57 | Cancelled |
| Quantum Leap (premiere) | 0.31 | 2.90 | |
| The Irrational | 0.29 | 3.98 | |
| Dateline NBC | 0.27 | 2.72 | |
| Dateline NBC (Thursday) (rerun) | 0.24 | 2.49 | |
| Law & Order: SVU (rerun) | 0.17 | 2.20 | |
| Found (rerun) | 0.17 | 2.09 | |
| Chicago Fire (rerun) | 0.16 | 1.74 | |
| The Irrational (rerun) | 0.12 | 2.0 |
ABC had another week of game and competition shows. The Golden Bachelor and Bachelor In Paradise each dropped one hundred thousand viewers from their premieres. Dancing with the Stars lost two hundred thousand viewers. Celebrity Jeopardy! picked up one hundred thousand viewers. Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune and The $100,000 Pyramid picked up four hundred thousand viewers.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Monday Night Football | 1.73 | 8.75 | |
| Dancing with the Stars | 0.57 | 4.53 | |
| The Golden Bachelor | 0.57 | 4.28 | |
| Celebrity Jeopardy! | 0.38 | 3.63 | |
| Bachelor In Paradise | 0.36 | 2.00 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos (premiere) | 0.35 | 3.30 | |
| Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune | 0.34 | 3.24 | |
| Shark Tank | 0.31 | 3.47 | |
| The $100,000 Pyramid | 0.29 | 2.91 | |
| 20/20 | 0.28 | 2.81 | |
| Sunday Movie: Jungle Cruise | 0.28 | 2.23 | |
| The Golden Bachelor (rerun) | 0.20 | 1.87 |
CBS premiered another game show last week, Loteria Loca. The card game series opened to middling numbers. The network also pulled another show over from its Paramount+ streaming service to plug holes. True-crime documentary series, FBI True opened low, possibly because those interested in the series have already watched it. Buddy Games picked up three hundred thousand viewers from the previous week.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Survivor | 0.78 | 4.88 | |
| Big Brother (Thursday) | 0.57 | 2.91 | |
| 60 Minutes | 0.46 | 6.89 | |
| Big Brother (Tuesday) | 0.44 | 3.08 | |
| The Amazing Race | 0.39 | 2.82 | |
| Big Brother (Sunday) | 0.38 | 2.48 | |
| The Price Is Right At Night | 0.36 | 3.77 | |
| Buddy Games | 0.32 | 2.02 | |
| Yellowstone | 0.29 | 4.43 | Import |
| Yellowstone | 0.26 | 3.99 | Import |
| The Challenge: USA | 0.24 | 1.41 | |
| Loteria Loca (premiere) | 0.23 | 1.75 | |
| FBI True (network premiere) | 0.22 | 2.45 | Import |
| FBI (rerun) | 0.19 | 2.36 | |
| NCIS (rerun) | 0.09 | 1.70 | |
| NWSL Soccer | 0.09 | 0.61 |
FOX premiered its remaining Sunday animation shows last week. The Simpsons had a strong premiere, thanks to an NFL overrun. The series was up more than two million viewers from where it ended in the spring. Bob's Burgers was up five hundred thousand viewers, while Family Guy was up three hundred thousand viewers. Krapopolis lost a little over a million viewers from its premiere. Not unexpected after a huge NFL-supported premiere, but the show held its own against the other members of the animation block. Snake Oil lost one hundred thousand viewers off its premiere. The network also announced last week it had cancelled Welcome to Flatch.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Overrun | 3.94 | 14.31 | |
| The OT | 1.76 | 6.67 | |
| The Simpsons (premiere) | 1.08 | 3.59 | Renewed |
| WWE Smackdown | 0.59 | 2.19 | |
| The Masked Singer | 0.52 | 3.51 | |
| Krapopolis | 0.51 | 1.70 | Renewed |
| Bob's Burgers (premiere) | 0.39 | 1.23 | Renewed |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.37 | 1.99 | |
| Snake Oil | 0.33 | 1.89 | |
| Family Guy (premiere) | 0.31 | 1.06 | Renewed |
| Kitchen Nightmares | 0.29 | 1.51 | |
| Special Forces: World's Toughest Test | 0.27 | 1.36 | |
| Celebrity Name That Tune | 0.24 | 1.19 | |
| LEGO Masters | 0.21 | 0.98 | |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star (rerun) | 0.18 | 0.89 |
The CW premiered two more Canadian imports last week. The Spencer Sisters and Sulivan's Crossing each had about half a million viewers. Because they are imported, rating numbers here have no bearing on what happens with the shows in the future. Also, the current schedule is not a reflection of the current strikes. This was a planned move by Nexstar at the end of last season to air lower-cost programming.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Friday Movie: Bring It On | 0.07 | 0.43 | |
| The Spencer Sisters (premiere) | 0.06 | 0.50 | Import |
| Sulivan's Crossing (premiere) | 0.06 | 0.49 | Import |
| FBoy Island (finale) | 0.05 | 0.17 | |
| The Chosen | 0.04 | 0.38 | Import |
| Inside the NFL | 0.04 | 0.30 | |
| Whose Line Is It, Anyway? (rerun) | 0.04 | 0.20 | |
| The Swarm | 0.03 | 0.34 | Import |
| Son of a Critch | 0.03 | 0.29 | Import |
| Run The Burbs | 0.03 | 0.20 | Import |
| Whose Line Is It, Anyway? (rerun) | 0.03 | 0.19 | |
| Children Ruin Everything | 0.03 | 0.16 | Import |
| World's Funniest Animals (rerun) | 0.02 | 0.25 |
Talks have resumed between SAG/AFTRA and the AMPTP. There has been some movement, however, several points, including items such as residuals from streamers and AI, remain sticking points. The WGA membership is set to vote on Monday, October 9, on its contract. WGA membership is expected to accept the new contract, officially ending the WGA strike.
Written by LadyShelley on Oct 9, 2023
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What is currently airing is what was possible to produce during the strikes. With the strikes (hopefully) concluding scripted content will start filming by the end of the month for January premieres.
There is also regular attrition to take into account. Ratings fall year over year by a few tenths. That is normal. NCIS, one of the highest-rated dramas on CBS has dropped from a 1.4 in 2017 to a 0.4 last season. That's a ratings point drop in five years, and most of that is just normal attrition. Covid didn't help either. Networks took a threefold hit thanks to covid shutdowns. The strikes are going to be another heavy blow. Make no mistake though, this is hitting cable and streaming too. With everything so fractured now, no one is really getting the huge numbers of viewers.
To your comment about awards, you're not wrong. Network shows have been pretty much locked out of the Emmys for example for the last ten years. Is that down to the quality of the programming though or the fact that voters are all into the new hotness of streaming? I'd say a little bit of both. Most of the shows that are nominated these days I have zero interest in watching. (and considering how low Emmy ratings have been lately, I suspect I'm not the only one.)
Not surprised at the ratings these days. Networks just make shows to fill time slots. They don't try to make them good anymore. Like I've always said, back in the day TV shows and movies were made to be worthy of awards and now they are made to just make money. Quantity over quality in Hollywood.