NBC's powerhouse dramas returned with the new year, and network execs breathed a sigh of relief that viewer numbers were comparable to last season. The One Chicago shows once again dominated the ratings, with Chicago Med and Fire pulling in more than six and a half million viewers each. The Law & Order shows were lower, but all of them were significantly higher than Quantum Leap which aired most of its episodes in the fall. That could spell trouble for the time-travelling series. Night Court and Extended Family slipped, however, both are still doing better than any other comedies on the network in the past three seasons and both will likely be renewed.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Chicago Med | 0.56 | 6.61 | |
| Chicago Fire | 0.56 | 6.58 | |
| Chicago PD | 0.53 | 5.48 | |
| Law & Order: SVU | 0.50 | 5.00 | |
| America's Got Talent: Fantasy League | 0.40 | 4.33 | |
| Law & Order: Organised Crime | 0.39 | 3.71 | |
| Law & Order | 0.38 | 4.60 | |
| Extended Family (rerun) | 0.35 | 1.54 | |
| Night Court | 0.33 | 2.95 | |
| Dateline NBC (Sunday) (rerun) | 0.27 | 2.06 | |
| Extended Family | 0.23 | 2.44 | |
| Waekest Link (rerun) | 0.22 | 2.14 | |
| Vintage SNL | 0.21 | 1.66 | |
| La Brea | 0.20 | 2.12 | Cancelled |
| 2024 US Figure Skating Championships: Women's Singles | 0.20 | 2.12 | |
| Law & Order: SVU (rerun) | 0.20 | 1.62 | |
| The Wall (rerun) | 0.19 | 1.85 | |
| Found (rerun) | 0.19 | 1.35 | Renewed |
| The Traitors | 0.17 | 1.36 | Import |
ABC announced The Good Doctor would wrap after its upcoming seventh season. The ratings for the series have been in a steady decline for the last two years, and with the decision to not move forward with a proposed spin-off, the writing was on the wall for the show's fate. Bad Romance premiered low. Celebrity Jeopardy! wrapped its second season with high enough numbers that it will likely see a third season.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NBA Countdown Saturday | 0.80 | 3.29 | |
| Saturday Night NBA Basketball | 0.69 | 2.79 | |
| The Bachelor (premiere) | 0.53 | 3.18 | |
| Celebrity Jeopardy! (finale) | 0.45 | 4.27 | |
| Shark Tank | 0.40 | 3.70 | |
| Wednesday Night NBA Basketball | 0.39 | 1.68 | |
| 20/20 | 0.38 | 3.45 | |
| Press Your Luck | 0.38 | 3.19 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos (rerun) | 0.29 | 3.40 | |
| NBA Countdown Wednesday | 0.28 | 1.78 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos (rerun) | 0.24 | 2.50 | |
| Bad Romance: A Special Edition of 20/20 (premiere) | 0.22 | 2.04 | |
| Only Murders in the Building | 0.20 | 2.33 | Import |
| Sunday Movie: Soul | 0.17 | 1.17 | |
| Truth and Lies: The Hunted | 0.15 | 1.50 | |
| The Rookie (rerun) | 0.12 | 1.31 |
CBS feasted on football ratings as more than fifty million people watched the Chiefs squeak a win against the Bills. A repeat of Fire Country after the game saw a big ratings boost, that unfortunately did not carry over to the repeat on the show's regular night. NCIS Sydney wrapped its first season last week. No word on whether the show will be renewed for the Australian market.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Playoffs | 13.22 | 50.39 | |
| Fire Country (rerun) | 1.79 | 7.20 | |
| The Price Is Right At Night | 0.52 | 4.50 | |
| Let's Make A Deal Primetime | 0.39 | 3.30 | |
| NCIS: Sydney (finale) | 0.35 | 4.76 | Import |
| The Neighborhood (rerun) | 0.35 | 3.22 | |
| Young Sheldon (rerun) | 0.28 | 3.35 | Cancelled |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola (rerun) | 0.28 | 2.48 | Cancelled |
| FBI (rerun) | 0.25 | 3.54 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted (rerun) | 0.22 | 2.87 | |
| Ghosts (rerun) | 0.21 | 2.61 | |
| Yellowstone | 0.21 | 2.10 | Import |
| So Help Me Todd (rerun) | 0.18 | 1.98 | Import |
| FBI True | 0.18 | 1.62 | Import |
| 48 Hours | 0.17 | 2.10 | |
| SEAL Team (finale) | 0.17 | 1.61 | Import (Cancelled) |
| Yellowstone | 0.15 | 2.01 | Import |
| Blue Bloods (rerun) | 0.14 | 2.41 | Cancelled |
| 48 Hours (rerun) | 0.11 | 1.68 | |
| Fire Country (rerun) | 0.11 | 1.52 | |
| SWAT (rerun) | 0.10 | 1.47 | |
| Family Film & TV Awards | 0.09 | 0.88 |
FOX wrapped the latest season of Hell's Kitchen last week, with numbers that were down from the previous week. Chances are the show will still be renewed. We Are Family had another week of middling numbers, but will likely gain a second season.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| WWE Smackdown | 0.64 | 2.33 | |
| The Floor | 0.41 | 2.54 | |
| Hell's Kitchen (finale) | 0.38 | 2.12 | |
| America's Most Wanted (premiere) | 0.30 | 2.16 | |
| Celebrity Name That Tune | 0.28 | 1.62 | |
| I Can See Your Voice | 0.23 | 1.81 | |
| We Are Family | 0.22 | 1.78 | |
| TMZ Investigates (premiere) | 0.21 | 1.48 | |
| The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.13 | 0.54 | Renewed |
| The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.12 | 0.51 | |
| Women's College Basketball | 0.11 | 0.75 | |
| Grimsburg (rerun) | 0.11 | 0.54 | Renewed |
| Krapopolis (rerun) | 0.10 | 0.42 | Renewed |
| Bob's Burgers (rerun) | 0.10 | 0.40 | |
| Bob's Burgers (rerun) | 0.09 | 0.39 | Renewed |
The CW has yet to announce when or even if the few scripted shows renewed after last season will air. Only four scripted shows were renewed by the network at the end of the 2022-23 season: All American, All American: Homecoming, Superman & Lois, and Walker. The network execs seem content to fill the schedule with imported programming, so fans of those shows may be left hanging for the foreseeable future. It was already announced that the upcoming season of Superman & Lois would be the last. With this continued silence regarding the remaining three, bets are good if and/or when those episodes air will be the final season for those shows as well.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 0.08 | 0.70 | |
| Wild Cards | 0.08 | 0.56 | Import |
| Masters Of Illusion | 0.07 | 0.80 | |
| Ride | 0.06 | 0.45 | Import |
| Whose Line Is It, Anyway | 0.05 | 0.42 | |
| Family Law | 0.05 | 0.42 | Import |
| Sunday Movie: How To Lose A Guy In 10 Days | 0.05 | 0.36 | |
| Son of a Critch | 0.05 | 0.33 | Import |
| The Conners | 0.05 | 0.28 | Import |
| The Conners | 0.05 | 0.23 | Import |
| Whose Line Is It, Anyway (rerun) | 0.04 | 0.41 | |
| Inside the NFL | 0.04 | 0.38 | |
| Wild Cards | 0.04 | 0.35 | Import |
| America Salutes You Presents: Concert for Gratitude | 0.04 | 0.31 | |
| Children Ruin Everything | 0.04 | 0.24 | Import |
| The Conners | 0.03 | 0.24 | Import |
| Family Law | 0.02 | 0.17 | Import |
More and more scripted content will premiere over the coming weeks as shows ramp up production for a shortened 2023-24 season. What upcoming premieres are you looking forward to watching?
Written by LadyShelley on Jan 29, 2024
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