NBC saw the return of The Blacklist last week, up three tenths from its last new episode in December. The Wall premiered its new season last week, about even with where it ended last season. All three Chicago shows, as well as This Is Us, were up two tenths from their last new episodes. Indebted and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist were both up a tenth.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Voice (Monday) | 1.8 | 10.0 | |
| This Is Us | 1.4 | 7.1 | Renewed |
| Chicago Med | 1.3 | 9.2 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago Fire | 1.3 | 9.0 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Ellen's Game of Games | 1.3 | 5.6 | |
| Chicago PD | 1.2 | 7.5 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| NBC News Special Report: Coronavirus | 0.9 | 4.3 | |
| Superstore | 0.9 | 3.6 | Renewed |
| The Blacklist | 0.8 | 5.4 | Renewed |
| New Amsterdam | 0.8 | 5.2 | Renewed |
| Manifest | 0.8 | 4.3 | |
| Dateline Friday | 0.7 | 4.0 | |
| Will & Grace | 0.7 | 2.7 | Cancelled |
| Brooklyn Nine-Nine | 0.7 | 2.3 | Renewed |
| Dateline (Saturday) | 0.6 | 3.9 | |
| The Wall (premiere) | 0.6 | 3.2 | |
| Ellen's Game of Games (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.9 | |
| Indebted | 0.5 | 1.9 | |
| Little Big Shots | 0.4 | 2.7 | |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | 0.4 | 1.9 | |
| Good Girls | 0.4 | 1.9 |
ABC saw a nice bounce for most of its programming last week as folks stayed inside. Grey's Anatomy was up three tenths, Station 19 gained two. The Tuesday comedy lineup returned last week with gains as well. The Rookie is certainly enjoying its new lead-in of American Idol; the show has settled two tenths higher than when the lead-in was Shark Tank.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Grey's Anatomy | 1.5 | 7.0 | Renewed |
| American Idol (Sunday) | 1.3 | 7.5 | |
| Station 19 | 1.3 | 7.4 | |
| The Connors | 1.2 | 6.5 | |
| American Idol (Monday) | 1.2 | 6.3 | |
| ABC News Special: Pandemic What You Need To Know | 1.1 | 6.2 | |
| Shark Tank | 1.1 | 6.0 | |
| The Goldbergs | 1.1 | 4.8 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos | 1.0 | 6.1 | Renewed |
| Modern Family | 0.9 | 4.3 | Final Season |
| The Rookie | 0.8 | 5.2 | |
| 20/20 | 0.8 | 4.7 | |
| Schooled | 0.8 | 3.4 | |
| Bless This Mess | 0.7 | 4.1 | |
| A Million Little Things | 0.7 | 4.1 | |
| American Housewife | 0.6 | 3.2 | |
| Mixed-ish | 0.6 | 2.9 | |
| Black-ish | 0.6 | 2.7 | |
| For Life | 0.6 | 2.3 | |
| Shark Tank (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.9 | |
| Stumptown | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
| American Idol (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.6 |
CBS ran a fair amount of repeats last week. The Neighborhood was up two tenths. Bull and All Rise were up a tenth. Back-to-back episodes of NCIS: New Orleans were up a tenth as well. SEAL Team was steady.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Survivor | 1.6 | 7.8 | |
| 60 Minutes | 1.1 | 10.4 | |
| The Neighborhood | 1.1 | 7.4 | |
| NCIS (rerun) | 0.9 | 7.5 | |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola | 0.9 | 6.9 | |
| FBI (rerun) | 0.8 | 7.0 | |
| Young Sheldon (rerun) | 0.8 | 6.5 | Renewed |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 0.8 | 6.4 | |
| Bull | 0.7 | 7.1 | |
| All Rise | 0.7 | 5.8 | |
| MacGyver (rerun) | 0.7 | 5.4 | |
| SEAL Team | 0.7 | 4.9 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 0.6 | 6.3 | |
| God Friended Me | 0.6 | 6.0 | |
| Young Sheldon (rerun) | 0.6 | 5.9 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 0.6 | 5.8 | |
| Mom (rerun) | 0.6 | 5.4 | Renewed |
| Hawaii Five-0 (rerun) | 0.6 | 5.4 | Cancelled |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola (rerun) | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| SWAT | 0.6 | 4.0 | |
| Blue Bloods (rerun) | 0.5 | 5.1 | |
| Tommy (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.8 | |
| 48 Hours | 0.4 | 2.6 | |
| Hawaii Five-0 (rerun) | 0.3 | 3.1 | |
| SWAT (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.7 |
FOX saw The Masked Singer bounce up three tenths last week. 9-1-1 returned and was even with its last new episode in December. Prodigal Son was even with its last new episode. Deputy was up a tenth. Duncanville has apparently settled low, its chances of renewal are dwindling. (More on that in a moment.)
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Masked Singer | 2.2 | 8.0 | |
| 9-1-1 | 1.4 | 7.0 | |
| LEGO Masters | 1.2 | 3.6 | |
| Last Man Standing | 0.9 | 4.7 | |
| The Resident | 0.8 | 4.8 | |
| WWE Friday Night Smackdown | 0.8 | 2.6 | |
| Prodigal Son | 0.7 | 3.3 | |
| Empire | 0.7 | 2.6 | Final Season |
| Deputy | 0.6 | 3.9 | |
| Outmatched | 0.6 | 2.6 | |
| The Simpsons | 0.6 | 1.7 | Renewed |
| Family Guy | 0.6 | 1.7 | |
| Bob's Burgers | 0.6 | 1.4 | |
| Duncanville | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| The Masked Singer (rerun) | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| 9-1-1 (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.2 | |
| LEGO Masters (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.0 |
The CW started the last run of (completed) episodes for Supernatural. A shut down of filming means the last two episodes of the series have yet to be made. It's still up in the air when those two episodes will film or when they will air. And it wouldn't be Supernatural without one last schedule change, moving from Thursday to Monday. The Winchesters managed to hold onto most of their viewing numbers, though the rating was down a tenth from its last new episode. Roswell, New Mexico premiered last week. The show is already renewed for another season, and it opened about where it ended last season.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Flash | 0.4 | 1.2 | Renewed |
| Supernatural | 0.2 | 1.0 | Final Season |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.0 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.9 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| Batwoman | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Supergirl | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Roswell, New Mexico (premiere) | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Legends of Tomorrow | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Legacies | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.9 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| Katy Keene | 0.1 | 0.5 |
The current pandemic situation has created some interesting situations in the television landscape over the past week. Just about every network show saw a ratings bounce last week as more and more people were forced to stay indoors. It will be interesting to see where this trend goes in the coming weeks.
There is also the question of pilot season and renewals. Most pilots for the fall 2020 season had yet to film when productions were shuttered. So the question is, do the networks delay the fall season in order to give those productions more time, or is this pilot season considered a wash and marginal shows currently airing will be renewed to plug holes? We'll find out at the upfront meetings (now set to be held remotely) in a few weeks.
Written by LadyShelley on Mar 23, 2020
Network TV Sees a Ratings Revival Amid Coronavirus Outbreak, but Will It Last?
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