FOX managed a couple of scripted premieres last week. Both The Resident and Prodigal Son lost two tenths off their season finales. Call Me Kat dropped another tenth on its regular night. Last Man Standing was even.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Masked Dancer | 0.7 | 3.0 | |
| Name That Tune | 0.7 | 3.0 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.7 | 2.7 | |
| The Resident (premiere) | 0.6 | 3.9 | |
| The Masked Dancer (rerun) | 0.6 | 2.4 | |
| WWE: Friday Night Smackdown | 0.6 | 2.2 | |
| Call Me Kat | 0.5 | 2.8 | |
| Last Man Standing | 0.5 | 2.8 | Final Season |
| Prodigal Son (premiere) | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
| 911 (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.3 | |
| 911 Lone Star (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.4 | 0.9 | |
| Family Guy (rerun) | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Family Guy (rerun) | 0.4 | 0.8 | |
| Bob's Burgers (rerun) | 0.3 | 0.8 | |
| Bob's Burgers (rerun) | 0.3 | 0.6 | |
| Prodigal Son (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.7 |
The CW premiered Trickster, another Canadian import, last week to low numbers. Considering the show wasn't picked up by CBC, don't get too attached. The second season premiere of Two Sentence Horror Stories was also less than stellar. Here's hoping the network has better luck with its scripted dramas which start premiering this week.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Whose Line Is It, Anyway? | 0.2 | 0.9 | |
| Whose Line Is It, Anyway? (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us | 0.2 | 0.7 | |
| World's Funniest Animals | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| World's Funniest Animals | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Two Sentence Horror Stories (premiere) | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Trickster (premiere) | 0.1 | 0.4 | Import |
| All American Stories | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Riverdale (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Legacies (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Critic's Choice Super Awards | 0.1 | 0.2 | |
| Nancy Drew (rerun) | 0.0 | 0.2 |
ABC premiered Call Your Mother last week as part of its Wednesday comedy block. Opening numbers were soft, as it was the lowest program for the night on the network. The Rookie lost a tenth off its premiere. Having game shows for a lead-in on Sunday night is not doing the series any favors. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune gained a tenth along with The Hustler. The Chase lost a tenth off its premiere.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune | 1.2 | 7.8 | |
| The Bachelor | 1.2 | 4.7 | |
| The Chase | 0.9 | 5.4 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos | 0.7 | 5.2 | |
| Shark Tank | 0.7 | 4.2 | |
| 20/20 | 0.7 | 4.0 | |
| The Goldbergs | 0.7 | 3.8 | |
| The Good Doctor | 0.6 | 4.0 | |
| The Conners | 0.6 | 3.9 | |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (rerun) | 0.6 | 3.3 | |
| The Hustler | 0.6 | 3.3 | |
| American Housewife | 0.6 | 3.1 | |
| Call Your Mother (premiere) | 0.5 | 3.4 | |
| Who Wants to be a Millionaire | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
| Movie: Captain America The Winter Soldier | 0.5 | 2.3 | |
| The Rookie | 0.4 | 3.1 | |
| Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.1 | |
| The Chase (rerun) | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| The Chase (rerun) | 0.3 | 1.5 | |
| For Life (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.8 |
CBS enjoyed a juicy NFL overrun that boosted its Sunday night numbers. NCIS Los Angeles saw a bump of two tenths, NCIS New Orleans was even. For the Friday block, Magnum PI and Blue Bloods each lost a tenth, MacGyver was even. SEAL Team was even after a week off, SWAT lost a tenth.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Overrun | 7.5 | 28.6 | |
| 60 Minutes | 2.1 | 14.8 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 0.7 | 5.9 | |
| The Price Is Right At Night | 0.7 | 4.9 | |
| Young Sheldon (rerun) | 0.6 | 4.4 | |
| The Neighborhood (rerun) | 0.6 | 4.1 | |
| Magnum PI | 0.5 | 5.3 | |
| NCIS (rerun) | 0.5 | 5.2 | |
| MacGyver | 0.5 | 4.8 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 0.5 | 4.7 | |
| FBI (rerun) | 0.5 | 4.4 | |
| SEAL Team | 0.5 | 4.0 | |
| Blue Bloods | 0.4 | 4.4 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted (rerun) | 0.4 | 4.0 | |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.4 | |
| SWAT | 0.4 | 3.3 | |
| B Positive (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.1 | |
| Mom (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.9 | |
| Bull (rerun) | 0.3 | 3.0 | |
| All Rise (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.6 | |
| 48 Hours | 0.3 | 2.4 | |
| The Unicorn (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.2 | |
| Bull (rerun) | 0.2 | 2.0 | |
| Star Trek: Discovery | 0.2 | 1.5 | Import |
| Magnum PI (rerun) | 0.1 | 1.7 |
NBC feasted on football again last week. The Peacock also saw the return of its Chicago shows after a two-month hiatus. Chicago Med and Fire were even, Chicago PD gained a tenth. Mr Mayor was even with its numbers last week in its regular time slot. Good news for fans, it didn't lose anything. Time will tell if that number will be enough for a renewal. Superstore was even with its last episode in November. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist lost a ten of its premiere. Considering it was a surprise renewal anyway, things are not looking good.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Playoffs | 7.3 | 24.8 | |
| NFL Division Playoffs | 5.8 | 21.8 | |
| Football Night in America | 1.3 | 4.8 | |
| Chicago Med | 1.0 | 7.9 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago Fire | 1.0 | 7.3 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago PD | 1.0 | 6.7 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| This Is Us | 1.0 | 5.4 | Renewed (through 2022) |
| Law & Order: SVU | 0.6 | 3.8 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Ellen's Game of Games | 0.6 | 3.1 | |
| Mr Mayor | 0.5 | 3.7 | |
| The Wall | 0.5 | 2.8 | |
| Mr Mayor (rerun) | 0.5 | 2.6 | |
| The Weakest Link | 0.5 | 2.5 | |
| Superstore | 0.5 | 2.5 | Final Season |
| Dateline (Thursday) | 0.4 | 3.3 | |
| Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist | 0.4 | 2.7 | |
| Nurses | 0.4 | 2.6 | Import |
| US Figure Skating Championships | 0.3 | 2.4 |
It will be interesting to see how COVID issues help or hinder shows as we head into Spring. As with the uncertainty of last season, it's possible some of the marginal programs that would usually end up on the dust heap, may see a reprieve as networks try to fill schedules. Will shows like Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist or For Life manage to squeak another season?
Written by LadyShelley on Jan 18, 2021
I'm going to give Walker a chance too. With Batwoman, I kinda like how they wrote Ruby Rose leaving the show. It'll be interesting as the season goes to see how Javicia Leslie does as the new Batwoman. Hopefully they won't go too insane with soap box messaging that Supergirl has tended to go way overboard on in past seasons.
I haven't been impressed with any of the 30 minutes comedies for at least five years or more. They all just strike me as shallow and inane. Shrug.
I was a fan of Supernatural, so I'll give Walker a go, and Legends of Tomorrow when it comes back. Not sure of the others. So many of the DC shows have decided they need to have A MESSAGE, and kind forget things like plot while they are beating us over the head with it.
I'm giving Call Your Mother's next episode a chance, if it isn't much better than the pilot, I might not watch anymore. I'm looking forward to CW's shows starting this upcoming week.