Ratings Roundup for the Week of March 7, 2021

Thursday night's Presidential Address scrambled schedules for the evening. Something to keep in mind if your favorite show airs on Thursday and the numbers look a little off. 

CBS feasted on the Oprah special interview with Meghan and Harry last week. Strangely, the network chose to air a rerun of The Equaliser instead of a new episode to cash in on the ratings win. The Eye also announced some early renewals. No real surprise The Equalizer was renewed for a second season. The Neighborhood and Bob (Hearts) Abishola also earned season renewals from the network. B Positive slipped a tenth, but it earned a few extra episodes, and will probably be renewed. The same cannot be said for Clarice. Fans should enjoy what's left as the thriller is likely done. 

ABC ran the first new episodes of Grey's Anatomy, Station 19 and A Million Little Things since December. Grey's Anatomy lost a couple of tenths off its last new episode, Station 19 and A Million Little Things each lost a tenth. Grey's Anatomy and Station 19 will both be renewed. Fans of A Million Little Things have nothing to worry about, even with those low numbers. Shows in their third season are rarely cancelled. Documentary series' The Con and Soul of a Nation each lost a tenth. The network execs are going to have to sweat it out the next few weeks as the two programs burn off their episodes. 

NBC saw the return of its Chicago shows. Chicago Med was up a tenth from its last new episode a few weeks ago. Chicago Fire and PD were both even. New Amsterdam held onto its premiere audience, the same cannot be said for Debris, however. The freshman drama shed two tenths and a little over a million viewers off its premiere. It cannot afford to lose any more if it wants to see a second season. Good Girls opened its fourth season even with last season's numbers. 

FOX announced a couple of renewals last week. The Simpsons was renewed for the next two seasons, no real shock there. More of a surprise was the renewal of The Great North. Assuming the network plans to keep its current Sunday night animation block intact, Bless The Harts will likely be renewed as well even though its numbers are extremely low. The network also premiered yet another game show, Game of Talents, following the fifth season premiere of The Masked Singer. Game of Talents opened well, and assuming it holds its audience, should be renewed. 9-1-1 gained a tenth, 9-1-1 Lone Star was even. 

The CW had a quiet week. Thanks to COVID restrictions scrambling schedules, this may be one of the few times this season where all of the network's current dramas air new episodes in the same week. Superman & Lois garnered the highest ratings, while Walker had the highest number of viewers. Interestingly, The Flash is still right there with the freshman shows even though it is in its seventh season. The Critics Choice Awards was the latest awards show to bomb for its network barely reaching 300,000 viewers; a million less than last year's ceremony. 

Upfronts are only a couple of months away. Will your favorite shows be part of the (virtual) highlight reel for the upcoming season?