CBS premiered the rest of its fall lineup last week. Young Sheldon opened even with last season's numbers. United States of Al slipped a tenth. The premiere of Bull dropped a tenth from where it ended last season. The move to a new night did not do the show any favors, and the show is currently the lowest-rated drama for the network. If things don't improve, this could be the last season for Michael Weatherly and company. Two more freshman shows premiered last week. Ghosts opened to okay numbers. A resurrected CSI: Vegas was only moderately successful. NCIS: Hawai'i and FBI: International were steady with the previous week.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Overrun | 5.8 | 22.3 | |
| 60 Minutes | 1.5 | 10.3 | |
| Survivor | 0.9 | 5.8 | |
| Young Sheldon (premiere) | 0.7 | 7.1 | Renewed (through 2024) |
| NCIS | 0.6 | 8.0 | |
| The Neighborhood | 0.6 | 5.5 | |
| FBI | 0.6 | 4.7 | |
| Ghosts (premiere) | 0.6 | 4.5 | |
| FBI: International | 0.5 | 6.1 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 0.5 | 5.6 | |
| NCIS: Hawai'i | 0.5 | 5.5 | |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola | 0.5 | 5.2 | |
| United States of Al (premiere) | 0.5 | 4.9 | |
| CSI: Vegas (premiere) | 0.5 | 4.1 | |
| Tough As Nails (premiere) | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
| Blue Bloods | 0.4 | 5.7 | |
| Magnum PI | 0.4 | 5.0 | |
| SWAT | 0.4 | 4.6 | |
| Bull (premiere) | 0.3 | 4.2 | |
| Sunday Movie: Star Trek | 0.3 | 2.3 |
ABC saw most of its shows slip last week. Grey's Anatomy, Station 19, Big Sky, and The Rookie were all down a tenth. Home Economics and A Million Little Things both lost a tenth as well, and for those shows, it's a tenth they couldn't afford. Both shows are likely done. The Goldbergs was up a tenth and The Wonder Years held its second-week audience and should be safe for the moment.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Dancing with the Stars | 0.7 | 4.7 | |
| The Bachelor in Paradise (finale) | 0.7 | 2.9 | |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | 0.6 | 4.7 | |
| Station 19 | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 0.6 | 4.0 | |
| The Goldbergs | 0.6 | 3.2 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos (premiere) | 0.5 | 4.7 | |
| Shark Tank (premiere) | 0.5 | 3.5 | |
| The Conners | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
| The Wonder Years | 0.5 | 2.4 | |
| The Good Doctor | 0.4 | 3.7 | |
| Supermarket Sweep | 0.4 | 2.9 | |
| The Rookie | 0.3 | 3.1 | |
| Big Sky | 0.3 | 2.8 | |
| Home Economics | 0.3 | 1.9 | |
| A Million Little Things | 0.2 | 1.7 |
NBC saw both of its rookie shows lose more of their audience last week. Ordinary Joe lost a ratings tenth and one hundred thousand viewers. Things are not looking good for the show, it's currently the lowest-rated program for the network. La Brea shed two ratings tenths and a million and a half viewers off its premiere. It can't afford to lose any more. With franchises like the Chicago shows and various Law & Orders filling the schedule, there won't be much room left for anything else that doesn't perform well.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Sunday Night Football | 7.4 | 26.7 | |
| Football Night In America | 5.7 | 20.3 | |
| The Voice (Monday) | 1.0 | 7.5 | |
| The Voice (Tuesday) | 0.9 | 7.2 | |
| Chicago Fire | 0.8 | 7.2 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago Med | 0.8 | 7.0 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago PD | 0.7 | 5.7 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| La Brea | 0.6 | 5.0 | |
| Law & Order: SVU | 0.6 | 3.9 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Law & Order: Organised Crime | 0.5 | 3.2 | |
| Dateline (Friday) | 0.4 | 5.0 | |
| Law & Order: SVU (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| New Amsterdam | 0.3 | 2.9 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Ordinary Joe | 0.3 | 2.6 | |
| Ordinary Joe (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.9 |
FOX saw its Sunday animated shows return to Earth last week as there was no NFL overrun to help pump up the numbers. The entire Sunday block returned to where they were last season. Alter Ego lost another tenth. There is a limit to how low even cheap, competition shows can go, and Alter Ego might be close to the line. Our Kind of People lost one hundred thousand viewers it couldn't afford, while The Big Leap lost another two hundred thousand sets of eyeballs. Cancellation is likely in the cards for both shows.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL: Thursday Night Football | 4.2 | 14.8 | |
| The Masked Singer | 0.9 | 4.3 | |
| 9-1-1 | 0.8 | 5.2 | |
| The Resident | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
| WWE: Friday Night Smackdown | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| The Simpsons | 0.5 | 1.5 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Family Guy | 0.5 | 1.3 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Bob's Burgers | 0.5 | 1.1 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Alter Ego | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| Bob's Burgers (rerun) | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Our Kind Of People | 0.3 | 1.4 | |
| The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.3 | 1.1 | |
| The Great North | 0.3 | 1.0 | Renewed |
| The Big Leap | 0.2 | 1.3 |
The CW wrapped up the series finale of The Outpost with a whimper. Riverdale, and In The Dark also wrapped their seasons with barely anyone to notice. Nancy Drew opened with a 0.0 rating, something becoming common for the network, and barely five hundred thousand viewers, but since it is the CW, it will likely still be renewed. Penn & Teller: Fool Us held its premiere audience and took the top spot on the chart.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Roswell, New Mexico | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| DC's Stargirl | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| Coroner | 0.1 | 0.5 | Import |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Supergirl | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Riverdale (finale) | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| iHeartRadio Music Festival | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| In The Dark (finale) | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Nancy Drew (premiere) | 0.0 | 0.5 | |
| The Outpost (finale) | 0.0 | 0.3 | Cancelled |
A few weeks into the season and trends are starting to appear. Which freshman show do you see getting cancelled first? Which one will be the first to gain a coveted back nine order and live to see January? Let us know your predictions in the comments!
Written by LadyShelley on Oct 11, 2021
When the best thing people can say about it is that it's a poor retread of Lost, you have to wonder what they were thinking.
I can see la brea getting the boot as it's so slow and predictable.
Good bet on FBI international (or NCIS Hawai'i for that matter) getting their back nine in the next few weeks. My first to be cancelled is either The Big Leap or La Brea. I have not heard much good word of mouth on La Brea at all.
Cancelled first: my prediction will be Ghosts. First to gain the coveted back nine: FBI International