CBS was the first network to announce full-season orders for their freshman shows last week. Ghosts, NCIS: Hawai'i, and FBI International all received back nine orders. No word on CSI: Vegas, which might be telling. The latest CSI incarnation also dropped a tenth, joining Bull as the low-hanging fruit for cancellation. The Equaliser dropped a tenth from its premiere but is in no danger. NCIS held at its new normal.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Overrun | 6.0 | 23.2 | |
| 60 Minutes | 1.6 | 11.0 | |
| Survivor | 1.0 | 5.6 | |
| The Equaliser | 0.7 | 7.3 | |
| The Neighborhood | 0.7 | 5.3 | |
| NCIS | 0.6 | 7.6 | |
| Young Sheldon | 0.6 | 6.7 | Renewed (through 2024) |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 0.6 | 5.6 | |
| NCIS: Hawai'i | 0.5 | 5.3 | |
| Ghosts | 0.5 | 5.2 | |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola | 0.5 | 5.0 | |
| Blue Bloods | 0.4 | 5.8 | |
| Magnum PI | 0.4 | 4.8 | |
| SWAT | 0.4 | 4.5 | |
| United States of Al | 0.4 | 4.4 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted (rerun) | 0.4 | 4.2 | |
| FBI (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.9 | |
| B Positive | 0.4 | 3.8 | |
| SEAL Team | 0.4 | 3.4 | Import |
| Tough As Nails | 0.4 | 2.7 | |
| Bull | 0.3 | 3.8 | |
| FBI: International (rerun) | 0.3 | 3.6 | |
| CSI: Vegas | 0.3 | 3.5 | |
| 48 Hours | 0.3 | 2.3 | |
| CSI: Vegas (rerun) | 0.2 | 2.2 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles (rerun) | 0.2 | 2.2 |
ABC premiered Queens last week to low numbers. Chances are, it won't last very long. The Wonder Years also slipped a tenth last week after several weeks of steady numbers. The Rookie gained a tenth last week while Big Sky was steady. Home Economics dropped a tenth and four-hundred thousand viewers. Fans should enjoy what episodes they can, as the program probably won't be renewed.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Dancing with the Stars (Monday) | 0.8 | 5.0 | |
| The Bachelorette (premiere) | 0.8 | 3.0 | |
| Station 19 | 0.6 | 4.6 | |
| Grey's Anatomy | 0.6 | 3.9 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos | 0.5 | 4.4 | |
| Celebrity Wheel of Fortune | 0.5 | 4.2 | |
| The Goldbergs | 0.5 | 2.9 | |
| College Football | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
| Shark Tank | 0.4 | 3.4 | |
| The Rookie | 0.4 | 2.8 | |
| Supermarket Sweep | 0.4 | 2.5 | |
| The Wonder Years | 0.4 | 2.1 | |
| Queens (premiere) | 0.4 | 1.7 | |
| Big Sky | 0.3 | 2.8 | |
| 20/20 | 0.3 | 2.7 | |
| The Conners (rerun) | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| The Real Queens Of Hip-Hop | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| Home Economics | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| Superstar | 0.3 | 1.7 |
NBC premiered the ninth season of The Blacklist last week about even with where it was at the end of last season. La Brea slipped a tenth but is probably safe as Ordinary Joe lost another five hundred thousand viewers it couldn't afford. Home Sweet Home is just playing out the side as schedule filler at this point.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Sunday Night Football | 4.6 | 16.3 | |
| Football Night In America | 1.2 | 5.2 | |
| Chicago Fire | 0.8 | 7.4 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| The Voice (Monday) | 0.8 | 6.1 | |
| Chicago Med | 0.7 | 6.8 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| The Voice (Tuesday) | 0.7 | 6.7 | |
| Chicago PD | 0.7 | 5.6 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Law & Order: SVU | 0.6 | 3.9 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| La Brea | 0.5 | 5.0 | |
| Law & Order: Organised Crime | 0.5 | 3.0 | |
| College Football | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
| The Blacklist (premiere) | 0.4 | 3.1 | |
| Dateline (Friday) | 0.4 | 2.9 | |
| Ordinary Joe | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| New Amsterdam | 0.3 | 3.4 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Home Sweet Home | 0.2 | 1.3 |
FOX saw the Sunday animation block yo-yo back to its normal numbers without a boost from football overruns. Alter Ego, Our Kind Of People, and The Big Leap were all even. The only real question is which one will be cancelled first. 9-1-1 and The Resident were both steady. The Masked Singer lost a tenth.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL: Thursday Night Football | 3.0 | 11.7 | |
| The Masked Singer | 0.9 | 4.3 | |
| 9-1-1 | 0.8 | 5.3 | |
| WWE Smackdown | 0.5 | 2.1 | |
| The Simpsons | 0.5 | 1.5 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Family Guy | 0.5 | 1.4 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Bob's Burgers | 0.5 | 1.2 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| The Resident | 0.4 | 3.3 | |
| Alter Ego | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| The Great North | 0.4 | 1.0 | Renewed |
| Our Kind Of People | 0.3 | 1.4 | |
| Bob's Burgers (rerun) | 0.3 | 0.9 | |
| The Big Leap | 0.2 | 1.2 | |
| WWE Smackdown (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.6 |
The CW chugged along last week. Batwoman and Legacies both held their premiere audience from the previous week. Penn & Teller: Fool Us lost one hundred thousand viewers, but still topped the chart for the network. Legends of the Hidden Temple and Killer Camp wallowed at the bottom of the chart with barely an audience to speak of. It's doubtful even the CW will want to keep either show with those numbers.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| World's Funniest Animals | 0.1 | 0.6 | |
| DC's Stargirl | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| DC's Legends of Tomorrow | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| Batwoman | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| World's Funniest Animals (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.5 | |
| Howie Mandel & Friends: Don't Sneeze On Me | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Supergirl | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Nancy Drew | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway? | 0.1 | 0.4 | |
| Legacies | 0.1 | 0.3 | |
| Coroner (finale) | 0.0 | 0.5 | Import |
| Legends of the Hidden Temple | 0.0 | 0.2 | |
| Killer Camp | 0.0 | 0.2 |
More full-season orders should be announced in the next week or so for freshman shows. This is the time where no news is bad news for new shows. Silence is usually the only indication fans will get that a network plans to drop their new favorite show. How are your shows doing this season?
Written by LadyShelley on Oct 25, 2021
Hope they don't nix CSI: Vegas. I was glad to hear they were bringing it back. It's still as good as the original.