FOX had a busy week last week. In addition to some big NFL numbers, the network had two premieres and a host of renewal announcements. The Simpsons, Bob's Burgers, and Family Guy were all renewed for two-year deals. Conspicuous in its absence was any sort of renewal for The Great North, which has never been much of a ratings winner. The network has other animated programs in the pipe, so fans of The Great North should probably be concerned. An American version of Accused premiered after the NFL playoff game with a solid audience. Unfortunately, those eyeballs didn't follow the show to its regular night, and it lost three-quarters of its premiere audience. Fans of 911: Lone Star either didn't know about its premiere or didn't know it was on a new night. The show opened with some of its lowest ratings. Alert: Missing Persons Unit managed to pick up half a million viewers. If it doesn't lose anything more, it could squeak a renewal.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NFL Football | 12.8 | 45.7 | |
| Accused (premiere) | 2.10 | 8.7 | |
| WWE Smackdown | 0.61 | 2.4 | |
| 9-1-1: Lone Star (premiere) | 0.57 | 3.9 | |
| Accused | 0.45 | 2.4 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.40 | 2.3 | |
| Celebrity Name That Tune | 0.35 | 1.7 | |
| Special Forces: World's Toughest Test | 0.33 | 1.7 | |
| Alert: Missing Persons Unit | 0.29 | 2.0 | |
| Fantasy Island | 0.24 | 2.0 | |
| College Basketball | 0.21 | 2.0 | |
| Call Me Kat | 0.20 | 1.2 | |
| Welcome To Flatch | 0.18 | 0.9 |
ABC premiered the latest season of The Bachelor with some of its lowest ratings. The Rookie was down four hundred thousand viewers, which also pulled down The Rookie: Feds by a couple hundred thousand viewers. Will Trent was down three hundred thousand viewers, but it might squeak a renewal if Big Sky is cancelled. The Good Doctor returned after a two-month break, down three hundred thousand viewers.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| NBA Countdown | 0.71 | 2.7 | |
| NBA Basketball | 0.71 | 2.6 | |
| The Bachelor (premiere) | 0.65 | 3.0 | |
| Celebrity Jeopardy! | 0.56 | 4.4 | |
| The Rookie | 0.53 | 4.4 | |
| Shark Tank | 0.51 | 4.4 | |
| The Conners (rerun) | 0.42 | 2.9 | |
| 20/20 (Friday) | 0.41 | 3.8 | |
| The Rookie: Feds | 0.36 | 2.8 | |
| The Good Doctor | 0.32 | 3.3 | |
| The Parent Test | 0.32 | 1.9 | |
| The Goldbergs (rerun) | 0.30 | 1.9 | |
| Will Trent | 0.29 | 3.0 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos (rerun) | 0.27 | 2.7 | |
| Abbott Elementary (rerun) | 0.27 | 1.6 | |
| Abbott Elementary (rerun) | 0.26 | 1.8 | Renewed |
| Jimmy Kimmel Live! 20th Anniversary Show | 0.25 | 2.1 | |
| Will Trent (rerun) | 0.22 | 1.5 | |
| Sunday Movie: Iron Man | 0.20 | 1.4 | |
| The Conners (rerun) | 0.12 | 0.9 |
CBS handed out renewals to The Neighborhood and Bob (Hearts) Abishola last week. The Neighborhood picked up more than a million viewers before the renewal announcement. Bob (Hearts) Abishola was up almost a million viewers. Lingo was up two hundred thousand viewers and will likely be renewed. NCIS was up a million and a half viewers, it will be renewed as long as the production wants to make it. NCIS: Hawai'i was up a million viewers and is likely safe as well.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| 60 Minutes | 0.75 | 6.3 | |
| The Neighborhood | 0.66 | 6.4 | Renewed |
| The Price Is Right At Night | 0.64 | 5.3 | |
| FBI | 0.59 | 7.5 | Renewed |
| NCIS | 0.54 | 7.5 | |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola | 0.54 | 5.8 | Renewed |
| FBI: International | 0.48 | 6.1 | Renewed |
| Lingo | 0.47 | 3.0 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 0.42 | 5.2 | Renewed |
| NCIS: Hawai'i | 0.41 | 5.3 | |
| Young Sheldon (rerun) | 0.40 | 4.7 | Renewed |
| Ghosts (rerun) | 0.39 | 2.7 | |
| Sunday Movie: Top Gun | 0.35 | 2.3 | |
| Tough As Nails | 0.34 | 2.1 | |
| Ghosts (rerun) | 0.32 | 3.9 | Renewed |
| 48 Hours | 0.30 | 2.9 | |
| Blue Bloods (rerun) | 0.24 | 3.5 | |
| So Help Me Todd (rerun) | 0.24 | 3.0 | |
| FBI (rerun) | 0.24 | 2.0 | |
| Fire Country (rerun) | 0.23 | 3.0 | Renewed |
| SWAT (rerun) | 0.22 | 2.9 | |
| 48 Hours (rerun) | 0.13 | 2.0 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles (rerun) | 0.12 | 1.7 |
NBC saw something last week that it hasn't seen in years: a comedy at the top of its ratings chart. Night Court lost some of its premiere audience, as expected, but it held onto enough eyeballs to take the top spot. It will easily be renewed. Other comedies on the network are now on notice that anaemic numbers won't cut it for long. American Auto premiered after Night Court and managed to lose more than half of its lead-in audience. Not a good start. Expect at least one of the other three currently airing half-hour comedies to receive cancellation news, and it wouldn't be that surprising if the network dropped more than one.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Night Court | 0.74 | 5.2 | |
| Law & Order: SVU | 0.67 | 5.8 | |
| America's Got Talent: All Stars | 0.57 | 4.9 | |
| Law & Order: Organised Crime | 0.54 | 4.2 | |
| Law & Order | 0.52 | 5.2 | |
| American Auto (premiere) | 0.38 | 2.5 | |
| Chicago Med (rerun) | 0.35 | 4.0 | Renewed |
| Chicago PD (rerun) | 0.34 | 3.2 | Renewed |
| Chicago Fire (rerun) | 0.32 | 3.7 | Renewed |
| Dateline (Saturday) (rerun) | 0.31 | 2.2 | |
| The Wall (rerun) | 0.31 | 2.1 | |
| Quantum Leap (rerun) | 0.27 | 1.5 | Renewed |
| America's Got Talent: All Stars (rerun) | 0.25 | 1.7 | |
| Dateline: Sunday | 0.24 | 2.5 | |
| America's Got Talent: All Stars (rerun) | 0.22 | 1.8 | |
| 2023 US Figure Skating Championships: Women's Event | 0.20 | 1.8 |
The CW saw a few more shows return last week. All American and All American: Homecoming returned even with their last new episodes. All American: Homecoming has had decent ratings, but its audience numbers are consistently low. It may be a hard sell for the spin-off series to earn a renewal in the current NexStar climate. Walker was even with the previous week, and should be renewed. Walker: Independence is on less stable ground. If the CW cancels it, it might find a second life on the Paramount+ streamer. The Winchesters returned after a two-month break, even with its last new episode in December.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| All American | 0.12 | 0.5 | Renewed |
| Walker | 0.10 | 0.8 | |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us (rerun) | 0.10 | 0.6 | |
| All American: Homecoming | 0.09 | 0.3 | |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us | 0.07 | 0.7 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway (rerun) | 0.07 | 0.4 | |
| World's Funniest Animals (rerun) | 0.06 | 0.4 | |
| The Winchesters | 0.06 | 0.4 | |
| The Winchesters (rerun) | 0.06 | 0.3 | |
| Walker: Independence | 0.05 | 0.5 | |
| World's Funniest Animals (rerun) | 0.05 | 0.4 | |
| Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars | 0.05 | 0.4 | |
| Kung Fu (rerun) | 0.05 | 0.3 | |
| World's Funniest Animals (rerun) | 0.04 | 0.5 | |
| Criss Angel's Magic with the Stars (rerun) | 0.04 | 0.4 | |
| World's Funniest Animals | 0.04 | 0.4 | |
| Whose Line Is It Anyway (rerun) | 0.04 | 0.3 |
The trickle of renewal news has started. Will your favorite shows be around next season? Let us know what you're watching in the comments.
Written by LadyShelley on Jan 30, 2023
i know this is about last week but i loved quantum leap on the 30th. the best episode yet i think. definitely the most creative. at first i didn't like the fact that so much time is spent on the "future" scenes unlike the original but the characters in the future are really growing on me, especially ian. still don't like what they are doing with janice and wonder if that's why scott didn't want to return. i hope the ratings don't suffer because of the excessive breaks (why the #*$% didn't they just premiere the mid season premiere on the 16th and no breaks).
The point of premiering a new show after a big NFL game is top draw an audience. Some some attrition was expected, butt I don't think they wanted to see 3/4 of their audience vanish. LOL!
I watched both episodes of Accused and loved it! Both episodes were intense, well scripted, with complex non two-dimensional characters and excellent performances from the cast. The premiere was a smashing hit. But losing three quarters of its premiere audience on the second episode is a lot, isn't it? I understand that some of the viewers may find the storylines and characters controversial, so the show is not for everybody. Also the premiere episode was on a different night and after an NFL playoff game. Still, the number of viewers that were lost seems significant and troubling. It may be early days to draw any safe conclusion but I would love the show to succeed assuming it keeps delivering high quality episodes. I would be very much interested in your take - ratings wise.