
FOX saw Doc lose about two hundred thousand viewers last week. It's still the highest-rated scripted show for the network and is in no danger. The same cannot be said for Animal Control or Going Dutch. Both comedies barely pulled a million viewers last week. Rescue HI-Surf returned with its first new episode since November, down one hundred thousand viewers. It might squeak a renewal, but it's not a sure thing.
Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
Kitchen Nightmares | 0.31 | 1.93 | |
Hell's Kitchen | 0.26 | 1.84 | |
Doc | 0.23 | 2.33 | |
College Basketball | 0.23 | 1.07 | |
9-1-1: Lone Star | 0.21 | 2.42 | Cancelled |
Going Dutch | 0.20 | 1.02 | |
Rescue: HI-Surf | 0.18 | 1.71 | |
Special Forces: World's Toughest Test | 0.18 | 1.39 | |
Animal Control | 0.17 | 1.06 | |
The Simpsons (rerun) | 0.11 | 0.41 | |
Going Dutch (rerun) | 0.10 | 0.59 | |
Kitchen Nightmares (rerun) | 0.07 | 0.41 | |
Animal Control (rerun) | 0.07 | 0.35 | |
Universal Basic Guys (rerun) | 0.07 | 0.30 |

ABC saw its two freshman shows hold their audiences last week. High Potential and Shifting Gears were both even with the previous week. High Potential has already been renewed, and Shifting Gears should be an easy renewal decision for the network. The Rookie was down one hundred thousand viewers. Will Trent was down two hundred thousand viewers. Fans of Abbott Elementary celebrated the show's early renewal by finding an additional hundred thousand friends to watch last week.
Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
High Potential | 0.47 | 5.75 | Renewed |
Shifting Gears | 0.45 | 4.51 | |
Will Trent | 0.42 | 5.53 | |
Abbott Elementary | 0.41 | 2.91 | Renewed |
Celebrity Jeopardy! | 0.34 | 2.52 | |
Shark Tank | 032 | 3.20 | |
The Rookie | 0.31 | 3.34 | |
What Would You Do? | 0.26 | 1.83 | |
20/20 | 0.24 | 3.21 | |
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition | 0.22 | 2.39 | |
Sunday Movie: Beauty and the Beast | 0.22 | 1.69 | |
America's Funniest Home Videos (rerun) | 0.19 | 3.20 | |
America's Funniest Home Videos | 0.19 | 2.67 | |
Will Trent (rerun) | 0.16 | 1.78 | |
The Second Inauguration of Donald J Trump | 0.14 | 1.62 | |
Shifting Gears (rerun) | 0.14 | 1.54 | |
Only Murders in the Building | 0.14 | 1.38 | Import |
Will Trent (rerun) | 0.13 | 1.73 | |
Only Murders in the Building | 0.12 | 1.30 | Import |

CBS feasted on playoff football last week, which was good since the network still hasn't premiered any of its scripted shows. That will change this week. Hollywood Squares saw a big audience for a special episode on Sunday night thanks to a football boost. Unfortunately, those viewers did not follow the game show to its regular night, as it lost six hundred thousand viewers off its premiere. The Price is Right at Night was up four hundred thousand viewers, while Raid the Cage was even.
Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
NFL: Playoffs | 10.86 | 42.87 | |
AFC Playoff Post-Game | 5.13 | 20.31 | |
Hollywood Squares | 1.74 | 7.86 | |
Hollywood Squares | 0.34 | 3.99 | |
The Price Is Right At Night | 0.33 | 3.66 | |
FBI (rerun) | 0.32 | 3.94 | |
Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (rerun) | 0.27 | 3.14 | |
FBI: International (rerun) | 0.27 | 3.03 | |
Raid the Cage | 0.23 | 2.26 | |
FBI: Most Wanted (rerun) | 0.22 | 2.59 | |
NCIS (rerun) | 0.19 | 2.77 | |
Matlock (rerun) | 0.16 | 2.32 | Renewed |
NCIS: Origins (rerun) | 0.12 | 2.00 | |
Elsbeth (rerun) | 0.12 | 1.51 | |
Ghosts (rerun) | 0.10 | 2.47 | |
NCIS: Sydney (rerun) | 0.10 | 2.03 | |
CBS News Inauguration Day in America | 0.10 | 1.23 | |
SWAT (rerun) | 0.09 | 1.59 | |
Fire Country (rerun) | 0.08 | 1.61 |

NBC premiered The Hunting Party to good numbers last week. It was the highest-rated show for the network, though it also had one of the smaller viewer numbers, thanks to airing opposite NFL Playoffs. Law & Order was up three hundred thousand viewers. Law & Order: SVU and Found were each up two hundred thousand viewers. The Irrational lost another two hundred thousand viewers. The show has consistently been the lowest-rated show for the network, and fans should prepare for bad news.
Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
The Hunting Party (premiere) | 0.46 | 3.05 | |
Law & Order: SVU | 0.40 | 4.76 | |
Chicago Med | 0.38 | 6.03 | |
Chicago Fire | 0.38 | 5.64 | |
Chicago PD | 0.38 | 4.86 | |
Law & Order | 0.29 | 4.39 | |
St Denis Medical | 0.27 | 2.47 | Renewed |
Found | 0.24 | 2.71 | |
Deal No Deal Island (rerun) | 0.23 | 1.23 | |
Dateline NBC (Sunday) | 0.22 | 2.42 | |
Deal No Deal Island | 0.20 | 2.01 | |
Night Court | 0.20 | 1.96 | |
US Figure Skating Championships: Women's Free Skate | 0.19 | 2.03 | |
The Traitors | 0.14 | 1.00 | Import |
The Traitors | 0.11 | 0.72 | Import |
The Irrational | 0.10 | 1.90 |

CW premiered new seasons of Police 24/7 and Crime Nation for its Thursday crime block. Penn & Teller: Fool Us and Masters of Illusion opened their latest seasons on Friday.
Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
WWE: NXT | 0.22 | 0.81 | |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (premiere) | 0.08 | 0.65 | |
Masters Of Illusion (premiere) | 0.08 | 0.48 | |
Police 24/7 (premiere) | 0.07 | 0.56 | |
I am MLK Jr (rerun) | 0.07 | 0.45 | |
Penn & Teller: Fool Us (rerun) | 0.07 | 0.43 | |
Crime Nation (premiere) | 0.06 | 0.39 | |
Inside the NFL | 0.05 | 0.24 | |
Sunday Movie: Bring It On | 0.05 | 0.23 | |
Whose Line Is It, Anyway (rerun) | 0.03 | 0.26 | |
Whose Line Is It, Anyway (rerun) | 0.03 | 0.16 |
How are your favorite shows doing so far this season?
Written by LadyShelley on Jan 29, 2025
Things do not look good for either, but especially The Irrational.
FOX can be a bit unpredictable with its scripted shows. They see their scripted content as filler around whatever sports contracts they have. So depending on where they have gaps, Going Dutch or Animal Control could squeak a renewal, but I doubt both of them will.
NBC is a bit more traditional still, though it's gone to shorter seasons for a lot of its content. For that network it could come down to throwing darts to see what happens with Brilliant Minds, The Irrational, and Found. If they don't have much confidence in its upcoming pilots, they might keep more of the three around another year to plug schedule holes. And don't forget streamers are in the mix now. It's possible while the show is dropped from the network, it's picked up by Peacock. That scenario wasn't in the mix until a couple of years ago.
I am bummed that the Irrational might get cancelled. I really enjoy the show. I also feel the same about Going Dutch. Does not seem to be getting better.
If two get canceled on NBC, let them be the ones I don’t watch…sorry to those who like them.
The Irrational, Brilliant Minds, and Found are all low-hanging cancellation fruit. At least one of them will be cancelled. The question is, will it be more than one.
Things do not look good for Going Dutch or Animal Control. One of them is likely gone too. it will depend on what the network has in the pipe for next season.
Sounds like The Irrational might get canceled, which would be a bummer. And as for Going Dutch, I won’t be heartbroken if it’s not renewed. Which is weird of me to say since the first two episodes I thought was entertaining.