NBC had several premieres last week. The Voice opened about where it ended last season. New Amsterdam was down a bit from last season's numbers. New sci-fi drama, Debris opened to okay numbers, it will have to hold there if it wants to see a season two. The Peacock also took a bath on The Golden Globe Awards this year, losing more than half the audience it had for last year's ceremony.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Golden Globe Awards | 1.5 | 6.9 | |
| The Voice (Monday) (premiere) | 1.1 | 7.9 | |
| The Voice (Tuesday) | 0.9 | 6.3 | |
| Young Rock | 0.7 | 3.2 | |
| Debris (premiere) | 0.6 | 4.4 | |
| New Amsterdam (premiere) | 0.6 | 4.2 | |
| Golden Globe Preshow | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
| Kenan | 0.5 | 2.4 | |
| Chicago Med (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.5 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago Fire (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.0 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Chicago PD (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.8 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Dateline (Thursday) (rerun) | 0.4 | 2.6 | |
| Dateline (Friday) | 0.4 | 2.6 | |
| Superstore | 0.4 | 2.3 | Final Season |
| The Blacklist | 0.3 | 3.1 | Renewed |
| Law & Order: SVU (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.1 | Renewed (through 2023) |
| Vintage SNL | 0.3 | 1.7 | |
| The Voice (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.8 | |
| Debris (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.6 | |
| Young Rock (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.4 |
ABC premiered two short-run documentary series' last week. Neither opened terribly well, but the network may have little choice but to continue to air them in light of other shooting delays. Call Your Mother was down a tenth, fans should probably enjoy what episodes remain. Black-ish lost a tenth, Mixed-ish was steady. It wouldn't be much of a surprise if the network wrapped both series' after this season. The Rookie lost two tenths, but it's in its third season and is in no danger.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| The Bachelor | 1.1 | 4.5 | |
| American Idol | 1.0 | 6.6 | |
| America's Funniest Home Videos | 0.8 | 5.8 | |
| Celebrity Wheel Of Fortune | 0.7 | 5.7 | |
| Shark Tank | 0.7 | 4.5 | |
| The Chase | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| The Goldbergs | 0.6 | 3.5 | |
| The Conners | 0.6 | 3.5 | |
| 20/20 | 0.6 | 3.5 | |
| To Tell The Truth | 0.5 | 3.9 | |
| The Chase | 0.5 | 3.4 | |
| American Housewife | 0.5 | 2.7 | |
| The Rookie | 0.4 | 5.6 | |
| Call Your Mother | 0.4 | 2.4 | |
| Black-ish | 0.4 | 2.2 | |
| Mixed-ish | 0.4 | 1.7 | |
| Soul of a Nation (premiere) | 0.3 | 1.9 | |
| The Con (premiere) | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| The Good Doctor (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.9 | |
| Shark Tank (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.7 | |
| American Idol (rerun) | 0.2 | 1.6 |
CBS had a quiet week last week. The Equalizer lost another tenth. It is still safe for now, but it can't afford to lose much more. Hopefully, its numbers will stabilise soon. Clarice was steady, but low, chances are, it won't be renewed. Magnum PI was steady and should be renewed. MacGyver lost a tenth off its last new episode, but will probably be renewed as well. SWAT and SEAL Team returned after a week off, both were even with their last new episodes.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Young Sheldon | 0.9 | 7.7 | |
| NCIS | 0.8 | 9.6 | |
| The Equalizer | 0.7 | 7.8 | |
| Mom | 0.7 | 5.3 | Cancelled |
| B Positive | 0.7 | 5.0 | |
| 60 Minutes | 0.6 | 8.1 | |
| FBI | 0.6 | 7.4 | |
| NCIS: New Orleans | 0.6 | 5.0 | Cancelled |
| The Unicorn | 0.6 | 3.8 | |
| NCIS: Los Angeles | 0.5 | 5.8 | |
| FBI: Most Wanted | 0.5 | 5.7 | |
| Magnum PI | 0.5 | 5.4 | |
| SEAL Team | 0.5 | 4.1 | |
| The Neighborhood (rerun) | 0.5 | 3.7 | |
| Blue Bloods | 0.4 | 6.0 | |
| MacGyver | 0.4 | 4.4 | |
| SWAT | 0.4 | 3.6 | |
| Tough As Nails | 0.4 | 3.5 | |
| Clarice | 0.4 | 3.5 | |
| Bob (Hearts) Abishola (rerun) | 0.4 | 3.4 | |
| Bull (rerun) | 0.3 | 3.0 | |
| 48 Hours | 0.3 | 2.6 | |
| All Rise (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.2 | |
| Bull (rerun) | 0.3 | 2.1 | |
| NCIS New Orleans (rerun) | 0.2 | 2.3 |
FOX saw few surprises last week. 9-1-1 was down a tenth. The Great North was down a tenth as well, and chances are it won't be renewed. Prodigal Son was even but remains the lowest-rated drama on the network. If FOX execs are in a cancelling mood, Prodigal Son will be the likely target. The Resident was even, while 9-1-1 Lone Star managed to pick up a tenth.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| 9-1-1 | 1.0 | 6.4 | |
| 9-1-1 Lone Star | 0.9 | 5.3 | |
| Hell's Kitchen | 0.7 | 2.6 | |
| The Resident | 0.6 | 3.6 | |
| Name That Tune | 0.6 | 2.8 | |
| Name That Tune | 0.6 | 2.5 | |
| WWE: Friday Night Smackdown | 0.6 | 2.1 | |
| Call Me Kat | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| Last Man Standing | 0.4 | 2.5 | Final Season |
| Prodigal Son | 0.4 | 1.9 | |
| Family Guy | 0.4 | 1.4 | Renewed |
| The Simpsons | 0.4 | 1.2 | |
| Bob's Burgers | 0.4 | 1.1 | Renewed |
| Cherries Wild | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| Bless The Harts | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| The Great North | 0.3 | 1.0 | |
| Name That Tune (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.9 | |
| 9-1-1 (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.9 |
The CW was busy last week. Superman & Lois was renewed just in time to take a couple of months off due to filming delays. Supergirl's final season will plug the schedule hole in the meantime. Even though it lost a tenth off its premiere, the network is going to miss those Superman & Lois ratings numbers in the coming weeks. The Flash premiered its seventh season last week about where it ended in the spring.
| Program | Rating | Millions of Viewers | Renew/Cancel |
| Superman & Lois | 0.3 | 1.2 | Renewed |
| The Flash (premiere) | 0.3 | 1.0 | Renewed |
| Whose Line Is it Anyway? (rerun) | 0.2 | 0.8 | |
| All American | 0.2 | 0.7 | Renewed |
| Walker (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.8 | Renewed |
| Whose Line Is it Anyway? (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Penn & Teller Fool Us | 0.1 | 0.7 | |
| Batwoman | 0.1 | 0.4 | Renewed |
| Black Lightning | 0.1 | 0.4 | Final Season |
| Charmed | 0.1 | 0.3 | Renewed |
| Riverdale (rerun) | 0.1 | 0.3 | Renewed |
| Legacies (rerun) | 0.0 | 0.3 | Renewed |
| Nancy Drew (rerun) | 0.0 | 0.2 | Renewed |
Decision time is coming for most network shows. Will your favorites live to see the fall season?
Written by LadyShelley on Mar 8, 2021
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They have axed the show, but to be expected. The idea behind it was cool, but the execution not so much. Kinda medicore. But personally I'd give them a second chance, because the story was unique and had potential in my opinion.
Prodigal Son's future is really going to depend on what FOX wants to do with programming moving forward. The network only has four scripted, hour-long dramas now (as opposed to say CBS with thirteen) and they, like the CW, don't run a full schedule. FOX seems to be leaning toward more "reality" and "game" shows, over anything scripted.
Bummer if Prodigal Son gets cancelled, that's one I enjoy watching.
The preliminary numbers for this week are not looking good. The finals aren't out yet, but it looks like the show lost two tenths off its premiere, putting it in the 0.4 range, well below every other drama on the network. (except The Blacklist, which I don't understand how that one keeps getting renewed)
I hope Debris is keeping the numbers, really liking it so far.