DECADE IN REVIEW: And the Rest

I hope you enjoyed reading my top dramas, comedies and episodes of the 2010s. Here is the last end of year post - five different lists! Enjoy!

TOP 15 TV PERFORMANCES OF THE 2010s - limit one actor per show!
15. Ted Danson as Michael on The Good Place (NBC)
14. Tom Selleck as Frank Reagan on Blue Bloods (CBS)
13. Freddie Highmore as Norman Bates on Bates Motel (A&E)
12. Titus Burgess as Titus Adronicus on Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)
11. Lamorne Morris as Winston on New Girl (FOX)
10. Wendi McLendon-Covey as Beverly Goldberg on The Goldbergs (ABC)
9. Eden Sher as Sue Heck on The Middle (ABC)
8. Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark on The People vs. OJ Simpson (FX)
7. Mandy Moore as Rebecca Pearson on This is Us (NBC)
6. Andre Braugher as Captain Raymond Holt on Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX/NBC)
5. Alex Borstein as Susie Myerson on The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
4. Michelle Williams as Gwen Verdon on Fosse/Verdon (FX)
3. Kerry Washington as Olivia Pope on Scandal (ABC)
2. Kyle Chandler as Eric Taylor on Friday Night Lights (NBC/DirectTV)
1. Jon Hamm as Don Draper on Mad Men (AMC)

TOP 15 WORST SHOWS OF THE 2010s
15. Rel (FOX)
14. Blood & Oil (ABC)
13. Dynasty (CW)
12. Time After Time (ABC)
11. Do No Harm (NBC)
10. Red Widow (ABC)
9. My Generation (ABC)
8. Constantine (NBC)
7. We Are Men (CBS)
6. How to Be a Gentleman (CBS)
5. I Hate My Teenage Daughter (ABC)
4. Dr. Ken (ABC)
3. Of Kings and Prophets (ABC)
2. Marvel's Inhumans (ABC)
1. Emerald City (NBC)

TOP 15 MISSED OPPORTUNITIES OF THE 2010s (Shows that had a lot of promise and failed to live up to it)
15. The Event (NBC)
14. The Crazy Ones (CBS)
13. The Muppets (ABC)
12. Trial & Error (NBC)
11. Alcatraz (FOX)
10. Vegas (CBS)
9. The Romanoffs (Amazon)
8. Nashville (ABC)
7. Whiskey Cavalier (ABC)
6. Pan Am (ABC)
5. The Following (FOX)
4. Smash (NBC)
3. Designated Survivor (ABC/Netflix)
2. Pitch (FOX)
1. Rise (NBC)

TOP 10 PILOTS OF THE 2010s
10. Trophy Wife (ABC)
9. The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)
8. Gotham (FOX)
7. Revenge (ABC)
6. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
5. The Americans (FX)
4. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC)
3. The Last Man on Earth (FOX)
2. The Following (FOX)
1. This is Us (NBC)

TOP 10 SERIES FINALES OF THE 2010s
10. Damages (FX/Audience)
9. Timeless (NBC)
8. Bates Motel (A&E)
7. Parks and Recreation (NBC)
6. The Office (NBC)
5. Mad Men (AMC)
4. New Girl (FOX)
3. Parenthood (NBC)
2. The Middle (ABC)
1. Friday Night Lights (NBC/DirectTV)

THE WEEK AHEAD: December 30, 2019-January 5, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV! Check back tomorrow for my final Decade in Review post as we head into 2020!

ABC

MONDAY
8:00 Movie: Spiderman - Homecoming

TUESDAY
8:00 Dick Clark's Primetime New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2020 (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
8:30 Schooled (Repeat)
9:00 Modern Family (Repeat)
9:30 Single Parents (Repeat)
10:00 Stumptown (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 What is Jeopardy? Alex Trebek and America's Most Popular Quiz Show (Special)
9:00 The Great American Baking Show (Season Finale)

FRIDAY
8:00 American Housewife (Repeat)
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat)
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special (Special)
9:00 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
9:30 The Goldbergs (Repeat)
10:00 20/20

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos
8:00 Kids Say the Darndest Things
9:00 Shark Tank
10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)

CBS
CBS gets things going again in 2020 with a Hawaii Five-0/Magnum P.I. crossover on Friday night.

MONDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood (Repeat)
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (Repeat)
9:00 All Rise (Repeat)
10:00 Bull (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
9:00 FBI (Repeat)
10:00 FBI (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Evil (Repeat)
9:00 Evil (Repeat)
10:00 Evil (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 Evil (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Hawaii Five-0
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00 TBA
9:00 TBA
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 God Friended Me
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 Madam Secretary (Repeat)

NBC

MONDAY
8:00 Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (Special - Repeat)
9:00 Manifest (Repeat)
10:00 Manifest (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 A Toast to 2019! (Special)
10:00 NBC New Year's Eve Special 2020 (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Chicago Fire (Repeat)
9:00 Chicago Med (Repeat)
10:00 Chicago PD (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore (Repeat)
8:30 Superstore (Repeat)
9:00 The Paley Center Salutes Law & Order: SVU (Special)
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
9:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 Dateline NBC
10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 Golden Globes Arrival Special (Special)
8:00 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards (Special)

FOX
FOX is the first network to debut a new series in 2020 as the drama Deputy premieres on Thursday night following the season premiere of Last Man Standing. With lots of NFL promotion and little competition, I think Last Man will premiere well and Deputy may surprise.

MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Prodigal Son (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 Fox's New Year's Eve with Steve Harvey: Live from Times Square (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Flirty Dancing
9:00 Almost Family

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing (Season Premiere)
8:30 Last Man Standing
9:00 Deputy (SERIES PREMIERE)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 NFL Wildcard Playoffs

SUNDAY
7:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
7:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Bless the Harts (Season Finale)
9:00 Bob's Burgers
9:30 Family Guy

CW

MONDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Music Festival Night 1 (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Music Festival Night 2 (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Riverdale (Repeat)
9:00 Nancy Drew (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Supernatural (Repeat)
9:00 Legacies (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Repeat)
9:00 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman (Repeat)
9:00 Supergirl (Repeat)

DECADE IN REVIEW: The Best Episodes of the 2010s

Continuing my Decade in Review, here are my Top 20 episodes of the decade. I limited it to one episode per show or some shows would dominate this list. You might see similarities to my year in review posts in the past but also some differences with the added benefit of hindsight. For example, I loved the pilot of The Following when I watched it and it placed very high on my 2013 list, but after seeing what happened to the series, the pilot didn't look as good as it once did. I'll also give the caveat that there are great episodes I haven't seen yet from the 2010s but I'm sure I will someday!

20. THE GOLDBERGS #37 "Barry Goldberg's Day Off" (ABC, 2/26/15)
A purely fun episode, this is the best of the many movie send-ups The Goldbergs has done in its seven seasons. The show includes a couple shot-for-shot moments from the iconic movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off complete with a Charlie Sheen cameo. I don't always enjoy Barry themed episodes but this was such a fitting premise for the character. It didn't get too sappy either, it stayed very joyful just like the movie.

19. NEW GIRL #36 "Cabin" (FOX, 1/8/13)
The funniest episode of a show with a lot of funny moments, New Girl's "Cabin" had two hilarious stories that we were bouncing between. We had Nick and Jess on a couples weekend with their significant others that included trying absinthe and some great comedic moments by both Zooey Deschanel and Jake Johnson. The "B" story was just as great with Schmidt encouraging Winston's "blackness" and ultimately trying to score some crack cocaine.

18. THE GOOD WIFE #44 "In Sickness" (CBS, 5/3/11)
I have not finished The Good Wife yet, but this was my favorite episode to date. The show managed to keep the Alicia-Peter relationship ups and downs very interesting. Through almost two seasons it seemed like the show was taking them from a terrible point at the beginning of the series to a reconciliation, but then they turned it upside down with another report of Peter's infidelity, and this time with Kalinda. There's also a great "case of the week" with the return of a great recurring character played by Martha Plimpton.

17. SUPERSTORE #77 "Employee Appreciation Day" (NBC, 5/16/19)
Superstore is a frequently hilarious comedy but they haven't shied away from grappling with some serious working class and social issues from time to time. It's been at its best as it has dealt with a long but captivating arc regarding unions that is still going on. This episode had that arc but then meshed it with a really powerful story about illegal immigration that ended with Mateo being hauled away. And as always, they handled it with humor so it never got too heavy handed.

16. BATES MOTEL #39 "Forever" (A&E, 5/9/16)
I already talked about my love of the ending arc of Bates Motel in my Top 10 Dramas, but this was really the climax of the series. As others tried to help Norma see the truth about Norman, she refused to listen and by the end of the episode, she was dead by result of a murder-suicide attempted by Norman that he survived. The show is really a heartbreaking and devastating look at mental illness and it was never more clear than in this chilling episode.

15. PARENTHOOD #86 "The Offer" (NBC, 3/20/14)
Parenthood was a tough show to pick individual episodes from because they all connect so much from episode to episode. I went with "The Offer" for a couple reasons including a good Amber & Drew story and the potential sale of the Braverman family house. But the biggest reason was a scene in the car with Adam, Kristina and Max where Max worried he was a freak and Adam and Kristina felt helpless except to try to comfort him. It was one of the most heartbreaking moments in a series full of them.

14. MASTER OF NONE #18 "Thanksgiving" (Netflix, 5/12/17)
Master of None was a very experimental comedy that had ups and downs in terms of quality which is to be expected. By far the best episode was the "Thanksgiving" episode that jump through decades and a coming out/coming of age story for Denise with a great guest appearance by Angela Bassett as her traditional mother. Dev's continued integration into the story allowed for some great comedic moments while the more emotional story was happening.

13. SCANDAL #15 "Happy Birthday, Mr. President" (ABC, 12/6/12)
There was a time when Scandal was the most thrilling show on TV week after week. It climaxed with the episode following the shooting of President Fitzgerald Grant. As he was being tended to at the hospital, the show flashed back to how he got together with Olivia in an episode that filled in a lot of the gaps the story had left open. All seemed like it was going to end calmly until it was revealed at the ending of the episode that Huck was the shooter. Even though the truth was more convoluted, I still remember my jaw dropping at that moment.

12. BLACK-ISH #25 "The Word" (ABC, 9/23/15)
Black-ish has never shied away from controversial topics but it has been done to varying degrees of success. Sometimes, I feel like they are too heavy handed. They struck the exact right tone with the season two opener, dealing with the "n" word. I think it was because the show explored the issue without attempting to solve it. It had some hilarious moments (the list and discussion of who can and can't say the word still makes me laugh when I think of it) and some poignant moments.

11. THE GOOD PLACE #13 "Michael's Gambit" (NBC, 1/19/17)
The most famous episode of The Good Place, "Michael's Gambit" took everything we thought we knew about this show and turned it on its head. Rarely has a TV show, especially a network one, been so willing to literally change everything. I actually wasn't watching The Good Place then and found out about the twist before getting back into the show but it still floored me with how they decided to do it. I can't imagine how thrilling it must have been to genuinely be caught off guard by it.

10. THE MARVELOUS MRS. MAISEL #12 "We're Going to the Catskills!" (Amazon, 12/5/18)
It was tough to pick an episode of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel which has been wonderful since the beginning. But my favorite arc they have done was the Catskill arc and the best episode of that bunch is when they first arrive. The show is a time capsule in general and this on location spot feels even more like a throwback. We also get  the hilarious revelation of Abe's morning exercise routine and the start of the even more hilarious on-going story of Susie posing as a worker at the resort.

9. BROOKLYN NINE-NINE #104 "The Box" (FOX, 4/1/18)
Sterling K. Brown had quite a decade on TV with his turns in The People vs. OJ Simpson and This is Us. But he also had one brilliant guest appearance on Brooklyn Nine-Nine in an episode that helped revitalize Brooklyn for me towards the end of its fifth season and right before its cancellation on FOX (before being revived on NBC). This episode barely featured any actors besides Brown, Andy Samberg and Andre Braugher. As they stay up all night trying to break Brown in relation to a murder, the show expertly explores the best relationship the show offers between Jake Peralta and Captain Holt.

8. THE MIDDLE #214/215 "One Heck of a Ride" (ABC, 5/22/18)
The Middle ended its nine year run with a finale that was so perfect for a show that was a model of consistency. It rewarded longtime fans with a lot of callbacks to previous episodes. However, it also didn't try to do too much or go too big. It kept with the low-key nature of the show and its trademark sweetness. It's very hard to make a last episode work on all levels and The Middle is one of the very few I've seen that was able to strike every note perfectly. I'm also glad the Sue Heck spinoff didn't happen because I thought the epilogue for all the characters was perfect.

7. PARKS AND RECREATION #111/112 "Moving Up" (NBC, 4/24/14)
The sixth season finale of Parks and Recreation felt an awful lot like a series finale and I think it was better than the actual series finale (which was still good). This episode brought back pretty much every important side character and had a cameo from Michelle Obama. As opposed to the more ambitious and time hopping series finale, it had a very strong linear story that centered around a possible departure from Pawnee for Leslie and Ben and celebrated everything was that was so wonderful about the series.

6. HOW I MET YOUR MOTHER #200 "How Your Mother Met Me" (CBS, 1/27/14)
How I Met Your Mother really declined in its later years and I was among those who thought the final episode misfired on every level. One reason it did is the show didn't seem to respect how well they cast the "mother" with Cristin Milioti. They made fans fall in love with her and then killed her off. One way fans fell in love was thanks to the last great episode of the series - the 200th and one that showed the mother's journey to Ted. It was delightful and Milioti was so charming. It made me want to watch an entire series from her perspective.

5. MAD MEN #46 "The Suitcase" (AMC, 9/5/10)
It was hard to pick a Mad Men episode for this list. Like Parenthood, so many episodes build on each other with so many slow burn stories. But the best episode is one that is widely regarded among the best if not the best of the series and it occurs exactly halfway through the run. "The Suitcase" takes the two most fascinating characters - Don and Peggy - and puts them alone together for a majority of the episode. Don and Peggy go on such opposite paths throughout the series and it's fitting that halfway through the run their character arcs would meet in the middle for one fascinating night.

4. THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON #6 "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia" (FX, 3/8/16)
FX's brilliant The People vs. OJ Simpson was filled to the brink with dynamic performances but none more so than Sarah Paulson's Marcia Clark. There were many times where she made me as a viewer mad at her for bad calculations that perhaps contributed to the verdict. But in "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia," she made me feel sorry for her as the show explored how a sexist media contributed to the caricature that Clark endured. She didn't need to say a thing as she proudly debuted a new haircut only to be immediately torn down. It allowed us to see her as a person again and not the caricature she unfairly became.

3. FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS #76 "Always" (DirectTV, 2/9/11)
Friday Night Lights was such a beautiful drama for its entire run. On paper, it was about football. At its heart, it was about the relationship between Eric and Tami Taylor. The show recognized that in the series finale and made it more about the relationship than anything else with such a title so fitting for the Taylor marriage - "Always." The show gave closure and epilogues to many of the characters but we didn't even find out how the state game went for East Dillon in a dramatic sports moment because, once again, the show was never about that. As I've said several times, it's hard to come up with a perfect series finale but this one did it better than any other of the decade.

2. THE OFFICE #148 "Goodbye Michael" (NBC, 4/28/11)
Steve Carell's goodbye to The Office was the beginning of the end for that show. It never recovered from Michael Scott not being there but his send-off was brilliant. For years, Michael Scott was a fascinatingly complex character. He would enrage us but Carell's nuanced performance also made us root for him or feel bad for him at times. Michael Scott got to ride off into the sunset in "Goodbye Michael" finally having snagged his beloved Holly and getting the family life he always dreamed of. But first he got to say goodbye to everyone in the office in a special way, leaving his heart-tugging farewell to Pam for the end. This should have been the series finale.

1. THIS IS US #16 "Memphis" (NBC, 2/21/17)
This is Us has had many tear-inducing moments in its four seasons but the most heartbreaking and beautiful episode wasn't even about one of the main family members (at least not directly). It was all about the life and death of Ron Cephas Jones' William. As Randall and William traveled to Memphis, we learned about the many twists and turns life takes and why things ended up the way they did. With dynamic performances by Jones, Sterling K. Brown and Jermel Nakia as young William, the episode was a difficult watch. I don't even think I could brave myself to do it again, at least not for awhile. This is Us is not a perfect show but I remember thinking when I finished that episode that it was one of the best episodes of a TV show I have ever seen. Almost three years later, I still feel the same way.

THE WEEK AHEAD: December 23-29, 2019

Here's a look at this week on TV! Merry Christmas!

ABC

MONDAY
8:00 Movie: Same Time, Next Christmas
10:00 The Good Doctor (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 Santa Claus is Comin' to Town (Special)
9:00 CMA Country Christmas (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 NBA Basketball: LA Clippers at LA Lakers
10:30 Black-ish (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Happy New Year, Charlie Brown (Special)
9:00 The Great American Baking Show

FRIDAY
8:00 American Housewife (Repeat)
8:30 Fresh Off the Boat (Repeat)
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 Brad Paisley Thinks He's Special (Special)
9:00 The Rookie (Repeat)
10:00 20/20

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
8:00 Kids Say the Darndest Things (Repeat)
9:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)
10:00 Shark Tank (Repeat)

CBS

MONDAY
8:00 The Price is Right at Night: A Holiday Extravaganza with Seth Rogen (Special)
9:00 All Rise (Repeat)
10:00 Bull (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS (Repeat)
9:00 FBI (Repeat)
10:00 FBI (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood (Repeat)
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (Repeat)
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 All Rise (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 Evil (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Hawaii Five-0 (Repeat)
9:00 Magnum P.I. (Repeat)
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)

SATURDAY
8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat)
9:00 S.W.A.T. (Repeat)
10:00 The Faces of Family Separation (Special)

SUNDAY
7:00 NFL Overrun
7:30 60 Minutes
8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:00 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:30 All Rise (Repeat)

NBC

MONDAY
8:00 Holidays with the Houghs (Special)
9:00 SNL Christmas (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 Movie: It's a Wonderful Life

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (Special)
9:00 Movie: How the Grinch Stole Christmas

THURSDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
9:00 Movie: Dolly Parton's Coat of Many Colors

FRIDAY
8:00 Movie: Dolly Parton's Christmas of Many Colors
10:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 Dateline NBC
10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 Football Night in America
8:30 Sunday Night Football: Teams TBD

FOX
MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Prodigal Son (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 A Christmas Story Live (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Moodys (Repeat)
9:00 The Moodys (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 The Moodys (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE SmackDown

SATURDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 The Resident (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 NFL Overrun/The OT
8:00 Flirty Dancing (SERIES PREMIERE)
9:00 Bless the Harts (Repeat)
9:30 Family Guy (Repeat)

CW
MONDAY
8:00 The Christmas Caroler Challenge
9:00 The Christmas Caroler Challenge (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2019 (Special)
9:00 Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 (Special)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Music Festival Greatest Moments (Special)
9:00 Legacies (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 America Salutes You Presents Guitar Legends 3 (Special)
9:00 Popstar's Best of 2019 (Special)

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman (Repeat)
9:00 Supergirl (Repeat)

WEEKLY RECAP: December 9-15, 2019

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #12 of the 2019-20 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted

TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.90    Special Airing
2. The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.76    8th week
3. The Masked Singer (FOX, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.59    9th week
4. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.24    12th week
5. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.21    12th week
6. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.16    12th week
7. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.05    9th week
8. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.01    10th week
9. Bless the Harts (FOX, Sunday 8:30pm) - 1.00    5th week
10. Bob's Burgers (FOX, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.96    6th week
11. Family Guy (FOX, Sunday 9:30pm) - 0.94    4th week
12. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.93    9th week
13. The Neighborhood (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.86    7th week
14. The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.76    9th week
15. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.74    8th week
16. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.72    5th week
17. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 0.71    3rd week
18. The Unicorn (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.69    2nd week
19. SEAL Team (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.68    3rd week
20. The Flash (CW, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.65    1st week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. The Christmas Caroler Challenge (CW, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.09    Special Airing
2. The Christmas Caroler Challenge (CW, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.12    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
3. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.15    9th week
4. Riverdale (CW, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.22    9th week
5. Supernatural (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.27    8th week
6. Black Lightning (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.28    9th week
    Legacies (CW, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.28    8th week

8. The Moodys (FOX, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.30    Special Airing
9. Perfect Harmony (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.39    10th week
10. Fresh Off the Boat (ABC, Friday 8:30pm) - 0.41    10th week
11. Emergence (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.42    5th week

12. Making It (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 0.44    Special Airing
13. The Moodys (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.45    Special Airing
14. The Blacklist (NBC, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.48    8th week
15. Evil (CBS, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.51    6th week
    20/20 (ABC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.51    8th week
    Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.51    8th week
18. Making It (NBC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.52    Special Airing
    The Great American Baking Show (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.52    1st week (New Season)
20. Stumptown (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.53    5th week
    S.W.A.T. (CBS, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.53    5th week
    Making It (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.53    Special Airing

TOP 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 8.31 million    12th week
2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 8.23 million    12th week
3. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 8.21 million    10th week
4. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 8.06 million    12th week
5. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 6.90 million    8th week
6. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 6.82 million    10th week
7. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Friday 8:00pm) - 6.57 million    11th week
8. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 6.25 million    6th week
9. The Neighborhood (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 6.14 million    4th week
10. Magnum P.I. (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 6.12 million    8th week
11. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 5.99 million    3rd week
12. SEAL Team (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 5.85 million    3rd week
13. The Masked Singer (FOX, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 5.78 million    Special Airing
14. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 5.72 million    3rd week
15. The Unicorn (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 5.46 million    2nd week
16. All Rise (CBS, Monday 9:00pm) - 5.31 million    2nd week
17. Carol's Second Act (CBS, Thursday 9:30pm) - 5.01 million    2nd week
18. The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday 8:00pm) - 4.98 million    1st week
19. S.W.A.T. (CBS, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 4.81 million    2nd week
20. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 4.27 million    1st week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. The Christmas Caroler Challenge (CW, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.44 million    Special Airing
2. The Christmas Caroler Challenge (CW, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.53 million    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
3. Riverdale (CW, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.73 million    9th week
4. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.74 million    9th week
5. Black Lightning (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.90 million    9th week
6. Legacies (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.93 million    7th week
7. Supernatural (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.09 million    7th week

8. The Moodys (FOX, Monday 9:00pm) - 1.26 million    Special Airing
9. Batwoman (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.71 million    Special Airing

10. The Flash (CW, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.73 million    9th week
11. Perfect Harmony (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 1.76 million    9th week
12. The Moodys (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.80 million    Special Airing
13. Almost Family (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.08 million     6th week
14. Making It (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 2.13 million    Special Airing
15. Fresh Off the Boat (ABC, Friday 8:30pm) - 2.29 million    10th week
16. Family Guy (FOX, Sunday 9:30pm) - 2.31 million    8th week
17. Making It (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 2.38 million    Special Airing
18. Bob's Burgers (FOX, Sunday 9:00pm) - 2.41 million    10th week
19. Superstore (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.68 million    4th week
20. 20/20 (ABC, Friday 9:00pm) - 2.72 million    7th week
    Bless the Harts (FOX, Sunday 8:30pm) - 2.72 million    7th week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. Legacies (CW) - 92%    6th week
2. The Blacklist (NBC) - 91%    9th week
3. Evil (CBS) - 86%    8th week
4. Riverdale (CW) - 77%    8th week
5. S.W.A.T. (CBS) - 75%    10th week
6. Nancy Drew (CW) - 73%    6th week
7. Black Lightning (CW) - 70%    4th week
8. Emergence (ABC) - 64%    5th week
9. Modern Family (ABC) - 63%    3rd week
    Supernatural (CW) - 63%    3rd week
11. Stumptown (ABC) - 61%    9th week
12. American Housewife (ABC) - 60%    2nd week
13. SEAL Team (CBS) - 57%    1st week
14. Mom (CBS) - 55%    1st week
     Fresh Off the Boat (ABC) - 55%    1st week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 2%    12th week
2. Bless the Harts (FOX) - 3%    9th week
3. The Christmas Caroler Challenge - 9:00 (CW) - 6%    Special Airing
4. The Simpsons (FOX) - 7%    11th week
5. The Christmas Caroler Challenge - 8:00 (CW) - 9%    Special Airing
6. The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC) - 12%    2nd week
7. Making It - Wednesday 9:00pm (NBC) - 13%    Special Airing
8. Making It - Wednesday 10:00pm (NBC) - 17%    Special Airing

9. The Voice - Tuesday (NBC) - 18%    12th week
10. Almost Family (FOX) - 21%    6th week
11. The Voice - Monday (NBC) - 22%    12th week
    Making It - Tuesday (NBC) - 22%    Special Airing
13. The Moodys - Tuesday (FOX) - 24%    Special Airing
14. The Unicorn (CBS) - 25%    6th week
15. The Great American Baking Show (ABC) - 26%    1st week (New Season)

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Stumptown (ABC) - 70%    9th week
2. Emergence (ABC) - 68%    8th week
3. Legacies (CW) - 60%    7th week
    The Blacklist (NBC) - 60%    7th week
5. Riverdale (CW) - 58%    9th week
    Evil (CBS) - 58%    7th week
7. S.W.A.T. (CBS) - 50%    9th week
8. Black Lightning (CW) - 48%    5th week
9. Nancy Drew (CW) - 47%    9th week
10. The Moodys - Monday (FOX) - 45%    Special Airing
    Supernatural (CW) - 45%    6th week
12. Batwoman (CW) - 44%    Special Airing
13. The Flash (CW) - 41%    5th week
    Modern Family (ABC) - 41%    3rd week
15. Perfect Harmony (NBC) - 39%    2nd week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    12th week
2. Bless the Harts (FOX) - 4%    9th week
3. The Simpsons (FOX) - 7%    10th week
4. The Christmas Caroler Challenge - 8:00 (CW) - 8%    Special Airing
    The Christmas Caroler Challenge - 9:00 (CW) - 9%    Special Airing
6. The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC) - 10%    2nd week
7. Making It - Wednesday 9:00pm (NBC) - 12%    Special Airing
8. The Voice - Monday (NBC) - 14%    12th week
    The Voice - Tuesday (NBC) - 14%    12th week
10. Making It - Tuesday (NBC) - 16%    Special Airing
11. The Neighborhood (CBS) - 17%    10th week
    Making It - Wednesday 10:00pm (NBC) - 17%    Special Airing
    The Unicorn (CBS) - 17%    7th week
14. Making It - Monday (NBC) - 19%    Special Airing
15. Bless This Mess (ABC) - 20%    6th week
    The Goldbergs (ABC) - 20%    8th week
    Schooled (ABC) - 20%    9th week
    Almost Family (FOX) - 20%    1st week

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Neighborhood (CBS)    3rd week
Tuesday - The Flash (CW)    1st week
Wednesday - SEAL Team (CBS)    1st week
Thursday - Young Sheldon (CBS)    3rd week
Friday - Magnum P.I. (CBS)    1st week
Sunday - Bob's Burgers (FOX)    1st week

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Moodys (FOX)    Special Airing
Tuesday - Mixed-ish (ABC)    2nd week
Wednesday - The Goldbergs (ABC)    2nd week
Thursday - Superstore (NBC)    1st week
Friday - None
Sunday - The Christmas Caroler Challenge (CW)    Special Airing

THE WEEK AHEAD: December 16-22, 2019

Here's a look at this week on TV!

ABC

MONDAY
8:00 The Great Christmas Light Fight (Season Finale)
10:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live After Darth: A Star Wars Special (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 A Charlie Brown Christmas (Special)
9:00 Olaf's Frozen Adventure (Special)
9:30 Shrek the Halls (Special)
10:00 The Conners (Repeat)
10:30 Bless This Mess (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: All in the Family and Good Times (Special)
9:30 Black-ish (Repeat)
10:00 Mixed-ish (Repeat)
10:30 Mixed-ish (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Disney Prep & Landing (Special)
8:30 Prep & Landing: Naughty vs. Nice (Special)
9:00 The Great American Baking Show

FRIDAY
8:00 Celebrating Marvel's Stan Lee (Special)
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 College Football

SUNDAY
7:00 I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown (Special)
8:00 Kids Say the Darndest Things (Christmas episode)
9:00 The Year: 2019 (Special)

CBS

MONDAY
8:00 The Neighborhood (Christmas episode)
8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola
9:00 All Rise
10:00 Bull (Christmas episode)

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 FBI
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
10:00 Survivor Reunion Special (Special)

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
10:00 Evil (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 I Love Lucy Christmas Special (Special)
9:00 Magnum P.I. (Repeat)
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)

SATURDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat)
9:00 Carol's Second Act (Repeat)
9:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (Repeat)
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 The Price is Right At Night: A Holiday Extravaganza with the Cast of SEAL Team (Special)
9:00 A Home for the Holidays with Idina Menzel (Special)
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans (Repeat)

NBC

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Holidays with the Houghs (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Voice Recap
9:00 The Voice (Edition Finale)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (Special)
9:00 Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (Special)
10:00 Ellen's Greatest Night of Giveaways (Special)

THURSDAY
8:00 2020 Miss America Competition (Special)
10:00 Gwen Stefani's You Make It Feel Like Christmas (Special)

FRIDAY
8:00 Global Citizen Prize (Special)
9:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 Dateline NBC
9:00 Dateline NBC
10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 Football Night in America
8:30 Sunday Night Football: Kansas City at Chicago

FOX

MONDAY
8:00 Nick Cannon's Hit Viral Videos 2019 (Special)
9:00 Prodigal Son (Repeat)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Resident
9:00 Empire

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer (Edition Finale)

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
8:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:00 Prodigal Son (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE SmackDown

SATURDAY
8:00 Boxing

SUNDAY
7:00 NFL Overrun/The OT
8:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
8:30 The Simpsons (Repeat)
9:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
9:30 Ice Age: A Mammoth Christmas (Special)

CW

MONDAY
8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Repeat)
9:00 Greatest Holiday Commercials Countdown (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 Dogs of the Year (Special)
9:00 Arrow (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Grandma Got Run Over By a Reindeer (Special)
9:00 Masters of Illusion: Christmas Magic 2019 (Special)

THURSDAY
8:00 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2019 (Special)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Penn & Teller: Fool Us (Repeat)
9:00 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)

SUNDAY
8:00 The Christmas Caroler Challenge
9:00 The Christmas Caroler Challenge

WEEKLY RECAP: December 2-8, 2019

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #11 of the 2019-20 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted

TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:46pm) - 2.20    7th week
2. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.80    8th week
3. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.38    10th week
4. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.22    11th week
5. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.13    11th week
6. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.06    9th week
7. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.96    11th week
8. The Good Doctor (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 0.88    5th week
9. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.87    8th week
    God Friended Me (CBS, Sunday 8:46pm) - 0.87    4th week
11. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.84    4th week
12. The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.81    8th week
13. The Resident (FOX, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.78    1st week
14. The Unicorn (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.76    1st week
15. Prodigal Son (FOX, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.72    4th week
     Empire (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.72    2nd week
17. SEAL Team (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.71    2nd week
18. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.70    3rd week
    .NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sunday 9:46pm) - 0.70    2nd week
20. The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.68    1st week (New Season)
     The Moodys (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.68    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.10    8th week
2. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.15    8th week
3. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.16    8th week
4. Riverdale (CW, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.21    8th week
5. Black Lightning (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.23    8th week
6. All American (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.24    8th week
7. Supernatural (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.28    7th week
8. Legacies (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.29    7th week
9. Arrow (CW, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.30    7th week
10. Making It (NBC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.38    Special Airing
11. Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.43    1st week
12. Madam Secretary (CBS, Sunday 10:46pm) - 0.46    10th week
13. The Flash (CW, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.47    7th week
    Evil (CBS, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.47    5th week
    The Blacklist (NBC, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.47    7th week
16. Stumptown (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.48    4th week
17. Making It (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.51    Special Airing
18. Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.52    7th week
19. Making It (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 0.53    Special Airing (New Season)
     Making It (NBC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.53    Special Airing

TOP 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:46pm) - 13.05 million    11th week
2. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 8.39 million    9th week
3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 8.04 million    11th week
4. Blue Bloods (CBS, Friday 10:00pm) - 7.34 million    10th week
5. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 6.88 million    9th week
6. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 6.82 million    9th week
    God Friended Me (CBS, Sunday 8:46pm) - 6.82 million    9th week
8. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 6.60 million    7th week
9. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Friday 8:00pm) - 6.56 million    10th week
10. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 6.44 million    11th week
11. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sunday 9:46pm) - 6.43 million    9th week
12. Magnum P.I. (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 6.33 million    7th week
13. The Good Doctor (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 6.11 million    2nd week
14. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 6.08 million    5th week
15. The Unicorn (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 5.75 million    1st week
16. SEAL Team (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 5.44 million    2nd week
17. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 4.89 million    2nd week
18. Carol's Second Act (CBS, Thursday 9:30pm) - 4.71 million    1st week
19. Madam Secretary (CBS, Sunday 10:46pm) - 4.53 million    1st week
20. The Resident (FOX, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 4.28 million    1st week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.37 million    8th week
2. Black Lightning (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.60 million    8th week
3. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.61 million    8th week
4. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.68 million    8th week
5. Riverdale (CW, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.69 million    8th week
6. All American (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.70 million    8th week
7. Arrow (CW, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.83 million    7th week
8. Legacies (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.86 million    6th week
9. Supernatural (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.06 million    6th week
10. The Flash (CW, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.32 million    8th week
11. Supergirl (CW, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.67 million    9th week
12. Making It (NBC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 1.69 million    Special Airing
13. Single Parents (ABC, Wednesday 9:30pm) - 2.54 million    4th week
14. Making It (NBC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 2.55 million    Special Airing
     Empire (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.55 million    4th week
16. Making It (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 2.61 million    Special Airing
17. Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 2.64 million    1st week
18. The Moodys (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 2.71 million    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
19. Making It (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 2.78 million    Special Airing (New Season)
20. Stumptown (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 2.92 million    2nd week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. The Rookie (ABC) - 104%    10th week
2. Evil (CBS) - 93%    7th week
3. The Blacklist (NBC) - 92%    8th week
4. Charmed (CW) - 90%    5th week
5. The Good Doctor (ABC) - 87%    9th week
6. Stumptown (ABC) - 84%    8th week
    Riverdale (CW) - 84%    7th week
8. Nancy Drew (CW) - 83%    5th week
9. Modern Family (ABC) - 71%    2nd week
10. Prodigal Son (FOX) - 70%    2nd week
     Legacies (CW) - 70%    5th week
12. Supernatural (CW) - 67%    2nd week
13. Blue Bloods (CBS) - 66%    2nd week
14. Single Parents (ABC) - 64%    1st week
     Dynasty (CW) - 64%    5th week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    11th week
2. Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC) - 8%    8th week
3. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) - 11%    10th week
4. The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC) - 12%    1st week (New Season)
5. God Friended Me (CBS) - 15%    9th week
6. The Moodys (FOX) - 16%    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
7. The Voice - Monday (NBC) - 20%    11th week
8. The Voice - Tuesday (NBC) - 21%    11th week
9. Making It - Tuesday (NBC) - 23%    Special Airing
    Making It - Wednesday (NBC) - 23%    Special Airing
11. Making It - Thursday (NBC) - 27%    Special Airing
12. The Unicorn (CBS) - 30%    5th week
13. Survivor (CBS) - 31%    3rd week
     Dateline NBC (NBC) - 31%    2nd week
15. Schooled (ABC) - 32%    8th week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. The Rookie (ABC) - 94%    10th week
2. Stumptown (ABC) - 76%    8th week
3. Nancy Drew (CW) - 65%    8th week
4. Riverdale (CW) - 64%    8th week
5. Legacies (CW) - 63%    6th week
6. The Good Doctor (ABC) - 62%    10th week
7. Evil (CBS) - 60%    6th week
8. Prodigal Son (FOX) - 58%    4th week
9. Arrow (CW) - 54%    7th week
10. Supernatural (CW) - 52%    5th week
11. Black Lightning (CW) - 51%    4th week
    The Flash (CW) - 51%    4th week
13. Modern Family (ABC) - 48%    2nd week
14. Supergirl (CW) - 47%    9th week
15. All American (CW) - 46%    4th week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    11th week
2. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) - 6%    10th week
3. Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC) - 9%    7th week
4. The Great Christmas Light Fight (ABC) - 10%    1st week (New Season)
5. The Voice - Monday (NBC) - 14%    11th week
6. The Voice - Tuesday (NBC) - 16%    11th week
    Making It - Wednesday (NBC) - 16%    Special Airing
8. The Unicorn (CBS) - 17%    6th week
    God Friended Me (CBS) - 17%    10th week
10. Making It - Tuesday (NBC) - 19%    Special Airing
11. Schooled (ABC) - 20%    8th week
12. The Goldbergs (ABC) - 21%    7th week
13. Survivor (CBS) - 22%    3rd week
    The Moodys (FOX) - 22%    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
15. Young Sheldon (CBS) - 23%    3rd week
    Making It - Thursday (NBC) - 23%    Special Airing

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Good Doctor (ABC)    1st week
Tuesday - The Resident (FOX)    2nd week
Wednesday - Survivor (CBS)    2nd week
Thursday - Legacies (CW)    1st week
Friday - None
Sunday - 60 Minutes (CBS)    3rd week

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - Prodigal Son (FOX)    2nd week
Tuesday - The Voice (NBC)    1st week
Wednesday - Schooled (ABC)    1st week
Thursday - Making It (NBC)    Special Airing
Friday - Dynasty (CW)    4th week
Sunday - Kids Say the Darndest Things (ABC)    1st week

DECADE IN REVIEW: The Best Dramas of the 2010s

Here is my countdown of my favorite dramas of the 2010s. Just like comedies, my criteria is that they had to air a majority of their episodes in the 2010s but the entire series is considered when it comes to ranking.

Also, a major disclaimer - there are several dramas I haven't watched yet but want to. Shows like Boardwalk Empire, The Man in the High Castle, Justified and especially Breaking Bad are still on my "to watch" list so this is a list of the dramas I have watched all or some of.

Close Calls
9-1-1 (FOX) - It's a Ryan Murphy show so I'm waiting for the shoe to drop and it turns into a hot mess, but it's been pretty thrilling through its first couple seasons.
Timeless (NBC) - I know this was a pretty silly show, but I'm a sucker for time travel premises and the journeys to so many times in history was just plain fun.
Chicago Med (NBC) - My second favorite Chicago show (see below). I've stayed with this medical drama longer than any others so that says something.

10. BATES MOTEL (A&E, 2013-2017)
A truly creepy experience, this show is on the list because of its first, fourth and fifth seasons. The second and third seasons meandered around and went down weird side stories to the point that I was almost ready to give up. But it completely refocused and rewarded my patience. The prequel to Psycho was bolstered by very strong performances by Freddie Highmore and Vera Famiga. Think it's impossible to feel sorry for notorious Psycho killer Norman Bates? Think again. This show made me think about mental health an awful lot and how so many factors are at play when there's a serial killer or a mass murder. It was at times completely heartbreaking and at other times horrifyingly disturbing. The way the show crept closer to Marion Crane's arrival at Bates Motel and then turned the story completely on its head as it catapulted towards the end of the series was smart and fascinating. And let's not forget the rainy and gloomy Northwest setting only added to the eeriness and mood.

9. SCANDAL (ABC, 2012-2018)
What an interesting ride Scandal had. If this was based just on the first couple seasons, it easily would have cracked my Top 5. Like Modern Family, its later seasons sent it tumbling down the list. But since this is focusing on the best of a series, I will talk about what it was like early on when I could hardly wait to see what happened next. In retrospect, it should have been obvious that the breathless pace of storytelling wouldn't be sustainable in the long run but boy was a thrill when it was happening. Led by the brilliant Kerry Washington, Scandal was everything The West Wing wasn't. It scared us (or perhaps confirmed beliefs) that Washington DC could be terribly corrupt and self-serving. During Scandal's run, the real DC started looked more and more that way and maybe that made Scandal less of a thrilling fiction and more of a scary real possibility. Even as it wilted towards the end, it still had some fleeting moments. I look forward to watching the first half of the series again sometime.

8. THE AMERICANS (FX, 2013-2018)
The Americans is one of two shows on this list where I haven't finished watching it yet. I am at the end of season three and it's possible that it would move higher on this list when I am done watching. But I have been fascinated by the first several seasons. The stakes seem extraordinarily high all the time and yet it's so often played like an intimate family drama. That's the beauty of how The Americans is constructed. There have been spy dramas before, even ones with husband and wife teams, but this one had a different feel to it. I am most interested whenever stars Matthew Rhys and Keri Russell are on the screen and especially when they're on screen together. I do think the show sometimes has a few too many side characters but I understand the world building. With their meticulous attention to detail and unique storytelling, I trust that everything is heading in a smart direction. No spoilers!

7. CHICAGO FIRE (NBC, 2012-Present)
I know, I know. If by some chance some TV critic is reading this blog, their eyes are going to bug out of their head that Chicago Fire is in my Top 10. It's a show that, despite its popularity and success in launching spinoffs, is dismissed as a generic procedural with an equal balance of fighting fires and hooking up. But that is selling a show short that has had a great cast of characters and compelling stories for eight seasons now. Not every show needs to be ambitious and different to be good. Sometimes a show can simply be a really strong version of what it's trying to be and that's Chicago Fire. The show has also done a great job, in true Dick Wolf crime drama fashion, at adding and removing characters. Every time a major character has left the show, I've thought it maybe can't quite soldier on without them and yet they've been very successful at repopulating the firehouse. I know this will never be an Emmy winner, and it probably doesn't deserve that, but it deserves more respect than it gets.

6. AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE VS. OJ SIMPSON (FX, 2016)
I know American Crime Story is an anthology but I did not care for the second installment so I am specifically giving my #6 slot to first season. However, it is ranked where it is partly because the second installment was lackluster. But the first, focused on the "Trial of the Century" was one of the best made TV shows of the decade. With an all-star cast and an incredible attention to detail recreating 1990s Los Angeles, it took a story that everyone knew and gave it entirely different lenses to look through 20+ years after the fact. It was surprisingly restrained for a Ryan Murphy show and featured standout performances all over the place: Sarah Paulson, Courtney B. Vance, Cuba Gooding Jr., David Schwimmer, Sterling K. Brown, etc. The show did a masterful job at providing context to help us understand why this trial spun out of control and how a seemingly easy case got so convoluted. It gave lessons in race, sexism, media, fame and so much more. It was brilliant.

5. BLUE BLOODS (CBS, 2010-Present)
Blue Bloods premiered at the beginning of the decade. It was one of the very first shows I reviewed for this blog and I actually didn't stick with it at first before coming back to it. It gets made fun of for only having fans over 65. And while it is the oldest skewing drama on TV, I am here to tell you that this 33 year old really enjoys it. Similar to Chicago Fire, this is never going to win any major awards but a well done procedural has a place in the TV landscape and they don't come better than this one. There is a such a classy feel to this show. Yes, it dabbles in murder and crime and all sorts of things you see on an NYC-set police drama. But the family element and the veteran stage and screen stars that populate the cast and guest stars, led by Tom Selleck, give the show a regal feel. Blue Bloods hasn't been afraid to occasionally wade into hot button issues or have some surprising twists, but it mostly is the healthiest kind of TV comfort food. It has good acting, compelling cases (that still get wrapped up by the end of the episode usually) and unabashedly chooses to see the good in the police force while not dismissing other views. It's deserved its very long run.

4. THE GOOD WIFE (CBS, 2009-2016)
The Good Wife is the other show on this list that I haven't finished. I am currently in the middle of season four. I always knew this would be a show I would enjoy but it started a year before I started this blog and I just never got around to it. It should say something that this non-binger has made his way through four seasons of a show in just a couple months. A legal drama by definition, this show really is so much more than that and is one of the only network dramas to get any sort of awards attention this decade. If Blue Bloods feels regal, this show feels downright prestigious but in many ways, it's more impressive than a prestige streaming show because it did for 22 episodes a year within the network confines of running time and content. The show is a parade of big names playing lawyers, clients and others and served as commentary on so many issues of the 2010s. Legal dramas can be so repetitive, this never was (or at least not through four seasons). I look forward to finishing the series and then moving on to The Good Fight.

3. THIS IS US (NBC, 2016-Present)
This is Us put itself on the map with a gimmick. It became known as the family show with plot twists and misdirects that were closer to a show like 24 or Lost than a standard family drama. But the best thing about This is Us is it never actually has had to be about the gimmick and never let that reign over the rest of the show. It has been able to back up its hook with really strong acting and heart-tugging stories. The jumping around from decade to decade and trying to find actors to play the different characters at different eras (like the kids) or one actor playing a character at all different ages (like Mandy Moore) is no easy task. But it's succeeded admirably and I don't think it gets enough credit for how different it has been because it feels so effortless. It seems to get lumped in with other great emotional dramas when in fact it is far more ambitious. They also managed to deal with an extremely hyped episode we knew was coming since nearly the beginning - the death of Milo Ventimiglia's character - in a post-Super Bowl slot no less, and nailed it from a creative standpoint. Nothing about what This is Us does is easy but they do it all so well.

2. PARENTHOOD (NBC, 2010-2015)
If I had done a Best Dramas of the 2000s list, Jason Katims' Friday Night Lights would have been #1. In the 2010s, it is Katims' Parenthood landing at #2. The saga of the Braverman family never got the respect it deserved. It didn't get the ratings or the critical acclaim of a family drama that followed on the same network just a little bit later (see above). What it did do was give us was give us six seasons of heart-tugging beauty with genuine family stories. I've been critical of shows like A Million Little Things that try to hit every major life issue: death, pregnancy, cancer, drugs/alcoholism, marital troubles, etc. When I think back, Parenthood tackled pretty much everything but it never felt forced. It always felt organic. I think part of that was due to the very large ensemble where it never felt like piling on any one character or family. But it was also due to really stellar writing and acting. A terrific ensemble and Katims' trademark mix of realism with heartfelt drama was the perfect combination to make this show tear-inducing but never sappy. It also had a healthy dose of humor involved with a lot of actors having been in comedies at one point too. And unlike many dramas, I think it still had stories to tell when it ended. It left me wanting more.

1. MAD MEN (AMC, 2007-2015)
My favorite drama of the decade, and all time is the most meticulously detailed and fascinating show I have ever watched. A lot of my list has shows with big hearts that aren't afraid at times to play on emotions. I can be a sucker for shows like that. But Mad Men is different. Mad Men is often cold and almost always cynical. It was not a love letter to the 1960s by any means. The nods to 1960s culture were fun and even nostalgic at times. But it also had something to say about the culture then and its parallels to now. It is clear every decision from major character arcs to the types of pens on the desks were done with the utmost care. Simply put, this is a master class in the art form of television. Even though I didn't watch it when it first aired, I went back to read articles about every episode after I was finished watching it. I couldn't wait to see what symbolism or narratives they were presenting that I picked up on and which ones I missed. The show fired on all cylinders from start to finish (I'm one of those people who did not mind the ending or final season). The cast was absolutely brilliant and the journey of one of TV's first great antiheroes, Don Draper (Jon Hamm) was fascinating to watch. It seems like most people agree this is one of TV's top dramas of all time but most put it just a hair behind Breaking Bad. I am excited to watch Breaking Bad soon (just one that slipped through the cracks) but I have a hard time anything will top my beloved Mad Men.