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Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #21 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 8:00pm) - 1.96     12th week 2. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.85     7th week 3. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 1.40     2nd week 4. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.37     14th week 5. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.35     14th week 6. America's Got Talent: The Champions (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.17     7th week 7. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.13     15th week 8. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.06     13th week     Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.06     14th week 10. 9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.05     5th week 11. ...

Here's a look at this week on TV! ABC MONDAY 8:00 The Bachelor 10:00 The Good Doctor TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners 8:30 Bless This Mess 9:00 Mixed-ish 9:30 Black-ish 10:00 For Life WEDNESDAY 8:00 The Goldbergs 8:30 The Goldbergs (Repeat) 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) 9:30 Single Parents 10:00 Shark Tank THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 How to Get Away with Murder FRIDAY 8:00 Shark Tank 9:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 NBA Basketball: Houston at Boston SUNDAY 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat) 8:00 American Idol 10:00 The Rookie CBS MONDAY 8:00 The Neighborhood (Repeat) 8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola (Repeat) 9:00 All Rise (Repeat) 10:00 Bull (Repeat) TUESDAY 8:00 CBS News: Democratic Primary Debate WEDNESDAY 8:00 Survivor 9:00 SEAL Team THURSDAY 8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat) 8:30 The Unicorn (Repeat) 9:00 Mom (Repeat) 9:30 Carol's Second Act (Repeat) 10:00 Tommy FRIDAY 8:00 MacGyver 9:00 Hawaii Five-0 ...

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #20 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 8:00pm) - 1.83     11th week 2. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.81     6th week 3. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.47     1st week (New Season) 4. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.38     13th week 5. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.31     13th week 6. Lego Masters (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.17     2nd week 7. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.11     12th week     Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.11     14th week 9. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.05     14th week     Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.05     13t...

Here's a look at this week on TV! ABC ABC has an all new week. Friday night has the series finale of Fresh Off the Boat , which is ending after six seasons and 116 episodes. There was a short time where Fresh was arguably my favorite ABC family sitcom, but I felt like it never quite found its voice consistently though it had some great moments. It will be remembered for being TV's first successful sitcom about an Asian American family. MONDAY 8:00 The Bachelor 10:00 The Good Doctor TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners 8:30 Bless This Mess 9:00 Mixed-ish 9:30 Black-ish 10:00 For Life WEDNESDAY 8:00 The Goldbergs 8:30 Schooled 9:00 Modern Family 9:30 Single Parents 10:00 Stumptown THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 A Million Little Things FRIDAY 8:00 Fresh Off the Boat 8:30 Fresh Off the Boat (SERIES FINALE) 9:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 NBA Basketball: Philadelphia at Milwaukee SUNDAY 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos 8:00 American ...

DUNCANVILLE Starring: Amy Poehler, Ty Burrell, Riki Lindhome, Zach Cherry, Yassir Lester, Betsy Sodaro Created by Mike Scully, Julie Thacker Scully & Amy Poehler Written by Mike Scully, Julie Thacker Scully & Amy Poehler, Directed by Anne Walker Farrell Duncanville is the newest entry to the FOX animation library. It is centered on an average 15 year old named Duncan (Amy Poehler) who is always on the verge of making bad choices with his friends, much to the chagrin of his family. His mother, Debbie (also voiced by Poehler) is a pretty domineering mother while his dad, Jack (Ty Burrell) tries to be cool but is pretty lame. I mentioned this in my review of Bless the Harts , but I am not a cartoon fan. There is not a single cartoon that I watch regularly. I think I would have enjoyed this more if it was a live action sitcom. I readily admit that I have some bias against cartoon so take this with a grain of salt. I did enjoy this pilot more than Harts , so th...

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #19 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 8:00pm) - 2.02     10th week 2. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.56     5th week 3. Lego Masters (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.55     1st week (NEW SERIES) 4. The Bachelor (ABC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.31     Special Airing 5. 9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.27     3rd week 6. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.14     13th week 7. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.09     12th week 8. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.07     13th week 9. America's Got Talent: The Champions (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.06     5th week     Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1...

FOR LIFE Starring: Nicholas Pinnock, Indira Varma, Joy Bryant, Mary Stuart Masterson, Dorian Crossmond Missick, Tyla Harris, with Glenn Fleshler and Boris McGiver Created by Hank Steinberg Written by Hank Steinberg, Directed by George Tillman Jr. I may have mentioned this before, but last spring was the first time I read some of the pilot scripts. I started with the ABC scripts with plans to read all of them. Not surprisingly, life got busy and I never made it past the ABC ones. But I did read every ABC pilot. The show that became For Life came in #5 for my dramas out of nine and was one of the only three actually picked up by ABC. I do trust my instincts on pilot reads now because this show turned out as middle of the pack as its script indicated it might be. For Life is centered on an inmate, Aaron Wallace (Nicholas Pinnock), serving a life sentence for a crime he didn't commit. Through a loophole, he managed to get a law degree and is now serving as a lawyer ...

Here's a look at this week on TV! ABC ABC has a series premiere this week with For Life . ABC has been high on this drama, but is giving it a slot that continues to be a big problem for them. Fresh off Oscar promotion and with a repeat airing after the season premiere of American Idol on Sunday night, they are definitely trying to make it work. It might be a small improvement on recent episodes of  Emergence , but not much. MONDAY 8:00 The Bachelor 10:00 The Good Doctor TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners 8:30 Bless This Mess 9:00 Mixed-ish (Valentine's Day episode) 9:30 Black-ish (Valentine's Day episode) 10:00 For Life (SERIES PREMIERE) WEDNESDAY 8:00 The Goldbergs (Valentine's Day episode) 8:30 Schooled (Valentine's Day episode) 9:00 Modern Family 9:30 Single Parents (Valentine's Day episode) 10:00 Stumptown THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 A Million Little Things FRIDAY 8:00 Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown (Special) 9:...

KATY KEENE Starring: Lucy Hale, Ashleigh Murray, Katherine LaNasa, Julia Chan, Jonny Beauchamp, Lucien Laviscount, Zane Holtz, Camille Hyde Developed by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Michael Grassi Based upon the comic book by Archie Comics Written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa & Michael Grassi, Directed by Maggie Kiley On paper, Katy Keene is a spinoff of Riverdale . It is based on the Archie Comics and in the same universe as CW's broody parent show. But, in practice, this show seems more like it's trying to be The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel set in present time instead of the 1950s. It also probably is a recall to Ugly Betty to those who were fans of that show. It offers a very whimsical and romanticized view of New York City with bright music and brighter colors. The moodiness of Riverdale is nowhere to be found here so it's hard to associate the two shows together. It is centered on two friends, the title character (Lucy Hale) and Josie McCoy of "J...

TOMMY Starring: Edie Falco, Michael Chernus, Adelaide Clemens, Russell G. Jones, Olivia Lucy Phillip, Vladimir Caamano, Joseph Lyle Taylor and Thomas Sadoski Created by Paul Attanasio Written by Paul Attanasio, Directed by Kate Dennis OK, so the first time I tried to watch Tommy , I fell asleep. Unlike some people, this rarely happens to me with TV so that might be an indictment on Tommy  but I also think it had to do with me being really tired and it being late. I think that because upon second viewing, I actually found Tommy  to be pretty decent. There are times where Tommy feels like it could be called Blue Bloods: Los Angeles . After all, it is centered on a police chief, this time in LA and with the city's first ever female chief, Abigail Thomas or "Tommy" (Edie Falco). She has her team but also contends with adversaries such as Mayor Buddy Gray (Thomas Sadoski), allies to the former disgraced police chief and a difficult relationship with her daug...

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #19 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, Sunday 10:40pm) - 8.14     Special Airing 2. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.64     4th week 3. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.36     12th week 4. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.15     13th week 5. America's Got Talent: The Champions (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.14     4th week 6. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.09     11th week 7. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.01     2nd week 8. 9-1-1: Lone Star (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.97     2nd week 9. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.96     4th week 10. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.95     13th week ...