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THE WEEK AHEAD: March 30-April 5, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV! ABC ABC has mostly new episodes with repeats on Wednesday. Monday has the season finale of The Good Doctor , which hit a season high this past week. MONDAY 8:00 American Idol 10:00 The Good Doctor (Season Finale) TUESDAY 8:00 The Conners (Repeat) 8:30 Bless This Mess (Repeat) 9:00 Mixed-ish (Repeat) 9:30 Black-ish (Repeat) 10:00 For Life WEDNESDAY 8:00 The Goldbergs 8:30 Schooled 9:00 Modern Family 9:30 American Housewife 10:00 David Blaine: The Magic Way (Special) THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 A Million Little Things FRIDAY 8:00 Shark Tank 9:00 Pandemic: What You Need to Know (Special) 10:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 Movie: The Ten Commandments SUNDAY 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos 8:00 American Idol 10:00 The Rookie CBS CBS is a mix of repeats and new episodes. Thursday night has the fourth season premiere of Man with a Plan and the series premiere of the new Broke starring Pau...

WEEKLY RECAP: March 16-22, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #25 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) - 2.19     16th week 2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.80     16th week 3. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.57     18th week 4. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.50     18th week 5. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.40     17th week 6. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.38     11th week     American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.38     6th week 8. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.31     17th week 9. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.29     17th week 10. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.28     8th week     Sta...

PILOT REVIEW: Council of Dads

COUNCIL OF DADS Starring: Sarah Wayne Callies, Clive Standen, J. August Richards, Michele Weaver, Emjay Anthony, Thalia Tran, Blue Chapman, Steven Silver and Michael O'Neill Created by Joan Rater and Tony Phelan Written by Joan Rater & Tony Phelan,  Directed by James Strong The network that brought you This is Us and has tried to replicate it since with Rise and The Village , has another one for you. Now, this is coming from someone who loves This is Us but also recognizes when a show is being manipulative and not creative. Every hit spawns copycats, look at what happened (and is still happening to a degree) after shows like Friends and Lost . There could be worse types of shows to try to emulate though and  Council of Dads seems to fall somewhere in between the best of these kinds of shows ( This is Us ) and the worst ( The Village ). Council of Dads is centered on a family whose father, Scott (guest star Tom Everett Scott) gets cancer. The pilot ta...

THE WEEK AHEAD: March 23-29, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV. One of the only things the coronavirus hasn't been terrible for is TV ratings as many shows have posted season or multi-year highs. That will likely continue this week with more and more Americans required to stay home. There are season finales of Stumptown, A Million Little Things, This is Us, Outmatched and Deputy as well as the series premiere of Council of Dads , getting a sneak peek behind This is Us before it moves to Thursdays in late April. ABC MONDAY 8:00 American Idol 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 (Repeat) 9:30 American Housewife 10:00 Stumptown (Season Finale) THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 A Million Little Things (Season Finale) FRIDAY 8:00 Shark Tank 9:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 Shark Tank (Repeat) 9:00 American Idol (Repeat) SUNDAY 7...

WEEKLY RECAP: March 9-15, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #24 of the 2019-20 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. The Bachelor (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 2.47     Special Airing 2. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 2.17     10th week 3. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.90     15th week 4. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.36     17th week 5. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.32     5th week 6. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.28     15th week 7. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.24     17th week 8. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.15     16th week 9. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.13     18th week 10. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 1.07     14th week 11. Station 19 (ABC, Thursda...

THE WEEK AHEAD: March 16-22, 2020

This was a week that was supposed to include the launch of March Madness in an otherwise normal week. But all bets are off now with the COVID-19 changing all sorts of things. Who knows what this week will bring us, but here is the schedule for now. ABC MONDAY 8:00 American Idol 10:00 20/20: Outbreak - What You Need to Know (SPECIAL) 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 American Housewife 10:00 Stumptown THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 A Million Little Things FRIDAY 8:00 Shark Tank 9:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 Shark Tank (Repeat) 9:00 American Idol (Repeat) SUNDAY 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos 8:00 American Idol 10:00 The Rookie CBS MONDAY 8:00 The Neighborhood 8:30 Bob Hearts Abishola 9:00 All Rise 10:00 Bull TUESDAY 8:00 NCIS (Repeat) 9:00 FBI (Repeat) 10:00 FBI: Most Wanted WEDNESDAY ...

WEEKLY RECAP: March 2-8, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #23 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) - 1.84     14th week 2. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.79     9th week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.49     14th week 4. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.39     16th week 5. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.34     4th week 6. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.31     16th week 7. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.10     16th week 8. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.05     16th week 9. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1.02     16th week 10. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.99     17th week 11. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thur...

THE WEEK AHEAD: March 9-15, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV! ABC ABC has the two night season finale of The Bachelor this week and it'll surely be the top two ratings performances of the week. It'll be interesting to see if it can be any help to middling newbie For Life on Tuesday night. Wednesday night has a marathon of fan favorite episodes of Modern Family before it airs its final batch of episodes in its 11 year run. MONDAY 8:00 The Bachelor 10:00 The Good Doctor TUESDAY 8:00 The Bachelor (Season Finale) 10:00 For Life WEDNESDAY 8:00 Modern Family (Repeat) 8:30 Modern Family (Repeat) 9:00 Modern Family (Repeat) 9:30 Modern Family (Repeat) 10:00 Modern Family (Repeat) 10:30 Modern Family (Repeat) THURSDAY 8:00 Station 19 9:00 Grey's Anatomy 10:00 A Million Little Things FRIDAY 8:00 Shark Tank 9:00 20/20 SATURDAY 8:00 NBA Basketball: Golden State at Milwaukee SUNDAY 7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos 8:00 American Idol 10:00 The Rookie CBS CBS has an ...

WEEKLY RECAP: February 24-March 1, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #22 of the 2019-20 season! Please note no repeats, sports, specials, or Saturday airings are counted TOP 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO) 1. The Bachelor (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.93     8th week 2. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.76     13th week 3. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.53     13th week 4. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.39     15th week 5. The Voice (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.36     13th week     Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.36     15th week 7. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.32     3rd week 8. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.24     15th week 9. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1.19     15th week 10. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.15     15th week 11. Grey's Anatomy (ABC,...