Monday, April 27, 2020

THE WEEK AHEAD: April 27-May 3, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV!

ABC

MONDAY
8:00 The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart
10:00 The Baker and the Beauty

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 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Repeat)
9:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Repeat)
10:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (Repeat)

THURSDAY
8:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?
9:00 Station 19
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder

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 (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: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 SEAL Team
10:00 S.W.A.T.

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon
8:30 Man with a Plan
9:00 Man with a Plan
9:30 Broke
10:00 Tommy

FRIDAY
8:00 MacGyver
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00 NCIS: Los Angeles (Repeat)
9:00 SEAL Team (Repeat)
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 Movie: Raiders of the Lost Ark

NBC

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Songland

TUESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
9:00 Ellen's Game of Games
10:00 New Amsterdam (Repeat)

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

THURSDAY
8:00 TBA
8:30 Parks and Recreation Charity Special (Special)
9:00 Council of Dads (Repeat)
10:00 Council of Dads

FRIDAY
8:00 The Blacklist
9:00 Dateline NBC

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

SUNDAY
7:00 Little Big Shots
8:00 The Wall
9:00 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (Season Finale)
10:00 Good Girls (Season Finale)

FOX

MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1
9:00 Prodigal Son (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer (Repeat)
9:00 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing (Season Finale)
8:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:00 Mental Samurai (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
7:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Duncanville
9:00 Bob's Burgers
9:30 Family Guy

CW

MONDAY
8:00 Whose Line is it Anyway?
8:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:00 Roswell, New Mexico

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash
9:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow

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

THURSDAY
8:00 Katy Keene
9:00 In the Dark

FRIDAY
8:00 Charmed (Season Finale)
9:00 Dynasty

SUNDAY
8:00 Batwoman
9:00 Supergirl

Saturday, April 25, 2020

WEEKLY RECAP: April 13-19, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #30 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) - 1.78    20th week
2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.57    20th week
3. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.56    22nd week
4. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.50    14th week
5. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.25    19th week
    Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.25    12th week
7. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.22    20th week
    Lego Masters (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.22    10th week
9. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.14    20th week
10. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1.10    20th week
11. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.03    18th week
    Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.03    20th week
13. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.99    11th week
14. The Neighborhood (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.98    16th week
15. New Amsterdam (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.94    8th week
16. FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.90    3rd week
17. The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.85    12th week
    60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.85    19th week
19. Songland (NBC, Monday 10:00pm) - 0.84    1st week (New Season)
20. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.82    12th week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.08    18th week
2. In the Dark (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.09    1st week (New Season)
3. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.10    18th week
    Katy Keene (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.10    9th week
5. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.12    5th week
6. Riverdale (CW, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.16    17th week
7. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.18    3rd week
    Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.18    18th week
9. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.36    11th week
    Little Big Shots (NBC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.36    7th week
11. Duncanville (FOX, Sunday 8:30pm) - 0.40    6th week
12. Good Girls (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 0.41    9th week
13. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.42    9th week
14. Mixed-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.47    5th week
15. Black-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 0.48    9th week
    Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 10:00pm) - 0.48    14th week
17. The Baker and the Beauty (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 0.49    1st week (NEW SERIES)
    Bob's Burgers (FOX, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.49    3rd week
19. Tommy (CBS, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.51    8th week
    God Friended Me (CBS, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.51    5th week

TOP 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 13.50 million    19th week
2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 9.84 million    20th week
3. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 9.66 million    24th week
4. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 9.57 million    20th week
5. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 9.46 million    20th week
6. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 9.34 million    20th week
7. FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 8.95 million    11th week
8. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 8.15 million    20th week
9. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 7.82 million    19th week
10. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 7.64 million    13th week
11. Bull (CBS, Monday 10:00pm) - 7.34 million    14th week
12. FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 7.16 million    11th week
13. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 7.14 million    16th week
    Magnum P.I. (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 7.14 million    12th week
15. The Neighborhood (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 7.12 million    13th week
16. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sunday 9:00pm) - 6.90 million    17th week
17. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 6.87 million    19th week
18. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 6.81 million    10th week
19. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 6.73 million    12th week
20. Man with a Plan (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 6.56 million    3rd week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.30 million    18th week
2. In the Dark (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.41 million    1st week (New Season)
3. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.49 million    18th week
    Katy Keene (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.49 million    9th week
5. Riverdale (CW, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.54 million    17th week
6. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.62 million    18th week
7. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.67 million    5th week
8. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.91 million    3rd week
9. Duncanville (FOX, Sunday 8:30pm) - 1.11 million    7th week
10. Bob's Burgers (FOX, Sunday 9:00pm) - 1.36 million    17th week
11. Indebted (FOX, Thursday 9:30pm) - 1.56 million    11th week
12. The Simpsons (FOX, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.58 million    12th week
    Family Guy (FOX, Sunday 9:30pm) - 1.58 million    14th week
14. Good Girls (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 1.76 million    9th week
15. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 1.98 million    9th week
16. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.05 million    11th week
17. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 2.18 million    5th week
18. Black-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 2.23 million    12th week
19. Will & Grace (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.46 million    15th week
20. Mixed-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.47 million    7th week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. Good Girls (NBC) - 122%    9th week
2. Riverdale (CW) - 110%    14th week
3. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 101%    5th week
4. Nancy Drew (CW) - 83%    13th week
5. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - 81%    19th week
6. Charmed (CW) - 80%    12th week
7. For Life (ABC) - 70%    7th week
8. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) - 67%    12th week
9. New Amsterdam (NBC) - 66%    18th week
10. Chicago PD (NBC) - 65%    9th week
    Will & Grace (NBC) - 65%    12th week
    In the Dark (CW) - 65%    1st week (New Season)
13. The Blacklist (NBC) - 63%    11th week
    NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) - 63%    2nd week
15. Bull (CBS) - 58%    6th week
    Dynasty (CW) - 58%    13th week
    Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) - 58%    2nd week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. 20/20 (ABC) - 5%    14th week
    60 Minutes (CBS) - 5%    24th week
3. Little Big Shots (NBC) - 6%    7th week
4. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - 9%    12th week
5. Duncanville (FOX) - 11%    7th week
6. The Wall (NBC) - 12%    5th week
7. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS) - 19%    15th week
8. God Friended Me (CBS) - 20%    18th week
9. The Voice (NBC) - 21%    20th week
    The Simpsons (FOX) - 21%    17th week
11. American Idol (ABC) - 22%    4th week
12. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (ABC) - 23%    2nd week
13. The Neighborhood (CBS) - 24%    8th week
14. Man with a Plan (CBS) - 25%    3rd week
15. The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart (ABC) - 26%    1st week (NEW SERIES)
    Broke (CBS) - 26%    2nd week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Good Girls (NBC) - 84%    9th week
2. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 73%    5th week
3. Riverdale (CW) - 71%    14th week
4. Nancy Drew (CW) - 70%    16th week
5. Charmed (CW) - 65%    10th week
6. Dynasty (CW) - 63%    9th week
7. For Life (ABC) - 62%    8th week
8. In the Dark (CW) - 59%    1st week (New Season)
9. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - 57%    19th week
10. Will & Grace (NBC) - 56%    13th week
11. New Amsterdam (NBC) - 55%    18th week
12. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) - 47%    2nd week
13. Bull (CBS) - 46%    7th week
    How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) - 46%    12th week
15. Lego Masters (FOX) - 44%    2nd week
    Tommy (CBS) - 44%    4th week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    24th week
2. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - 6%    12th week
3. 20/20 (ABC) - 7%    9th week
    Duncanville (FOX) - 7%    7th week
5. Little Big Shots (NBC) - 9%    7th week
6. The Wall (NBC) - 12%    5th week
7. The Voice (NBC) - 14%    20th week
    American Idol (ABC) - 14%    8th week
9. The Neighborhood (CBS) - 16%    19th week
    Man with a Plan (CBS) - 16%    3rd week
11. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS) - 17%    13th week
    God Friended Me (CBS) - 17%    19th week
13. The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart (ABC) - 18%    1st week (NEW SERIES)
    The Goldbergs (ABC) - 18%    16th week
15. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW) - 19%    2nd week
    NCIS (CBS) - 19%    9th week
    Schooled (ABC) - 19%    17th week
    MacGyver (CBS) - 19%    7th week
    The Simpsons (FOX) - 19%    17th week

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - 9-1-1 (FOX)    3rd week
Tuesday - New Amsterdam (NBC)    1st week
Wednesday - Chicago Fire (NBC)    4th week
Thursday - Law & Order: SVU (NBC)    4th week
Friday - None
Sunday - 60 Minutes (CBS)    6th week

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart (ABC)    1st week (NEW SERIES)
Tuesday - Mixed-ish (ABC)    5th week
Wednesday - Riverdale (CW)    1st week
Thursday - In the Dark (CW)    1st week (New Season)
Friday - None
Sunday - Bob's Burgers (FOX)    3rd week

Monday, April 20, 2020

THE WEEK AHEAD: April 20-26, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV!

ABC
ABC has a pretty quiet beginning of the week but has the NFL Draft on Thursday and Friday, which should do decently with sports fans desperate for something to watch.

MONDAY
8:00 The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart
10:00 The Baker and the Beauty

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 American Housewife
9:30 Single Parents
10:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

THURSDAY
8:00 2020 NFL Draft (Special)

FRIDAY
8:00 2020 NFL Draft (Special)

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
CBS has the series finale of God Friended Me on Sunday night. The show was cancelled after two seasons and will say goodbye with a double episode 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 Let's Go Crazy: The Grammy Salute to Prince (Special)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 SEAL Team
10:00 S.W.A.T.

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 Man with a Plan
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Broke
10:00 Tommy

FRIDAY
8:00 MacGyver
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods

SATURDAY
8:00 Bull (Repeat)
9:00 48 Hours
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 God Friended Me
9:00 God Friended Me (SERIES FINALE)
10:00 NCIS: Los Angeles

NBC
NBC has the second series finale of Will & Grace. The revival is ending after three seasons, the first of which was a big success. It is followed by a retrospective.

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Songland

TUESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
9:00 Ellen's Game of Games (Repeat)
10:00 New Amsterdam (Repeat)

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

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore (Season Finale)
8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine (Season Finale)
9:00 Will & Grace (SERIES FINALE)
9:30 A Will & Graceful Goodbye (Special)
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

FRIDAY
8:00 The Blacklist
9:00 Dateline NBC

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

SUNDAY
7:00 Little Big Shots
8:00 The Wall
9:00 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
10:00 Good Girls

FOX
FOX has the series finale of Empire on Tuesday. The one time phenom hasn't done well in recent years and didn't get to film its planned finale due to the shutdown. They are still hoping to give the show a proper conclusion in the future.

MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1
9:00 Prodigal Son

TUESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer (Repeat)
9:00 Empire (SERIES FINALE)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing
8:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:00 Mental Samurai (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
7:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Duncanville
9:00 Bob's Burgers
9:30 Family GUy

CW

MONDAY
8:00 Whose Line is it Anyway?
8:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:00 Roswell, New Mexico

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash
9:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow

WEDNESDAY
8:00 People Presents Harry and Meghan: A Royal Rebellion (Special)

THURSDAY
8:00 Katy Keene
9:00 In the Dark

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
9:00 Supergirl (Repeat)

Saturday, April 18, 2020

WEEKLY RECAP: April 6-12, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #28 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) - 2.08    19th week
2. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.57    15th week
3. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.54    21st week
4. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.51    19th week
5. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.43    21st week
6. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.27    11th week
7. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.23    19th week
8. Lego Masters (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.18    9th week
9. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.15    10th week
    Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.15    19th week
11. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1.09    1st week (NEW SERIES)
    Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1.09    19th week
13. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.01    17th week
14. The Neighborhood (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.99    15th week
15. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.96    9th week
16. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.93    18th week
17. Shark Tank (ABC, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.87    3rd week
18. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 0.81    6th week
    The Resident (FOX, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 0.81    4th week
20. Man with a Plan (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.74    2nd week
    NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.74    4th week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.09    17th week
2. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.10    17th week
3. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.12    4th week
4. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.17    17th week
5. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.23    2nd week
6. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.31    10th week
7. Dateline NBC (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 0.43    Special Airing
8. S.W.A.T. (CBS, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.49    9th week
9. Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.54    13th week
10. Mixed-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.55    4th week
11. Will & Grace (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.56    13th week
12. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.57    4th week
    Tommy (CBS, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.57    7th week
    God Friended Me (CBS, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.57    4th week
15. Black-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 0.58    8th week
16. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.59    11th week
    20/20 (ABC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.59    13th week
18. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.61    5th week
19. SEAL Team (CBS, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.62    1st week
    The Rookie (ABC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 0.62    5th week
    NCIS: New Orleans (CBS, Sunday 10:00pm) - 0.62    3rd week

TOP 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 9.69 million    23rd week
2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 9.60 million    19th week
3. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 9.05 million    19th week
4. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 8.97 million    19th week
5. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 7.94 million    18th week
6. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 7.86 million    19th week
7. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 7.67 million    18th week
8. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 7.56 million    11th week
9. Magnum P.I. (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 7.40 million    11th week
10. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 7.37 million    3rd week
11. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 7.34 million    17th week
12. The Neighborhood (CBS, Monday 8:00pm) - 7.23 million    12th week
13. Bull (CBS, Monday 10:00pm) - 7.16 million    13th week
14. NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sunday 9:00pm) - 6.77 million    16th week
15. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS, Monday 8:30pm) - 6.73 million    9th week
16. MacGyver (CBS, Friday 8:00pm) - 6.39 million    6th week
17. Who Wants to Be A Millionaire? (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 6.21 million    1st week (NEW SERIES)
18. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 6.18 million    8th week
19. All Rise (CBS, Monday 9:00pm) - 6.07 million    5th week
20. Man with a Plan (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 5.98 million    2nd week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.38 million    17th week
2. Nancy Drew (CW, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.55 million    17th week
3. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.63 million    4th week
4. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.71 million    17th week
5. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.93 million    2nd week
6. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 1.42 million    10th week
7. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.05 million    10th week
8. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 2.34 million    4th week
9. Will & Grace (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 2.66 million    14th week
10. Black-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 2.70 million    11th week
    Dateline NBC (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 2.70 million    Special Airing
12. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 2.78 million    11th week
13. Empire (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.80 million    10th week
14. Mixed-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.84 million    6th week
15. Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 3.34 million    3rd week
16. 20/20 (ABC, Friday 9:00pm) - 3.47 million    10th week
17. Lego Masters (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 3.61 million    1st week
18. S.W.A.T. (CBS, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 3.75 million    1st week
19. Bless This Mess (ABC, Tuesday 8:30pm) - 3.82 million    1st week
20. Last Man Standing (FOX, Thursday 8:00pm) - 4.17 million    1st week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 112%    4th week
2. S.W.A.T. (CBS) - 107%    17th week
3. The Rookie (ABC) - 87%    15th week
4. Nancy Drew (CW) - 83%    12th week
5. Manifest (NBC) - 81%    13th week
    Dynasty (CW) - 81%    12th week
7. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) - 77%    11th week
8. Chicago PD (NBC) - 71%    8th week
9. For Life (ABC) - 69%    6th week
10. SEAL Team (CBS) - 67%    4th week
11. Charmed (CW) - 66%    11th week
12. Bull (CBS) - 64%    5th week
13. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - 59%    11th week
14. Will & Grace (NBC) - 58%    11th week
15. Lego Masters (FOX) - 55%    1st week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. 20/20 (ABC) - 5%    13th week
    60 Minutes (CBS) - 5%    23rd week
3. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - 10%    11th week
4. Dateline NBC - Friday (NBC) - 11%    5th week
5. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW) - 15%    1st week
6. Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (ABC) - 18%    1st week (NEW SERIES)
    Dateline NBC - Sunday (NBC) - 18%    Special Airing
8. The Voice (NBC) - 21%    19th week
    American Idol (ABC) - 21%    3rd week
10. Mixed-ish (ABC) - 24%    12th week
11. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS) - 25%    14th week
    Bless This Mess (ABC) - 25%    11th week
13. The Neighborhood (CBS) - 26%    7th week
    Survivor (CBS) - 26%    7th week
    Man with a Plan - 8:30 (CBS) - 26%    2nd week
    God Friended Me (CBS) - 26%    17th week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 79%    4th week
2. S.W.A.T. (CBS) - 75%    17th week
3. The Rookie (ABC) - 70%    17th week
4. Manifest (NBC) - 67%    13th week
5. For Life (ABC) - 60%    7th week
6. Dynasty (CW) - 59%    8th week
7. SEAL Team (CBS) - 53%    5th week
    How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) - 53%    11th week
9. Lego Masters (FOX) - 52%    1st week
10. Will & Grace (NBC) - 51%    12th week
11. Bull (CBS) - 50%    6th week
    Nancy Drew (CW) - 50%    15th week
13. Chicago PD (NBC) - 46%    2nd week
14. The Blacklist (NBC) - 45%    9th week
15. Tommy (CBS) - 44%    3rd week
    NCIS: New Orleans (CBS) - 44%    1st week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    23rd week
2. 20/20 (ABC) - 6%    8th week
3. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - 8%    11th week
4. Dateline NBC - Friday (NBC) - 9%    2nd week
5. The Neighborhood (CBS) - 14%    18th week
6. The Voice (NBC) - 15%    19th week
    Man with a Plan - 8:30 (CBS) - 15%    2nd week
    Dateline NBC - Sunday (NBC) - 15%    Special Airing
9. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW) - 16%    1st week
10. Shark Tank (ABC) - 17%    12th week
    American Idol (ABC) - 17%    7th week
12. Bob Hearts Abishola (CBS) - 18%    12th week
    Mixed-ish (ABC) - 18%    8th week
    Man with a Plan - 9:00 (CBS) - 18%    Special Airing
    God Friended Me (CBS) - 18%    18th week

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - All Rise (CBS)    2nd week
Tuesday - The Resident (FOX)    4th week
Wednesday - Modern Family (ABC)    2nd week
Thursday - Station 19 (ABC)    4th week
Friday - None
Sunday - 60 Minutes (CBS)    5th week

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - None
Tuesday - Mixed-ish (ABC)    4th week
Wednesday - Nancy Drew (CW)    2nd week
Thursday - Broke (CBS)    1st week
Friday - Dateline NBC (NBC)    1st week
Sunday - American Idol (ABC)    1st week

Tuesday, April 14, 2020

PILOT REVIEW: The Baker and the Beauty

THE BAKER AND THE BEAUTY












Starring: Victor Rasuk, Nathalie Kelley, Dan Bucatinsky, David Del Rio, Michelle Veintimilla, Belissa Escobedo, with Lisa Vidal and Carlos Gomez

Developed for American Television by Dean Georgaris
Based on the Israeli Television Series "Beauty and the Baker" by Assi Azar
Telelplay by Dean Georgaris, Directed by David Frankel

Last year was the first time I read some of the pilots before Upfronts. I had plans to read all of them but only made it through ABC and a few NBC ones. There were a lot of ABC ones that I was interested in and go figure they picked up almost none of them. But one of the ones I actually really liked, much to my surprise, was The Baker and the Beauty. It's been about a year since I read the pilot but a lot of it stuck with me watching the pilot tonight and I am happy to report that the final product was as charming as the script.

The Baker and the Beauty is based on an Israeli series but centered on a Hispanic family with a bakery in Miami. Daniel Garcia (Victor Rasuk) is stuck in a rut in a four year relationship with girlfriend Vanessa (Michelle Veintimilla). She proposes to him at a restaurant where he has a chance encounter with international superstar Noa Hamilton (Nathalie Kelley) and all of the sudden a humble family bakery and the family that runs it are caught up in it all.

Sure, the plot of the pilot is a little outrageous. But for some reason, it was all played as plausible and had a very healthy dose of sweetness to it. The leads, Victor Rasuk and Nathalie Kelley, are both likable and also have nice chemistry with each other. Though their characters come from very different worlds, there was an inherent spark from the minute they met and that went a long way to make a preposterous plot feel more real. The show needs to do the same with the rest of the family, which did not play as real all the time as the central love story and I have a feeling this show will be an awfully lot about the family as well.

The Miami setting was perfect for a modern day fairy tale story like this. Even if some of the production values were questionable (the whole defiling the poster was very clearly done on a green screen, not that it shouldn't have been), it still was a well-made pilot. I also was curious to see how much a pilot I actually was into (as opposed to For Life) played when I got to see the finished product. I don't think it diminished my enjoyment, if anything it made me more excited. Now to get back to those 2020 pilot readings.

WILL I WATCH IT AGAIN?
Yes, I'm curious to see where this show goes.

Monday, April 13, 2020

THE WEEK AHEAD: April 13-19, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV! ABC, CBS and NBC are teaming together for a Coronavirus fundraiser on Saturday night that will be simulcast on the three networks and many others and will be hosted by the late night trio of Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert.

ABC
ABC has two series premieres on Monday night, an offshoot of The Bachelor called Listen to Your Heart, which incorporates more music into the format. It is followed by romantic dramedy The Baker and the Beauty. Usually a late spring premiere is a bad sign for a broadcast show but with so much unknown and ratings up, this could end up doing ok. Or it could still be a massive flop.

MONDAY
8:00 The Bachelor: Listen to Your Heart (SERIES PREMIERE)
10:00 The Baker and the Beauty (SERIES PREMIERE)

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 American Housewife
9:30 Single Parents
10:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?

THURSDAY
8:00 The Disney Family Sing Along (Special)
9:00 Station 19
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder

FRIDAY
8:00 Shark Tank
9:00 20/20

SATURDAY
8:00 One World: Together at Home (Special)
10:00 The Baker and the Beauty (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 America's Funniest Home Videos (Repeat)
8:00 American Idol
10:00 The Rookie (Repeat)

CBS

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

TUESDAY
8:00 NCIS
9:00 FBI: Most Wanted
10:00 FBI: Most Wanted

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 SEAL Team
10:00 S.W.A.T.

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon
8:30 Man with a Plan
9:00 Mom
9:30 Broke
10:00 Tommy

FRIDAY
8:00 MacGyver
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)

SATURDAY
8:00 One World: Together at Home (Special)
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 God Friended Me
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans

NBC
NBC has the season premiere of Songland on Monday night, which was a summer show last year. They also have the (early) finales of New Amsterdam, Chicago Med, Chicago Fire and Chicago PD, which were all slated to go longer before the shutdown.

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Songland (Season Premiere)

TUESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games
9:00 New Amsterdam (Season Finale)
10:10 NBC News Special Report: Coronavirus Pandemic

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

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9:00 Will & Grace
9:30 Indebted
10:00 Law & Order: SVU

FRIDAY
8:00 The Blacklist
9:00 The Blacklist (Repeat)
10:00 Dateline NBC

SATURDAY
8:00 One World: Together at Home (Special)
10:00 Saturday Night Live (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 Little Big Shots
8:00 The Wall
9:00 Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist
10:00 The Wall

FOX

MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1
9:00 TMZ Investigates Tiger King: What Really Went Down? (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer (Repeat)
9:00 Empire

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer
9:00 Lego Masters (Season Finale)

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing
8:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:00 Mental Samurai (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
7:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons
8:30 Duncanville
9:00 Bob's Burgers
9:30 Family Guy

CW

MONDAY
8:00 Whose Line is it Anyway?
8:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:00 Roswell, New Mexico

TUESDAY
8:00 The Flash (Repeat)
9:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Riverdale
9:00 Nancy Drew

THURSDAY
8:00 Katy Keene
9:00 In the Dark (Season Premiere)

FRIDAY
8:00 Charmed
9:00 Dynasty

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

Saturday, April 11, 2020

WEEKLY RECAP: March 30-April 5, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #27 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) - 2.42    18th week
2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.67    18th week
3. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.60    20th week
4. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.39    20th week
5. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.34    13th week
6. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.32    18th week
7. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.27    19th week
8. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.21    8th week
9. FBI (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.20    11th week
10. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.10    10th week
11. The Good Doctor (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 1.09    15th week
12. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.03    11th week
13. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.99    8th week
14. Modern Family (ABC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 0.96    14th week
15. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.92    2nd week
    60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.92    17th week
17. Broke (CBS, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.91    1st week (NEW SERIES)
18. FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.90    2nd week
19. The Goldbergs (ABC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 0.89    11th week
20. Man with a Plan (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.87    1st week (New Season)

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.08    16th week
2. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.10    3rd week
3. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.13    16th week
4. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.17    1st week (New Season)
5. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.27    9th week
6. Little Big Shots (NBC, Thursday 7:00pm) - 0.30    6th week
7. Good Girls (NBC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.40    8th week
8. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.43    8th week
9. The Wall (NBC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.49    3rd week
10. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.53    4th week
11. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.56    3rd week
12. The Blacklist (NBC, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.57    9th week
13. Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.58    2nd week
    Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.58    12th week
15. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.60    10th week
    Tommy (CBS, Thursday 10:00pm) - 0.60    6th week
17. 20/20 (ABC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.61    12th week
18. Empire (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 0.64    1st week
19. Schooled (ABC, Wednesday 8:30pm) - 0.65    1st week
20. American Housewife (ABC, Wednesday 9:30pm) - 0.67    6th week

TOP 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 13.66 million    18th week
2. FBI (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 10.86 million    18th week
3. Young Sheldon (CBS, Thursday 8:00pm) - 10.14 million    19th week
4. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 10.00 million    22nd week
5. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 9.78 million    18th week
6. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 9.60 million    21st week
7. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 8.90 million    17th week
8. Blue Bloods (CBS, Friday 10:00pm) - 8.77 million    16th week
9. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 8.25 million    18th week
10. FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 8.11 million    10th week
11. The Good Doctor (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 7.71 million    9th week
12. Mom (CBS, Thursday 9:00pm) - 7.62 million    15th week
13. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 7.22 million    12th week
14. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 7.19 million    16th week
15. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 7.18 million    10th week
16. MacGyver (CBS, Friday 8:00pm) - 7.08 million    5th week
17. Broke (CBS, Thursday 9:30pm) - 7.07 million    1st week (NEW SERIES)
18. Man with a Plan (CBS, Thursday 8:30pm) - 7.06 million    1st week (New Season)
19. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 6.93 million    8th week
20. The Rookie (ABC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 5.87 million    1st week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.32 million    16th week
2. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.57 million    16th week
3. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.64 million    3rd week
4. Whose Line is it Anyway? (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.87 million    1st week (New Season)
5. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 1.39 million    9th week
6. Good Girls (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 1.84 million    8th week
7. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 1.94 million    8th week
8. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.06 million    9th week
9. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 2.38 million    3rd week
10. Empire (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.58 million    9th week
11. Little Big Shots (NBC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 2.63 million    2nd week
12. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 2.91 million    10th week
13. The Wall (NBC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 2.97 million    2nd week
14. American Housewife (ABC, Wednesday 9:30pm) - 3.13 million    3rd week
15. Superstore (NBC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 3.16 million    7th week
16. Schooled (ABC, Wednesday 8:30pm) - 3.23 million    2nd week
17. 20/20 (ABC, Friday 10:00pm) - 3.27 million    9th week
18. Prodigal Son (FOX, Monday 9:00pm) - 3.48 million    3rd week
19. Law & Order: SVU (NBC, Thursday 10:00pm) - 3.53 million    3rd week
20. Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 3.73 million    2nd week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 139%    3rd week
2. Good Girls (NBC) - 120%    8th week
3. Charmed (CW) - 115%    10th week
4. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - 111%    18th week
5. Manifest (NBC) - 92%    12th week
6. How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) - 72%    10th week
7. Dynasty (CW) - 71%    11th week
8. The Rookie (ABC) - 70%    14th week
9. The Good Doctor (ABC) - 69%    18th week
10. Modern Family (ABC) - 68%    5th week
11. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - 66%    10th week
12. The Blacklist (NBC) - 63%    10th week
13. For Life (ABC) - 58%    5th week
14. Prodigal Son (FOX) - 57%    4th week
    Empire (FOX) - 57%    1st week
    Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC) - 57%    1st week
    Blue Bloods (CBS) - 57%    5th week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 5%    22nd week
2. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) - 8%    18th week
3. 20/20 (ABC) - 10%    12th week
4. The Wall (NBC) - 11%    4th week
5. Little Big Shots (NBC) - 12%    6th week
6. The Voice (NBC) - 20%    18th week
    Man with a Plan (CBS) - 20%    1st week (New Season)
8. Broke (CBS) - 24%    1st week (NEW SERIES)
9. Survivor (CBS) - 28%    6th week
10. Shark Tank (ABC) - 29%    5th week
11. NCIS (CBS) - 30%    5th week
    American Idol (ABC) - 30%    2nd week
13. FBI (CBS) - 32%    3rd week
    The Masked Singer (FOX) - 32%    4th week
    MacGyver (CBS) - 32%    4th week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Manifest (NBC) - 76%    12th week
2. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 75%    3rd week
    Good Girls (NBC) - 75%    8th week
4. Charmed (CW) - 68%    9th week
5. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - 65%    18th week
6. Dynasty (CW) - 58%    7th week
7. For Life (ABC) - 55%    6th week
    The Rookie (ABC) - 55%    16th week
9. The Good Doctor (ABC) - 54%    20th week
10. Prodigal Son (FOX) - 51%    11th week
11. Modern Family (ABC) - 49%    5th week
    How to Get Away with Murder (ABC) - 49%    10th week
13. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC) - 48%    1st week
14. The Blacklist (NBC) - 46%    8th week
15. Tommy (CBS) - 44%    2nd week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    22nd week
2. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) - 6%    18th week
3. Little Big Shots (NBC) - 9%    6th week
4. The Wall (NBC) - 10%    4th week
5. 20/20 (ABC) - 11%    7th week
6. Man with a Plan (CBS) - 13%    1st week (New Season)
7. The Voice (NBC) - 16%    18th week
    MacGyver (CBS) - 16%    6th week
9. NCIS (CBS) - 17%    8th week
    Shark Tank (ABC) - 17%    11th week
11. Young Sheldon (CBS) - 20%    6th week
    Superstore (NBC) - 20%    4th week
13. The Goldbergs (ABC) - 21%    15th week
    Schooled (ABC) - 21%    16th week
    Survivor (CBS) - 21%    5th week
    Broke (CBS) - 21%    1st week (NEW SERIES)
    American Idol (ABC) - 21%    6th week

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Good Doctor (ABC)    4th week
Tuesday - FBI (CBS)    4th week
Wednesday - The Masked Singer (FOX)    3rd week
Thursday - Broke (CBS)    1st week (NEW SERIES)
Friday - Hawaii Five-0 (CBS)    3rd week
Sunday - The Rookie (ABC)    4th week

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - Roswell, New Mexico (CW)    1st week
Tuesday - Empire (FOX)    2nd week
Wednesday - Schooled (ABC)    2nd week
Thursday - Superstore (NBC)    2nd week
Friday - Charmed (CW)    2nd week
Sunday - Little Big Shots (NBC)    2nd week

Wednesday, April 8, 2020

SPECIAL COMMENTARY: Modern Family - A Complicated History

When I started this blog in Fall 2010, I was recently graduated from college. I wasn't watching as many current shows as I do now but made a plan to watch more and start reviewing them on this blog. One reason I was excited about doing that was because several shows I liked had premiered in 2009-10, chief among them Modern Family.

When Modern Family premiered in September 2009, ABC's comedy department was in shambles. Sure, they had successful dramas like Lost and Grey's Anatomy but they had nothing to speak of in the comedy department. The past couple years had seen tired sitcoms like According to Jim, niche ones like Better Off Ted and The Knights of Prosperity and dumb ones like Cavemen and Carpoolers. ABC knew things needed to be different and they bravely launched a lineup of all new comedies on Wednesday night. The other shows were star vehicles for Kelsey Grammar, Patricia Heaton and Courteney Cox as they returned to TV with Hank, The Middle and Cougar Town.

And then there was Modern Family. ABC loved the show so much that it gave it the 9pm anchor slot and showed the entire pilot at its Upfronts presentation that spring. It was a critically acclaimed darling from the start and instantly broke out as a hit with one of the best comedy pilots of all time. The rest is history. Modern Family went on to win five straight Emmys for Outstanding Comedy Series and ABC became the home of family comedies, a title it still holds over a decade later with shows that have shown all kinds of TV families, just as Modern did. Early on, Modern Family could do no wrong in my eyes. The adult characters were so fresh and funny, the kids were adorably charming, the situations were extremely clever and the jokes were aplenty. When I started this blog, I probably would have said it was my favorite current show on TV.

I probably started to turn on Modern Family sooner than a lot of critics did because I didn't think its last couple Emmy wins were warranted. It is probably the strongest example of me watching a show simply to see it through. I haven't really enjoyed the show in about seven years. Sure, it still has its moments but those moments have gotten fewer and further between with each passing year (until this current final season, which I think is a step up from recent seasons but nowhere near its peak). The child stars except for Sarah Hyland have turned into bad actors and the great adult cast has gotten tired and settled into caricatures. The plots that once felt so clever started to feel awfully contrived. I don't know that the writing really got that much worse as much as it just never evolved. Its early companion, The Middle, ended up being the much better show in my opinion though that seemed laughable at the beginning.

So tonight, Modern Family says farewell and I'll be watching but with mixed feelings. There's certainly an element of sadness just because these characters have been a part of my life for so long. But it's complicated feelings because of how the show has been for so long now. I can't discount how influential it was and how great it was at its best. But I also can't forget how quickly it became tired. It's without a doubt going to be mentioned as one of the defining network comedies of this era and it deserves that. But it couldn't do what other long, long running network shows like Cheers and Friends could do. It couldn't sustain it for a decade or more, not even close.

Monday, April 6, 2020

THE WEEK AHEAD: April 6-12, 2020

Here's a look at this week on TV!

ABC
ABC says goodbye to Modern Family after 11 seasons and 250 episodes. It has never been anywhere besides the Wednesday 9pm anchor slot and transformed the network. I'll have more on my blog on Wednesday. It is followed by the return of Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, now doing a short-run celebrity edition hosted by Jimmy Kimmel. If it does well, I think we could definitely see it back next season.

MONDAY
8:00 Celebrity Family Feud (Repeat)
9:00 Celebrity Family Feud (Repeat)
10:00 Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Secrets and Surprises (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 Modern Family: A Modern Farewell (Special)
9:00 Modern Family (SERIES FINALE)
10:00 Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (SERIES PREMIERE)

THURSDAY
8:00 Station 19
9:00 Grey's Anatomy (Season Finale)
10:00 How to Get Away with Murder

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 (Repeat)
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 (Repeat)

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Survivor
9:00 SEAL Team
10:00 S.W.A.T.

THURSDAY
8:00 Young Sheldon (Repeat)
8:30 Man with a Plan
9:00 Mom (Repeat)
9:30 Broke
10:00 Tommy

FRIDAY
8:00 MacGyver
9:00 Magnum P.I.
10:00 Blue Bloods (Repeat)

SATURDAY
8:00 Bull (Repeat)
9:00 48 Hours
10:00 48 Hours

SUNDAY
7:00 60 Minutes
8:00 God Friended Me
9:00 NCIS: Los Angeles
10:00 NCIS: New Orleans

NBC

MONDAY
8:00 The Voice
10:00 Manifest (Season Finale)

TUESDAY
8:00 Ellen's Game of Games
9:00 New Amsterdam (Repeat)
10:00 NBC News Special Report: Coronavirus Pandemic

WEDNESDAY
8:00 Chicago Med
9:00 Chicago Fire
10:00 Chicago PD

THURSDAY
8:00 Superstore
8:30 Brooklyn Nine-Nine
9:00 Will & Grace
9:30 Indebted
10:00 Law & Order: SVU (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 The Blacklist
9:00 Dateline NBC

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

SUNDAY
7:00 Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (Special - Repeat)
9:30 Dateline NBC

FOX

MONDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 FOX Presents The iHeart Living Room Concert for America (Special)

TUESDAY
8:00 The Resident (Season Finale)
9:00 Empire

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Masked Singer
9:00 Lego Masters

THURSDAY
8:00 Last Man Standing
8:30 Last Man Standing (Repeat)
9:00 Mental Samurai (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 WWE Smackdown

SATURDAY
8:00 9-1-1 (Repeat)
9:00 Gordon Ramsay's 24 Hours to Hell and Back (Repeat)

SUNDAY
7:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
7:30 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
8:00 The Simpsons (Repeat)
8:30 Duncanville (Repeat)
9:00 Bob's Burgers (Repeat)
9:30 Family Guy (Repeat)

CW

MONDAY
8:00 Whose Line is it Anyway?
8:30 Whose Line is it Anyway? (Repeat)
9:00 Roswell, New Mexico

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

WEDNESDAY
8:00 The Flash (Repeat)
9:00 Nancy Drew

THURSDAY
8:00 Arrow (Repeat)
9:00 DC's Legends of Tomorrow (Repeat)

FRIDAY
8:00 Charmed
9:00 Dynasty

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

Saturday, April 4, 2020

WEEKLY RECAP: March 23-29, 2020

Here is the weekly ratings recap looking back at the week in broadcast ratings for Week #26 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    17th week
2. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.75    17th week
3. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.73    18th week
4. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.67    19th week
5. American Idol (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.40    2nd week
6. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.38    9th week
7. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.36    12th week
    Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 1.36    18th week
9. Grey's Anatomy (ABC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.35    19th week
10. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.33    18th week
11. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.28    17th week
12. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 1.27    7th week
13. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 1.24    18th week
14. Lego Masters (FOX, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 1.12    8th week
    Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 1.12    9th week
16. FBI (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 1.09    10th week
17. The Conners (ABC, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 1.08    16th week
18. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 1.06    7th week
19. The Good Doctor (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 1.05    14th week
20. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 1.02    16th week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (18-49 DEMO)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.07    15th week
2. Katy Keene (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.12    8th week
3. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.16    2nd week
    Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.16    15th week
5. Legacies (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.21    16th week
6. Supernatural (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 0.26    13th week
7. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 0.34    8th week
8. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.37    Special Airing
9. Little Big Shots (NBC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 0.42    5th week
10. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 0.43   17th week
11. Stumptown (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.48    14th week
12. The Wall (NBC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.51    2nd week
    Good Girls (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 0.51    7th week
14. S.W.A.T. (CBS, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 0.53    8th week
    Deputy (FOX, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.53    5th week
16. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 0.56    2nd week
    Dateline NBC (NBC, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.56    11th week
18. Outmatched (FOX, Thursday 8:30pm) - 0.57    5th week
19. God Friended Me (CBS, Sunday 8:00pm) - 0.58    3rd week
20. Black-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 0.59    7th week

TOP 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. NCIS (CBS, Tuesday 8:00pm) - 13.20 million    17th week
2. FBI (CBS, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 10.69 million    17th week
3. 60 Minutes (CBS, Sunday 7:00pm) - 10.52 million    21st week
4. Chicago Med (NBC, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 9.61 million    18th week
5. The Voice (NBC, Monday 8:00pm) - 9.58 million    17th week
6. FBI: Most Wanted (CBS, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 9.50 million    9th week
7. Chicago Fire (NBC, Wednesday 9:00pm) - 9.21 million    18th week
8. Hawaii Five-0 (CBS, Friday 9:00pm) - 8.44 million    20th week
9. Survivor (CBS, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 8.20 million    17th week
10. The Masked Singer (FOX, Wednesday 8:00pm) - 8.03 million    16th week
11. This is Us (NBC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 7.98 million    17th week
12. Chicago PD (NBC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 7.76 million    17th week
13. American Idol (ABC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 7.33 million    7th week
14. 9-1-1 (FOX, Monday 8:00pm) - 7.04 million    11th week
15. American Idol (ABC, Monday 8:00pm) - 7.02 million    2nd week
    NCIS: Los Angeles (CBS, Sunday 9:00pm) - 7.02 million    15th week
17. Station 19 (ABC, Thursday 8:00pm) - 6.89 million    9th week
18. The Good Doctor (ABC, Monday 10:00pm) - 6.82 million    8th week
19. MacGyver (CBS, Friday 8:00pm) - 6.73 million    4th week
20. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 6.54 million    5th week

BOTTOM 20 SHOWS (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Dynasty (CW, Friday 9:00pm) - 0.32 million    15th week
2. Katy Keene (CW, Thursday 8:00pm) - 0.45 million    8th week
3. Charmed (CW, Friday 8:00pm) - 0.60 million    15th week
4. Legacies (CW, Thursday 9:00pm) - 0.67 million    15th week
5. Roswell, New Mexico (CW, Monday 9:00pm) - 0.82 million    2nd week
6. Supernatural (CW, Monday 8:00pm) - 1.06 million    10th week
7. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:30pm) - 1.47 million    8th week
8. Indebted (NBC, Thursday 9:00pm) - 1.57 million    Special Airing
9. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (NBC, Sunday 9:00pm) - 1.89 million    7th week
10. Good Girls (NBC, Sunday 10:00pm) - 1.98 million    7th week
11. Brooklyn Nine-Nine (NBC, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.14 million    8th week
12. For Life (ABC, Tuesday 10:00pm) - 2.38 million    2nd week
    Outmatched (FOX, Thursday 8:30pm) - 2.38 million    8th week
14. Black-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:30pm) - 2.57 million    10th week
15. Stumptown (ABC, Wednesday 10:00pm) - 2.68 million    9th week
16. Empire (FOX, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.73 million    8th week
17. American Housewife (ABC, Wednesday 9:30pm) - 2.84 million    2nd week
18. Mixed-ish (ABC, Tuesday 9:00pm) - 2.86 million    5th week
19. Little Big Shots (NBC, Sunday 7:00pm) - 2.93 million    1st week
20. The Wall (NBC, Sunday 8:00pm) - 3.06 million    1st week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. Legacies (CW) - 96%    13th week
2. A Million Little Things (ABC) - 93%    17th week
3. S.W.A.T. (CBS) - 90%    16th week
4. Manifest (NBC) - 88%    11th week
5. Good Girls (NBC) - 82%    7th week
6. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - 81%    17th week
7. The Good Doctor (ABC) - 74%    17th week
8. Supernatural (CW) - 72%    6th week
9. Dynasty (CW) - 71%    10th week
10. Stumptown (ABC) - 70%    17th week
11. Charmed (CW) - 68%    9th week
12. Deputy (FOX) - 66%    3rd week
13. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 65%    2nd week
14. For Life (ABC) - 64%    4th week
15. Grey's Anatomy (ABC) - 62%    9th week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (DEMO)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 4%    21st week
2. Little Big Shots (NBC) - 5%    5th week
3. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - 9%    10th week
    20/20 (ABC) - 9%    11th week
    America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) - 9%    17th week
6. The Wall (NBC) - 10%    3rd week
7. Indebted - 9:00 (NBC) - 18%    Special Airing
    Indebted - 9:30 (NBC) - 18%    6th week
9. Council of Dads (NBC) - 19%    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
10. American Idol - Monday (ABC) - 20%    1st week
    God Friended Me (CBS) - 20%    16th week
12. The Voice (NBC) - 22%    17th week
13. Shark Tank (ABC) - 25%    4th week
14. Mixed-ish (ABC) - 26%    11th week
    Survivor (CBS) - 26%    5th week

TOP 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. Stumptown (ABC) - 83%    18th week
2. Manifest (NBC) - 69%    11th week
3. S.W.A.T. (CBS) - 68%    16th week
    Legacies (CW) - 68%    14th week
5. Dynasty (CW) - 63%    6th week
    Good Girls (NBC) - 63%    7th week
7. Law & Order: SVU (NBC) - 62%    17th week
8. The Good Doctor (ABC) - 60%    19th week
9. A Million Little Things (ABC) - 59%    10th week
10. For Life (ABC) - 58%    5th week
    Deputy (FOX) - 58%    12th week
12. Roswell, New Mexico (CW) - 52%    2nd week
13. Prodigal Son (FOX) - 51%    10th week
    Supernatural (CW) - 51%    8th week
    Charmed (CW) - 51%    8th week

BOTTOM 15 DVR PERCENTAGE GAINERS LIVE +3 (TOTAL VIEWERS)
1. 60 Minutes (CBS) - 3%    21st week
2. America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC) - 6%    17th week
3. Little Big Shots (NBC) - 8%    5th week
4. The Wall (NBC) - 10%    3rd week
5. Ellen's Game of Games (NBC) - 12%    10th week
    20/20 (ABC) - 12%    6th week
7. Shark Tank (ABC) - 15%    10th week
8. MacGyver (CBS) - 16%    5th week
    God Friended Me (CBS) - 16%    17th week
10. Indebted - 9:00 (NBC) - 17%    Special Airing
    Indebted - 9:30 (NBC) - 17%    2nd week
12. The Voice (NBC) - 18%    17th week
13. American Idol - Monday (ABC) - 19%    1st week
    NCIS (CBS) - 19%    7th week
    The Goldbergs (ABC) - 19%    14th week
    Schooled (ABC) - 19%    15th week
    Superstore (NBC) - 19%    3rd week

WINNERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - The Good Doctor (ABC)    3rd week
Tuesday - FBI: Most Wanted (CBS)    3rd week
Wednesday - Survivor (CBS)    6th week
Thursday - Superstore (NBC)    1st week
Friday - MacGyver (CBS)    2nd week
Sunday - America's Funniest Home Videos (ABC)    4th week

LOSERS OF THE NIGHT
Monday - Manifest (NBC)    4th week
Tuesday - Council of Dads (NBC)    Special Airing (NEW SERIES)
Wednesday - S.W.A.T. (CBS)    2nd week
Thursday - Indebted (NBC)    1st week
Friday - None
Sunday - God Friended Me (CBS)    3rd week