Fall’s New Shows: A Midseason Check-In on the Ratings
As we approach the midseason and ends of some of fall’s new shows’ runs, it’s the perfect time to check in to see how they’ve been doing in the ratings (in the key demo among adults 18-49 and total viewers).
So far, only one show has been renewed for a second season (La Brea, with its Season 1 finale airing Tuesday, November 30), while four have received full-season orders for 2021-2022 (FBI: International, NCIS: Hawai’i, Ghosts, and The Wonder Years). Meanwhile, one is only designed to be a 10-episode season (CSI: Vegas).
But have people been tuning in each week, or did they only watch the premiere? (For quite a few, series highs were with those first episodes.) Below, we take a look at the ratings for fall’s new shows, both the premiere and latest episode (through Monday, November 22).
4400
Premiere: 0.10 rating, 0.54 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.06 rating, 0.35 million viewers
Other than a slight tick up in both the demo and viewers, 4400 has been down each week since the premiere.
The Big Leap
Premiere: 0.29 rating, 1.47 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.24 rating, 1.35 million viewers
The Big Leap has been up and down week-to-week, but it did draw its biggest audience since the first two episodes with the latest one.
CSI: Vegas
Designed to Be 10 Episodes
Premiere: 0.46 rating, 4.12 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.43 rating, 3.88 million viewers
Though there have been a few dips between episodes, CSI: Vegas has been close to steady week-to-week, with its third largest audience (after the premiere and Episode 2) with the latest episode. (Episode 7’s 0.43 rating was also the second highest after the premiere.)
FBI: International
Full-Season Order
Premiere: 0.59 rating, 6.43 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.48 rating, 5.96 million viewers
While the latest FBI dipped after its premiere (which was part of a three-show crossover event), it then began ticking up with Episode 3. The same pattern followed with a dip for Episode 5. That’s similar to the rest of Tuesday’s FBI lineup.
Ghosts
Full-Season Order
Premiere: 0.56 rating, 5.22 million viewers
Latest episode: 0.55 rating, 5.42 million viewers
While Ghosts has had its ups and downs week-to-week, it also hasn’t dipped below a 0.5 rating (Episode 7) and 5.2 million viewers (Episode 4).
La Brea
Renewed
Premiere: 0.77 rating, 6.37 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.60 rating, 4.67 million viewers
Its lows came with Episode 6 (0.43 rating, 4.03 million viewers), but its renewal for Season 2 came after two more episodes, at which point it seemed to begin to stabilize.
Legends of the Hidden Temple
Premiere: 0.07 rating, 0.25 million viewers
Latest episode: 0.04 rating, 0.20 million viewers
Its highs (0.08 rating, 0.29 million viewers) came with Episode 3, and those numbers aren’t too surprising for a CW series.
NCIS: Hawai'i
Full-Season Order
Premiere: 0.51 rating, 6.58 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.45 rating, 5.11 million viewers
While the latest NCIS dipped with its second episode, it has since seemed to stabilize in the subsequent weeks, with a 0.2 rating (for Episode 4) and 5.07 million viewers (Episode 6) its lows.
Ordinary Joe
Premiere: 0.52 rating, 3.85 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.28 rating, 2.15 million viewers
Ordinary Joe hasn’t come near its premiere numbers since, with the 0.45 rating and 2.94 million viewers for Episode 4 in second.
Our Kind of People
Premiere: 0.35 rating, 1.65 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.28 rating, 1.30 million viewers
While Our Kind of People tied its high in the key demo with its sixth episode, numbers have, for the most part, been down week-to-week.
Queens
Premiere: 0.36 rating, 1.75 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.20 rating, 1.07 million viewers
Other than ticking up with Episode 4, Queens has been down week-to-week.
The Wonder Years
Full-Season Order
Premiere: 0.67 rating, 3.23 million viewers (series highs)
Latest episode: 0.40 rating, 2.47 million viewers
There were significant drops with Episodes 2 and 5, but it does seem to be stabilizing since the latter.
