How Are Your Favorite Returning Fall Shows Doing? A Look at the Ratings

Now that we’re a couple months (and about six to nine episodes) into the 2021-2022 season, it’s the best time to check in our returning favorites.
How are the long-running shows like Grey’s Anatomy and Law & Order: SVU doing? How about the series with major exits at the end of last season or in this one, like NCIS, The Resident, and The Blacklist? What about those that have moved nights, like NCIS, several CW favorites, and SEAL Team (before its move to Paramount+)? How have competition shows like The Voice, Dancing With the Stars, and The Bachelorette done airing opposite one another?
Below, we check in with the returning shows this fall to see how they’re doing by looking at their ratings (in the key demo among adults 18-49 and total viewers) and comparing them to this point last season (with the same number of episodes). (Note: These numbers take into account ratings through Sunday, November 21 and since The Flash and Riverdale have only aired one episode so far this fall, they have not been included.)

Mondays, 8/7c
Dancing With the Stars
Averages after 10 episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.95 rating, 6.17 million viewers
Averages after 10 episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.73 rating, 4.82 million viewers
The Neighborhood
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.77 rating, 5.66 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.64 rating, 5.38 million viewers
9-1-1
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 1.10 rating, 6.78 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.79 rating, 5.20 million viewers
The Voice
Averages after nine episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.91 rating, 6.84 million viewers
Averages after nine episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.87 rating, 6.79 million viewers
All American
Averages after four episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.30 rating, 0.83 million viewers
Averages after four episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.20 rating, 0.58 million viewers

Mondays, 8:30/7:30c
Bob Hearts Abishola
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.61 rating, 5.19 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.53 rating, 5.12 million viewers

Mondays, 9/8c
NCIS
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.85 rating, 9.59 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.64 rating, 7.77 million viewers
*Note: NCIS moved nights and times for the first time and Mark Harmon exited in Episode 4.

Mondays, 10/9c
The Good Doctor
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.60 rating, 4.38 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.41 rating, 3.82 million viewers

Tuesdays, 8/7c
The Bachelorette
Averages after five episodes, Season 17: 0.87 rating, 3.48 million viewers
Averages after five episodes, Season 18: 0.68 rating, 2.84 million viewers
FBI
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season*: 0.95 rating, 7.95 million viewers
*Includes a special post-NFL game episode
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season**: 0.67 rating, 7.10 million viewers
**FBI moved up to the 8/7c time slot
The Voice
Averages after five episodes, 2020-2021 season*: 0.77 rating, 6.23 million viewers
*Note: There were only five Tuesday episodes in the 2020-2021 season.
Averages after five episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.89 rating, 7.06 million viewers
The Resident
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.59 rating, 3.69 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.47 rating, 3.05 million viewers
*Emily VanCamp was written out in Episode 3.

Tuesdays, 9/8c
FBI: Most Wanted
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.60 rating, 5.63 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.54 rating, 5.64 million viewers

Tuesdays, 10/9c
New Amsterdam
Averages after nine episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.47 rating, 3.70 million viewers
Averages after nine episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.37 rating, 3.28 million viewers

Wednesdays, 8/7c
The Goldbergs
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.75 rating, 3.86 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.59 rating, 3.26 million viewers
Survivor
Averages after nine episodes, Season 40: 1.46 rating, 7.46 million viewers
Averages after nine episodes, Season 41: 0.96 rating, 5.71 million viewers
Chicago Med
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 1.00 rating, 7.56 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.76 rating, 6.77 million viewers
The Masked Singer
Averages after nine episodes, 2020-2021 season: 1.20 rating, 5.09 million viewers
Averages after nine episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.97 rating, 4.47 million viewers
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.085 rating, 0.42 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.08 rating, 0.53 million viewers
*DC’s Legends of Tomorrow moved nights.

Wednesdays, 9/8c
The Conners
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.71 rating, 4.03 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.55 rating, 3.37 million viewers
Tough as Nails
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.47 rating, 3.23 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.41 rating, 2.84 million viewers
Chicago Fire
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.99 rating, 7.29 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.80 rating, 7.11 million viewers
*Jesse Spencer exited in Episode 5.
Batwoman
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.14 rating, 0.58 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.08 rating, 0.45 million viewers
*Batwoman moved nights.

Wednesdays, 9:30/8:30c
Home Economics
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season*: 0.46 rating, 2.56 million viewers
**Note: There were only seven episodes in the 2020-2021 season.
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.34 rating, 1.97 million viewers

Wednesdays, 10/9c
A Million Little Things
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.53 rating, 3.39 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.28 rating, 1.94 million viewers
Chicago P.D.
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.88 rating, 6.19 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.73 rating, 5.86 million viewers

Thursdays, 8/7c
Station 19
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.96 rating, 5.74 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.64 rating, 4.62 million viewers
Young Sheldon
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.78 rating, 7.27 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.68 rating, 6.91 million viewers
The Blacklist
Averages after five episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.39 rating, 3.48 million viewers
Averages after five episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.33 rating, 2.99 million viewers
*Note: Megan Boone left at the end of last season.
Walker
Averages after four episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.30 rating, 2.04 million viewers
Averages after four episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.12 rating, 0.92 million viewers

Thursdays, 8:30/7:30c
United States of Al
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.55 rating, 5.26 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.48 rating, 4.73 million viewers

Thursdays, 9/8c
Grey’s Anatomy
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 1.25 rating, 5.84 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.66 rating, 4.28 million viewers
Law & Order: SVU
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.64 rating, 3.69 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.69 rating, 4.46 million viewers
Legacies
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.15 rating, 0.61 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.09 rating, 0.37 million viewers

Thursdays, 9:30/8:30c
B Positive
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.58 rating, 5.03 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.42 rating, 4.08 million viewers

Thursdays, 10/9c
Big Sky
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.64 rating, 4.01 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.34 rating, 2.85 million viewers
Bull
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.47 rating, 4.91 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.32 rating, 4.13 million viewers
Law & Order: Organized Crime
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season*: 0.79 rating, 4.78 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.57 rating, 3.53 million viewers
*Note: There were only eight episodes in the 2020-2021 season.

Fridays, 8/7c
Shark Tank
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.63 rating, 3.94 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.56 rating, 3.79 million viewers
S.W.A.T.
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.43 rating, 3.15 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.46 rating, 4.85 million viewers
*Note: S.W.A.T. moved nights and times.

Fridays, 9/8c
Magnum P.I.
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.54 rating, 5.66 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.41 rating, 5.30 million viewers
Nancy Drew
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.09 rating, 0.47 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.05 rating, 0.34 million viewers
*Nancy Drew moved nights.

Fridays, 10/9c
Blue Bloods
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.52 rating, 6.50 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.44 rating, 6.06 million viewers

Sundays, 8/7c
Celebrity Wheel of Fortune
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.93 rating, 6.63 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.49 rating, 3.97 million viewers
*Celebrity Wheel of Fortune moved nights and times.
The Equalizer
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season*: 1.51 rating, 9.82 million viewers
*Includes the post-Super Bowl premiere
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.69 rating, 7.08 million viewers
The Simpsons
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 1.06 rating, 2.94 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.87 rating, 2.67 million viewers

Sundays, 8:30/7:30c
The Great North
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.64 rating, 1.84 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.53 rating, 1.49 million viewers

Sundays, 9/8c
Supermarket Sweep
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.78 rating, 3.48 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.39 rating, 2.40 million viewers
NCIS: Los Angeles
Averages after six episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.58 rating, 5.42 million viewers
Averages after six episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.54 rating, 5.48 million viewers
Bob’s Burgers
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.62 rating, 1.53 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.53 rating, 1.42 million viewers

Sundays, 9:30/8:30c
Family Guy
Averages after eight episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.63 rating, 1.62 million viewers
Averages after eight episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.52 rating, 1.45 million viewers

Sundays, 10/9c
The Rookie
Averages after seven episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.49 rating, 3.63 million viewers
Averages after seven episodes, 2021-2022 season: 0.33 rating, 2.80 million viewers
SEAL Team
Averages after four episodes, 2020-2021 season: 0.52 rating, 4.36 million viewers
Averages after four episodes, 2021-2022 season*: 0.39 rating, 3.47 million viewers
*SEAL Team moved nights and times and then to Paramount+ after four episodes.





