Most of the fall shows have premiered, so it’s not a terrible time to see how things are going ratings-wise.
ABC
(18-49 finals; repeats in grey; earlier weeks in parentheses, shows I suspect are vulnerable to cancellation are in red; shows I don't believe vulnerable in green; non-school-night shows in brown)
--- (5.5) (1.6) (1.3) (1.3) (1.3) Modern Family
3.9 (---) (---) (0.7) (0.3) (0.8) Once Upon A Time
3.8 (4.4) (1.1) (0.7) (---) (---) Grey’s Anatomy
3.2 (---) (0.6) (---) (---) (---) Revenge
2.2 (2.9) (1.1) (0.9) (1.0) (0.9) The Middle
2.1 (2.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) Dancing With The Stars (Mo)
2.1 (2.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Dancing With The Stars (Tu)
2.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) 666 Park Avenue
2.0 (2.1) (0.9) (0.6) (---) (---) Scandal
1.9 (2.1) (---) (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) Castle
1.9 (2.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) Last Resort
1.9 (3.2) (---) (---) (---) (---) The Neighbors
1.6 (1.9) (---) (0.5) (---) (---) Private Practice
--- (1.5) (1.7) (---) (---) (---) Primetime
1.5 (1.6) (1.8) (---) (0.9) (1.0) Shark Tank
1.3 (1.4) (1.8) (1.3) (1.0) (1.2) 20/20
1.2 (1.7) (1.5) (---) (3.0) (---) College Football
ABC only ordered 13 episodes of Shonda Rhimes’ “Private Practice” this season. My suspicion is it will order no more
“Revenge” rattled around between a 2.0 and 2.5 on Wednesdays this year and looked to me like it might not be back this fall. It’s obviously doing much better on Sundays after ABC’s top-rated drama “Once Upon A Time.”
So far “Last Resort” is doing better than “Charlie’s Angels,” which premiered at 2.1 in that 8 p.m. Thursday slot, then fell to 1.5 its second week, then 1.2 its third. “Angels” lasted seven episodes.
CBS
--- (8.7) (7.4) (---) (---) (---) NFL Sunday
4.9 (5.0) (2.3) (1.9) (2.0) (1.6) Big Bang Theory
3.7 (4.1) (1.6) (1.2) (1.2) (1.2) NCIS
3.6 (3.5) (1.8) (1.5) (1.8) (1.3) 2½ Men
3.5 (3.7) (1.6) (0.8) (1.5) (2.1) 2 Broke Girls
3.3 (3.6) (1.4) (0.8) (1.4) (1.5) How/Your Mother
--- (3.1) (---) (1.2) (1.2) (1.1) Criminal Minds
3.1 (3.4) (1.5) (1.2) (1.0) (1.1) NCIS LA
3.0 (2.9) (1.3) (1.0) (---) (---) Person of Interest
3.0 (3.1) (3.2) (---) (---) (---) Survivor
2.9 (3.1) (---) (---) (1.2) (1.6) Mike & Molly
2.5 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Amazing Race
--- (2.5) (---) (1.3) (---) (---) CSI
2.5 (3.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Elementary
2.1 (1.1) (0.7) (0.7) (0.7) (1.0) The Mentalist
2.1 (2.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) Partners
2.0 (1.8) (0.9) (---) (0.8) (1.1) Hawaii Five-0
2.0 (2.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) Vegas
1.8 (---) (0.7) (0.6) (0.4) (0.8) The Good Wife
1.7 (2.7) (2.8) (2.1) (0.8) (1.2) 60 Minutes
1.5 (0.7) (0.6) (0.6) (0.6) (---) Blue Bloods
1.3 (1.0) (0.7) (0.6) (0.5) (---) CSI NY
1.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Made In Jersey
Last season “Hawaii Five-0” premiered with a 3.4 and never fell below a 2.3. It’s been getting clobbered by “Revolution.”
“The Mentalist” is not thriving with its move from Thursdays to Sundays. Last season it never fell below 2.2 and once went as high as 3.0.
Last season “The Good Wife” ranged between 1.7 and 2.7.
“Vegas” lost a lot of the “NCIS LA” audience and lost to “Sons of Anarchy” last week, but it still beat “Parenthood” and “Private Practice.”
“Partners” is doing a poor job of retaining the “How I Met Your Mother” audience, which could hurt “2 Broke Girls.”
NBC
9.0 (8.7) (8.9)(11.0) (---) (3.3) NFL Sunday
4.6 (4.4) (4.7) (4.2) (---) (---) The Voice (Mo)
3.0 (4.2) (4.7) (4.0) (---) (---) The Voice (Tu)
3.2 (3.4) (4.1) (---) (---) (---) Revolution
2.2 (2.1) (2.1) (---) (---) (0.6) The Office
2.1 (2.7) (3.4) (3.4) (---) (---) Go On
--- (2.1) (1.2) (---) (---) (---) Law & Order SVU
1.9 (1.6) (1.7) (---) (---) (0.5) Parks and Recreation
1.7 (2.0) (2.2) (2.5) (---) (---) The New Normal
1.6 (0.6) (0.6) (0.4) (0.5) (0.5) Grimm
1.6 (1.6) (---) (---) (---) (---) Guys With Kids
1.6 (1.8) (1.8) (1.9) (---) (---) Parenthood
1.4 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) 30 Rock
1.4 (1.4) (1.3) (---) (---) (---) Up All Night
1.3 (1.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) Animal Practice
1.3 (1.0) (0.9) (0.9) (0.8) (0.9) Dateline
1.0 (0.8) (1.1) (1.4) (---) (---) Rock Center
“Revolution,” “Go On” and “New Normal” all got full first-season orders this week. Unfortunately “New Normal” seems to be a ratings roadblock preventing the “Go On” audience from making it all the way to “Parenthood.”
“Guys With Kids,” “Animal Practice,” "Parenthood" and “Up All Night” all look really vulnerable to my eyes. Will any of them outlast the outgoing “30 Rock”?
With “Go On” hobbled by a “Voice” recap show, “The Office” reasserted itself this week as NBC’s biggest sitcom.
“Grimm” was Friday’s top show a week ago, so it looks plenty safe.
“Rock Center” isn’t doing appreciably worse in the old “ER” timeslot than “Prime Suspect,” “The Firm” or “Awake” did last season.
“Community” starts its Friday journey in two weeks.
Fox
8.5 (---) (---)(10.6) (---) (2.6) NFL Sunday
3.8 (1.5) (1.9) (2.2) (1.1) (1.8) The Simpsons
3.5 (3.4) (3.6) (3.3) (---) (---) The X Factor (We)
3.3 (1.9) (2.0) (2.2) (1.5) (2.0) Family Guy
3.2 (3.2) (3.5) (3.1) (---) (---) The X Factor (Th)
2.8 (2.8) (---) (---) (---) (---) New Girl
2.6 (2.4) (2.9) (3.1) (0.6) (0.8) Glee
2.5 (0.6) (1.1) (---) (0.6) (---) American Dad
2.5 (1.5) (---) (---) (---) (---) Bob’s Burgers
2.1 (2.3) (2.3) (---) (---) (---) Bones
1.9 (2.4) (---) (---) (---) (---) Mindy Project
1.7 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Raising Hope
1.6 (2.1) (---) (---) (---) (---) Ben & Kate
1.1 (---) (---) (---) (---) (---) Fringe
1.1 (0.8) (0.9) (1.2) (0.5) (---) College Football
1.0 (1.3) (1.5) (---) (---) (---) Mob Doctor
“New Girl” remains strong as Fox’s top live-action sitcom, but “The Mindy Project” and “Ben & Kate” started weak and are already bleeding viewers.
“Raising Hope” premiered with a 3.1 last season.
“Mob Doctor” could be the first casualty of the new season.
