CBS gives drama a 2-hour April finale
When it comes to broadcast TV, winter is typically no fall — but a few of this year’s new midseason shows could have made the cut for an earlier start, ratings-wise. TheWrap has ranked all of 2020’s midseason series premieres — so far — by their “live” total-viewer tallies. Spinoffs of Fox’s “9-1-1” and CBS’ “FBI” had impressive starts, The CW’s “Riverdale” offshoot did not. Scroll through our gallery for the Nielsen returns for the 13 midseason shows that have debuted this season and check back for updates as more premiere. Least-watched is first, most-watched is last. Readers can find our Fall TV version of these rankings here here.
Fox/NBC/CBS/The CW
Rank: 13 Show: “Katy Keene” Net: The CW Total Viewers: 568,000
The CW
Rank: 12 Show: “Duncanville” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 1.5 million
Fox
Rank: 11 Show: “Flirty Dancing” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 1.8 million* (*Time period premiere. Special post-NFL doubleheader series debut, which aired live across all timezones, earned 3.2 million viewers)
Fox
Rank: 10 Show: “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist”* Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2 million* (*Time period premiere. Sneak-peek preview of first episode got 2.7 million viewers)
NBC
Rank: 9 Show: “Indebted” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 2.1 million
NBC
Rank: 8 Show: “For Life” Net: ABC Total Viewers: 3.178 million
ABC
Rank: 7 Show: “Outmatched” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 3.202 million
Fox
Rank: 6 Show: “Lincoln Rhyme: Hunt for the Bone Collector” Net: NBC Total Viewers: 4.4 million
NBC
Rank: 5 Show: “Deputy” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.6 million
Fox
Rank: 4 Show: “Tommy” Net: CBS Total Viewers: 4.787 million
CBS
Rank: 3 Show: “Lego Masters” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 4.837 million
Fox
Rank: 2 Show: “9-1-1: Lone Star” Net: Fox Total Viewers: 5.8 million* (*Time period premiere. Special post-NFC Championship series debut earned 11.5 million viewers)
Fox
Rank: 1 Show: “FBI: Most Wanted” Net: CBS Total Viewers: 7.1 million
CBS
Two spinoffs start off strong — one does not
When it comes to broadcast TV, winter is typically no fall — but a few of this year’s new midseason shows could have made the cut for an earlier start, ratings-wise. TheWrap has ranked all of 2020’s midseason series premieres — so far — by their “live” total-viewer tallies. Spinoffs of Fox’s “9-1-1” and CBS’ “FBI” had impressive starts, The CW’s “Riverdale” offshoot did not. Scroll through our gallery for the Nielsen returns for the 13 midseason shows that have debuted this season and check back for updates as more premiere. Least-watched is first, most-watched is last. Readers can find our Fall TV version of these rankings here here.
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