Prime Time TV Ratings Week August 14-20

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Viewers in millions

1. America's Got Talent (Tue) NBC 6.4
2. 60 Minutes CBS 5.9
3. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 5.6
4. Celebrity Family Feud (Sun) ABC 4.5
5. Password (Wed) NBC 4.4

6. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 4.1
7. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 4.0
7. $100,000 Pyramid (Sun) ABC 4.0
7. Password (Tue) NBC 4.0
10. America's Funniest Home Videos (Sun) ABC 3.8

11. FBI CBS 3.6
12. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 3.4
12. Press Your Luck (Thu) ABC 3.4
14. The Bachelorette ABC 3.3
14. Celebrity Wheel of Fortune ABC 3.3

14. Young Sheldon CBS 3.3
17. FBI: International CBS 3.2
17. NCIS CBS 3.2
17. The Neighborhood CBS 3.2
20. American Ninja Warrior (Mon) NBC 2.9

20. Bob Hearts Abishola CBS 2.9
20. FBI: Most Wanted CBS 2.9
20. Generation Gap (Thu) ABC 2.9
20. NCIS: Hawaii CBS 2.9
25. Law & Order: SVU NBC 2.7

26. Ghosts CBS 2.6
26. Major League Baseball Fox 2.6
26. 20/20 ABC 2.6
29. Blue Bloods (10pm) CBS 2.4
29. Equalizer CBS 2.4

31. Law & Order NBC 2.3
31. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 2.3
33. Challenge USA CBS 2.2
33. Shark Tank ABC 2.2
35. Blue Bloods (9pm) CBS 2.1

35. Chicago PD NBC 2.1
35. Final Straw ABC 2.1
35. Secret Celebrity Renovation CBS 2.1
35. WWE Friday Night Smackdown Fox 2.1
40. Abbott Elementary (8pm) ABC 2.0

40. Generation Gap (Tue) ABC 2.0
40. Masterchef (Wed) Fox 2.0
40. Weakest Link NBC 2.0
44. Claim to Fame ABC 1.9
44. The Con ABC 1.9

44. 48 Hours CBS 1.9
44. Law & Order: Organized Crime NBC 1.9
48. Dateline (Fri) NBC 1.7
48. Dateline (Sat) NBC 1.7
48. Password (Sun) NBC 1.7

51. America's Got Talent (Sun) NBC 1.6
51. Celebrity Family Feud (Tue) ABC 1.6
51. Crimetime (8pm) CBS 1.6
51. Press Your Luck (Wed) ABC 1.6
51. S.W.A.T. CBS 1.6

51. Who Do You Think You Are? NBC 1.6
57. Abbott Elementary (8:30) ABC 1.5
57. America's Got Talent (Sat) NBC 1.5
57. Beat Shazam (Mon) Fox 1.5
57. Crimetime (9pm) CBS 1.5

57. Don't Forget the Lyrics Fox 1.5
62. Abbott Elementary (9pm) ABC 1.4
62. American Ninja Warrior (Fri) NBC 1.4
64. Abbott Elementary (9:30) ABC 1.3
64. $100,000 Pyramid (Sat) ABC 1.3

66. Masterchef (Thu) Fox 1.0
66. UFC Prelims ABC 1.0
68. Beat Shazam (Sun) Fox 0.7
68. Bob's Burgers Fox 0.7
68. Family Guy Fox 0.7

68. The Simpsons Fox 0.7
68. So You Think You Can Dance Fox 0.7
73. Fantasy Island Fox 0.6
73. Great North Fox 0.6
75. Leonardo CW 0.5

75. Roswell, New Mexico CW 0.5
75. Welcome to Flatch (9pm) Fox 0.5
75. Welcome to Flatch (9:30) Fox 0.5
75. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.5
80. Great Chocolate Showdown (Thu) CW 0.4

80. Masters of Illusion (9:30) CW 0.4
80. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.4
80. Penn & Teller: Fool Us CW 0.4
80. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.4
85. Bump (8pm) CW 0.3

85. Devils CW 0.3
85. Great Chocolate Showdown (Sat) CW 0.3
85. In the Dark CW 0.3
85. Masters of Illusion (9pm) CW 0.3
85. Whose Line Is It Anyway? CW 0.3

85. World's Funniest Animals (Fri 9pm) CW 0.3
85. World's Funniest Animals (Fri 9:30) CW 0.3
93. Killer Camp CW 0.2
93. Wellington Paranormal (9pm) CW 0.2
93. Wellington Paranormal (9:30) CW 0.2

CW

1......................……75. Leonardo CW 0.5
1...................……75. Roswell, New Mexico CW 0.5
1....................……75. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.5
4.....................……80. Great Chocolate Showdown (Thu) CW 0.4
4....................…….80. Masters of Illusion (9:30) CW 0.4

4...................……80. Mysteries Decoded CW 0.4
4....................……80. Penn & Teller: Fool Us CW 0.4
4....................……80. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.4
9..................……85. Bump CW 0.3
9...................……85. Devils CW 0.3

9.....................……85. Great Chocolate Showdown (Sat) CW 0.3
9....................……85. In the Dark CW 0.3
9...................…….85. Masters of Illusion (9pm) CW 0.3
9...................……85. Whose Line Is It Anyway? CW 0.3
9....................……85. World's Funniest Animals (Fri 9pm) CW 0.3

9....................……85. World's Funniest Animals (Fri 9:30) CW 0.3
17......................……93. Killer Camp CW 0.2
17.....................……93. Wellington Paranormal (9pm) CW 0.2
17....................……93. Wellington Paranormal (9:30) CW 0.2

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It's that time again.

So The CW realized that "Dynasty" wasn't working. I haven't heard the series had its finale, but why? But funny animal videos aren't working with that lead-in. They're helping some, but not much. Amazingly, on Saturday the rerun got better numbers than the new episode, and way better numbers than it did last week.

"Smackdown" was back to normal, meaning that for women it was behind ABC's entire lineup and for seniors, don't bother trying. For men, 18-49 and 25-54, way out in front.

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Oh, how nice. Finally identifying a show that had a rerun instead of just saying "reruns".

"Wellington" scored as low as it could and still get 0.2 with just one digit after the decimal. "Whose Line" didn't improve over whatever "Bump" is.

"The Con" is what someone did when they promised ABC one of their shows would be a hit.

How many "Abbott Elementary" marathons are there going to be?

On Wednesday, "Big Brother" was way out in front except for second with seniors who liked "America's Got Talent" a lot. On Thursday, same deal and women like it even more. While seniors like "Press Your Luck" and, of course, Sheldon. As one would expect, seniors like "Generation Gap" but it's in fourth place for the night.

In Flatch, people aren't very welcome.

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Not a great start for "Leonardo" but it's number one for the week on The CW so far. Almost high enough to round up to 0.6. "Roswell" actually went up slightly.

"The Bachelorette" continues to get "This Is Us" numbers with women and everyone but men (still number one with them) and seniors.

"Password" gets respectable numbers after "America's Got Talent", which is doing very well.

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And that's it. Sundays are looking better on The CW. The second animal videos episode does better than the first. They're both reruns. I don't know the answer. Or why they can keep showing the same ones over and over.

"Big Brother" is number one on Sundays except with seniors and they watch "60 Minutes" and most ABC competition shows.

I will be here on Thursday next week unless things change, but I can post what I can when I can. It's usually available the second day after the show airs. I haven't heard back from someone I need to meet on Tuesday, but things didn't go well the last time we were supposed to meet so I want to make sure I do it right this time. I have a problem with Wednesday next week which also means I will be here Tuesdays every other week (though the Labor Day holiday means that might not mean the full numbers until later). And in about a month I won't be here all week but I will try to post what I can when it is available. I'll just try to do what I can.