Ratings: Not Dead Yet Hits Season Lows, Survivor Dominates Wednesday
In the latest TV show ratings: With NBC’s #OneChicago still in rerun mode, CBS’ Survivor was Wednesday’s most-watched and top-rated program.
CBS | Survivor (with 4.8 million total viewers and a 0.8 rating) was up across the board, while The Amazing Race (2.8 mil/0.4) only ticked up in the demo.
ABC | The Conners (3.3 mil/0.4) was up in the demo, Not Dead Yet (2.1 mil/0.2) hit and matched season lows, and Abbott Elementary (2.2 mil/0.3) was steady.
FOX | The Masked Singer (3.4 mil/0.4) dipped in the demo, while Animal Control (1.5 mil/0.2) and the Family Guy season finale (786K/0.2) were steady.
THE CW | Walker (506K/0.1) and Sight Unseen (329K/0.1) were both down in viewers, though the latter ticked up in the demo.
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Not dead yet has changed the successful origin premises to a sloppy soap. Adding Brad Garrett only confused the show.
Completely agree. Brad Garrett’s character is more annoying than funny.
ABC messed up by ending Home Economics. After watching last night’s episode of Not Dead Yet I wouldn’t be surprised if they didn’t renew the show.
I was shocked Not Dead Yet got a second season. I stopped watching it after the first season. Just didn’t find it funny or entertaining enough to continue watching it.
ABC should renew Not Dead Yet but I don’t see it happening 😢
Not Dead Yet is must-see TV for me. I’m really disappointed it may be canceled. I hope they give it another shot. I don’t mind the change in writing this season, but hopefully they try it with the writing returned more like Season 1 that others preferred more.
*sigh* Why did the season finale of Family Guy‘s current season have to come this early (other than “Strikemageddon”)? Only 15 episode this year, the final six in that Wednesday 9:30 (8:30 central) slot. I wish viewership on those six episodes were higher, given ABC didn’t slot any new series after Abbott Elementary because of “Strikemageddon”. Personally, I really wish it were Family Guy producing 22 episodes every year instead of The Simpsons producing 20 (because I having no idea why The Simpsons produces that exact amount year after year and Family Guy can’t).
Say, FOX, instead of Family Guy repeats, how about you air some Bob’s Burgers originals after Animal Control? Can’t believe Bob’s Burgers‘s next episode won’t air until May, after airing only two originals each in January and March, and only 12 episodes have aired so far.;(
The good thing about ALL the animated shows, but especially Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, and Bobs Burgers (network animated shows) is that the costs are easy to control. The work is so easy that the voice cast eventually reaches a ceiling, and they don’t ask for raises. I mean, 75K, +, PER EPISODE, for 20ish eps a year? Yup, they’ll do that forever. And they don’t age out. So, no matter how low the ratings go, the secondary market (aka syndication) ensures profitability of the shows for a long time.
At this point it’s either Not Dead Yet or the Conners.
I am really disappointed in Not Dead Yet shift away from the original premise – the story about the person in the obituary.
Get rid of Brad Garrett. The character is just annoying and not funny. It feels like the added his character in place of Nell’s interaction with the person in her obituary.
Lauren Ash (Lexi) talent is wasted this season. Let her be in charge of the office again and less nonsense with her relationship with Edward.
So much potential has been lost.
In episode 8, Nell and Sam are talking outside next to beer kegs and when the conversation ends, Nell is surprised and reminded that obituary guy is there. Like an after-thought.
Nell’s growing relationship with TJ is the highlight of every episode.
I hope Conners is renewed. Much better stories this season.
Shocking that Abbott Elementary viewership is so low given all the award show attention and love from entertainment media.
The season 1 episode of Not Dead Yet when Nell meets her perfect match and they spend the entire day together? It was the best writing I have seen in a long time. My jaw was on the floor. I think about it all the time and get so emo.