NBC reality competition’s second coronation sheds nearly 3 million viewers from its first one

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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