2021-22 TV Ratings: Final Seven-Day Numbers for Every Network Series
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No one would argue that broadcast TV is booming in 2022, but on a show by show basis, things don’t look quite as bleak as they did a year ago.
Whereas in 2020-21, only one network series — The CW’s All American — grew both its total audience and adults 18-49 rating, several shows managed the feat in the 2021-22 season, according to Nielsen’s final seven-day ratings for the season. The gainers were led by the top two shows on TV, NBC’s Sunday Night Football (18 million viewers, 5.0 rating in 18-49) and Fox’s Thursday Night Football (15.4 million, 4.3), which posted decent improvements in both measures.
The Monday edition of American Idol (6.99 million viewers, 1.0 in 18-49) and several other sports franchises, including ABC’s Saturday college football and NBA showcases, also had gains in both viewers and the key ad demographic. NBC’s Law & Order: SVU and CBS’ The Amazing Race, Undercover Boss, SWAT and Bob Hearts Abishola all posted total-viewer growth, though they dipped some in the 18-49 demo.
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Among entertainment programs, CBS’ NCIS led the viewer charts with 10.9 million people per episode. The swan song for NBC’s This Is Us finished first among adults 18-49 with a 1.6 rating; it was the top network drama in the demo for each of its six seasons.
The charts below are seven-day averages for the full 2021-22 TV season (Sept. 20, 2021 to May 25, 2022). Series that aired fewer than three episodes during the season, continuations of summer shows from the previous season and sports pre- and postgame shows are excluded. The numbers below also don’t include streaming, which makes up a significant portion of the audience for a number of shows.
Total Viewers
| 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | NCIS: Hawai’i | 17 | 18 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | Grey’s Anatomy | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 | 39 | 40 | 41 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 46 | 47 | 48 | America’s Funniest Home Videos | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | 53 | 56 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 60 | 61 | 62 | 63 | 64 | 67 | 68 | 69 | 70 | 71 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 77 | That’s My Jam | 78 | 79 | 82 | 83 | 84 | 85 | 86 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 100 | 101 | 104 | 105 | 106 | 107 | 112 | 113 | 114 | 115 | 116 | Bob’s Burgers | 117 | 118 | 119 | 120 | 121 | 122 | 123 | 124 | 125 | 128 | 129 | 130 | 131 | 132 | 133 | 134 | 135 | 136 | World’s Funniest Animals | 137 | 138 | 139 | 140 | 145 | 146 |
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