2021-22 TV Ratings: Every Network Primetime Series Ranked

NCIS This Is Us 911 — 'NCIS,' 'This Is Us' and '911' Courtesy of Michael Yarish/CBS; Ron Batzdorff/NBC; Jack Zeman /FOX

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.

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

				vs. 2020-21
Rank	Show	Network	Viewers (millions)	Gain/loss	% gain/loss
1	Sunday Night Football	NBC	18	1.5	9.1%
2	Thursday Night Football	Fox	15.4	1.98	14.8%
3	NCIS	CBS	10.9	-1.68	-13.4%
4	FBI	CBS	10.29	-0.69	-6.3%
5	Chicago Fire	NBC	9.84	-0.39	-3.8%
6	Blue Bloods	CBS	9.78	-0.38	-3.7%
7	The Equalizer	CBS	9.42	-2.65	-22%
8	Young Sheldon	CBS	9.21	-0.24	-2.5%
9	60 Minutes	CBS	9.19	-1.54	-14.4%
10	Chicago PD	NBC	9.18	-0.55	-5.7%
11	Chicago Med	NBC	9.11	-0.63	-6.5%
12	FBI: Most Wanted	CBS	8.75	-0.08	-0.9%
13	Ghosts	CBS	8.41	n/a
14	NCIS: Hawai’i	CBS	8.28	n/a
	The Voice – Tuesday	NBC	8.28	-0.02	-0.2%
16	FBI: International	CBS	8.23	n/a
17	This Is Us	NBC	8.13	-1.19	-12.8%
18	The Voice – Monday	NBC	8.12	-0.28	-3.3%
	911	Fox	8.12	-1.5	-15.6%
20	La Brea	NBC	7.43	n/a
	911: Lone Star	Fox	7.43	-1.28	-14.7%
22	Bull	CBS	7.37	-1.22	-14.2%
23	Survivor	CBS	7.36	n/a
24	Magnum P.I.	CBS	7.34	-0.14	-1.9%
25	American Idol – Sunday	ABC	7.29	-0.13	-1.8%
26	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	7.28	-0.52	-6.7%
27	The Good Doctor	ABC	7.05	-1.11	-13.6%
28	American Idol – Monday	ABC	6.99	0.75	12%
29	Law & Order: SVU	NBC	6.83	0.05	0.7%
30	CSI: Vegas	CBS	6.8	n/a
31	The Neighborhood	CBS	6.73	-0.03	-0.4%
32	Bob Hearts Abishola	CBS	6.66	0.09	1.4%
33	The Rookie	ABC	6.44	-0.67	-9.4%
34	Grey’s Anatomy	ABC	6.42	-1.74	-21.3%
35	SWAT	CBS	6.41	0.45	7.6%
36	Dancing With the Stars	ABC	6.36	-0.73	-10.3%
37	Station 19	ABC	6.16	-0.95	-13.4%
38	New Amsterdam	NBC	6.09	-0.87	-12.5%
39	Law & Order	NBC	5.92	n/a
40	The Masked Singer	Fox	5.85	-1.71	-22.6%
41	United States of Al	CBS	5.84	-0.1	-1.7%
42	SEAL Team	CBS	5.83	-0.61	-9.5%
43	B Positive	CBS	5.69	0.01	0.2%
44	Big Sky	ABC	5.65	-1.7	-23.1%
45	Law & Order: Organized Crime	NBC	5.51	-2.32	-29.6%
46	The Amazing Race	CBS	5.5	0.09	1.7%
47	The Cleaning Lady	Fox	5.17	n/a
48	America’s Funniest Home Videos	ABC	5.13	-0.19	-3.6%
49	The Resident	Fox	4.93	-0.71	-12.6%
50	The Blacklist	NBC	4.77	-0.7	-12.8%
51	The Conners	ABC	4.76	-0.88	-15.6%
52	Saturday Night Football	ABC	4.62	0.85	22.5%
53	Shark Tank	ABC	4.53	-0.44	-8.9%
	The Bachelor	ABC	4.53	-1.93	-29.9%
55	The Thing About Pam	NBC	4.46	n/a
56	Judge Steve Harvey	ABC	4.26	n/a
57	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	ABC	4.24	-2.91	-40.7%
58	20/20	ABC	4.23	0.12	2.9%
59	Dateline – Friday	NBC	4.16	even
60	How We Roll	CBS	4.1	n/a
61	Undercover Boss	CBS	4.09	0.93	29.4%
62	A Million Little Things	ABC	4.06	-1.18	-22.5%
63	AGT: Extreme	NBC	4	n/a
64	Next Level Chef	Fox	3.92	n/a
	The Goldbergs	ABC	3.92	-0.45	-10.3%
66	Abbott Elementary	ABC	3.84	n/a
67	The Bachelorette	ABC	3.83	-2.22	-36.7%
68	Women of the Movement	ABC	3.69	n/a
69	Good Sam	CBS	3.61	n/a
70	Tough as Nails	CBS	3.57	-0.27	-7.0%
71	The Endgame	NBC	3.55	n/a
	48 Hours	CBS	3.55	even
73	Ordinary Joe	NBC	3.33	n/a
74	Holey Moley	ABC	3.15	n/a
75	Beyond the Edge	CBS	3.07	n/a
76	NBA Saturday Primetime	ABC	3.03	0.73	31.7%
77	That’s My Jam	NBC	3.01	n/a
78	Let the World See	ABC	3	n/a
79	Call Me Kat	Fox	2.94	-1.22	-29.3%
	The Chase	ABC	2.94	-2.66	-47.5%
81	The Wonder Years	ABC	2.92	n/a
82	Home Economics	ABC	2.87	-0.63	-18%
83	Masterchef Junior	Fox	2.86	n/a
84	The Wall	NBC	2.8	-0.67	-19.3%
85	Supermarket Sweep	ABC	2.78	-1.1	-28.4%
86	American Auto	NBC	2.73	n/a
	Black-ish	ABC	2.73	-0.38	-12.2%
88	Promised Land	ABC	2.69	n/a
89	Alter Ego	Fox	2.63	n/a
	I Can See Your Voice	Fox	2.63	-2.21	-45.7%
91	Young Rock	NBC	2.6	-1.25	-32.5%
92	To Tell the Truth	ABC	2.53	-1.96	-43.7%
93	Dateline Mystery	NBC	2.46	-0.28	-10.2%
94	WWE Smackdown	Fox	2.44	-0.08	-3.2%
95	Come Dance With Me	CBS	2.36	n/a
96	Transplant	NBC	2.32	-3.13	-57.4%
97	Mr. Mayor	NBC	2.3	-2.16	-48.4%
98	The Simpsons	Fox	2.25	-0.11	-4.7%
99	Weakest Link	NBC	2.24	-2.22	-49.8%
100	Kenan	NBC	2.12	-0.81	-27.6%
101	American Song Contest	NBC	2.06	n/a
	Our Kind of People	Fox	2.06	n/a
103	Domino Masters	Fox	2.05	n/a
104	The Big Leap	Fox	2.03	n/a
105	Name That Tune	Fox	2.01	-1.27	-39%
106	Fox College Football	Fox	2	0.13	7.0%
107	Grand Crew	NBC	1.97	n/a
	Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer	Fox	1.97	n/a
109	Who Do You Believe?	ABC	1.92	n/a
	The Real Dirty Dancing	Fox	1.92	n/a
111	Family Guy	Fox	1.9	-0.29	-13.2%
112	Queen	ABC	1.86	n/a
113	Pivoting	Fox	1.85	n/a
114	Walker	CW	1.65	-0.89	-35%
115	Superman & Lois	CW	1.6	-0.84	-34.4%
116	Bob’s Burgers	Fox	1.59	-0.15	-8.6%
117	PBC Fight Night	Fox	1.47	0.43	41.3%
118	Home Sweet Home	NBC	1.46	n/a
119	The Great North	Fox	1.3	-0.44	-25.3%
120	All American	CW	1.06	n/a
121	Welcome to Flatch	Fox	1.05	-0.35	-25.0%
122	The Flash	CW	1.04	-0.54	-34.2%
123	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	CW	0.94	-0.08	-7.8%
124	Kung Fu	CW	0.93	-0.77	-45.3%
125	Naomi	CW	0.92	n/a
	The Courtship	NBC	0.92	n/a
127	Legends of Tomorrow	CW	0.86	0.04	4.9%
128	Whose Line Is It Anyway	CW	0.78	-0.32	-29.1%
129	Batwoman	CW	0.76	-0.16	-17.4%
130	Legacies	CW	0.75	-0.26	-26%
131	Nancy Drew	CW	0.74	-0.12	-14.0%
132	4400	CW	0.73	n/a
133	All American: Homecoming	CW	0.66	n/a
134	Duncanville	Fox	0.65	n/a
135	Charmed	CW	0.62	-0.07	-10.1%
136	World’s Funniest Animals	CW	0.54	-0.24	-30.8%
137	Great Chocolate Showdown	CW	0.52	n/a
138	Riverdale	CW	0.46	-0.55	-54.5%
139	MLS Soccer	Fox	0.44	n/a
140	Dynasty	CW	0.39	-0.01	-2.5%
	Masters of Illusion	CW	0.39	-0.24	-38.1%
142	Two Sentence Horror Stories	CW	0.33	-0.2	-37.7%
	Would I Lie to You?	CW	0.33	n/a
144	Legends of the Hidden Temple	CW	0.3	n/a
145	March	CW	0.23	n/a
146	Killer Camp	CW	0.21	n/a

Adults 18-49

				vs. 2020-21
Rank	Show	Network	18-49 rating	Gain/loss	% gain/loss
1	Sunday Night Football	NBC	5.0	0.3	6.4%
2	Thursday Night Football	Fox	4.3	0.4	10.3%
3	This Is Us	NBC	1.6	-0.4	-20%
4	Chicago PD	NBC	1.3	-0.3	-18.8%
	911	FOX	1.3	-0.4	-23.5%
	Chicago Fire	NBC	1.3	-0.2	-13.3%
	Survivor	CBS	1.3	n/a
8	Grey’s Anatomy	ABC	1.2	-0.7	-36.8%
	Law & Order: SVU	NBC	1.2	-0.2	-14.3%
	The Masked Singer	Fox	1.2	-0.8	-40%
11	Chicago Med	NBC	1.1	-0.3	-21.4%
	American Idol – Sunday	ABC	1.1	even
	The Bachelor	ABC	1.1	-0.7	-38.9%
	Dancing WIth the Stars	ABC	1.1	even
	Saturday Night Football	ABC	1.1	0.2	22.2%
16	Law & Order: Organized Crime	NBC	1.0	-0.5	-33.3%
	The Amazing Race	CBS	1.0	-0.1	-9.1%
	Ghosts	CBS	1.0	n/a
	911: Lone Star	Fox	1.0	-0.5	-33.3%
	American Idol – Monday	ABC	1.0	0.1	11.1%
	The Bachelorette	ABC	1.0	-0.8	-44.4%
	FBI	CBS	1.0	-0.3	-23.1%
	Young Sheldon	CBS	1.0	-0.2	-16.7%
	Next Level Chef	Fox	1.0	n/a
	The Voice – Monday	NBC	1.0	-0.1	-9.1%
	The Voice – Tuesday	NBC	1.0	-0.1	-9.1%
	60 Minutes	CBS	1.0	-0.2	-16.7%
28	FBI: Most Wanted	CBS	0.9	-0.1	-10%
	Station 19	ABC	0.9	-0.4	-30.8%
	The Equalizer	CBS	0.9	-0.8	-47.1%
	NCIS	CBS	0.9	-0.3	-25%
	La Brea	NBC	0.9	n/a
33	The Good Doctor	ABC	0.8	-0.4	-33.3%
	The Rookie	ABC	0.8	-0.2	-20%
	Blue Bloods	CBS	0.8	-0.1	-11.1%
	CSI: Vegas	CBS	0.8	n/a
	The Conners	ABC	0.8	-0.3	-27.3%
	The Goldbergs	ABC	0.8	-0.1	-11.1%
	FBI: International	CBS	0.8	n/a
	NCIS: Hawai’i	CBS	0.8	n/a
	SWAT	CBS	0.8	-0.1	-11.1%
	Abbott Elementary	ABC	0.8	n/a
	The Neighborhood	CBS	0.8	-0.2	-20%
	NBA Saturday Primetime	ABC	0.8	0.2	33.3%
45	20/20	ABC	0.7	even
	Magnum P.I.	CBS	0.7	-0.1	-12.5%
	SEAL Team	CBS	0.7	-0.2	-22.2%
	The Resident	Fox	0.7	-0.3	-30%
	New Amsterdam	NBC	0.7	-0.3	-30%
	Shark Tank	ABC	0.7	-0.2	-22.2%
	Bob Hearts Abishola	CBS	0.7	-0.1	-12.5%
	NCIS: Los Angeles	CBS	0.7	-0.2	-22.2%
	The Cleaning Lady	Fox	0.7	n/a
	Family Guy	Fox	0.7	-0.2	-22.2%
	Law & Order	NBC	0.7	n/a
	The Simpsons	Fox	0.7	-0.1	-12.5%
57	Big Sky	ABC	0.6	-0.5	-45.5%
	A Million Little Things	ABC	0.6	-0.4	-40%
	Bull	CBS	0.6	-0.2	-25%
	Supermarket Sweep	ABC	0.6	-0.3	-33.3%
	B Positive	CBS	0.6	-0.2	-25%
	Bob’s Burgers	Fox	0.6	-0.1	-14.3%
	Women of the Movement	ABC	0.6	n/a
	Call Me Kat	Fox	0.6	-0.3	-33.3%
	Masterchef Junior	Fox	0.6	n/a
	Dateline – Friday	NBC	0.6	even
	That’s My Jam	NBC	0.6	n/a
	Judge Steve Harvey	ABC	0.6	n/a
	United States of Al	CBS	0.6	-0.1	-14.3%
	WWE Smackdown	Fox	0.6	-0.1	-14.3%
	AGT: Extreme	NBC	0.6	n/a
	America’s Funniest Home Videos	ABC	0.6	-0.1	-14.3%
73	Home Economics	ABC	0.5	-0.2	-28.6%
	Queens	ABC	0.5	n/a
	Our Kind of People	Fox	0.5	n/a
	The Blacklist	NBC	0.5	-0.2	-28.6%
	Ordinary Joe	NBC	0.5	n/a
	The Thing About Pam	NBC	0.5	n/a
	Black-ish	ABC	0.5	-0.1	-16.7%
	Holey Moley	ABC	0.5	n/a
	The Wonder Years	ABC	0.5	n/a
	Tough as Nails	CBS	0.5	-0.1	-16.7%
	Undercover Boss	CBS	0.5	even
	Alter Ego	Fox	0.5	n/a
	I Can See Your Voice	Fox	0.5	-0.8	-61.5%
	American Auto	NBC	0.5	n/a
	Young Rock	NBC	0.5	-0.4	-44.4%
	Celebrity Wheel of Fortune	ABC	0.5	-0.5	-50%
	Fox College Football	Fox	0.5	0.1	25%
90	Good Sam	CBS	0.4	n/a
	All American	CW	0.4	-0.1	-20%
	The Big Leap	Fox	0.4	n/a
	Pivoting	Fox	0.4	n/a
	Weakest Link	NBC	0.4	-0.4	-50%
	The Chase	ABC	0.4	-0.5	-55.6%
	To Tell the Truth	ABC	0.4	-0.3	-42.9%
	48 Hours	CBS	0.4	even
	Beyond the Edge	CBS	0.4	n/a
	How We Roll	CBS	0.4	n/a
	Domino Masters	Fox	0.4	n/a
	Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer	Fox	0.4	n/a
	Name That Tune	Fox	0.4	-0.3	-42.9%
	American Song Contest	NBC	0.4	n/a
	The Endgame	NBC	0.4	n/a
	Grand Crew	NBC	0.4	n/a
	Kenan	NBC	0.4	-0.2	-33.3%
	Mr. Mayor	NBC	0.4	-0.4	-50%
	The Wall	NBC	0.4	-0.2	-33.3%
	The Great North	Fox	0.4	-0.2	-33.3%
	Let the World See	ABC	0.4	n/a
111	The Flash	CW	0.3	-0.2	-40%
	Promised Land	ABC	0.3	n/a
	Superman & Lois	CW	0.3	n/a
	The Real Dirty Dancing	Fox	0.3	n/a
	PBC Fight Night	Fox	0.3	0.1	50%
	Dateline Mystery	NBC	0.3	-0.1	-25%
117	All American: Homecoming	CW	0.2	n/a
	Batwoman	CW	0.2	even
	Legends of Tomorrow	CW	0.2	even
	Legacies	CW	0.2	-0.1	-33.3%
	Naomi	CW	0.2	n/a
	Walker	CW	0.2	-0.3	-60%
	The Courtship	NBC	0.2	n/a
	Who Do You Believe?	ABC	0.2	n/a
	Come Dance With Me	CBS	0.2	n/a
	Duncanville	Fox	0.2	n/a
	Welcome to Flatch	Fox	0.2	n/a
	Home Sweet Home	NBC	0.2	n/a
	Transplant	NBC	0.2	-0.5	-71.4%
130	4400	CW	0.1	n/a
	Charmed	CW	0.1	-0.1	-50%
	Great Chocolate Showdown	CW	0.1	n/a
	Kung Fu	CW	0.1	-0.2	-66.7%
	Legends of the Hidden Temple	CW	0.1	n/a
	Nancy Drew	CW	0.1	-0.1	-50%
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	CW	0.1	-0.1	-50%
	Riverdale	CW	0.1	-0.3	-75%
	Whose Line Is It Anyway	CW	0.1	-0.1	-50%
	World’s Funniest Animals	CW	0.1	even
	Would I Lie to You?	CW	0.1	n/a
	MLS Soccer	FOX	0.1	n/a
	Dynasty	CW	0.1	even
	Killer Camp	CW	0.1	n/a
	March	CW	0.1	n/a
	Masters of Illusion	CW	0.1	even
	Two Sentence Horror Stories	CW	0.1	even

2021-22 TV Ratings: Final Seven-Day Numbers for Every Network Series

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