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Monday Ratings: CBS and NBC Share Dominance on Night 1 of the 2021-22 TV Season

Mixed New Series Results: 'NCIS Hawai'i' Gets Sampled Out of 'NCIS'; Modest 'Ordinary Joe' on NBC; 'The Big Leap' DOA on Fox

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Monday 9/20/21
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers:
CBS: 6.55 million, NBC: 5.92, ABC: 4.36, Fox: 3.61, CW: 419,000

Adults 18-49:
NBC: 0.9 rating/6 share, ABC: 0.7/ 5, CBS and Fox: 0.6/ 4 each, CW: 0.1/ 0

As always, keep in mind that the fast affiliate rating results from Nielsen are time period based and, therefore, only an approximate first look at what lies ahead. And, of course, there are other factors to consider other than these Nielsen results.

That said, CBS and NBC opened the season tied for dominance, with CBS’ total viewer victory a result of the arrival of “NCIS” to the Monday 9 p.m. ET hour. The veteran military crime drama lifted the time period to 8.15 million viewers (the most-watched show of the evening), with a 0.7 rating/4 share in adults 18-49 (#3). Comparably, that was 91 percent above the year-ago “All Rise” season-opener in audience size. And it led into the series premiere of spin-off “NCIS: Hawai’i” with a dominant 6.33 million viewers (which was 41 percent above year-ago time period occupant “Bull”) and a third-place 0.5/ 3 in the demo at 10 p.m. Even so, a mere 0.5 in the demo is nothing to boast about.

“NCIS: Hawai’i” faced the series premiere of NBC drama “Ordinary Joe”, which dipped considerably from lead-in “The Voice” with 3.81 million viewers (#2) and a 0.5/ 4 in adults 18-49 (#1t). “The Voice”, of course, featured the arrival of new judge Ariana Grande, and it topped the night in the demo with a 1.0/ 7 from 8-10 p.m. “The Voice” also led its two-hour block in total viewers (6.98 million). Competing “Dancing With the Stars” on ABC opened its new season with 5.48 million viewers (#3) and a 0.9/ 6 in adults 18-49 (#2) from 8-10 p.m. Worth repeating from last year: Tom Bergeron is sorely missed.

Also launching last night was Fox drama “The Big Leap”, which was a huge fizzle at an introductory 1.97 million viewers (#4) and a 0.4/ 2 in the demo (#4) in the Monday 9 p.m. hour. Lead-in “9-1-1” opened its new season with a considerably healthier 5.26 million viewers (#3) and a 0.8/ 5 in adults 18-49 (#2) at 8 p.m. Since most new series drop 10 to 20 percent in week two, consider “The Big Leap” dead on arrival on Fox.

Also in season premiere news were CBS Monday 8-9 p.m. comedies “The Neighborhood” (Viewers: #4, 5.12 million; A18-49: #4, 0.6/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and “Bob Hearts Abishola” (Viewers: #3, 5.24 million; A18-49: #4, 0.5/ 3 at 8:30 p.m.), which fit well together but demonstrate the lack of interest the Eye net has in the key adult 18-49 demo group.

In the specials department was “Time 100” on ABC, which led out of “Dancing With the Stars” with a modest (and last place) 2.12 million viewers and a 0.4/ 2 in adults 18-49.

The CW, meanwhile, populated this first night of the 2021-22 TV season with drama “Roswell, New Mexico” (Viewers: #5, 493,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 8 p.m.) and an encore telecast of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”

UPDATED 9/21/2021 4:46 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Monday, September 20:

ABC
• 4.246 million viewers
• 2.6/6 HH (3.213 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.929 million adults 18-49)

Dancing With The Stars (P) (ABC, 8:00 PM-10:01 PM)
• 5.466 million viewers
• 3.3/7 HH (4.095 million households)
• 0.9/6 A18-49 rating/share (1.202 million adults 18-49)

Time100 (S) (ABC, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.745 million viewers
• 1.1/3 HH (1.405 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.367 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 6.796 million viewers
• 4.2/10 HH (5.103 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.792 million adults 18-49)

The Neighborhood (P) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 5.279 million viewers
• 3.2/7 HH (3.948 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.826 million adults 18-49)

Bob Hearts Abishola (P) (CBS, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 5.432 million viewers
• 3.3/7 HH (4.041 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.705 million adults 18-49)

NCIS (P) (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 8.450 million viewers
• 5.1/11 HH (6.271 million households)
• 0.7/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.946 million adults 18-49)

NCIS: Hawai’i (P) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 6.582 million viewers
• 4.1/10 HH (5.042 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.663 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 6.099 million viewers
• 3.8/9 HH (4.596 million households)
• 0.9/6 A18-49 rating/share (1.168 million adults 18-49)

The Voice (P)(NBC, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 7.222 million viewers
• 4.4/10 HH (5.378 million households)
• 1.1/7 A18-49 rating/share (1.410 million adults 18-49)

Ordinary Joe (P) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.852 million viewers
• 2.5/6 HH (3.032 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.683 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 3.275 million viewers
• 2.1/5 HH (2.533 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.680 million adults 18-49)

9-1-1 (P) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 5.076 million viewers
• 3.2/7 HH (3.867 million households)
• 0.8/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.987 million adults 18-49)

The Big Leap (P) (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.474 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH (1.199 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.372 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.407 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.336 million households)
• 0.1/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.091 million adults 18-49)

Roswell New Mexico (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.469 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.401 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.108 million adults 18-49)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.345 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.270 million households)
• 0.1/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.075 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.701 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.114 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.712 million adults 18-49)

Que Le Pasa A Mi Familia (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.299 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.807 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.536 million adults 18-49)

Disenando Tu Amor (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.551 million viewers
• 0.8/2 HH (0.984 million households)
• 0.5/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.617 million adults 18-49)

Si Nos Dejan (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.879 million viewers
• 1.0/2 HH (1.203 million households)
• 0.6/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.818 million adults 18-49)

La Desalmada (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.673 million viewers
• 0.9/2 HH (1.155 million households)
• 0.5/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.702 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.431 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.325 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.180 million adults 18-49)

Las Mil y Una Noches (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.308 million viewers
• 0.2/0 HH (0.236 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.146 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.520 million viewers
• 0.3/1 HH (0.397 million households)
• 0.2/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.205 million adults 18-49)

Inseparables, Amor al Limite Season 2 (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.252 million viewers
• 0.1/0 HH (0.179 million households)
• 0.1/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.128 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 1.162 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.813 million households)
• 0.4/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.461 million adults 18-49)

Casa De Los Famosos (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.150 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.817 million households)
• 0.4/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.481 million adults 18-49)

Hercai: Amor Venganza (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.253 million viewers
• 0.7/2 HH (0.881 million households)
• 0.4/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.467 million adults 18-49)

Cafe Aroma De Mujer (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.030 million viewers
• 0.6/1 HH (0.709 million households)
• 0.3/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.430 million adults 18-49)

UPDATED 9/25/2021: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Monday, September 20:

Dancing With The Stars (P) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.486 million viewers, 0.92 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.525 million viewers, 1.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.039 million viewers (+19%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+17%)

Time100 (S) (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.759 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.846 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.087 million viewers (+5%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+3%)

The Neighborhood (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.279 million viewers, 0.63 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.466 million viewers, 0.84 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.187 million viewers (+22%), +0.21 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

Bob Hearts Abishola (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.432 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.562 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.130 million viewers (+21%), +0.13 adults 18-49 rating (+24%)

NCIS (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 8.451 million viewers, 0.73 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 11.631 million viewers, 1.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.180 million viewers (+38%), +0.33 adults 18-49 rating (+46%)

NCIS: Hawai’I (P) (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.582 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.201 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.619 million viewers (+40%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+49%)

The Voice (P) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 7.221 million viewers, 1.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 8.603 million viewers, 1.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.382 million viewers (+19%), +0.26 adults 18-49 rating (+24%)

Ordinary Joe (P) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.852 million viewers, 0.52 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.185 million viewers, 0.69 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.333 million viewers (+35%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+31%)

9-1-1 (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.077 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.924 million viewers, 1.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.847 million viewers (+56%), +0.56 adults 18-49 rating (+74%)

The Big Leap (P) (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.474 million viewers, 0.29 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.140 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.666 million viewers (+45%), +0.09 adults 18-49 rating (+32%)

Roswell New Mexico (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.469 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.748 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.279 million viewers (+59%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+91%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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