Upfronts season has come and gone, and that means broadcast networks have canceled many a show to make room for their newly-ordered series (Or because their lead star sent out a racially-charged tweet that received immediate backlash). But not every program that got the ax went out with bad Nielsen numbers. Here's a look at the highest-rated shows didn't make the cut for the 2018-19 slate… unless they were saved by NBC. (We're looking at you, "Brooklyn Nine-Nine.") Ratings are based on Nielsen's "most current" data stream, which includes a week's worth of delayed viewing where available. Least-viewed is first, most-watched last. And, yes, there are ties.
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Series: "The Mick"
Net: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.2
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Series: "The Last Man on Earth"
Net: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.2
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Series: "Brooklyn Nine-Nine"***
Net: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.2
***Revived by NBC
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Series: "Marvel's Inhumans"
Net: ABC
18-49 rating: 1.2
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Series: "Wisdom of the Crowd"
Net: CBS
18-49 rating: 1.2
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Series: "Rise"
Net: NBC
18-49 rating: 1.2
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Series: "9JKL"
Net: CBS
18-49 rating: 1.2
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Series: "Me, Myself & I"
Net: CBS
18-49 rating: 1.3
Series: "The X-Files"**
Net: Fox
18-49 rating: 1.4
**Ordered as limited series
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Series: "Scorpion"
Net: CBS
18-49 rating: 1.5
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Series: "Designated Survivor"
Net: ABC
18-49 rating: 1.6
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Series: "The Brave"
Net: NBC
18-49 rating: 1.6
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Series: "Kevin Can Wait"
Net: CBS
18-49 rating: 1.6
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Series: "Law & Order: True Crime"**
Net: NBC
18-49 rating: 1.7
**Ordered as limited series
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Series: "The Middle"*
Net: ABC
18-49 rating: 1.9
*Announced as final season in advance
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Series: "Scandal"*
Net: ABC
18-49 rating: 2.1
*Announced as final season in advance
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Series: "Roseanne"****
Net: ABC
18-49 rating: 5.4
****Canceled abruptly by ABC on May 29 following racially-charged comments star Roseanne Barr made about former Barack Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett and billionaire democratic donor George Soros.
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But Nielsen numbers don't mean everything when it comes to the Big 4's decisions to cancel a show. Or pick it up from another network. (Again, we're looking at you "Brooklyn Nine-Nine.")
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