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Ratings: ‘Burden of Truth’ and ‘In the Dark’ Finales Leave The CW, Well, in the Dark

Second “Blindspot” episode of the evening sets new series low in total viewers

Tony Maglio | July 10, 2020 @ 8:43 AM
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The “Burden of Truth” finale was a burden for The CW last night. The network’s “In the Dark” finale left it in the dark.

ABC was first in ratings with a 0.6 rating/4 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 3.4 million, according to preliminary numbers. “Holey Moley” at 8 had a 0.6/4 and 3.7 million viewers. At 9, “Don’t” did a 0.7/4 and 3.3 million viewers. “To Tell the Truth” at 10 got a 0.6/4 and 3.3 million viewers.

Univision was second in ratings with a 0.5/3 and fourth in viewers with 1.7 million.

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CBS was third in ratings with a 0.4/2 and second in viewers with 3.2 million, airing all reruns.

NBC, Fox and Telemundo tied for fourth in ratings, each with a 0.3/2. NBC was third in total viewers with 2 million, Fox was fifth with 1.2 million and Telemundo was sixth with 905,000.

For NBC, “Blindspot” at 8 had a 0.3/2 and 2.4 million viewers. At 9, a second episode dipped to a 0.2/1 and 1.8 million viewers, which are lows for the series. A repeat followed.

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For Fox, “Celebrity Watch Party” at 8 got a 0.3/2 and 1.4 million viewers. At 9, “Labor of Love” received a 0.2/2 and 959,000 viewers.

The CW was seventh in ratings with a 0.1/1 and in viewers with 446,000. At 8, “Burden of Truth” got a 0.1/1 and 481,000 viewers. “In the Dark” at 9 had a 0.1/0 and 411,000 viewers.

14 Lowest-Rated Renewed Broadcast TV Shows of the 2019-2020 Season (Photos)

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  • Magnum PI CBS
  • MacGyver CBS
  • The Unicorn CBS
  • Bob Hearts Abishola CBS
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine - Season 6 NBC
  • Good Girls NBC
  • American Housewife ABC
  • All Rise CBS CBS
  • Blackish ABC
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  • Bless the Harts Fox
  • Bob's Burgers Fox
  • Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist NBC
  • Duncanville Fox
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We’ve got good news and bad news, but not necessarily in that order…

Why would a low-rated show ever be renewed for another season? Well, the series could be a critical darling or might do well in demos other than the regularly reported adults 18-49 one. Such a program may be particularly cheap to produce or exist at a studio that shares an umbrella with its network.

Maybe there's a global pandemic, and shows with a cast, writing staff, production crew and existing sets are suddenly a better bet than rolling the dice on new development. Or, perhaps the show is simply on Fox.

Scroll through the TheWrap's gallery to see the 14 lowest-rated scripted TV shows of the 2019-20 season that were renewed by Fox, ABC, CBS, and NBC. All ratings in this story come from Nielsen's "most current" data, which includes a week's worth of delayed viewing where available. Lowest-rated is first, highest-rated last. And, yes, there are ties. Readers can see the complete list of all the broadcast TV shows that have been renewed, canceled and ordered here

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