Sorry to see you go, “Lucifer” and “Superior Donuts” — but fans love to watch you walk away.
Both canceled shows aired their series finales last night, and both grew in ratings from last week. Fox’s “The Resident,” which was renewed for the 2018-19 season, remained steady week to week.
NBC won another Monday outright as “The Voice” made its way from its Elite Eight to the Final Four, to steal some sports terms.
NBC was first in ratings with a 1.3 rating/5 share in the advertiser-coveted 18-49 demographic and in total viewers with an average of 6.8 million, according to preliminary numbers. At 8 p.m., “The Voice,” scored a 1.6/6 and 8.6 million viewers. “Running Wild With Bear Grylls” at 10 managed a 0.8/3 and 3.2 million viewers.
ABC and Fox tied for second in ratings, both with a 0.9/3. ABC was second in total viewers with 6.3 million, Fox was fourth with 3.7 million. At 8, “Dancing With the Stars” posted a 1.0/4 and 7.6 million viewers. “The Crossing” at 10 settled for a 0.5/2 and 3.7 million viewers.
CBS was fourth in ratings with a 0.8/3 and third in viewers with 4.8 million. Following a repeat, at 8:30, “Man With a Plan” landed a 0.9/4 and 5.4 million viewers. The series finale of “Superior Donuts” at 9 received a 0.9/3 and 4.6 million viewers. Following another rerun, at 10, “Elementary” got a 0.6/3 and 4.4 million viewers.
Univision was fifth in ratings with a 0.5/2 and in viewers with 1.4 million.
The CW and Telemundo tied for sixth in ratings, both with a 0.4. Telemundo had a 2 share, CW got a 1.
The CW was sixth in total viewers with 1.14 million. At 8, “Supergirl” had a 0.5/2 and 1.5 million viewers. “iZombie” at 9 managed a 0.3/1 and 732,000 viewers.
Telemundo was seventh in total viewers with 1.12 million.