UPDATED Tuesday Ratings - 'Dancing With the Stars' Drops; 'Cosmos' Starts Low on FOX; 'Dead Pixels' Finale Steady

On September 22, 2020, ABC won in the Adults 18-49 demographic with a 0.87 rating - followed by NBC (0.70), CBS (0.40), FOX (0.35) and The CW (0.08).

Furthermore, NBC won in total viewers with 5.377 million viewers - followed by ABC (4.813), CBS (2.593), FOX (1.568) and The CW (0.277).

UPDATE - Dancing With the Stars and Love Island were adjusted up.

ABC (0.87 Rating, 4.813 Million Viewers)

        DANCING WITH THE STARS (1.1, -0.2)

        TIME 100 (0.4)

NBC (0.70 Rating, 5.377 Million Viewers)

        AMERICA'S GOT TALENT (0.8, +0.1)

        TRANSPLANT (0.5, +0.0)

CBS (0.40 Rating, 2.593 Million Viewers)

        NCIS (0.4) REPEAT

        LOVE ISLAND (0.5, +0.0)

        FBI: MOST WANTED (0.3) REPEAT

FOX (0.35 Rating, 1.568 Million Viewers)

        COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (0.4) LINEAR DEBUT

        COSMOS: POSSIBLE WORLDS (0.3)

THE CW (0.08 Rating, 0.277 Million Viewers)

        DEAD PIXELS (0.1, +0.0) SEASON FINALE

        DEAD PIXELS (0.0) REPEAT

        TELL ME A STORY (0.1, +0.0)

The Final Ratings for Tuesday, September 22 

Average Rating: 0.41

Average Viewership: 2.502


NOTE: For the 2020-21 broadcast season, Nielsen has determined that there are 121 million TV households in the United States - with 307.9 million people ages 2 and up. The Adults 18-49 demographic is the rating most commonly reported and helps determine ad rates but is not the sole explanation for whether a show will be renewed or cancelled.