Which Freshman Shows Have Enjoyed The Best Delayed-Playback Gains?

As the 2022-23 TV season slowly marches toward its end, TVLine takes fresh stock of broadcast-TV's freshman class performance-to-date — including the handful of shows still awaiting renewal. (Updated May 17)

Among the Fall 2022 entries, CBS' East New York and NBC's Quantum Leap shared the title of the highest-rated series launch; CBS' Fire Country, meanwhile, delivered the largest audience for any freshman debut. Of those three, only East New York still is in limbo.

A slew of midseason shows have since landed on the Live+7 chart, including Fox's Farmer Wants a Wife and The CW's Gotham Knights. (And because I know the Magnum P.I. faithful are curious, I've included it as a "new-to-NBC" show.)

Of the new broadcast series that have landed on the Live+7 playback table, which are enjoying the most bodacious bumps, either in their adjusted total or as a percentage gain in their preliminary numbers?

See who is leading the pack in the 18-49 demo and in total viewers, ranked both by their new Live+7 total and in percentage gains. (And as always, if you seek scoop on any of these shows, email InsideLine@tvline.com!)

0.8 — Fire Country, CBS (20 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.7 — Night Court, NBC (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.6 — Accused, Fox (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.6 — East New York, CBS (20 episodes) — Cancelled

0.6 — Quantum Leap, NBC (18 episodes) — Season ended; renewed for Season 2

0.6 — Will Trent, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.6 — America's Got Talent: All Stars, NBC (9 episodes) — Season ended

0.5 — So Help Me Todd, CBS (19 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.5 — Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Fox (8 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.5 — Special Forces: WTT, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.5 — The Rookie: Feds, ABC (19 episodes)

0.5 — Celebrity Jeopardy!, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.5 — Not Dead Yet, ABC (11 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.4 — Alaska Daily, ABC (11 episodes) — Cancelled

0.4 — Magnum P.I., first season on NBC (9 episodes)

0.4 — The Parent Test, ABC (8 episodes) — Season ended

0.4 — Lingo, CBS (7 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.4 — Animal Control, Fox (12 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.4 — The Company You Keep, ABC (10 episodes) — Cancelled

0.4 — True Lies, CBS (10 episodes) — Cancelled

0.4 — Farmer Wants a Wife, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.3 — Lopez vs. Lopez, NBC (21 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

0.3 — Monarch, Fox (10 episodes) — Cancelled

0.3 — The Real Love Boat, CBS (4 episodes) — Moved to Paramount+

0.2 — The Winchesters, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

0.1 — Family Law, The CW (10 episodes) — Season ended Dec. 11

0.1 — Walker Independence, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

0.1 — Professionals, The CW (10 episodes)— Season ended Dec. 20

0.1 — Magic With the Stars, The CW (9 episodes) — Season ended

0.1 — Gotham Knights, The CW (7 episodes)

0.1 — The Great American Joke Off, The CW (6 episodes)

0.0 — 100 Days to Indy, The CW (2 episodes)

+100% Quantum Leap, NBC (18 episodes) — Season ended; renewed for Season 2

+100% The Winchesters, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

+100% Alaska Daily, ABC (11 episodes) — Cancelled

+100% Will Trent, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+100% The Company You Keep, ABC (10 episodes) — Cancelled

+100% True Lies, CBS (10 episodes) — Cancelled

+100% Animal Control, Fox (12 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+67% The Rookie: Feds, ABC (19 episodes)

+67% Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Fox (8 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+67% Not Dead Yet, ABC (11 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+60% Fire Country, CBS (20 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+50% East New York, CBS (20 episodes) — Cancelled

+50% Monarch, Fox (10 episodes) — Cancelled

+50% The Real Love Boat, CBS (4 episodes) — Moved to Paramount+

+50% Accused, Fox (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+40% Night Court, NBC (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+33% Magnum P.I., first season on NBC (9 episodes)

+33% Farmer Wants a Wife, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+25% So Help Me Todd, CBS (19 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+25% Special Forces: WTT, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+20% America's Got Talent: All Stars, NBC (9 episodes) — Season ended

+0% Lopez vs. Lopez, NBC (21 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+0% Celebrity Jeopardy!, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+0% Family Law, The CW (10 episodes) — Season ended Dec. 11

+0% Walker Independence, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

+0% Professionals, The CW (10 episodes)— Season ended Dec. 20

+0% Magic With the Stars, The CW (9 episodes) — Season ended

+0% The Parent Test, ABC (8 episodes) — Season ended

+0% Lingo, CBS (7 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+0% Gotham Knights, The CW (7 episodes)

+0% The Great American Joke Off, The CW (6 episodes)

+0% 100 Days to Indy, The CW (2 episodes)

8.4 million — Fire Country, CBS (20 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

6.8 million — East New York, CBS (20 episodes) — Cancelled

6.4 million — So Help Me Todd, CBS (19 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

6 million — Will Trent, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

5.5 million — America's Got Talent: All Stars, NBC (9 episodes) — Season ended

5.3 million — Alaska Daily, ABC (11 episodes) — Cancelled

5.3 million — Night Court, NBC (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

5 million — Magnum P.I., first season on NBC (9 episodes)

4.3 million — The Rookie: Feds, ABC (22 episodes)

4.3 million — Celebrity Jeopardy!, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

4.2 million — True Lies, CBS (10 episodes) — Cancelled

4 million — Accused, Fox (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

3.9 million — Quantum Leap, NBC (18 episodes) — Season ended; renewed for Season 2

3.8 million — Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Fox (8 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

3.7 million — The Company You Keep, ABC (10 episodes) — Cancelled

3.4 million — Not Dead Yet, ABC (11 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

3 million — Lingo, CBS (7 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

2.8 million — Farmer Wants a Wife, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

2.8 million — Monarch, Fox (10 episodes) — CANCELLED

2.7 million — Special Forces: WTT, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

2.4 million — Lopez vs. Lopez, NBC (21 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

2.3 million — The Real Love Boat, CBS (4 episodes) — Moved to Paramount+

2.2 million — Animal Control, Fox (12 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

2.2 million — The Parent Test, ABC (8 episodes) — Season ended

946,000 — Walker Independence, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

794,000 — The Winchesters, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

736,000 — Gotham Knights, The CW (7 episodes)

477,000 — Family Law, The CW (10 episodes) — Season ended Dec. 11

410,000 — Professionals, The CW (10 episodes)— Season ended Dec. 20

405,000 — Magic With the Stars, The CW (9 episodes) — Season ended

392,000 — The Great American Joke Off, The CW (6 episodes)

+96% Will Trent, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+90% Walker Independence, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

+86% Alaska Daily, ABC (11 episodes) — Cancelled

+79% The Rookie: Feds, ABC (19 episodes)

+71% The Winchesters, The CW (13 episodes) — Cancelled

+69% Quantum Leap, NBC (18 episodes) — Season ended; renewed for Season 2

+69% Alert: Missing Persons Unit, Fox (8 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+68% The Company You Keep, ABC (10 episodes) — Cancelled

+67% Monarch, Fox (10 episodes) — CANCELLED

+66% Animal Control, Fox (12 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+64% Gotham Knights, The CW (7 episodes)

+62% Accused, Fox (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+62% True Lies, CBS (10 episodes) — Cancelled

+56% Not Dead Yet, ABC (11 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+52% Family Law, The CW (10 episodes) — Season ended Dec. 11

+49% Magnum P.I., first season on NBC (9 episodes) 

+48% Special Forces: WTT, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+44% Professionals, The CW (10 episodes)— Season ended Dec. 20

+41% Fire Country, CBS (20 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+39% So Help Me Todd, CBS (19 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+36% East New York, CBS (20 episodes) — Cancelled

+35% Night Court, NBC (14 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+30% Farmer Wants a Wife, Fox (9 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+21% Lopez vs. Lopez, NBC (21 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+20% The Real Love Boat, CBS (4 episodes) — Moved to Paramount+

+17% America's Got Talent: All Stars, NBC (9 episodes) — Season ended

+17% 100 Days to Indy, The CW (2 episodes)

+16% The Parent Test, ABC (8 episodes) — Season ended

+15% The Great American Joke Off, The CW (6 episodes)

+12% Magic With the Stars, The CW (9 episodes) — Season ended

+12% Celebrity Jeopardy!, ABC (13 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

+11% Lingo, CBS (7 episodes) — Renewed for Season 2

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