Thursday TV Ratings 7/28/22: The Con Returns Low, Generation Gap Takes a Hit, Big Brother Nears Season High (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's 'Press Your Luck' (0.46, +0.03) grew by three-hundredths after taking a week off for the January 6 hearings, but 'Generation Gap' (0.35, -0.06) slid down to its weakest rating to date. After building on 'Luck' during its first week and staying close behind it for episode two, this is a very disappointing third showing for 'Gap', signaling that it may not be as strong as it initially appeared. At 10, 'The Con' (0.23) returned in meager fashion, going two-hundredths below its finale from March 2021 (0.25). On CBS, 'Big Brother' (0.78, +0.07) gained a whopping seven-hundredths and was surrounded by reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.31), 'Ghosts' (0.30), and 'CSI: Vegas' (0.20). Fox had a middling encore of 'MasterChef' (0.24) and an anemic pair of 'Welcome to Flatch' repeats (0.12/0.10). NBC went with reruns of 'Law & Order' (0.21), 'SVU' (0.28), and 'Organized Crime' (0.20). As usual, 'SVU' was a good bit higher than the other two. The CW aired reruns of 'Walker' (0.04) and 'The Flash' (0.04).

Finals Update: 'Press Your Luck' (+0.1) and 'Big Brother' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Press Your Luck	0.46/5	3.48	ABC
	Young Sheldon (R)	0.31/4	3.17	CBS
	MasterChef (R)	0.24/3	1.15	Fox
	Law & Order (R)	0.21/2	2.37	NBC
	Walker (R)	0.04/1	0.35	The CW
8:30 PM	Ghosts (R)	0.30/3	2.72	CBS
9 PM	Big Brother	0.78/8	3.55	CBS
	Generation Gap	0.35/4	3.09	ABC
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.28/3	2.59	NBC
	Welcome to Flatch (R)	0.12/1	0.58	Fox
	The Flash (R)	0.04/0	0.28	The CW
9:30 PM	Welcome to Flatch (R)	0.10/1	0.53	Fox
10 PM	The Con (P)	0.23/3	2.08	ABC
	Law & Order: Organized Crime (R)	0.20/2	1.80	NBC
	CSI: Vegas (R)	0.20/2	1.60	CBS