Thursday TV Ratings 8/3/23: NFL Preseason Starts Up from 2022 Opener, MLB Solid, Generation Gap and The Prank Panel Take a Hit (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The 'Jets v. Browns' NFL preseason game (1.46) comfortably topped the night and went about 4% higher than last year's preseason game (1.41) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Fox tried to compete with NBC's football broadcast, but its showing of 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (0.40) settled for a distant second-place. Against all the sports competition, ABC programs 'Generation Gap' (0.32, -0.04) and 'The Prank Panel' (0.24, -0.07) both crashed to new season lows, with 'Prank' taking an especially brutal hit. In the 10 p.m. hour, ABC's rerun of 'Shark Tank' (0.18) easily crushed CBS's encore of 'CSI: Vegas' (0.10). Earlier in the night, CBS had repeats of 'Young Sheldon' (0.19), 'Ghosts' (0.17), and 'So Help Me Todd' (0.16). The CW reran 'Son of a Critch' (0.03) and 'Run the Burbs' (0.03). At 9, the premiere of 'FBOY Island' (0.03) did not perform any better than the sitcoms.

Finals Update: 'NFL Preseason: Jets v. Browns' (+0.3) and 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	NFL Preseason: Jets v. Browns	1.46	17	5.98	NBC
	MLB: Regional Coverage	0.40	5	2.02	Fox
	Generation Gap	0.32	4	3.04	ABC
	Young Sheldon (R)	0.19	2	3.01	CBS
	Son of a Critch (R)	0.03	0	0.27	The CW
8:30 PM	Ghosts (R)	0.17	2	2.37	CBS
	Run the Burbs (R)	0.03	0	0.17	The CW
9 PM	The Prank Panel	0.24	3	1.76	ABC
	So Help Me Todd (R)	0.16	2	2.16	CBS
	FBOY Island (P)	0.03	0	0.16	The CW
10 PM	Shark Tank (R)	0.18	2	1.34	ABC
	CSI: Vegas (R)	0.10	1	1.73	CBS