Thursday TV Ratings 10/5/23: Big Brother and The Golden Bachelor Lead, Hell’s Kitchen Rises (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC series 'The Golden Bachelor' (0.57, -0.06) remained a force in week two, even as it dealt with a post-premiere decline. 'Bachelor in Paradise' (0.36, -0.02) inched down in the 9 p.m. hour. 'Buddy Games' (0.32, +0.09) and 'Big Brother' (0.57, +0.04) climbed higher on CBS, while 'The Challenge: USA' (0.24, 0.00) held steady. Fox's 'Hell's Kitchen' (0.37, +0.08) improved greatly on its mediocre premiere, but 'LEGO Masters' (0.21, -0.03) only weakened some more. NBC re-ran 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.17), 'Found' (0.17), and 'Dateline' (0.24). 'FBoy Island' (0.05, +0.01) grew by a hundredth for its CW finale and led into a 'Whose Line' repeat' (0.04).

Finals Update: ‘The Golden Bachelor’ (+0.1), ‘Bachelor in Paradise’ (+0.1), and ‘Big Brother’ (+0.1) adjusted up, while ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ (-0.1) and ‘LEGO Masters’ (-0.2) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	The Golden Bachelor	0.57	6	4.28	ABC
	Hell's Kitchen	0.37	4	1.99	Fox
	Buddy Games	0.32	3	2.02	CBS
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.17	2	2.20	NBC
	FBoy Island (F)	0.05	0	0.17	The CW
9 PM	Big Brother	0.57	5	2.91	CBS
	LEGO Masters	0.21	2	0.98	Fox
	Bachelor in Paradise	0.36	3	2.00	ABC
	Found (R)	0.17	2	2.09	NBC
9:30 PM	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)	0.04	0	0.20	The CW
10 PM	The Challenge: USA	0.24	2	1.41	CBS
	Dateline NBC (R)	0.24	2	2.49	NBC