Thursday TV Ratings 7/11/24: ESPYS Decline from 2023, President Biden Press Conference Leads, Shark Week Rises, Impractical Jokers Returns Down [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The 2024 ESPY Awards (0.38) dipped on ABC, with the ceremony declining by 7% from 2023's show (0.41) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Earlier in the night, the Alphabet Network led the way with their coverage of President Biden's NATO Press Conference (0.52). NBC's coverage (0.33) took second, while CBS's (0.32) was close behind in third. Fox (0.18) was in last place and used their showing of the press conference as a lead-in for Don't Forget the Lyrics! (0.26, 0.00). Later in the night, CBS's repeats of Ghosts (0.15), Elsbeth (0.10), and Fire Country (0.11) fell behind NBC's encores of Law & Order (0.18), SVU (0.20), and Organized Crime (0.20). On the CW, Masters of Illusion (0.03, +0.01) and World's Funniest Animals (0.04, +0.02) improved. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	President Biden NATO Press Conference	0.52	8	4.97	ABC
	President Biden NATO Press Conference	0.33	5	3.55	NBC
	President Biden NATO Press Conference	0.32	4	3.60	CBS
	President Biden NATO Press Conference	0.18	3	0.99	Fox
	The Conners (R)	0.03	1	0.35	CW
8:30 PM	The 2024 ESPYS	0.38	6	2.64	ABC
	Don't Forget the Lyrics!	0.26	4	1.57	Fox
	Law & Order (R)	0.18	3	2.05	NBC
	Ghosts (R)	0.15	2	2.09	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.04	1	0.39	CW
9 PM	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.20	3	2.14	NBC
	Elsbeth (R)	0.10	2	1.82	CBS
	Masters of Illusion	0.03	1	0.25	CW
9:30 PM	World's Funniest Animals	0.04	1	0.34	CW
10 PM	Law & Order: Organized Crime (R)	0.20	3	1.67	NBC
	Fire Country (R)	0.11	2	1.37	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.43	5.63
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.28	2.17
Great White Danger Zone	Discovery	0.18	0.63
Caught! When Sharks Attack	Discovery	0.18	0.69
Real Housewives of Orange County	Bravo	0.14	0.65
Monster of Oz	Discovery	0.12	0.66
Impractical Jokers	TBS	0.11	0.39