Thursday TV Ratings 7/18/24: Lucky 13 Has OK Start, Republican National Convention Jumps for Trump Speech but Still Trails 2020, Big Brother Slips [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Press Your Luck (0.33) returned with a rating that was 27% higher than its fall 2023 season premiere (0.26). Luck led into the series debut of new game show Lucky 13 (0.29). On CBS, Big Brother (0.51, -0.05) dropped from Wednesday's premiere. Masters of Illusion (0.03, 0.00) was steady on the CW, but World's Funniest Animals (0.03, -0.01) ticked down. Fox aired repeats of Don't Forget the Lyrics! (0.18) and Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (0.10). On the final night of the Republican National Convention, NBC's coverage (0.43, +0.16) remained in the lead. ABC (0.40, +0.16) was close behind, while CBS (0.31, +0.12) placed third yet again. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Press Your Luck (P)	0.33	5	2.73	ABC
	Young Sheldon (R)	0.21	3	2.77	CBS
	Don't Forget the Lyrics! (R)	0.18	3	1.22	Fox
	Law & Order (R)	0.16	2	1.87	NBC
	The Conners (R)	0.04	1	0.43	CW
8:30 PM	Ghosts (R)	0.19	3	2.09	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.04	1	0.42	CW
9 PM	Big Brother	0.51	7	2.36	CBS
	Decision 2024: Republican National Convention	0.43	6	3.67	NBC
	Lucky 13 (Series Premiere)	0.29	4	2.73	ABC
	Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars (R)	0.10	1	0.59	Fox
	Masters of Illusion	0.03	0	0.32	CW
9:30 PM	World's Funniest Animals	0.03	0	0.36	CW
10 PM	Republican National Convention: Your Voice/Your Vote 2024	0.40	5	2.79	ABC
	2024 America Decides: Republican National Convention	0.31	4	1.91	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Hannity/2024 Republican National Convention	Fox News	0.86	8.65
Jesse Watters Primetime/2024 Republican National Convention	Fox News	0.64	7.35
2024 Republican National Convention	CNN	0.29	1.67
Real Housewives of Orange County	Bravo	0.18	0.64
2024 Republican National Convention	Newsmax	0.07	1.03
2024 Republican National Convention	Fox Business	0.07	0.54
2024 Republican National Convention	MSNBC	0.07	1.20
Impractical Jokers	TBS	0.06	0.31