Ratings Analysis: After completely collapsing last week, game shows Press Your Luck (0.31, +0.11) and Lucky 13 (0.27, +0.11) both made stunning recoveries on ABC. CBS's Big Brother (0.62, -0.04) was down from last Thursday but continued to dominate. NBC aired drama repeats (0.18/0.18/0.18), while Fox went with game show encores (0.18/0.17). Masters of Illusion (0.04, +0.01) and World's Funniest Animals (0.03, +0.01) inched up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.
| Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network | 
| 8 PM | Big Brother | 0.62 | 10 | 3.49 | CBS | 
| 
 | Press Your Luck | 0.31 | 5 | 2.43 | ABC | 
| 
 | Law & Order (R) | 0.18 | 3 | 2.24 | NBC | 
| 
 | Name That Tune (R) | 0.18 | 2 | 1.17 | Fox | 
| 
 | The Conners (R) | 0.06 | 1 | 0.45 | CW | 
| 8:30 PM | The Conners (R) | 0.07 | 1 | 0.41 | CW | 
| 9 PM | Lucky 13 | 0.27 | 4 | 2.43 | ABC | 
| 
 | Young Sheldon (R) | 0.19 | 3 | 1.90 | CBS | 
| 
 | Law & Order: SVU (R) | 0.18 | 3 | 2.12 | NBC | 
| 
 | The Quiz with Balls (R) | 0.17 | 3 | 1.23 | Fox | 
| 
 | Masters of Illusion | 0.04 | 1 | 0.28 | CW | 
| 9:30 PM | Ghosts (R) | 0.16 | 2 | 1.53 | CBS | 
| 
 | World's Funniest Animals | 0.03 | 0 | 0.28 | CW | 
| 10 PM | Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (R) | 0.20 | 3 | 2.03 | ABC | 
| 
 | Law & Order: Organized Crime (R) | 0.18 | 3 | 1.54 | NBC | 
| 
 | Fire Country (R) | 0.12 | 2 | 1.19 | CBS | 
Cable:
| Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) | 
| NFL Preseason: Eagles v. Patriots | NFL | 0.31 | 1.45 | 
| Real Housewives of Orange County | Bravo | 0.18 | 0.75 | 
| Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.18 | 2.65 | 
| Impractical Jokers | TBS | 0.10 | 0.36 | 
| WNBA: Liberty v. Sparks | ESPN | 0.09 | 0.48 | 
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