Wednesday TV Ratings 9/11/24: VMAs Decline from 2023, Big Brother Tops the Night, Aces/Fever Game Sets All-Time Viewership Record for WNBA on NBA TV [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: CBS's Big Brother (0.61, -0.03) was down slightly from last Wednesday but still topped the night. MasterChef (0.30, -0.03) also slipped on Fox. America's Got Talent (0.43, +0.09) surged on NBC and led into a Seth Meyers election special (0.24). ABC aired more encores of Abbott Elementary (0.23/0.17/0.17/0.16) and Shark Tank (0.14). Repeats of Sullivan's Crossing (0.03) and Police 24/7 (0.03) made up the CW's lineup. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Big Brother	0.61	8	3.20	CBS
	America's Got Talent	0.43	6	4.94	NBC
	MasterChef	0.30	4	1.80	Fox
	Abbott Elementary (R)	0.23	3	1.74	ABC
	Sullivan's Crossing (R)	0.03	0	0.33	CW
8:30 PM	Abbott Elementary (R)	0.17	2	1.27	ABC
9 PM	Abbott Elementary (R)	0.17	2	1.27	ABC
	The Real CSI: Miami (R)	0.14	2	1.35	CBS
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.03	0	0.34	CW
9:30 PM	Abbott Elementary (R)	0.16	2	1.12	ABC
10 PM	A Closer Look with Seth Meyers: Primetime Live Election Special	0.24	3	2.62	NBC
	Shark Tank (R)	0.14	2	1.04	ABC
	The Real CSI: Miami (R)	0.12	2	1.30	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	MTV	0.33	0.73
AEW: Dynamite	TBS	0.21	0.72
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.20	2.85
WNBA: Aces v. Fever	NBA	0.15	0.68
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	Comedy Central	0.08	0.23
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	TV Land	0.07	0.21
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	Nick-At-Nite	0.07	0.19
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	Paramount	0.07	0.21
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	BET	0.07	0.26
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	CMT	0.06	0.17
2024 MTV Video Music Awards	VH1	0.03	0.13
WNBA: Sparks v. Storm	NBA	0.03	0.13
The Ark	Syfy	0.03	0.24