Ratings Analysis: On season premiere night, NBC's Night Court (0.28) was down from its March 2024 finale (0.30) and could only tie last season's low. Earlier in the night, St. Denis Medical (0.34, -0.11) dealt with a sizable post-premiere drop. The Voice (0.32, -0.07) slipped in the 9 p.m. hour and led into the special Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked (0.20). Dancing with the Stars (0.75, +0.04) grew some more on ABC, but the 10 p.m. special Vegas Lights & Country Nights: Countdown to the CMA Awards (0.15) completely flopped. FBI (0.38, +0.02), FBI: International (0.31, +0.03), and FBI: Most Wanted (0.30, +0.01) all ticked up on CBS. Fox dramas Murder in a Small Town (0.16, +0.01) and Accused (0.12, +0.01) picked up a hundredth apiece. WWE NXT (0.19, +0.03) climbed higher on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating | 18-49 Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 8 PM | Dancing with the Stars | 0.75 | 9 | 5.19 | ABC |
| FBI | 0.38 | 5 | 6.55 | CBS |
| St. Denis Medical | 0.34 | 4 | 3.11 | NBC |
| WWE NXT | 0.19 | 2 | 0.67 | CW |
| Murder in a Small Town | 0.16 | 2 | 1.98 | Fox |
| 8:30 PM | Night Court (P) | 0.28 | 3 | 2.52 | NBC |
| 9 PM | The Voice | 0.32 | 4 | 3.68 | NBC |
| FBI: International | 0.31 | 4 | 5.18 | CBS |
| Accused | 0.12 | 1 | 1.27 | Fox |
| 10 PM | FBI: Most Wanted | 0.30 | 4 | 4.80 | CBS |
| Defying Gravity: The Curtain Rises on Wicked | 0.20 | 3 | 1.73 | NBC |
| Vegas Lights & Country Nights: Countdown to the CMA Awards | 0.15 | 2 | 1.93 | ABC |
Cable:
Show | Network | 18-49 Viewers | Viewers (mil.) |
| NBA: Cavaliers v. Celtics | TNT | 0.50 | 1.69 |
| NBA: Thunder v. Spurs | TNT | 0.35 | 1.10 |
| Jesse Watters Primetime | Fox News | 0.27 | 4.04 |
| Gutfeld! | Fox News | 0.22 | 3.30 |
| Hannity | Fox News | 0.20 | 3.32 |
| Real Housewives of Beverly Hills | Bravo | 0.20 | 0.80 |
| Curse of Oak Island | History | 0.14 | 1.65 |
| Real Housewives of New York City | Bravo | 0.10 | 0.41 |
| House of Payne | BET | 0.07 | 0.29 |
| Assisted Living | BET | 0.06 | 0.27 |
| The Source with Kaitlan Collins | CNN | 0.04 | 0.44 |
| Anderson Cooper 360 | CNN | 0.04 | 0.49 |
| Newsnight | CNN | 0.04 | 0.41 |
| Alex Wagner Tonight | MSNBC | 0.04 | 0.62 |
| Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell | MSNBC | 0.04 | 1.00 |
| All In with Chris Hayes | MSNBC | 0.03 | 0.70 |
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