Wednesday TV Ratings 2/26/25: Survivor Returns Slightly Down, Shifting Gears Sinks to New Low, Hollywood Squares Heavily Down for Finale [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: In its CBS return, Survivor (0.69) was about a tenth below its December finale (0.80), but the reality staple topped the night nonetheless. At ten, Hollywood Squares (0.21, -0.14) plummeted for its season finale. On ABC, Shifting Gears (0.30, -0.13) crashed to a new low, but Abbott Elementary (0.32, -0.03) was only down a little. Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.23, -0.03) also declined. On NBC, Chicago Med (0.39, -0.06), Chicago Fire (0.40, -0.02), and Chicago PD (0.36, -0.02) all slipped. The Masked Singer (0.38, -0.05) also dropped on Fox, but The Floor (0.32, +0.01) gained a hundredth. Wild Cards (0.02, -0.01) and Good Cop/Bad Cop (0.01, -0.01) dipped on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Survivor (P)	0.69	9	4.27	CBS
	Chicago Med	0.39	5	5.96	NBC
	The Masked Singer	0.38	5	2.93	Fox
	Shifting Gears	0.30	4	3.44	ABC
	Wild Cards	0.02	0	0.42	CW
8:30 PM	Abbott Elementary	0.32	4	2.33	ABC
9 PM	Chicago Fire	0.40	5	5.61	NBC
	The Floor	0.32	4	2.32	Fox
	Celebrity Jeopardy!	0.23	3	1.80	ABC
	Good Cop/Bad Cop	0.01	0	0.28	CW
10 PM	Chicago PD	0.36	6	4.60	NBC
	Hollywood Squares (F)	0.21	3	1.79	CBS
	Will Reeve: Finding My Father	0.11	2	1.58	ABC

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA: 76ers v. Knicks	ESPN	0.30	1.01
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.22	4.20
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.20	3.36
Hannity	Fox News	0.18	3.36
AEW: Dynamite	TBS	0.18	0.60
The Challenge: All-Stars	MTV	0.14	0.36
College Basketball: MI St. v. MD	Big Ten	0.14	0.54
Sistas	BET	0.10	0.75
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.09	1.88
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.07	0.62
NewsNight	CNN	0.06	0.55
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.05	1.36
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.05	1.03
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.05	0.64
Zatima	BET	0.04	0.32