Tuesday TV Ratings 8/26/25: Emma & Bruce Willis Special OK, Alien: Earth and Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson Decline, America’s Got Talent Rises [+ Analysis]

ABC's special about Emma and Bruce Willis (0.25) put up a solid rating, but CBS's NCIS repeat (0.26) was a step ahead of it. America's Got Talent (0.35, +0.03) grew a bit on NBC, but Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson (0.13, -0.02) dropped from an already tepid premiere rating. The 1% Club (0.20, +0.01) inched up on Fox, but The Snake (0.12, -0.01) was down for its finale. WWE NXT (0.12, -0.03) also dropped on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	America's Got Talent	0.35	6	4.72	NBC
	NCIS (R)	0.26	5	2.89	CBS
	Emma & Bruce Willis: The Unexpected Journey - A Diane Sawyer Special	0.25	4	3.70	ABC
	The 1% Club	0.20	4	1.65	Fox
	WWE NXT	0.12	2	0.62	CW
9 PM	NCIS: Origins (R)	0.18	3	2.15	CBS
	The Snake (F)	0.12	2	0.84	Fox
	Will Trent (R)	0.12	2	1.88	ABC
10 PM	NCIS: Sydney (R)	0.17	3	1.76	CBS
	Songs & Stories with Kelly Clarkson	0.13	2	1.99	NBC
	Will Trent (R)	0.11	2	1.78	ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
US Open Tennis	ESPN	0.28	1.75
US Open Tennis	ESPN	0.20	0.97
US Open Tennis	ESPN	0.18	1.23
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.14	2.87
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.13	2.69
Hannity	Fox News	0.13	2.49
MLB: Phillies v. Mets	TBS	0.11	0.51
Alien: Earth	FX	0.07	0.39
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.05	0.89
Hard Knocks	HBO	0.04	0.46
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.04	0.43
NewsNight	CNN	0.04	0.46
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.04	0.43
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.03	0.78
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNBC	0.03	0.82