Thursday TV Ratings 9/25/25: Law & Order: SVU Returns Heavily Down, Law & Order, Hell’s Kitchen, Special Forces and The Amazing Race All Return to New Series Lows [+ Analysis]

NBC dramas Law & Order (0.23) and Law & Order: SVU (0.28) were both down from their May finales, and the former set a new series low. On ABC, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.27, +0.02) was up slightly for its season finale. Big Brother (0.46, -0.23) was way down from last week on CBS and led into the premiere of The Amazing Race (0.24). Hell's Kitchen (0.18) and Special Forces (0.16) also had disappointing returns on Fox. Police 24/7 (0.04/0.03) remained a CW staple. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Big Brother	0.46	5	3.00	CBS
	Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (F)	0.27	3	3.26	ABC
	Law & Order (P)	0.23	3	3.59	NBC
	Hell's Kitchen (P)	0.18	2	1.43	Fox
	Police 24/7	0.04	0	0.46	CW
9 PM	Law & Order: SVU (P)	0.28	3	3.83	NBC
	Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything	0.16	2	2.36	ABC
	Special Forces: World's Toughest Test (P)	0.16	2	1.17	Fox
	Police 24/7	0.03	0	0.45	CW
9:30 PM	The Amazing Race (P)	0.24	3	2.03	CBS
10 PM	Law & Order: Organized Crime (R)	0.15	2	2.31	NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
College Football: Army v. E. Carolina	ESPN	0.18	0.89
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.15	3.19
Hannity	Fox News	0.14	2.64
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.13	3.00
Real Housewives of Orange County	Bravo	0.10	0.51
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.08	0.66
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.07	0.57
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.06	0.17
NewsNight	CNN	0.05	0.52
Real Housewives of Miami	Bravo	0.04	0.26
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.04	1.13
MLB: Regional Coverage	MLB	0.04	0.22
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.03	0.88
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNBC	0.03	0.99
English Teacher	FX	0.03	0.13
Project Runway	Freeform	0.03	0.20
English Teacher	FX	0.02	0.09