Thursday TV Ratings 9/4/25: NFL Down from First Game of 2024 following Lengthy Rain Delay, Big Brother Rises, Real Housewives of Orange County Dips [+ Analysis]

NBC's Cowboys v. Eagles NFL broadcast (5.71) dropped from the first game of 2024, but it was still nearly five rating points above its closest competitor. That competitor was none other than CBS's Big Brother (0.73, +0.02), which was up a bit from last week. ABC went with repeats of Celebrity Family Feud (0.14/0.10/0.08), while Fox aired encores of MasterChef (0.09) and The 1% Club (0.09). The CW went with the usual: encores of Police 24/7 (0.01/0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	NFL: Cowboys v. Eagles	5.71	57	22.23	NBC
	Big Brother	0.73	7	3.43	CBS
	Celebrity Family Feud (R)	0.14	1	2.37	ABC
	MasterChef (R)	0.09	1	0.60	Fox
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.01	0	0.36	CW
9 PM	Celebrity Family Feud (R)	0.10	1	1.83	ABC
	The 1% Club (R)	0.09	1	0.67	Fox
	An Evening with Dua Lipa (R)	0.08	1	0.68	CBS
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.02	0	0.41	CW
10 PM	Celebrity Family Feud (R)	0.08	1	1.39	ABC
10:30 PM	Ghosts (R)	0.07	1	0.62	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Football Night in America	NFL	0.21	0.63
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.13	0.30
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.12	2.52
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.10	2.37
Real Housewives of Orange County	Bravo	0.09	0.58
Hannity	Fox News	0.08	1.85
Impractical Jokers	TBS	0.07	0.23
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.07	1.12
Real Housewives of Miami	Bravo	0.05	0.30
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.03	0.89
NewsNight	CNN	0.03	0.19
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.02	0.42
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.02	0.84
MLB: Regional Coverage	MLB	0.02	0.21