Wednesday TV Ratings 9/24/25: Shark Tank Down in New Time Slot, The Golden Bachelor Collapses in Return, Survivor Also Returns Lower [+ Analysis]

The Golden Bachelor (0.28) collapsed in its ABC return, down 65% in the key demo when compared to its season finale from November 2023 (0.80). At ten, reality mainstay Shark Tank (0.20) struggled in its new slot, dropping noticeably from its May finale (0.28). On CBS, Survivor (0.60) was a little more than a tenth behind its last original broadcast, and Big Brother (0.40, -0.23) lost a large chunk of last week's rating. America's Got Talent (0.29, -0.01) dipped for its NBC finale. Fox game show The Floor (0.25) was a tenth below its April finale (0.35) in its return. The CW series premiere of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (0.03) could only tie last week's Family Law finale (0.03). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Survivor (P)	0.60	9	4.03	CBS
	America's Got Talent (Recap)	0.32	5	3.40	NBC
	The Golden Bachelor (P)	0.28	4	2.60	ABC
	The Floor (P)	0.25	4	2.12	Fox
	Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (Series Premiere)	0.03	0	0.60	CW
9 PM	America's Got Talent (F)	0.29	5	4.26	NBC
	99 to Beat (R)	0.20	3	1.39	Fox
	Wild Cards (R)	0.02	0	0.34	CW
10 PM	Big Brother	0.40	7	2.33	CBS
	Shark Tank (P)	0.20	4	1.88	ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
MLB: Mets v. Cubs	ESPN	0.31	1.30
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.20	3.28
South Park	Comedy Central	0.18	0.55
Hannity	Fox News	0.14	2.70
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.14	3.49
The Challenge	MTV	0.13	0.31
AEW: Dynamite	TBS	0.11	0.55
Beavis & Butthead	Comedy Central	0.08	0.28
MLB: Rays v. Orioles	FS1	0.07	0.24
NewsNight	CNN	0.07	0.61
College Women's Volleyball: MI v. NE	Big Ten	0.06	0.28
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.06	0.60
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.05	0.73
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.04	0.98
Sistas	BET	0.04	0.50
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNBC	0.03	1.00
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.03	1.15