Wednesday TV Ratings 10/8/25: The Floor and The Amazing Race Rise, One Chicago Shows Slide, Shifting Gears and Abbott Elementary Also Decline [+ Analysis]

CBS was up across the board on Wednesday night, as both Survivor (0.63, +0.04) and The Amazing Race (0.31, +0.06) gained some momentum. Fox game show The Floor (0.28, +0.06) also climbed higher, while 99 to Beat (0.24, 0.00) held steady. Chicago Med (0.28, -0.08), Chicago Fire (0.29, -0.1), and Chicago PD (0.25, -0.09) all plummeted on NBC. ABC sitcoms Shifting Gears (0.31, -0.04) and Abbott Elementary (0.27, -0.02) were down, but The Golden Bachelor (0.18, +0.02) and Shark Tank (0.17, +0.04) rose. Law & Order Toronto (0.04, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Survivor	0.63	9	4.23	CBS
	Shifting Gears	0.31	4	3.68	ABC
	The Floor	0.28	4	2.20	Fox
	Chicago Med	0.28	4	5.05	NBC
	Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent	0.04	1	0.45	CW
8:30 PM	Abbott Elementary	0.27	4	2.34	ABC
9 PM	Chicago Fire	0.29	4	4.79	NBC
	99 to Beat	0.24	3	1.70	Fox
	The Golden Bachelor	0.18	3	1.93	ABC
	Wild Cards (R)	0.02	0	0.28	CW
9:30 PM	The Amazing Race	0.31	5	2.34	CBS
10 PM	Chicago PD	0.25	4	3.92	NBC
	Shark Tank	0.17	3	1.61	ABC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
MLB ALDS: Blue Jays v. Yankees	FS1	0.99	4.63
WNBA Playoffs: Aces v. Mercury	ESPN	0.25	1.30
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.16	3.29
Hannity	Fox News	0.16	2.84
NHL: Bruins v. Capitals	TNT	0.14	0.52
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.13	2.76
The Challenge	MTV	0.09	0.24
College Football: MO St. v. Mid. TN	ESPN2	0.07	0.34
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.06	0.64
Sistas	BET	0.06	0.60
Beavis & Butthead	Comedy Central	0.06	0.18
NewsNight	CNN	0.05	0.52
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.05	0.94
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.04	1.07
NBA Preseason: Spurs v. Heat	NBA	0.03	0.09
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.03	0.50
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNBC	0.03	0.97