Thursday TV Ratings 2/19/26: Winter Olympics Jump to Highest Ratings Since Post-Super Bowl Airing, Impractical Jokers Ties Declining Next Level Chef for Second, Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Climbs [+ Analysis]

The Winter Olympics (1.6, +0.28) surged on NBC after Wednesday's slight decline. On Fox, Next Level Chef (0.20, -0.03) slipped, and a TMZ Presents special about Michael Jackson (0.11) dropped markedly from there. ABC aired repeats of 9-1-1 (0.15) and 9-1-1: Nashville (0.10/0.09). CBS went with encores of Survivor (0.14), Hollywood Squares (0.08), and Elsbeth (0.08). Scrabble (0.03, -0.02) slipped on the CW, matching a steady Trivial Pursuit (0.03, 0.00). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics	1.60	20	11.66	NBC
	Next Level Chef	0.20	2	1.50	Fox
	9-1-1 (R)	0.15	2	2.60	ABC
	Survivor (R)	0.14	2	1.67	CBS
	Scrabble	0.03	0	0.39	CW
9 PM	TMZ Presents: Michael Jackson - 30 Fatal Seconds	0.11	1	1.08	Fox
	9-1-1: Nashville (R)	0.10	1	2.09	ABC
	Trivial Pursuit	0.03	0	0.37	CW
9:30 PM	Hollywood Squares (R)	0.08	1	1.03	CBS
10 PM	9-1-1: Nashville (R)	0.09	1	1.56	ABC
	Elsbeth (R)	0.08	1	1.18	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics	USA	0.47	2.31
Impractical Jokers	TBS	0.20	0.58
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.18	3.65
Real Housewives of Beverly Hills	Bravo	0.17	0.82
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.15	3.04
Hannity	Fox News	0.13	2.97
Women's College Basketball 9 PM	ESPN	0.10	0.53
Women's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN	0.10	0.44
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.07	0.71
The Valley: Persian Style	Bravo	0.07	0.45
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.07	1.35
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.07	1.16
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.06	0.80
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.06	1.11
NewsNight	CNN	0.06	0.63
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN2	0.06	0.20
Love Story	FX	0.04	0.28
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	ESPN2	0.04	0.16

Author : Rebecca Bunch

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