Wednesday TV Ratings 2/11/26: Winter Olympics Tick Up, The Masked Singer Rebounds Despite Olympic Competition, The Beauty Ties Low [+ Analysis]

After dealing with some declines, the Winter Olympics (1.5, +0.07) rose slightly on NBC, providing the network with another night-topping performance. But despite the competition, Fox's The Masked Singer (0.3, +0.1) rebounded significantly. Fear Factor: House of Fear (0.21, +0.02) was also up, albeit to a lesser degree. On the repeat front, ABC aired encores of Shifting Gears (0.17/0.16/0.11/0.08) and Shark Tank (0.08), while CBS aired reruns of Survivor (0.16) and Matlock (0.07). The CW re-aired episodes of Police 24/7 (0.04/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics	1.50	19	10.75	NBC
	The Masked Singer	0.30	4	2.60	Fox
	Shifting Gears (R)	0.17	2	2.37	ABC
	Survivor (R)	0.16	2	1.93	CBS
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.04	0	0.47	CW
8:30 PM	Shifting Gears (R)	0.16	2	1.9	ABC
9 PM	Fear Factor: House of Fear	0.21	3	1.33	Fox
	Shifting Gears (R)	0.11	1	1.70	ABC
	Police 24/7 (R)	0.04	0	0.41	CW
9:30 PM	Shifting Gears (R)	0.08	1	1.50	ABC
10 PM	Shark Tank (R)	0.08	1	1.21	ABC
	Matlock (R)	0.07	1	1.09	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
2026 Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics	USA	0.36	1.60
NBA	ESPN	0.26	1.07
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.20	3.48
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.18	3.12
Hannity	Fox News	0.18	2.94
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	Big Ten	0.14	0.48
NewsNight	CNN	0.13	1.04
AEW: Dynamite	TBS	0.12	0.60
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.11	1.07
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.10	1.46
Southern Charm	Bravo	0.09	0.53
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.09	0.99
Sistas	BET	0.08	0.74
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.07	1.52
Assisted Living	BET	0.07	0.42
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.07	1.448
Men's College Basketball 6:30 PM	Big Ten	0.07	0.22
Men's College Basketball 7 PM	ESPN2	0.06	0.33
House of Payne	BET	0.06	0.41
Men's College Basketball 9 PM	ESPN2	0.06	0.33
Men's College Basketball 6 PM	FS1	0.05	0.36
The Beauty	FX	0.03	0.21