Thursday TV Ratings 6/25/26: CMA Fest Stays Middling Against Massive World Cup Coverage, Surviving Earth Dips Again, Trivial Pursuit Dips as Scrabble Holds Steady [+ Analysis]

CMA Fest (0.24) was down just 4% from last year (0.25) on ABC, and Surviving Earth (0.21, -0.01) also declined slightly on NBC. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.20), Ghosts (0.17), Matlock (0.12), and Elsbeth (0.11). On Fox, the USA v. Turkiye FIFA World Cup game posted a massive 5.08 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Scrabble (0.04, 0.00) was stable on the CW, but Trivial Pursuit (0.01, -0.02) declined to an alarming level. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	2026 FIFA World Cup: Tunisia v. Netherlands	2.32	29	8.08	Fox
	CMA Fest 2026	0.24	3	3.14	ABC
	Surviving Earth	0.21	3	2.40	NBC
	Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (R)	0.20	2	3.12	CBS
	Scrabble	0.04	0	0.52	CW
8:30 PM	Ghosts (R)	0.17	2	2.23	CBS
9 PM	FIFA World Cup Today	2.09	27	7.42	Fox
	The Americas (R)	0.17	2	2.15	NBC
	Matlock (R)	0.12	2	1.71	CBS
	Trivial Pursuit	0.01	0	0.51	CW
9:45 PM	2026 FIFA World Cup: USA v. Turkiye	5.08	53	17.02	Fox
10 PM	Elsbeth (R)	0.11	1	1.49	CBS
	Law & Order: SVU (R)	0.10	1	1.43	NBC

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
2026 FIFA World Cup	FS1	0.36	1.16
FIFA World Cup Today	FS1	0.34	1.14
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.14	2.97
Jersey Shore Family Vacation	MTV	0.13	0.29
Hannity	Fox News	0.12	2.19
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.11	2.43
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.08	1.24
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.05	1.02
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.04	0.67
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.04	0.99
NewsNight	CNN	0.04	0.61
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.04	0.71
Welcome to Wrexham	FXX	0.04	0.10