Thursday TV Ratings 8/28/25: Big Brother Easily Leads, Impractical Jokers Drops, Real Housewives of Orange County and Project Runway Stable [+ Analysis]

CBS's Big Brother (0.71, +0.01) ticked up and easily led a quiet Thursday night. ABC aired repeats of Celebrity Family Feud (0.18) and The $100,000 Pyramid (0.15/0.15). NBC was a step below that with encores of Songs & Stories (0.09), Law & Order: SVU (0.11), and the original Law & Order (0.12). Fox aired reruns of MasterChef (0.14) and The 1% Club (0.17). Repeats of Police 24/7 (0.08/0.07) made up the CW's lineup. Key: (R) = repeat. 

Thursday TV Ratings 7/3/25: Family Guy Plummets to New Series Low After Hiatus, Bob’s Burgers Ties Low, Independence Day Easily Leads the Night [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On Fox, Bob's Burgers (0.12, -0.04) and Family Guy (0.08, -0.05) both faded away, and Family Guy plummeted to an egregious new series low in the process. ABC had much better luck with their broadcast of the film Independence Day (0.29), while NBC's Transplant (0.15, +0.01) ticked up. CBS aired reruns of Georgie & Mandy (0.18), Ghosts (0.17), Matlock (0.14), and Elsbeth (0.11). The CW re-aired episodes of Police 24/7 (0.05/0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/26/25: CMA Fest Slides from 2024 but Still Leads Broadcast, NBA Draft Second Round on ESPN Tops the Night, Transplant Declines [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of CMA Fest (0.25) was down heavily from last year (0.38), declining by over 30% in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On NBC, Transplant (0.14, -0.02) dipped slightly. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy (0.21), Ghosts (0.15), Matlock (0.12), and Elsbeth (0.11). Fox's cartoons (0.12/0.08/0.09/0.11) were in repeat mode for the night. Police 24/7 (0.05, -0.02) slipped on the CW, losing to a 9 p.m. repeat of itself (0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/19/25: The Great North Ties Season Low for Double Episode, NBA Finals Drop for Game 6, Transplant Steady [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On Fox, The Great North (0.11, -0.04) dropped to its previously-set season low for a special 9 p.m. airing and then held onto that rating for a second episode at 9:30 (0.11, 0.00). Earlier in the night, Bob's Burgers (0.16, -0.05) and Grimsburg (0.11, -0.07) had even greater declines. On ABC, game six of the NBA Finals (2.48, -0.16) was down a bit from game five. Transplant (0.16, 0.00) was steady on NBC but lost to Dateline (0.17). CBS aired reruns of Georgie & Mandy (0.24), Ghosts (0.16), Matlock (0.14), and Elsbeth (0.11). Police 24/7 (0.07, +0.01) rose slightly on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/9/25: Extreme Makeover: Home Edition Sinks in Week Two, Animal Control and Going Dutch Also Dip, Georgie & Mandy Repeat Leads Broadcast [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: In week two, ABC's reboot of Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.29, -0.06) was down from last week's debut, but Only Murders in the Building (0.19/0.14) was relatively close to its week-ago performance (0.20/0.14/0.12). On Fox, Hell's Kitchen (0.29, +0.03) increased in size, but Animal Control (0.18, -0.03) and Going Dutch (0.15, -0.04) crumbled. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.36/0.20), Ghosts (0.24/0.16), and Matlock (0.15). NBC went with encores of Law & Order (0.22), SVU (0.15), and Found (0.13). Reruns of Police 24/7 (0.06/0.10) remained a staple on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.