Saturday TV Ratings 7/26/25: Shark Week Rises for Final Night, Unwrapping Christmas: Olivia’s Reunion Solid for Hallmark, Banana Ball Tops Cable [+ Analysis]

Fox was the top broadcast network on Saturday night, easily leading the way with MLB: Regional Coverage (0.34). ABC reruns of Celebrity Family Feud (0.15/0.21/0.17) outpaced CBS encores of Elsbeth (0.09) and 48 Hours (0.12/0.13). NBC re-aired episodes of The Wall (0.10) and Dateline (0.10). The CW aired The Jussie Smollett Scandal (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 7/25/25: Big Brother: Unlocked Off to Tepid Start, WWE SmackDown Leads, Shark Week Hits All-Time Low [+ Analysis]

Despite the success of its parent program, Big Brother: Unlocked (0.18) was off to a sluggish start on CBS, coming in a full tenth below ABC's repeat of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.28). NBC continued airing encores of Happy's Place (0.16/0.18) and Dateline (0.19). On Fox, The Fixer (0.08/0.08) was steady with last week's premiere at eight and up a bit at nine. Totally Funny Animals (0.03, 0.00) tied its week-ago installment on the CW, but Totally Funny Kids (0.02, -0.02) declined. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 7/24/25: Celebrity Family Feud Jumps as Press Your Luck Falters, Big Brother Also Declines, Shark Week Rises [+ Analysis]

Celebrity Family Feud (0.40, +0.06) grew significantly on ABC, but Press Your Luck (0.26, -0.07) dealt with a sizable decline at nine. CBS's Big Brother (0.53, -0.16) was also down heavily from last week. NBC aired repeats of The Hunting Party (0.16), Law & Order: SVU (0.14), and the original Law & Order (0.16). Fox aired reruns of The Quiz with Balls (0.16) and The 1% Club (0.15). The CW aired encores of Police 24/7 (0.05/0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.

Shark Week 2025: Complete Ratings for Every Discovery Channel Special

The annual summer tradition has returned, as Discovery Channel has brought back its week-long celebration of sharks for a 37th year, having first begun in 1988 and continued every year since. Ratings have been on the lower side in recent years, with the 2024 edition clocking in at a 0.15 average - about 40% lower than 2023. With roughly half of the week's ratings in so far, Shark Week 2025 is down over 30%. It has repeatedly matched its all-time 18-49 demo low of 0.07 this year, but has thus far avoided matching its all-time viewership low set in 2024 (0.29 million). This page will be updated as the ratings come in for the rest of the week, and you can see full ratings for all of the specials in the chart below!

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/23/25: Match Game and Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Premiere Solidly, South Park and Digman! Return Up from Finales, Big Brother Rises [+ Analysis]

Game show staple Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.38) had a very successful return on ABC, down just 14% from last summer's premiere (0.44) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. At nine, Match Game (0.37) held onto nearly all of its Millionaire lead-in for its first original in nearly four years, with new host Martin Short taking over for Alec Baldwin. Ultimately, this rating was actually higher than the last episode from the Baldwin era (0.29). But despite ABC's best efforts, it was CBS mainstay Big Brother (0.63, +0.03) that topped the night in the key demo. NBC aired repeats of Chicago Fire (0.17), Chicago Med (0.17), and Chicago PD (0.19). MasterChef (0.22, -0.04) slipped on Fox. Family Law (0.01) completely bombed in its CW return. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.