Tuesday TV Ratings 8/25/26: ABC Dolly Parton Tribute Draws Solid Interest, Jeopardy! Masters Returns Slightly Lower, Kitchen Nightmares and Beat Shazam Dip Further [+ Analysis]

Jeopardy! Masters (0.26) returned in decent shape on ABC, down just 7% from last year's premiere (0.28) in the key demo. But that performance was largely overshadowed by the network's 10 p.m. Dolly Parton tribute (0.29) that posted a higher 18-49 rating than Masters and brought in more total viewers. On NBC, America's Got Talent (0.40, -0.01) was down slightly from last Tuesday, while Password (0.25, +0.02) rose. CBS's Dolly Parton special (0.11) was on the softer side. Over on Fox, Kitchen Nightmares (0.22, -0.02) and Beat Shazam (0.18, -0.01) both dipped. WWE NXT (0.09, -0.05) declined sharply on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	America's Got Talent	0.40	7	4.44	NBC
	Jeopardy! Masters (P)	0.26	4	3.37	ABC
	Kitchen Nightmares	0.22	4	1.48	Fox
	NCIS (R)	0.17	3	2.70	CBS
	WWE NXT	0.09	1	0.63	CW
9 PM	Celebrity Family Feud (R)	0.22	4	2.12	ABC
	Beat Shazam	0.18	3	1.19	Fox
	NCIS: Origins (R)	0.11	2	2.10	CBS
10 PM	Dolly Parton: An American Original	0.29	6	4.05	ABC
	Password	0.25	5	2.57	NBC
	CBS News - Dolly Parton: An American Icon	0.11	2	2.09	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
Little League World Series	ESPN	0.24	1.56
Baylen Out Loud	TLC	0.15	1.50
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.12	2.97
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.10	2.47
Hannity	Fox News	0.10	2.46
NewsNight	CNN	0.09	0.69
Hard Knocks	HBO	0.08	0.18
MLB	TBS	0.08	0.45
The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNOW	0.07	1.31
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.05	0.80
WNBA: Fire v. Wings	NBA	0.05	0.27
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNOW	0.05	1.17
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNOW	0.05	1.08
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.04	0.69
Ms. Pat Settles It	BET	0.04	0.30
Real Housewives of London	Bravo	0.03	0.15
Real Housewives of London	Bravo	N/A	N/A