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.

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.

Tuesday TV Ratings 6/25/24: CMA Fest Barely Down from 2023, Beat Shazam and The Quiz with Balls Drop, Police 24/7 Steady for Finale [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: CMA Fest (0.38) put up a solid rating on ABC and was only 7% below last year's broadcast (0.41) in the key demo. Beat Shazam (0.22, -0.05) and The Quiz with Balls (0.22, -0.03) both dropped on Fox. Police 24/7 (0.07, 0.00) matched last week's installment for its CW finale. On NBC, America's Got Talent (0.45, 0.00) held steady, and Password (0.30, +0.01) ticked up. CBS aired drama repeats (0.28/0.23/0.21).

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/19/23: CMA Fest Leads but Declines from 2022, MasterChef and LA Fire & Rescue Also Down, Riverdale Hits Embarrassing New Low (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of 'CMA Fest' (0.41) topped the evening in the Adults 18-49 demographic but was down by a tenth from the 2022 edition of the ceremony (0.51). Over on Fox, 'MasterChef' (0.34, -0.05) and 'Food Stars' (0.24, -0.04) crumbled, as did NBC's 'LA Fire & Rescue' (0.23, -0.05). The peacock network's reruns of 'Chicago Fire' (0.15) and 'Chicago PD' (0.16) also fell. CBS aired reruns of 'The Price Is Right At Night' (0.39), 'Let's Make a Deal Primetime' (0.37), and 'CSI: Vegas' (0.21). The 'Price Is Right' encore came very close to beating 'CMA Fest' in the 8 p.m. time slot. On the CW, 'Riverdale' (0.01, -0.05) collapsed to an embarrassing new low, even as 'Nancy Drew' (0.04, +0.01) picked up a hundredth. 

Finals Update: The repeat of 'Let's Make a Deal Primetime' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Tuesday TV Ratings 7/18/23: CMA Fest Anniversary Documentary Weak, Down to Earth with Zac Efron and Fantastic Friends Off to Miserable Starts, America’s Got Talent and Beat Shazam Drop (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of 'CMA Fest: 50 Years of Fan Fair' (0.20) underwhelmed and fell below the rerun of 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' (0.29) that led into it. On NBC, 'America's Got Talent' (0.55, -0.03) and 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (0.21, -0.04) dropped to new season lows. Fox's 'Beat Shazam' (0.18, -0.05) and 'Don't Forget the Lyrics!' (0.21, -0.02) slipped after taking a month off. 'Down to Earth with Zac Efron' (0.03) and 'Fantastic Friends' (0.02) completely bombed on The CW for their respective debuts. CBS had repeats of 'FBI' (0.28), 'FBI: International' (0.22), and 'FBI: Most Wanted' (0.25).

Finals Update: The repeat of 'Celebrity Wheel of Fortune' (+0.1) adjusted up.