Wednesday TV Ratings 6/25/25: NBA Draft Slides Over 20% from 2024, Raid the Cage Jumps for Finale, MasterChef Declines [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The NBA Draft (0.37) was down markedly from 2024's showing (0.53) in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but it was enough to put ABC above the other broadcast networks. On CBS, Raid the Cage (0.22, +0.04) enjoyed a nice bump on finale night, pulling ahead of the Hollywood Squares rerun (0.21) that aired before it. At ten, a repeat of The Equalizer (0.12) was a full tenth below Cage, but it was relatively on par with NBC's encores of Chicago Med (0.12), Fire (0.13), and PD (0.12). On Fox, MasterChef (0.22, -0.06) dealt with a sharp decline, but Secret Service (0.21, -0.01) only dipped slightly. Sullivan's Crossing (0.03, 0.00) tied its previous installment on the CW, but Children Ruin Everything (0.01/0.01) was a notch below last week at nine. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/18/25: Karen Read-Centric 20/20 Leads Broadcast, MasterChef Jumps to Season High, Children Ruin Everything Returns to New Lows [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: An episode of 20/20 centered on Karen Read (0.30) was the highest-rated broadcast program on Wednesday night, and ABC also topped the 10 p.m. hour with a rerun of Shark Tank (0.19). On CBS, Raid the Cage (0.18, +0.01) was up a bit from last week. NBC aired more repeats of Chicago Med (0.19), Fire (0.16), and PD (0.18). MasterChef (0.28, +0.08) soared on Fox, and Gordon Ramsay's Secret Service (0.22, +0.03) also rose. Sullivan's Crossing (0.03, 0.00) held steady on the CW, but the return of Children Ruin Everything (0.02/0.01) did not impress. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 12/20/24: National Christmas Tree Lighting and Home for the Holidays Modest on CBS, Indiana/Notre Dame College Football Game Dominates [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's college football game (1.42) was the highest-rated offering on broadcast television, easily trumping Fox's abysmal college basketball showing (0.09). On CBS, the National Christmas Tree Lighting (0.17) and Josh Groban & Friends Go Home for the Holidays (0.17) were modest at best. NBC re-aired Shrek the Halls (0.21), Happy's Place (0.18), and Dateline (0.22). On the CW, Children Ruin Everything (0.03/0.02) was even with last week's installments. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 12/13/24: Blue Bloods Rises for Series Finale, Happy’s Place Slides, WWE SmackDown Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: CBS drama Blue Bloods (0.33, +0.02) ended its 14-season run with an uptick and  tied its previously-set fall 2024 high. Earlier in the evening, SWAT (0.34, +0.05) and Fire Country (0.33, +0.02) also rose. After riding the Rudolph high last week, Happy's Place (0.25, -0.13) and Lopez vs Lopez (0.17, -0.09) dropped back down to normal levels on NBC. Dateline (0.19) grew slightly from there. On ABC, Shark Tank (0.29, -0.02) and 20/20 (0.24, -0.03) slipped. College basketball (0.19) did not move the needle on Fox. On the CW, Children Ruin Everything (0.03/0.02) remained below repeats of Bob Hearts Abishola (0.04/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 11/29/24: Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer Solid for CW, Deck the Walls Strong, Georgia Tech/Georgia College Football Game Tops the Night [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On the CW, Christmas special Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer (0.07) performed well by the network's standards and led into the premiere of Children Ruin Everything (0.05/0.05). ABC's Georgia Tech/Georgia college football game (1.87) was the top program of the night. The Alphabet network ultimately beat the combined total of the NBC (0.73) and Fox (0.22) games in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On CBS, the special Blue Bloods: Celebrating a Family Legacy (0.19) was sandwiched in-between reruns of the long-running drama (0.17/0.15). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 3/7/24: State of the Union Rises from 2023, Young Sheldon and Ghosts Slip (Final Ratings w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: President Biden's State of the Union Address took over primetime, and the ratings were generally higher than they were in 2023. NBC's coverage (0.69 rating/4.47 million viewers) led the way in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but ABC (0.68 rating/5.24 million viewers) had the peacock network beat in terms of total viewership, despite being a hair below them in the demo. CBS (0.49 rating/4.09 million viewers) took a distant fourth, while Fox (0.30 rating/1.77 million viewers) was unsurprisingly in last place. For the 10:30 p.m. Republican Response, it was ABC (0.36 rating/3.36 million viewers) that took the top spot, beating NBC (0.30 rating/2.63 million viewers) in both the demo and viewership. CBS (0.26 rating/2.65 million viewers) pulled slightly ahead of NBC in viewership but was dead-last in the demo. In the 8 p.m. hour, CBS comedies Young Sheldon (0.50, -0.02) and Ghosts (0.48, -0.03) dipped slightly, but Next Level Chef (0.36, +0.04) grew on Fox. ABC had a strong rerun of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.38), while NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.22). Son of a Critch (0.05, 0.00) and Children Ruin Everything (0.04, 0.00) were stable on the CW.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/15/24: So Help Me Todd and Young Sheldon Return Up from Finales, Ghosts Draws Highest Scripted Premiere of the Season, Next Level Chef Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: CBS comedies Young Sheldon (0.63) and Ghosts (0.67) returned in very solid shape for their respective season premieres. Both returned a good bit higher than their May finales and were well above all other offerings in the Adults 18-49 demographic. The momentum completely stopped once the clock hit 9 as So Help Me Todd (0.38) remained a poor retainer, but the drama was still up from its own season finale from last May. The night finished with an encore of Tracker (0.27). On Fox, Next Level Chef (0.44, +0.05) and Farmer Wants a Wife (0.24, +0.02) were both on the rise, but Farmer was once more a lot less impressive than its lead-in. ABC went with more Truth and Lies (0.24) and another Will Trent rerun (0.16). NBC re-ran Law & Order (0.30), SVU (0.29), and Organized Crime (0.24). Son of a Critch (0.06, +0.01) inched up on the CW, while Children Ruin Everything (0.04, 0.00) held even.

Finals Update: Ghosts (+0.1) and So Help Me Todd (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/8/24: NFL Honors Drop from 2023, SVU Remains #1, Farmer Wants a Wife and Law & Order Drop (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's broadcast of the NFL Honors ceremony (0.33) outpaced the reruns of Young Sheldon (0.32) and Ghosts (0.26) that preceded it but was down by 15% from last year's NBC showing (0.39). Law & Order (0.38, -0.04) and SVU (0.52, -0.02) fell on NBC, but Organized Crime (0.38, +0.02) improved at 10. Fox's Next Level Chef (0.39, +0.01) ticked up, while Farmer Wants a Wife (0.22, -0.04) set a new series low. ABC got a decent rating out of Truth and Lies: Fatal Dive to the Titanic (0.30), while The CW had some strong encores of The Conners (0.10/0.09). Son of a Critch (0.05, +0.01) and Children Ruin Everything (0.04, +0.01) perked up from there. 

Finals Update: The repeat of Ghosts (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/1/24: Farmer Wants a Wife and Next Level Chef Return Steady, Law & Order: SVU Rates as Top Scripted Show of the Week (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Next Level Chef (0.38, -1.77) made the frightening jump from football-boosted premiere to time-period debut but, at least for this first night, seemed relatively healthy. It was always going to be way down from Sunday, but this is actually a few ticks above where it started last February (0.35). At 9, Farmer Wants a Wife (0.26) was rather modest on premiere night but essentially on-par with its season one delivery. Law & Order (0.42, +0.04) and SVU (0.54, +0.04) were up on NBC, but Organized Crime (0.36, -0.03) slipped in the 10 p.m. hour. ABC's Press Your Luck (0.41, +0.03) grew on finale night, but Genius: MLK/X (0.17) underwhelmed in the Nielsen ratings department. CBS re-ran Young Sheldon (0.33), Ghosts (0.23), and So Help Me Todd (0.15/0.16). On the CW, reruns of The Conners (0.08/0.09) were stronger than usual, but Son of a Critch (0.04, -0.01) and Children Ruin Everything (0.03, -0.01) still declined. 

Finals Update: Law & Order: Organized Crime (+0.1) and the 10 PM repeat of So Help Me Todd (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/25/24: Hell’s Kitchen Drops for Finale, Law & Order Shows and Press Your Luck Also Decline (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's Hell's Kitchen (0.38, -0.03) shed a few ticks on finale night but was still higher than about half of the episodes that aired this season. Press Your Luck (0.38, -0.05) also slipped on ABC and got into a three-way tie in the 8 p.m. timeslot with Hell's and NBC's Law & Order (0.38, -0.10). The latter lost a full tenth in week 2, and the decline was even worse for SVU (0.50, -0.12). Organized Crime (0.39, -0.07) bled a little less in the 10 p.m. hour. CBS stayed out of the original business once more, opting to air reruns of Young Sheldon (0.28), Ghosts (0.21), So Help Me Todd (0.18), and SEAL Team (0.17). Son of a Critch (0.05, +0.01) and Children Ruin Everything (0.04, +0.02) rose on the CW, as did encores of The Conners (0.05/0.05).

Finals Update: Hell's Kitchen (+0.1) and Press Your Luck (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/11/24: Press Your Luck and Hell’s Kitchen Hit Season Highs, Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip Weak (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's Press Your Luck (0.39, +0.13) soared to a new season high in its move from Tuesdays at 10 to Thursdays at 8, clearly showing just how important it is to air a family-friendly game show in an earlier time slot. On Fox, Hell's Kitchen (0.41, +0.04) also climbed to a season high and cleared the 0.4 mark for the first time this season. At 9, Gordon Ramsay's Road Trip (0.16) completely bombed despite having a fellow Ramsay show for a lead-in. NBC aired reruns of Law & Order (0.29), SVU (0.23), and Organized Crime (0.21). CBS re-ran Young Sheldon (0.22), Ghosts (0.17), and SEAL Team (0.14/0.12). On the CW, repeats of The Conners (0.05/0.05) performed marginally better than Son of a Critch (0.04) and Children Ruin Everything (0.04). 

Finals Update: All shows held at their preliminary rounded ratings.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/4/24: The Golden Wedding Rates Above Golden Bachelor Season Average, General Hospital Special Flops, The Conners Repeats Low on The CW (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: The wedding of Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist proved to be a big hit with ABC viewers. The Golden Wedding managed a 0.63 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic and 5.2 million in total viewership, making it the night's top broadcast in both metrics. This also serves as a higher rating than just about every installment of The Golden Bachelor outside of the premiere and the last two episodes. After the wedding, the special General Hospital: 60 Years of Stars and Storytelling (0.23) disappointed in the 10 p.m. time slot and retained less than 40% of its lead-in. Hell's Kitchen (0.37, -0.02) dipped a bit on Fox and led into an encore of We Are Family (0.20). CBS aired the final batch of Ghosts UK episodes (0.24/0.20), and the series was once again a weaker option than reruns of Young Sheldon (0.26). Transplant (0.28, +0.09) was up in a pretty significant way on NBC but still fell behind repeats of Law & Order (0.35) and Dateline (0.29). The CW began airing acquired reruns of ABC sitcom The Conners (0.03/0.04), but they did no better than Son of a Critch (0.04) or the Children Ruin Everything finale (0.03, +0.01).

Finals Update: Hell's Kitchen (+0.1) and the repeat of Young Sheldon (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 12/28/23: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Repeat Leads the Night, Press Your Luck Encore Solid, Ghosts UK Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's repeat of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.34) was the top-rated program on another evening with a limited amount of original programming. From there, encores of Press Your Luck (0.27) and The $100,000 Pyramid (0.20) each shed seven-hundredths from the game show rerun that aired before them. On CBS, Ghosts UK (0.20/0.16) improved on its performance from two weeks ago (0.13) but was still a weaker option than reruns of Young Sheldon (0.23) and American Ghosts (0.20). NBC reruns of Law & Order (0.22) and Dateline (0.19) easily beat out Fox's encore of LEGO Masters: Celebrity Holiday Bricktacular (0.16). NBC also had Transplant (0.19, +0.04), which was up for its first episode in nearly a month. Acquired sitcoms Son of a Critch (0.03, -0.01) and Children Ruin Everything (0.02, -0.01) dipped on the CW. 

Finals Update: The 9:30 episode of Ghosts UK (+0.1) adjusted up. Repeats of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (-0.1) and The $100,000 Pyramid (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 12/21/23: Dick Van Dyke Special and iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Mediocre, Big Brother Reindeer Games Rises for Finale (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Big Brother Reindeer Games (0.32, +0.02) inched up for its CBS finale and was able to top a quiet Thursday night. In the 9 p.m. time slot, Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (0.24) was rather modest but still outpaced NBC's rerun of Dolly Parton's Mountain Magic Christmas (0.20). The peacock network also re-ran Christmas At Graceland (0.23). The iHeartRadio Jingle Ball (0.29) was only passable by ABC standards but easily trumped Fox TV movie The Christmas Break (0.16). On the CW, Son of a Critch (0.04, +0.01) gained a hundredth, while Children Ruin Everything (0.03, 0.00) held steady. 

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary rounded ratings.

Thursday TV Ratings 12/14/23: SNL Christmas Heavily Down from 2022, Hell’s Kitchen Leads Again, Big Brother Reindeer Games Rises (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's Hell's Kitchen (0.39, +0.01) rose by a hundredth and hit a new season high, making it the top program of the night for the second week in a row. LEGO Masters (0.20, -0.01) was not so lucky and slipped to a new low for its season finale. NBC aired That Clip Show: Holiday Edition (0.27) and A Saturday Night Live Christmas (0.30). ABC had them beat at 8 with CMA Country Christmas (0.32) but lost their lead at 9 as Disney 100: A Century of Dreams (0.24) underwhelmed. Big Brother: Reindeer Games (0.30, +0.07) climbed to its highest rating yet on CBS, but Ghosts UK (0.13) and SEAL Team (0.11) went even lower. Sitcoms Son of a Critch and Children Ruin Everything sported matching 0.03s on the CW.

Finals Update: Children Ruin Everything (-0.1), a rerun of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (-0.1), and an encore of The Great American Joke Off (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 11/23/23: NFL Barely Down from Thanksgiving 2022 Primetime Game, Ghosts UK Soars (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: NBC enjoyed massive ratings success on Thanksgiving night as their broadcast of the 49ers v. Seahawks NFL game (7.04) was only about 1% lower than last year's Patriots v. Vikings match-up (7.08) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. In terms of total viewership, both this one and 2022's game clocked in at just under 25 million. On CBS, the UK Ghosts (0.66/0.52) barreled past the 0.2s it posted for last week's debut, mostly because the reruns of Young Sheldon (2.09) and American Ghosts (0.99) that came before it were boosted by football. Fox went with repeats of Hell's Kitchen (0.21) and LEGO Masters (0.15) that somehow managed to trample ABC's Golden Bachelor encores (0.11/0.10/0.10). Son of a Critch (0.08, +0.03) and Children Ruin Everything (0.07, +0.04) improved on the CW.

Finals Update: The 49ers v. Seahawks NFL game (+3.0), Ghosts UK at 9 PM (+0.2) and 9:30 PM (+0.1), Children Ruin Everything (+0.1), and the repeats of Young Sheldon (+0.5), Ghosts (+0.2), and SEAL Team (+0.1) adjusted up.

Premiere Monday TV Ratings 9/25/23: The Irrational and Kitchen Nightmares Have Decent Starts, The Voice Slightly Down from Spring Premiere (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC drama 'The Irrational' (0.34) got off to a passable start on series debut night, retaining more than half of 'The Voice' (0.60) on this first evening. 'The Voice' itself was about a tenth lower than its spring premiere (0.69) but remained in solid shape nonetheless. On Fox, 'Kitchen Nightmares' (0.35) and 'Special Forces: World's Toughest Test' (0.33) both looked quite solid for their premieres. 'Special Forces' in particular was up by two-hundredths from its March finale (0.31). On ABC, the 'Eagles v. Buccaneers' NFL game (3.88) was about three-tenths lower than last week's 'Brown v. Steelers' (4.16). On the CW, 'Son of a Critch' (0.06, +0.02) grew, 'Run the Burbs' (0.03, -0.01) dipped, and 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.03, 0.00) held steady. The 9:30 p.m. 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' rerun (0.03) was on par with 'Burbs' and 'Children'. CBS re-ran 'NCIS' (0.22/0.18/0.18).

Finals Update: 'Sportscenter' (+0.3) and 'NFL: Eagles v. Buccaneers' (+1.1) adjusted up. 'The Voice' (-0.1) and 'The Irrational' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Monday TV Ratings 9/18/23: Academy of Country Music Honors Weak, American Ninja Warrior Special Decent, NFL Jumps (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The 'Browns v. Steelers' NFL game (4.16) impressed on ABC by going more than a full point higher than the week-ago 'Bills v. Jets' match-up (2.41) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On NBC, an 'American Ninja Warrior: Couple's Special' (0.27) was four-hundredths lower than last week's 'Warrior' finale but still topped all non-football offerings. The 10 p.m. hour was occupied by a rerun of 'Weakest Link' (0.16). Fox's broadcast of the 'Academy of Country Music Honors' (0.15) attracted very little fanfare. 'Son of a Critch' (0.04, -0.01) and 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.03, -0.02) slipped on the CW, but 'Run the Burbs' (0.04, +0.02) grew by two-hundredths. The 9:30 p.m. 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' repeat (0.03) was a hundredth short of last week's. CBS went with more encores of 'The Neighborhood' (0.25), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.19), 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.13), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.12).

Finals Update: 'NFL: Browns v. Steelers' (+1.1) adjusted up.

Monday TV Ratings 9/11/23: Monday Night Football Rises from 2022 Kickoff, American Ninja Warrior Slides for Finale (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of the 'Bills v. Jets' NFL game (2.41) was easily the top program on a night full of reruns. In a distant second, NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.33, -0.02) lost two-hundredths for its season finale and led into a 'Weakest Link' rerun (0.22). 'Son of a Critch' (0.05, -0.02) and 'Run the Burbs' (0.02, -0.03) crashed on the CW. 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.05, +0.01) was up by a hundredth and was followed by a repeat of 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.04). Fox had encores of 'Beat Shazam' (0.16) and 'MasterChef' (0.15). CBS re-ran 'The Neighborhood' (0.25), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.16), 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.14), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.13).

Finals Update: 'NFL: Bills v. Jets' (+0.3) adjusted up.

Monday TV Ratings 9/4/23: American Ninja Warrior Slips, Son of a Critch Rises, Children Ruin Everything Steady (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: NBC's 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.35, -0.09) was almost a tenth lower than it was last Monday, but it was the highest-rated offering on a night full of reruns. The 'Weakest Link' encore (0.23) that came after 'Warrior' topped the 10 p.m. time slot. ABC had repeats of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (0.30/0.29/0.21) that outpaced CBS's encores of 'The Neighborhood' (0.19), 'Bob Hearts Abishola' (0.15), 'NCIS: Hawai'i' (0.16), and 'NCIS: Los Angeles' (0.18). Fox was below both with its 'MasterChef' rerun (0.14). 'Son of a Critch' (0.07, +0.01) was up by a hundredth on the CW. 'Run the Burbs' (0.05, -0.01) shed a hundredth, while 'Children Ruin Everything' (0.04, 0.00) held steady. The 9:30 p.m. 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' rerun (0.03) served as the replacement to 'Bump'. 

Finals Update: The 9 PM repeat of 'Celebrity Family Feud' (+0.1) adjusted up.