In its first CBS broadcast, the MTV Video Music Awards posted a strong 1.26 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic, benefiting massively from its NFL lead-in (6.26). NBC also made serious noise with its mammoth Ravens v. Bills NFL game (5.80). ABC aired Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (0.13). On Fox, The Great North (0.08, -0.06) plummeted to a new low after a rerun of Animal Control (0.08). The CW aired the 2004 blockbuster Shrek 2 (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.
After weeks of Nielsen ratings dominance, CBS's Big Brother (0.59) gave up the top spot, coming in two full points below ABC's college football broadcast (2.59). Meanwhile, Fox's women's college volleyball broadcast (0.11) barely beat NBC reruns of American Ninja Warrior (0.10) and America's Got Talent (0.09). The CW aired the film Independence Day (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.
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Big Brother (0.84, +0.25) soared to a new 2025 high on CBS, even as it faced off against Fox's Bills v. Bears NFL broadcast (1.15). ABC aired repeats of AFHV (0.26/0.25) and the 1992 comedy film Sister Act (0.14). NBC aired encores of American Ninja Warrior (0.20) and America's Got Talent (0.16). The CW aired 1987 film Dirty Dancing (0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.
NBC's US Gymnastics Championships broadcast (0.37) posted a strong Adults 18-49 rating, but it was still more than two-tenths below CBS's Big Brother (0.59, -0.02). ABC's movie of the week, The Parent Trap (0.17), was a notch above last week's Freaky Friday (0.16). Fox aired repeats of The Quiz with Balls (0.09), MasterChef (0.07), and Secret Service (0.08). The CW aired Mamma Mia! (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.