Thursday TV Ratings 9/21/23: Big Brother Up from Last Thursday for Double Eviction Episode, Buddy Games and The Challenge: USA Slip, The Prank Panel Ticks Up for Finale (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.65, +0.01) was a hundredth higher than last Thursday for a double eviction episode, but 'Buddy Games' (0.27, -0.02) and 'The Challenge: USA' (0.25, -0.03) shed a few ticks. On ABC, 'Generation Gap' (0.33, +0.04) and 'The Prank Panel' (0.22, +0.01) improved for their respective finales. The 10 p.m. 'Shark Tank' rerun (0.15) was three-hundredths lower than last week's. Fox's 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (0.27, 0.00) was on-par with the week prior. NBC aired repeats of 'Password' (0.26) and 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.16). 'Fight to Survive' (0.02, -0.02) and 'FBoy Island' (0.02, -0.01) dipped on the CW.

Finals Update: The repeat of 'Password' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 9/14/23: Buddy Games Struggles in Premiere, Generation Gap Slides, The Challenge: USA Also Down (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though 'Big Brother' (0.64, +0.03) was a bit higher than it was last Thursday, new  series 'Buddy Games' (0.29) got off to a rocky start on CBS. The reality-competition series retained less than half of its 'Big Brother' lead-in and was only a hundredth above the 10 p.m. installment of 'The Challenge: USA' (0.28, -0.04). On ABC, 'Generation Gap' (0.29, -0.02) dropped by two-hundredths for its first original episode in three weeks. At 9, 'The Prank Panel' (0.21, -0.07) crashed to a new series low after being off the air for nearly a month. A rerun of 'Shark Tank' (0.18) occupied the 10 p.m. time slot. 'Fight to Survive' (0.04, 0.00) and 'FBoy Island' (0.03, 0.00) were both steady on the CW. Fox had little luck with 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (0.27). NBC had repeats of 'Password' (0.19) and 'America's Got Talent' (0.17). 

Finals Update: 'MLB: Regional Coverage' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 9/7/23: NFL Rises from 2022 Kickoff, Big Brother Ticks Up, The Challenge: USA Rises (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: 'NFL Kickoff' (3.39) and the 'Lions v. Chiefs' game (6.85) improved significantly on the 'Kickoff' (3.01) and comparative 'Bills v. Rams' game (5.86) from September 2022. Amidst NBC's football dominance, CBS's 'Big Brother' (0.61, +0.04) dropped by seven-hundredths when stacked up against Wednesday's episode (0.68), but it was four-hundredths above last Thursday's telecast. 'The Challenge: USA' (0.32, +0.03) grew by three-hundredths when compared to its week-ago outing. Reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.27) and 'Ghosts' (0.25) held down the 8 p.m. hour. ABC had a passable rerun of 'Generation Gap' (0.20), but encores of 'The Prank Panel' (0.09) and 'Shark Tank' (0.08) reached unsettling levels. Fox had repeats of 'I Can See Your Voice' (0.14) and 'Name That Tune' (0.14). 'Fight to Survive' (0.04, +0.03) and 'FBoy Island' (0.03, +0.02) rebounded on the CW.

Finals Update: 'NFL: Lions v. Chiefs' (+1.4) adjusted up. 'NFL Kickoff' (-0.8) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 8/31/23: The Price Is Right Bob Barker Tribute Strong, College Football Leads, Big Brother Slips (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: CBS's broadcast of 'The Price Is Right: A Tribute to Bob Barker' (0.49) put up a very solid Nielsen rating and was the most-watched program of the night in terms of total viewership. This special comes less than a week after longtime 'Price Is Right' host Bob Barker passed away at the age of 99. Though the 8 p.m. hour was much stronger than usual, 'Big Brother' (0.57, -0.06) and 'The Challenge: USA' (0.29, -0.03) declined when compared to last Thursday's episodes. And while the Barker tribute and 'Brother' put up a good fight, it was Fox's telecast of the 'Nebraska versus Minnesota' college football game (0.81) that topped the evening in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Reality shows 'Fight to Survive' (0.01, -0.04) and 'FBoy Island' (0.01, -0.03) completely crashed to new lows. These numbers are even awful by the CW's low standards and place them just a hundredth away from the infamous 0.00 rating. ABC's reruns of 'Generation Gap' (0.25) and 'The Prank Panel' (0.21) were on-par with NBC's encores of 'Password' (0.25) and 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.21). However, NBC had the upper-hand in the 10 p.m. hour as their 'Law & Order' repeat (0.20) beat out ABC's 'Shark Tank' encore (0.16).

Finals Update: All shows held their preliminary rounded ratings.

Thursday TV Ratings 8/24/23: Miley Cyrus Special Weak, Generation Gap Slips, Big Brother Easily Leads (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: 'Generation Gap' (0.31, -0.08) took a hit on ABC and was followed by a rerun of the 20th Anniversary special of 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (0.21). In the 10 p.m. hour, a Miley Cyrus special entitled 'Endless Summer Vacation: Continued' (0.16) was unable to bring in many viewers. Fox had slightly better luck with their 'TMZ Investigates' Britney Spears telecast (0.22), but it still barely tied NBC's repeat of 'Password' (0.22). NBC also aired reruns of 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.18) and 'Law & Order' (0.14), while Fox had an encore of 'Name That Tune' (0.19). 'Big Brother' (0.63, +0.01) and 'The Challenge: USA' (0.32, 0.00) were close to even on CBS. Reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.25) and 'Ghosts' (0.24) populated the 8 p.m. hour. 'Fight to Survive' (0.05, +0.01) and 'FBoy Island' (0.04, +0.02) perked up on the CW. 

Finals Update: 'TMZ Investigates: Britney Spears: Divorce and Despair' (-0.2) adjusted down, as did repeats of 'Ghosts' (-0.1) and 'Name That Tune' (-0.1).