Thursday TV Ratings 8/13/26: 2026 Patriot Games Abysmal on ABC, Celebrity Family Feud Loses to The 1% Club Repeat, Big Brother Tops NFL Preseason to Lead the Night [+ Analysis]

The Patriot Games (0.11) proved to be ratings poison for ABC, losing half of a wounded Celebrity Family Feud (0.22, -0.08) and sending Press Your Luck (0.17, -0.13) to a devastating new low, despite the latter's best efforts to bring viewers back to the network. CBS's Big Brother (0.75, +0.09) soared, while NBC had a quiet night of repeats (0.18/0.17/0.15). On Fox, a rerun of The 1% Club (0.24) went above Feud in the key demographic. The CW went with repeats of Trivial Pursuit (0.07) and Scrabble (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 8/6/26: NFL Preseason Entirely Steady with 2025 Kickoff, Press Your Luck Steady as Celebrity Family Feud Slides, Big Brother Slightly Down [+ Analysis]

NFL on NBC (1.4) was the dominant force on Thursday night, but CBS's Big Brother (0.66, -0.01) was hardly affected by the additional competition. On ABC, Celebrity Family Feud (0.30, -0.10) lost a full tenth, but Press Your Luck (0.30, 0.00) held steady and matched its lead-in. Fox aired repeats of The 1% Club (0.14) and Best Medicine (0.13). The CW went with reruns of Trivial Pursuit (0.04) and Scrabble (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 7/2/26: The Americas: A Wild 250th OK on NBC, FIFA World Cup Stays Strong, Independence Day Solid for ABC [+ Analysis]

On NBC, Surviving Earth (0.23, +0.02) bounced back, and The Americas: A Wild 250th (0.20) retained a decent amount of that rating, but ABC's showing of Independence Day (0.24) was above both. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.16), Ghosts (0.12), Matlock (0.08), and Elsbeth (0.08). FIFA World Cup coverage (4.12) remained massive on Fox. The CW went with reruns of game show Trivial Pursuit (0.03/0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

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 6/18/26: World Cup on Fox Rises, Surviving Earth Declines, Jersey Shore Family Vacation Rises [+ Analysis]

Fox's FIFA World Cup broadcast (3.37) led the way on Thursday night, while NBC's Surviving Earth (0.22, -0.05) declined from last week's premiere. CBS (0.20/0.18/0.13/0.09) was entirely in repeat mode, as was ABC (0.15/0.12/0.14). Scrabble (0.04, 0.00) matched its week-ago installment on the CW, but Trivial Pursuit (0.03, -0.01) dipped. Key: (R) = repeat.