Wednesday TV Ratings 8/19/26: America’s Got Talent Steady with 2025 Results Shows, Big Brother Down Week-to-Week, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Also Slips [+ Analysis]

Big Brother (0.68, -0.06) dealt with a marked decline on CBS, and Millionaire (0.31, -0.04) also slipped on ABC. The America's Got Talent results show (0.30) was at a solid level on NBC. Fox's MasterChef (0.24, +0.02) inched up, while Nation's Dumbest (0.25, -0.02) cooled down. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 3/10/22: B Positive Dips For Finale, Law & Order and Young Sheldon Rise (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: After taking an unsettling plunge in its second week, NBC's 'Law & Order' reboot (0.54, +0.04) rebounded a bit for episode three. 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (0.52, +0.04) rose by the same amount at 10 while 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.65) held steady in-between. On ABC, 'Station 19' (0.61, -0.07), 'Grey's Anatomy' (0.61, -0.02), and 'Big Sky' (0.27, -0.02) all dropped on a week-to-week basis. CBS's 'B Positive' (0.40, -0.05) shed five-hundredths for a finale that aired thirty minutes earlier than it normally does. A rerun of 'Ghosts' (0.31) and a rising 'Bull' (0.36, +0.04) came after it while 'Young Sheldon' (0.62, +0.02) and 'United States of Al' (0.48, +0.13) preceded 'Positive'. Fox made gains across the board with the 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' finale (0.36, +0.10), 'Call Me Kat' (0.25, +0.05), and the season closer of 'Pivoting' (0.18, +0.03). 'Walker' (0.11, -0.01) and 'Legacies' (0.04, -0.04) slipped on the CW, with the latter posting a new series low. 

Finals Update: 'Joe Millionaire' (+0.1), 'Bull' (+0.1), 'Law & Order: SVU' (+0.1), and 'Call Me Kat' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Legacies' (-0.1) adjusted down.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/17/22: Winter Olympics Tick Back Up, Jeopardy! National College Championship Also Rises, Call Me Kat Slips (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though it remained a far cry from its 2018 levels, the '2022 Winter Olympics' (1.38, +0.20) gained two-tenths on NBC and outperformed Wednesday's unsettling low. ABC's 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (0.61, +0.09) grew by a tenth and led into low-rated encores of 'Grey's Anatomy' (0.24) and 'Big Sky' (0.15). On Fox, 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.31, +0.05) was up by five-hundredths, but sitcoms 'Call Me Kat' (0.30, -0.05) and 'Pivoting' (0.18, -0.06) crumbled. CBS had reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.44), 'United States of Al' (0.35), 'Ghosts' (0.33), 'B Positive' (0.30), and 'Bull' (0.21). The CW aired encores of 'Walker' (0.07) and 'Legacies' (0.04). 

Finals Update: The '2022 Winter Olympics' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/10/22: Winter Olympics Climb Again, Jeopardy! National College Championship Also Rises, NFL Honors Modest (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: The '2022 Winter Olympics' (2.15, +0.34) climbed to its highest rating yet and passed the 2.0 threshold for the second time, helping NBC win the night once more. The third outing of ABC's 'Jeopardy! National College Championship' (0.60, +0.06) improved from Wednesday and led into an 'NFL Honors' broadcast (0.44) that was five-hundredths short of the 2021 telecast (0.49). On Fox, 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.26, -0.06) crashed to a new low, but sitcoms 'Call Me Kat' (0.35, +0.03) and 'Pivoting' (0.24, +0.04) gained a few hundredths. CBS had reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.38), 'United States of Al' (0.27), 'Ghosts' (0.25), 'B Positive' (0.23), and 'Bull' (0.19), with each one posting a lower rating than the previous. Encores of 'Walker' (0.06) and 'Legacies' (0.04) made up the CW's lineup. 

Finals Update: '2022 Winter Olympics' (+0.3), 'Call Me Kat' (+0.1), and repeats of 'Young Sheldon' (+0.1), 'United States of Al' (+0.1), and 'Ghosts' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/3/22: Winter Olympics Drops Two-Thirds from Opening Night of 2018, Celebrity Big Brother Collapses, Soul of a Nation Specials Bomb (Final Ratings)

Ratings Analysis: Though night one of NBC's '2022 Winter Olympics' coverage (1.24) more than doubled every other program that aired during the 8-11PM block, it opened leagues below where it began in 2018 (3.7). This was nearly 70% behind that rating from four years prior and demonstrates that the staying power of this towering event may be waning. Fox decided to air originals opposite the 'Olympics', with 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.32, -0.01) inching down and freshman sitcom 'Pivoting' (0.20, -0.02) slipping to a new low. Sandwiched in-between, struggling 'Call Me Kat' (0.32, +0.06) somehow rose to its highest rating for a Thursday-night episode in 2022. While a 0.32 is nothing to write home about, 'Kat' appears a tiny bit healthier than it was a few weeks ago. Airing behind reruns of 'Young Sheldon' (0.52) and 'Ghosts' (0.48), CBS's 'Celebrity Big Brother' (0.49, -0.29) plunged from Wednesday's return and was followed by an encore of 'Bull' (0.21). ABC got little mileage out of a pair of 'Soul of a Nation' specials (0.29/0.21) and even less out of a repeat of 'Promised Land' (0.10). The CW barely scraped by with reruns of 'Walker' (0.08) and 'Legacies' (0.06).

Thursday TV Ratings 1/27/22: One-Hour B Positive Stays Afloat Without Ghosts, Call Me Kat Hits New Low, Truth & Lies: The Last Gangster Solid (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though it aired without the help of its 'Ghosts' lead-in, CBS's 'B Positive' (0.50/0.46) remained on-par with the week prior for an hour-long event. The 9PM episode tied its season high while the 9:30 installment was only four-hundredths below last Thursday's outing. Earlier in the evening, 'Young Sheldon' (0.73, -0.10) lost a tenth as 'United States of Al' (0.54, +0.01) gained a hundredth. A rerun of 'Bull' (0.28) capped off the night. ABC's broadcast of 'Truth & Lies: The Last Gangster' (0.49) was nearly a tenth higher than the week-ago 'Women of the Movement' finale (0.40). A rerun of 'Promised Land' (0.18) that followed was only four-hundredths lower than its Monday premiere (0.22). 'Call Me Kat' (0.26, -0.05) and 'Pivoting' (0.22, -0.04) slipped to new lows on Fox, but 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.33, +0.01) picked up a hundredth. NBC went with repeats of 'The Blacklist' (0.25), Law & Order: SVU' (0.31), and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (0.27). The CW's 'Walker' (0.09, -0.05) crashed to a series low and led into a 'Legacies' encore (0.06). 

Finals Update: 'B Positive' (+0.1) and 'Call Me Kat' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/20/22: Young Sheldon Rises to Season High, Women of the Movement Ends Down, SVU and Organized Crime Also Decline (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: ABC miniseries 'Women of the Movement' (0.40, -0.05) and docuseries 'Let the World See' (0.31, -0.07) lost some ground for their finales, with each program dropping to its lowest rating on record. Fox's lineup remained just as dismal as the week before as 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.32, -0.03) shed three-hundreds from its previous episode. Sitcoms 'Call Me Kat' (0.31, +0.01) and 'Pivoting' (0.26, +0.03) inched up from their disastrous debuts but did not grow enough to seem meaningfully stronger. CBS got a season high out of 'Young Sheldon' (0.83, +0.10) and minor upticks from 'Ghosts' (0.68, +0.03) & 'B Positive' (0.50, +0.01). 'United States of Al' (0.53) held flat at 8:30, and recently-canceled 'Bull' (0.38, -0.04) forfeited four-hundredths at 10. NBC's 'The Blacklist' (0.41, +0.01) got back a single hundredth as 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.63, -0.04) ticked down and 'Organized Crime' (0.49, -0.06) fell to a new low. The CW's 'Walker' (0.14, +0.03) gained three-hundredths and led into a 'Legacies' rerun (0.06).

Finals Update: 'Women of the Movement' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/13/22: Disastrous Timeslot Debuts for Call Me Kat and Pivoting, Ghosts Slips from High, Young Sheldon Tops the Night (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though football kept them afloat on premiere night, there was no saving Fox comedies 'Call Me Kat' (0.30, -0.92) and 'Pivoting' (0.23, -0.37) in their timeslot debuts. While a sharp decline was to be expected, the two sitcoms were down a dreadful 75% and 62% respectively from what they garnered just four days prior (1.22/0.60). In particular, 'Call Me Kat' fell behind every single rating it posted in season one. Airing before the comedy catastrophe, reality effort 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.35, -0.04) dropped by four-hundredths from its mediocre start. On CBS, sitcom anchors 'Young Sheldon' (0.73, -0.01) and 'Ghosts' (0.65, -0.05) dealt with some minor slippage, but 'United States of Al' (0.53, +0.03), 'B Positive' (0.49, +0.03), and 'Bull' (0.42, +0.04) all rose from their midseason returns. ABC miniseries 'Women of the Movement' (0.45, +0.02) gained two-hundredths in week two as docuseries 'Let the World See' (0.38, -0.02) fell by the same amount. NBC's 'The Blacklist' (0.40, -0.02) ticked down while 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.67, +0.05) and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (0.55, +0.04) picked up a few hundredths each. The CW's 'Walker' (0.11, -0.04) forfeited four-hundredths and led into a 'Legacies' encore (0.05).

Finals Update: 'Law & Order: SVU' (+0.1), 'Ghosts' (+0.1), 'Joe Millionaire' (+0.1), and 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/6/22: Women of the Movement and Joe Millionaire Have Modest Debuts, Young Sheldon Leads, Ghosts Rises (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: CBS enjoyed renewed prosperity in the new year as 'Young Sheldon' (0.74, +0.08), 'Ghosts' (0.70, +0.16), and 'Bull' (0.38, +0.11) all shot up to season highs. Freshman sitcom 'Ghosts' experienced the largest surge of the pack and had its strongest showing to date in both the Adults 18-49 demographic and total viewers. Sophomore comedies 'United States of Al' (0.50, +0.05) and 'B Positive' (0.46, +0.04) remained largely unimpressive at 8:30 and 9:30 respectively but each picked up a few hundredths. On NBC, 'The Blacklist' (0.42, +0.11) and 'Law & Order: SVU' (0.62, +0.05) improved from their lackluster fall finales, but 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (0.51, -0.11) lost a tenth at 10. ABC's new miniseries 'Women of the Movement' (0.43) and docuseries 'Let the World See' (0.40) were fairly modest on premiere night but still outdid Fox's series debut of 'Joe Millionaire: For Richer or Poorer' (0.39). The CW offered up reruns of 'Walker' (0.09) and 'Legacies' (0.06).

Finals Update: 'Ghosts' (+0.1) and 'B Positive' (+0.1) adjusted up.