Wednesday TV Ratings 12/3/25: Christmas in Rockefeller Center Dips from 2024, Abbott Elementary Drops to Series Low, Survivor on Top [+ Analysis]

Christmas in Rockefeller Center (0.55) shed a little less than 10% of last year's rating (0.61) on NBC and was followed by Christmas in Nashville (0.37). On ABC, Shifting Gears (0.41, +0.07) jumped to a new season high for its first episode in nearly a month, but Abbott Elementary (0.26, -0.07) dropped to a new low. Survivor (0.63, +0.08) and The Amazing Race (0.28, +0.01) were both up on CBS. Fox game shows The Floor (0.26, +0.03) and 99 to Beat (0.21, +0.02) also improved. On the CW, Law & Order Toronto (0.03, -0.01) inched down for its finale. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Wednesday TV Ratings 11/26/25: SNL Thanksgiving Barely Down from 2024, Survivor Dips, Sidelined: The QB and Me Atrocious on Fox [+ Analysis]

On NBC, A Saturday Night Live Thanksgiving (0.39) declined by 9% from last year (0.43) in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but the Countdown to Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade special (0.32) was actually up from 2024 (0.27). CBS's Survivor (0.55, -0.06) slipped, but The Amazing Race (0.27, -0.01) only lost a hundredth. Law & Order Toronto (0.04, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. ABC aired repeats of Shifting Gears (0.23/0.20), 9-1-1: Nashville (0.15), and Shark Tank (0.13). Fox aired the film Sidelined: The QB and Me (0.10). Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 11/19/25: CMA Awards Down 20% from 2024, Survivor and The Amazing Race Rebound, The Floor Slides [+ Analysis]

The CMA Awards (0.65) declined by almost 20% from last year's broadcast (0.81) on ABC, barely fending off a rising edition of CBS's Survivor (0.61, +0.07) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Later in the night, The Amazing Race (0.28, +0.05) was also up. NBC's airing of the 2024 film Wicked (0.28) outrated Fox game shows The Floor (0.23, -0.11) and 99 to Beat (0.19, -0.08). Law & Order Toronto (0.03, -0.02) was down again on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 9/24/25: Shark Tank Down in New Time Slot, The Golden Bachelor Collapses in Return, Survivor Also Returns Lower [+ Analysis]

The Golden Bachelor (0.28) collapsed in its ABC return, down 65% in the key demo when compared to its season finale from November 2023 (0.80). At ten, reality mainstay Shark Tank (0.20) struggled in its new slot, dropping noticeably from its May finale (0.28). On CBS, Survivor (0.60) was a little more than a tenth behind its last original broadcast, and Big Brother (0.40, -0.23) lost a large chunk of last week's rating. America's Got Talent (0.29, -0.01) dipped for its NBC finale. Fox game show The Floor (0.25) was a tenth below its April finale (0.35) in its return. The CW series premiere of Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent (0.03) could only tie last week's Family Law finale (0.03). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.