Thursday TV Ratings 2/20/25: 4 Nations Faceoff Championship Massive, Next Level Chef and Animal Control Sink, Found Rises [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: It was a pleasant night for CBS as Georgie & Mandy (0.45, +0.05), Ghosts (0.44, +0.08), Matlock (0.31, +0.02), and Elsbeth (0.25, +0.02) all improved on their week-ago broadcasts. Scamanda (0.19, -0.04) and Perfect Wife (0.11, -0.03) both dropped for their ABC finales. Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.22, -0.05) also declined at eight. Law & Order (0.33, -0.03) dipped on NBC, but Law & Order: SVU (0.36, +0.01) and Found (0.25, +0.07) rose. Next Level Chef (0.24, -0.10), Animal Control (0.16, -0.09), and Going Dutch (0.13, -0.03) all slipped on Fox. Police 24/7 (0.04, -0.03) lost some ground on the CW, but Crime Nation (0.03, +0.01) inched up.

Thursday TV Ratings 2/13/25: Next Level Chef Returns Solidly, Animal Control and Scamanda Jump, Found Hits New Low [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Next Level Chef (0.34) had a solid return on Fox and helped Animal Control (0.25, +0.10) rise to a new season high. Going Dutch (0.16, +0.04) was also up at nine-thirty. CBS was down across the board with Georgie & Mandy (0.40, -0.06), Ghosts (0.36, -0.09), Matlock (0.29, -0.10), and Elsbeth (0.23, -0.05). Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.27, +0.05), Scamanda (0.23, +0.07), and Perfect Wife (0.14, +0.02) were all up on ABC. NBC's Law & Order (0.36, +0.02) and Law & Order: SVU (0.35, +0.01) rose, but Found (0.18, -0.03) faded away. Police 24/7 (0.07, +0.02) grew on the CW, but Crime Nation (0.02, -0.02) slipped. Key: (P) = premiere. 

Thursday TV Ratings 2/6/25: NFL Honors Rise from 2024, Matlock and Elsbeth Rebound, Hell’s Kitchen Stable for Finale [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Fox's Hell's Kitchen (0.30, 0.00) held steady for its finale and led into the network's broadcast of the NFL Honors (0.44). On CBS, Georgie & Mandy (0.46, +0.04), Ghosts (0.45, +0.06), Matlock (0.39, +0.06), and Elsbeth (0.28, +0.06) were all way up from last week. On ABC, Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.22, +0.01), Scamanda (0.16, +0.01), and Perfect Wife (0.12, +0.01) gained a hundredth apiece. NBC aired reruns of The Hunting Party (0.21), Law & Order: SVU (0.19), and the original Law & Order (0.18). Police 24/7 (0.05, -0.01) dipped on the CW, but Crime Nation (0.04, 0.00) was stable. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Thursday TV Ratings 1/30/25: Scamanda Struggles in Debut, Going Dutch and Animal Control Slide to New Lows, SVU Also Sinks [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.42, +0.03) rose for its CBS return, while Ghosts (0.39, -0.06) declined from its last 2024 episode. Dramas Matlock (0.33, +0.01) and Elsbeth (0.22, +0.02) grew slightly. On ABC, Scamanda (0.15) struggled in its debut, declining from an already weak Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (0.21, -0.01). At 10, the broadcast premiere of Perfect Wife (0.11) went even lower than Only Murders. NBC's Law & Order (0.34, +0.05) increased in size, but SVU (0.34, -0.06) and Found (0.21, -0.03) weakened. Hell's Kitchen (0.30, +0.04) gained a few ticks on Fox, while sitcoms Animal Control (0.15, -0.02) and Going Dutch (0.12, -0.08) dropped to new lows. Police 24/7 (0.06, -0.01) and Crime Nation (0.04, -0.02) dipped on the CW.