Saturday TV Ratings 8/1/26: Shark Week Ends Higher than 2025, Toast to Italy Decent on Hallmark, MLB Dominates the Night [+ Analysis]

MLB on Fox (0.48) dominated on an otherwise quiet Saturday night, while PBR on the CW (0.03) underwhelmed. NBC's repeats of American Ninja Warrior (0.15) and Dateline (0.12) were above ABC's Rookie reruns (0.08/0.08/0.09). CBS aired repeats of Final Twist (0.08) and 48 Hours (0.10/0.11) once more. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 7/31/26: Shark Week Slides but Still Up Year-to-Year, WWE SmackDown Jumps, Celebrity Jeopardy! and Dateline NBC Top Broadcast [+ Analysis]

NBC's Dateline (0.21, 0.00) was steady with last week and above most offerings, but ABC's repeat of Celebrity Jeopardy! (0.21) matched it in the key demo. CBS aired repeats of Sheriff Country (0.18), Fire Country (0.15), and Boston Blue (0.10). Fox went with reruns of MasterChef (0.10) and Nation's Dumbest (0.12). Totally Funny Animals (0.02, 0.00) was stable on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 7/30/26: Surviving Earth Rises for Finale, Press Your Luck Rises Again, Shark Week Down [+ Analysis]

ABC's Press Your Luck (0.30, +0.01) was up slightly on Thursday night, even as its Celebrity Family Feud lead-in (0.40, -0.03) cooled down. On NBC, Surviving Earth (0.25, +0.02) rose for its finale, while CBS's Big Brother (0.67, -0.08) was down markedly from last week. Fox (0.14/0.11) and the CW (0.04/0.02) were both in repeat mode. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Sunday TV Ratings 7/26/26: Shark Week Opens Far Above 2025 Start, Big Brother Up from Last Sunday, House of the Dragon Down Slightly [+ Analysis]

CBS's Big Brother (0.63, +0.06) was up from last Sunday and was two-tenths above MLB on NBC (0.43) in the key demographic. ABC's showing of the movie True Lies (0.16) retained a little more than half of its Funniest Home Videos repeat lead-in (0.31). Fox aired repeats of Kitchen Nightmares (0.10), The Simpsons (0.11), Animal Control (0.10), Universal Basic Guys (0.11), and Grimsburg (0.08). The CW aired The Fugitive (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/29/26: Shark Week Continues Hot Streak, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Big Brother and Nation’s Dumbest Strengthen, MasterChef Down [+ Analysis]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.39, +0.03) was up slightly from last week's premiere on ABC, and CBS's Big Brother (0.64, +0.01) also rose above its week-ago installment. NBC went with more repeats of Chicago Fire (0.19), Chicago Med (0.19), and Chicago PD (0.18). MasterChef (0.19, -0.03) declined on Fox, but Nation's Dumbest (0.28, +0.03) climbed higher. The CW once again aired reruns of Police 24/7 (0.05/0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.