Thursday TV Ratings 10/8/26: Eternally Yours Premieres Solidly, SVU Returns to Highest Rating Since Early 2025, Georgie & Mandy and Elsbeth Also Return Higher

Analysis to come.

Thursday TV Ratings 9/24/26: Tepid Start for American Horror Story 13, The Traitors: New Blood Dips, Big Brother Rises [+ Analysis]

On NBC, The Traitors: New Blood (0.26, -0.02) dipped, and the sinking continued at nine (0.24, -0.02). CBS's Big Brother (0.68) easily rose above Wednesday's installment but was down from last week. On Fox, Hell's Kitchen (0.22) was up 22% from last year's premiere (0.18), but Special Forces (0.14) was down 13% from its year-ago start (0.16). Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 11/20/25: Elsbeth Barely Rises at Special Time, Georgie & Mandy Ties Season High, Law & Order and SVU Also Rise for Midseason Finales [+ Analysis]

CBS's Elsbeth (0.20, +0.02) was moved up an hour for the night, but it barely benefited from the more favorable scheduling. Earlier in the evening, Georgie & Mandy (0.42, +0.03) rose, but Ghosts (0.36, -0.03) fell. Law & Order (0.28, +0.06) and Law & Order: SVU (0.32, +0.02) were both up on NBC. Repeats of 9-1-1: Nashville (0.22/0.16/0.14) aired on ABC. Fox's Hell's Kitchen (0.23, +0.03) recovered, while Special Forces (0.16, -0.02) cooled down on finale night. Police 24/7 (0.04, +0.02) doubled on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Thursday TV Ratings 11/6/25: Wicked: One Wonderful Night Strong, Matlock and Georgie & Mandy Jump, Hell’s Kitchen and Special Forces Sink [+ Analysis]

NBC special Wicked: One Wonderful Night (0.38) performed well on Thursday night, placing second in the 8 p.m. time slot. On CBS, Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.42, +0.07), Ghosts (0.37, +0.03), and Matlock (0.30, +0.10) all grew, but Elsbeth (0.16, -0.01) slipped. 9-1-1 (0.35, +0.02) rose on ABC, but 9-1-1: Nashville (0.26, -0.02) and Grey's Anatomy (0.17, -0.07) dropped. Hell's Kitchen (0.21, -0.1) and Special Forces (0.12, -0.09) plummeted on Fox. Police 24/7 (0.07, +0.04) jumped on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 10/16/25: Ghosts and Georgie & Mandy Return Down, Matlock and Elsbeth Plummet to New Lows, SVU Rebounds [+ Analysis]

Sitcoms Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.36) and Ghosts (0.34) were both down from their May finales in their respective season premieres, and the former could only tie its previously-set low. But that was the least of CBS's worries, as dramas Matlock (0.18, -0.33) and Elsbeth (0.14, -0.20) crashed to egregious new lows in the back-half of the night. On ABC, 9-1-1 (0.33, +0.03) was up from last week's premiere, but 9-1-1: Nashville (0.23, -0.06) and Grey's Anatomy (0.18, -0.09) plummeted. Law & Order (0.21, +0.01) ticked up on NBC, and Law & Order: SVU (0.30, +0.09) surged. On Fox, Hell's Kitchen (0.23, 0.00) matched last week's rating, while Special Forces (0.18, +0.01) gained a hundredth. Police 24/7 (0.03, 0.00) held steady on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.