Thursday TV Ratings 8/13/26: 2026 Patriot Games Abysmal on ABC, Celebrity Family Feud Loses to The 1% Club Repeat, Big Brother Tops NFL Preseason to Lead the Night [+ Analysis]

The Patriot Games (0.11) proved to be ratings poison for ABC, losing half of a wounded Celebrity Family Feud (0.22, -0.08) and sending Press Your Luck (0.17, -0.13) to a devastating new low, despite the latter's best efforts to bring viewers back to the network. CBS's Big Brother (0.75, +0.09) soared, while NBC had a quiet night of repeats (0.18/0.17/0.15). On Fox, a rerun of The 1% Club (0.24) went above Feud in the key demographic. The CW went with repeats of Trivial Pursuit (0.07) and Scrabble (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 7/23/26: Press Your Luck and Celebrity Family Feud Soar, Big Brother Also Rises, Impractical Jokers Remains Solid in Return [+ Analysis]

Celebrity Family Feud (0.43, +0.14) experienced a sudden surge on ABC, and fellow game show Press Your Luck (0.29, +0.07) was also up markedly, as was CBS staple Big Brother (0.75, +0.06). Surviving Earth (0.23, +0.01) inched up on NBC. Repeats of The 1% Club (0.17) and Best Medicine (0.08) aired on Fox, while reruns of Trivial Pursuit (0.03) and Scrabble (0.02) made up the CW's lineup. Key: (R) = repeat. 

Thursday TV Ratings 7/16/26: Celebrity Family Feud and Press Your Luck Dip, Big Brother Leads the Night, Fox News Tops Trump Address Coverage [+ Analysis]

ABC game shows Celebrity Family Feud (0.29, -0.02) and Press Your Luck (0.22, -0.03) dropped slightly from their week-ago premieres, while CBS's Big Brother (0.69, -0.17) had a more pronounced decline from last week. Surviving Earth (0.22, -0.03) was also down on NBC. On Fox, repeats of The 1% Club (0.16) and Best Medicine (0.13) sandwiched presidential address coverage (0.34). The CW's repeat of Scrabble (0.08) more than doubled the Trivial Pursuit rerun (0.03) that led into it. Key: (R) = repeat. 

Thursday TV Ratings 7/2/26: The Americas: A Wild 250th OK on NBC, FIFA World Cup Stays Strong, Independence Day Solid for ABC [+ Analysis]

On NBC, Surviving Earth (0.23, +0.02) bounced back, and The Americas: A Wild 250th (0.20) retained a decent amount of that rating, but ABC's showing of Independence Day (0.24) was above both. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.16), Ghosts (0.12), Matlock (0.08), and Elsbeth (0.08). FIFA World Cup coverage (4.12) remained massive on Fox. The CW went with reruns of game show Trivial Pursuit (0.03/0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/25/26: CMA Fest Stays Middling Against Massive World Cup Coverage, Surviving Earth Dips Again, Trivial Pursuit Dips as Scrabble Holds Steady [+ Analysis]

CMA Fest (0.24) was down just 4% from last year (0.25) on ABC, and Surviving Earth (0.21, -0.01) also declined slightly on NBC. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage (0.20), Ghosts (0.17), Matlock (0.12), and Elsbeth (0.11). On Fox, the USA v. Turkiye FIFA World Cup game posted a massive 5.08 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. Scrabble (0.04, 0.00) was stable on the CW, but Trivial Pursuit (0.01, -0.02) declined to an alarming level. Key: (R) = repeat.