Friday TV Ratings 10/2/26: Strong Return for Celebrity Wheel of Fortune, 20/20 Also Rises, Penn State/Northwestern College Football Game Leads [+ Analysis]

Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.30) had a strong return on ABC, and 20/20 (0.24, +0.07) seemed to benefit greatly from having Wheel as its lead-in. Dateline (0.20, 0.00) was steady on NBC. Fox's college football broadcast (0.74) dominated. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 10/1/26: Big Brother Ends on a Season High, 2.3 Million Viewers for Final Fever/Aces WNBA Playoff Game, American Horror Story Goes Lower [+ Analysis]

CBS's Big Brother (0.92, +0.24) surged on finale night, placing a strong second behind MLB on NBC (1.31) among adults 18-49. Later, The Amazing Race (0.32, -0.08) took quite a tumble but remained above most of its fall 2025 installments. Hell's Kitchen (0.23, +0.01) inched up on Fox, and Special Forces (0.19, +0.05) soared past last week's abysmal premiere rating. The CW aired Scrabble (0.05) and Trivial Pursuit (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Wednesday TV Ratings 9/30/26: The Amazing Race Returns Above Any Season 38 Episode, Scrubs Premieres to Series Lows, Survivor Rises [+ Analysis]

CBS's Survivor (0.83, +0.05) improved on last week's already respectable premiere rating, and The Amazing Race (0.40) had a particularly robust return right after, up 67% from its fall 2025 premiere (0.24). On ABC, Scrubs (0.36/0.29) returned below its previously-set low (0.39), and Shark Tank (0.21/0.18) also appeared a bit deflated. MLB on NBC (1.66) continued to excel. On Fox, The Floor (0.23) was at a familiar level, and 99 to Beat (0.21, +0.01) ticked up. The Great American Road Rally (0.03, 0.00) was stable on the CW. Key: (P) = premiere. (R) = repeat. 

Tuesday TV Ratings 9/29/26: Dancing with the Stars Dips to #2 Behind MLB Playoffs but Narrowly Wins in Total Viewers, Best Medicine Draws Highest Rating in Regular Time Slot, RJ Decker Also Rises [+ Analysis]

Though it was MLB on NBC (1.64) that posted the night's top rating, ABC's Dancing with the Stars (1.40, +0.05) was still a massive 18-49 winner. At ten, RJ Decker (0.25, +0.02) improved slightly. CBS aired two specials, The Amazing Race: 25 Years Around the World (0.19) and Comics Unleashed with Byron Allen 20th Anniversary Special (0.14), but neither was particularly competitive in the key demo. On Fox, Best Medicine (0.27) returned to its regular slot with a rating above every previous Tuesday-night installment, while Doc (0.17, -0.01) inched down. WWE NXT (0.11, +0.02) ticked up on the CW.

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.