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.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/18/26: World Cup on Fox Rises, Surviving Earth Declines, Jersey Shore Family Vacation Rises [+ Analysis]

Fox's FIFA World Cup broadcast (3.37) led the way on Thursday night, while NBC's Surviving Earth (0.22, -0.05) declined from last week's premiere. CBS (0.20/0.18/0.13/0.09) was entirely in repeat mode, as was ABC (0.15/0.12/0.14). Scrabble (0.04, 0.00) matched its week-ago installment on the CW, but Trivial Pursuit (0.03, -0.01) dipped. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/11/26: Surviving Earth Solid in Premiere Despite Drawing Smaller Audience Than The Americas Repeat, Stanley Cup Final Ticks Up Again, Respectable Opening for World Cup on FS1 [+ Analysis]

Nature documentary series Surviving Earth (0.27) got off to a solid start on NBC, and the repeat of The Americas (0.27) that followed boasted full retention. Over on ABC, game five of the Stanley Cup Final (1.48, +0.04) grew slightly from game four. CBS (0.26/0.21/0.16/0.15) aired a mix of comedy and drama reruns. On Fox, the movie Daughter of the Bride (0.12) posted a fairly modest rating. Scrabble (0.04, +0.01) gained a hundredth on the CW, while Trivial Pursuit (0.04, -0.01) lost one. Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 5/28/26: NBA Playoffs Dominate an Otherwise-Quiet Night, There She Goes Abysmal on Fox, Jersey Shore Family Vacation Rises [+ Analysis]

NBA on NBC (2.34) dominated on an otherwise quiet Thursday evening, bringing in the largest Adults 18-49 rating of the night. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy (0.18), Ghosts (0.14), Matlock (0.09), and Elsbeth (0.09), while ABC went with encores of 9-1-1 (0.17) and 9-1-1: Nashville (0.12/0.11). On Fox, a showing of the movie There She Goes (0.06) barely fended off the CW's Scrabble (0.04, +0.01) and Trivial Pursuit (0.05, +0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Thursday TV Ratings 6/26/25: CMA Fest Slides from 2024 but Still Leads Broadcast, NBA Draft Second Round on ESPN Tops the Night, Transplant Declines [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: ABC's broadcast of CMA Fest (0.25) was down heavily from last year (0.38), declining by over 30% in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On NBC, Transplant (0.14, -0.02) dipped slightly. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy (0.21), Ghosts (0.15), Matlock (0.12), and Elsbeth (0.11). Fox's cartoons (0.12/0.08/0.09/0.11) were in repeat mode for the night. Police 24/7 (0.05, -0.02) slipped on the CW, losing to a 9 p.m. repeat of itself (0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.