Monday TV Ratings 1/19/26: College Football Championship Up Massively from 2025, NBA Leads Quiet Night on Broadcast [+ Analysis]

On a repeat-filled night, NBA on NBC (0.26) was the top-rated network television offering, even as it remained at a modest level. ABC aired repeats of Will Trent (0.19/0.12) and Dirty Talk (0.09). CBS went with encores of The Neighborhood (0.16), DMV (0.12), FBI (0.11), and NCIS: Origins (0.09). Fox was a notch below that with encores of Hell's Kitchen (0.08) and Doc (0.08). The CW aired I Am MLK Jr. (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 1/9/26: US Figure Skating Championships Rise from 2025, College Football Playoffs Dominate, Unrivaled Continues to Struggle [+ Analysis]

The US Figure Skating Championships (0.22) enjoyed a 16% uptick in the Adults 18-49 demographic when compared to last year's NBC broadcast (0.19). Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.27, -0.01) inched down on ABC, but 20/20 (0.19, 0.00) held steady. On CBS, an encore presentation of the Harlan Coben's Final Twist premiere (0.16) outrated the original broadcast (0.13). Fox's TMZ Investigates special (0.13) lost to a repeat of Hell's Kitchen (0.14) that followed. Masters of Illusion (0.04, +0.01) ticked up on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Friday TV Ratings 1/2/26: RuPaul’s Drag Race Returns Lower, Holiday Bowl Easily Leads Quiet Night, Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Encore is Top Non-Sports Program on Repeat-Filled Night [+ Analysis]

Fox's Holiday Bowl broadcast (0.40) was Friday night's highest-rated program by a comfortable margin. On ABC, 20/20 (0.19) fell behind the repeat of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.24) that led into it. NBC aired repeats of Happy's Place (0.19), Stumble (0.14), and Dateline (0.21). CBS aired encores of Sheriff Country (0.16), Fire Country (0.13), and Boston Blue (0.08). The CW aired reruns of Penn & Teller: Fool Us (0.03) and Masters of Illusion (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Thursday TV Ratings 1/1/26: Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Down Nearly 50%, College Football Playoffs Dominate, I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not OK on CNN [+ Analysis]

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (0.27) dealt with a steep decline on ABC, dropping by 46% from last year (0.50) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. CBS aired repeats of Georgie & Mandy (0.24), Ghosts (0.12), Matlock (0.10), and Elsbeth (0.10). NBC had reruns of Law & Order (0.16), Law & Order: SVU (0.13), and The Hunting Party (0.05). Hell's Kitchen (0.18, -0.04) slipped on Fox. The CW aired encores of Trivial Pursuit (0.03/0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Saturday TV Ratings 12/27/25: Gator Bowl Down from Previous Edition, Saturday Night Live Tops All Other Non-Sports Programming, Recipe for Romance Low on CW [+ Analysis]

ABC's Gator Bowl broadcast (1.07) topped an otherwise quiet Saturday night. NBC had the strongest trio of repeats with The Wall (0.15), Dateline (0.16), and Saturday Night Live (0.24). CBS aired encores of Tracker (0.13), Fire Country (0.15), and 48 Hours (0.11). Fox re-aired Next Level Baker (0.11). The CW aired the TV movie Recipe for Romance (0.02). Key: (R) = repeat.