Tuesday TV Ratings 5/19/26: Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart Takes #2 on Broadcast on a Quiet Night, NBA Playoffs Soar for Cavaliers/Knicks, Farmer Wants a Wife Ticks Up [+ Analysis]

Forever Young: A Grammy Salute to Rod Stewart (0.17) was an okay performer for CBS but still lost to NBC's repeat of America's Got Talent (0.22). NBC also had the edge at ten as their Password repeat (0.14) was slightly ahead of CBS's NCIS encore (0.13). Repeats of RJ Decker (0.16/0.15/0.11) aired on ABC. On Fox, Farmer Wants a Wife (0.14, +0.01) ticked up, while Running Wild (0.12, 0.00) held steady. The CW's WWE NXT (0.08, +0.02) was also up. Key: (R) = repeat.

Sunday TV Ratings 2/1/26: Grammys Drop 17% from 2025, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms Stable, Rise of the 49ers Debuts Strong [+ Analysis]

CBS's broadcast of the Grammy Awards (3.24) dropped by 17% in the Adults 18-49 demographic when compared to the year-ago ceremony (3.91), but the decline in viewership (-6.5%) was less dramatic. NBA on NBC (0.76/0.55) was respectable, even as it paled in comparison to the Grammys. ABC went with repeats of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.44/0.30) and American Idol (0.14). The CW's showing of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (0.07) beat Fox's encore of Fear Factor: House of Fear (0.06). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Sunday TV Ratings 2/2/25: Grammys and Pro Bowl Games Slightly Down from 2024, When Calls the Heart Slips [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The 67th Annual Grammy Awards (3.91) dealt with a small Adults 18-49 drop (-3%) on CBS, but the total viewership decline (-10%) was more pronounced. For reference, last year's ceremony posted a 4.05 rating and was viewed by over 17 million. Earlier in the evening, 60 Minutes garnered a 0.59 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On Fox, the NASCAR Cup Series (0.56) held its own against the Grammys. ABC chose not to air original counterprogramming, instead opting to air reruns of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.41/0.30/0.20/0.15) all night long. NBC aired encores of Deal or No Deal Island (0.11), The Hunting Party (0.07), and Dateline (0.16). The CW aired Point Break (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

Sunday TV Ratings 2/4/24: Grammys Jump to Highest Ratings Since 2020, 60 Minutes a Distant Second (UPDATED w/Analysis)

Ratings Analysis: The Grammy Awards soared to a 4.05 rating in the Adults 18-49 demographic and crossed the 17-million mark in total viewership. This is far above 2023's ceremony (2.88 rating/12.55 million viewers) and serves as the most-watched telecast since 2020. Earlier in the night, CBS aired an original 60 Minutes (0.57, -0.17) that was down from last week but still above everything on the other networks. ABC had some NFL help in the earlier parts of the night, so reruns of America's Funniest Home Videos (0.53/0.39) performed far better than usual, but the boost was mostly gone by the time encores of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (0.24/0.20) showed up. There was no such football help on NBC, so repeats of Fantasy League (0.11) and Dateline (0.15) underwhelmed. Fox went even lower than that with encores of We Are Family (0.09), Next Level Chef (0.09), and The Floor (0.09). The CW's broadcast of 2001 film Ocean's Eleven (0.09) tied Fox's reruns. 

Finals Update: The 66th Annual Grammy Awards (+0.8) adjusted up. 60 Minutes (-0.5) adjusted down.

Sunday TV Ratings 2/5/23: Grammys Rise from 2022, NASCAR Solid (UPDATED)

Finals Update: 65th Annual Grammy Awards (+0.5) and NASCAR Clash at the Coliseum (+0.1) adjusted up 60 Minutes (-0.2) adjusted down.

Analysis to come.