Wednesday TV Ratings 6/24/26: World Cup Declines, Brilliant Minds Hits Lowest Point of Summer Run, NCIS: Sydney Repeat Builds Strongly on NCIS Repeat [+ Analysis]

FIFA World Cup coverage (1.92) fell below the 2.0 mark on Fox, but this rating was more than enough to keep the network above its competitors. On NBC, Brilliant Minds (0.14, -0.02) dealt with another small decline. ABC aired repeats of Celebrity Wheel (0.21) and Shifting Gears (0.14/0.11/0.11/0.11). On CBS, a repeat of NCIS: Sydney (0.19) grew markedly from the NCIS rerun (0.12) that led into it. The CW aired repeats of Police 24/7 (0.03) and Law & Order Toronto (0.03). Key: (R) = repeat. 

Tuesday TV Ratings 6/23/26: NBA Draft Down Slightly from 2025, America’s Got Talent and Password Rise, World Cup Dips on Fox [+ Analysis]

In the Adults 18-49 demographic, ABC's broadcast of the NBA Draft (0.31) experienced a 16% decline from last year (0.37), which put it a little behind NBC's America's Got Talent (0.37, +0.05) but above Password (0.23, +0.05). CBS aired repeats of NCIS (0.17), NCIS: Origins (0.15), and NCIS: Sydney (0.12), while Fox continued to dominate with FIFA World Cup coverage (2.06). Over on the CW, WWE NXT (0.11, +0.02) climbed higher. 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.

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/25/25: NBA Draft Slides Over 20% from 2024, Raid the Cage Jumps for Finale, MasterChef Declines [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The NBA Draft (0.37) was down markedly from 2024's showing (0.53) in the Adults 18-49 demographic, but it was enough to put ABC above the other broadcast networks. On CBS, Raid the Cage (0.22, +0.04) enjoyed a nice bump on finale night, pulling ahead of the Hollywood Squares rerun (0.21) that aired before it. At ten, a repeat of The Equalizer (0.12) was a full tenth below Cage, but it was relatively on par with NBC's encores of Chicago Med (0.12), Fire (0.13), and PD (0.12). On Fox, MasterChef (0.22, -0.06) dealt with a sharp decline, but Secret Service (0.21, -0.01) only dipped slightly. Sullivan's Crossing (0.03, 0.00) tied its previous installment on the CW, but Children Ruin Everything (0.01/0.01) was a notch below last week at nine. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale. 

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/26/24: NBA Draft Rises from 2023, Tepid Start for The Real CSI: Miami, Food Stars Hits New Low [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The 2024 NBA Draft (0.53) was nearly a full tenth higher than 2023's draft (0.44), thus propelling ABC to the top of the pack in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On CBS, The Real CSI: Miami (0.17) had a tepid debut in the 10 p.m. hour, going below reruns of The Price Is Right at Night (0.31) and Let's Make a Deal Primetime (0.26). On Fox, MasterChef (0.24, -0.06) and Food Stars (0.13, -0.06) completely collapsed, with Food Stars setting a new series low. NBC aired encores of Chicago Med (0.16), Fire (0.20), and PD (0.17). Crime drama Walker (0.07, 0.00) did not rise or fall for its CW series finale.