Wednesday TV Ratings 10/7/26: Abbott Elementary Down from Finale but Up from Season 5 Premiere, Chicago Med and Chicago Fire Return Significantly Ahead of Previous Season Premieres, Survivor and The Floor Dip

Analysis to come.

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.

NCIS: Origins, Tracker, Elsbeth & Matlock Among Ten CBS Renewals

CBS has issued another early mass renewal, with ten fall series now confirmed to join Sheriff Country and Boston Blue on next year's schedule, leaving just three series from their fall schedule in limbo. Tuesday night's NCIS lineup of NCIS, NCIS: Origins, and NCIS: Sydney will all be back next season, potentially keeping that block together for another year. Wednesday reality hits Survivor and The Amazing Race have also been renewed. The Thursday lineup is also returning in full, with sitcom Georgie & Mandy's First Marriage and legal drama Matlock earning third seasons and Elsbeth being granted a fourth season pickup, with Ghosts having already been renewed back in February 2025. Fire Country has also been renewed for a fifth season, now confirmed to join its spinoff on the schedule next year. And, in perhaps the least-surprising decision of the year, CBS has picked up a fourth season of breakout hit drama Tracker, the only Sunday night series currently confirmed to be returning. DMV, Watson, and reality series The Road are all still in limbo. All but NCIS: Origins and NCIS: Sydney are correct prediction for The TV Ratings Guide.