Wednesday TV Rating 9/9/26: NFL Up Heavily from 2025 Season Kickoff, Nation’s Dumbest Sinks, Big Brother Also Down, The Shards Ends on an Extremely Low Note [+ Analysis]

NFL on NBC (7.24) towered over its competitors on Wednesday night, which appeared to trigger a series of declines across the board. CBS's Big Brother (0.58, -0.08), for one, declined noticeably from last week's installment. On Fox, MasterChef (0.24, -0.01) only dipped slightly, but Nation's Dumbest (0.21, -0.09) crashed to a new series low. The CW aired repeats of Police 24/7 (0.05) and Crime Nation (0.04). Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 8/26/26: Jeopardy! Masters Jumps on Second Night, Dolly Parton Specials Strong on NBC and CW, Big Brother Leads [+ Analysis]

On ABC, Jeopardy! Masters (0.37, +0.11) soared well above Tuesday's already solid return, but it was still no match for CBS's Big Brother (0.65, -0.03). America's Got Talent (0.31, +0.01) was up from last Wednesday on NBC, and a Dolly Parton special that followed (0.29) proved to be a strong option. On Fox, MasterChef (0.27, +0.03) and Nation's Dumbest (0.30, +0.05) both rose. The CW re-aired Dolly Parton: Here I Am (0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 8/12/26: Big Brother Jumps to Highest Wednesday Airing of the Season, The Shards Steady, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire Slides [+ Analysis]

CBS's Big Brother (0.74, +0.14) soared on Wednesday night, while Millionaire (0.35, -0.11) plummeted on ABC. NBC aired repeats of Chicago Med (0.20), Chicago Fire (0.15), and Chicago PD (0.14). On Fox, MasterChef (0.22, -0.04) and Nation's Dumbest (0.27, -0.03) both declined. The CW aired repeats of Police 24/7 (0.03/0.03) once more. Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/29/26: Shark Week Continues Hot Streak, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, Big Brother and Nation’s Dumbest Strengthen, MasterChef Down [+ Analysis]

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (0.39, +0.03) was up slightly from last week's premiere on ABC, and CBS's Big Brother (0.64, +0.01) also rose above its week-ago installment. NBC went with more repeats of Chicago Fire (0.19), Chicago Med (0.19), and Chicago PD (0.18). MasterChef (0.19, -0.03) declined on Fox, but Nation's Dumbest (0.28, +0.03) climbed higher. The CW once again aired reruns of Police 24/7 (0.05/0.05). Key: (R) = repeat.

Wednesday TV Ratings 7/8/26: Celebrity Wheel of Fortune Repeat Tops an Abysmal Night, Elsbeth Repeat Pitiful, MLB Leads Cable [+ Analysis]

ABC's Celebrity Wheel of Fortune repeat (0.25) was the highest-rated broadcast on a quiet Wednesday night, while Fox's MasterChef reruns (0.17/0.19) were close behind. NBC aired repeats of Chicago Med (0.14), Fire (0.13), and PD (0.14). On CBS, a rerun of Elsbeth (0.05) went low enough to lose to the CW's Police 24/7 repeat (0.06). Key: (R) = repeat.