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.

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/19/24: Olympic Swimming Trials Easily Lead, MasterChef and Food Stars Rebound, The Price Is Right At Night Rerun Slips [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The US Olympic Trials (0.44) topped the night in the key Adults 18-49 demographic and led NBC to Wednesday night victory. Fox's MasterChef (0.30, +0.08) and Food Stars (0.19, +0.05) both rebounded after falling to nasty new lows last week. Repeats of The Price Is Right At Night (0.31) and Let's Make a Deal Primetime (0.27) were lower than they were last week on CBS, but the 10PM Tracker repeat (0.19) was actually slightly higher. ABC went with encores of The Conners (0.22/0.18), Abbott Elementary (0.13), and Shark Tank (0.12). Walker (0.07, +0.01) picked up a hundredth on the CW.

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/12/24: Food Stars and MasterChef Sink to New Lows, NBA Finals Also Drop [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: It was a rough night for the Fox network as both MasterChef (0.22, -0.09) and Food Stars (0.14, -0.05) plummeted to new lows. On ABC, game 3 of the NBA Finals (3.20, -0.61) was six-tenths below the second game that aired on Sunday. Walker (0.06, +0.01) ticked up on the CW and led into a repeat of Wild Cards (0.04). CBS had strong encores of The Price Is Right At Night (0.37) and Let's Make a Deal Primetime (0.31), but their Tracker rerun (0.17) was a clear step behind the game shows. NBC aired repeats of Chicago Med (0.21), Fire (0.18), and PD (0.18).

Wednesday TV Ratings 6/5/24: Sight Unseen Steady for Finale, MasterChef Ticks Up in Week Two, Price Is Right At Night Repeat Leads [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Crime drama Walker (0.05, -0.01) shed a hundredth on the CW, but Sight Unseen (0.03, 0.00) held steady for its finale. On Fox, MasterChef (0.31, +0.01) inched up, while Food Stars remained frozen at 0.19. CBS's Price Is Right At Night repeat (0.32) topped the night in the Adults 18-49 demographic. ABC was close behind with its rerun of Celebrity Wheel (0.30). NBC re-ran Chicago Med (0.19), Fire (0.15), and PD (0.13).

Wednesday TV Ratings 5/29/24: MasterChef Hits New Low in Return, The Price Is Right at Night Leads [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: Though Fox's MasterChef (0.30) returned with a new series low on Wednesday night, this rating was only slightly below its summer 2023 premiere (0.33). In the 9 p.m. hour, Food Stars (0.19, 0.00) tied last week's meager premiere rating and lost out to a rerun of Willie Nelson's 90th Birthday Celebration (0.26). The Price Is Right At Night (0.45, +0.09) jumped on CBS and was the top-rated program of the night. Walker (0.06, +0.01) ticked up on the CW, while Sight Unseen (0.03, 0.00) matched its week-ago installment. ABC aired repeats of The Conners (0.22/0.18/0.17/0.13) and Shark Tank (0.15). NBC went with encores of Chicago Med (0.20), Chicago Fire (0.18), and Chicago PD (0.19).