Thursday Overnights: Solid ‘The Wall’ on NBC

THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2017

Household Rating/Share
CBS: 3.2/ 6, NBC: 2.8/ 5, Fox: 1.8/ 3, ABC: 1.7/ 3, CW: 0.9/ 2

-Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening:
CW: +80, Fox: +38, NBC: +22, CBS: – 6, ABC: -19

-Ratings Breakdown:
A encore telecast of CBS’ “The Big Bang Theory” at 8 p.m. ET topped the night, lifting the Eye net to another Thursday of household overnight victory. Of positive note on NBC was 9 p.m. game show “The Wall” (#2: 2.9 rating/5 share), which bested competing (and already renewed) “Beat Shazam” on Fox (1.6/ 3) by hefty 81 percent. It also increased from lead-in “Hollywood Game Night” (2.5/ 5 from 8-9 p.m.) by 12 percent.

In the battle of the original 10 p.m. dramas, NBC’s “The Night Shift” benefited out of “The Wall,” with a dominant 2.7/ 5 versus a 1.8/ 3 for competing (and deteriorating) “Zoo” on CBS. Particularly unimpressive last night was ABC with its original non-scripted combination of “Boy Band” (#4: 1.6/ 4), “Battle of the Network Stars” (#3: 1.9/ 3) and “The Gong Show” (#3: 1.6/ 3). Also original was The CW’s combination of “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (#5: 1.2/ 2) and recently introduced “Hooten & the Lady” (#5: 0.6/ 1).

What follows is the breakdown by half-hour for Thursday, July 27:

8:00 p.m.
ABC – “Boy Band”: 1.8/ 4 (#4)
CBS – “The Big Bang Theory” (R): 4.3/ 8 (#1)
NBC – “Hollywood Game Night”: 2.6/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

8:30 p.m.
ABC – “Boy Band”: 1.5/ 3 (#4)
CBS – “Kevin Can Wait” (R): 3.1/ 6 (#1)
NBC – “Hollywood Game Night”: 2.5/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “Beat Shazam”: 2.1/ 4 (#3)
CW – “Penn & Teller: Fool Us”: 1.2/ 2 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – “Battle of the Network Stars”: 2.0/ 4 (#3)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.1/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Wall”: 2.8/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “Love Connection”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Hooten & the Lady”: 0.7/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.
ABC – “Battle of the Network Stars”: 1.8/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Big Brother”: 4.0/ 7 (#1)
NBC – “The Wall”: 3.1/ 5 (#2)
Fox – “Love Connection”: 1.6/ 3 (#4)
CW – “Hooten & the Lady”: 0.6/ 3 (#5)

10:00 p.m.
ABC – “The Gong Show”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Zoo”: 1.9/ 4 (#2)
NBC – “The Night Shift”: 2.8/ 5 (#1)

10:30 p.m.
ABC – “The Gong Show”: 1.6/ 3 (#3)
CBS – “Zoo”: 1.7/ 3 (#3)
NBC – “The Night Shift”: 2.7/ 5 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research