Thursday Ratings: Early Results Indicate Considerably More Viewers Tune in for Joe Biden Than Donald Trump in the Dueling Town Halls

Thursday, October 15, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Thursday, October 15. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate). Result will be updated later today.

-Total Viewers:
ABC: 9.20 million, NBC: 4.91, CBS: 2.54, Fox: 2.51, CW: 831,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC: 2.0 rating/12 share, NBC: 0.8/ 5, Fox: 0.7/ 4, CBS: 0.5/ 3, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20: The Vice President and the People
Viewers: 12.25 million (#1), A18-49: 2.4/14 (#1)

CBS – Big Brother
Viewers: 4.26 million (#3), A18-49: 1.0/ 6 (#3)

NBC– Decision 2020: Trump Town Hall
Viewers: 9.90 million (#2), A18-49: 1.6/ 9 (#2)

Fox – MLB – NLCS, Game 4 (Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers)
Viewers: 2.31 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#4)

CW – Supernatural
Viewers: 1.07 million (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20: The Vice President and the People
Viewers: 13.16 million (#1), A18-49: 2.9/15 (#1)

CBS – Big Brother
Viewers: 3.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.9/ 5 (#3)

NBC– Decision 2020: Trump Town Hall
Viewers: 10.87 million (#2), A18-49: 1.9/10 (#2)

Fox – MLB – NLCS, Game 4 (Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers)
Viewers: 2.44 million (#4), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#4)

CW – Supernatural
Viewers: 985,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20: The Vice President and the People
Viewers: 14.11 million (#1), A18-49: 3.2/17 (#1)

CBS – The Neighborhood (R)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Connecting
Viewers: 2.45 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 5 (#4)

Fox – MLB – NLCS, Game 4 (Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers)
Viewers: 2.61 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 648,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20: The Vice President and the People
Viewers: 9.39 million (#1), A18-49: 2.1/12 (#1)

CBS – The Neighborhood (R)
Viewers: 1.84 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Connecting
Viewers: 1.24 million (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

Fox – MLB – NLCS, Game 4 (Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers)
Viewers: 2.68 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 618,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – Emergency Call (R)
Viewers: 3.59 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#2)

CBS – Star Trek: Discovery
Viewers: 1.89 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.27 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

Fox – MLB – NLCS, Game 4 (Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers)
Viewers: 3.20 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – Emergency Call (R)
Viewers: 2.70 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2t)

CBS – Star Trek: Discovery
Viewers: 1.81 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.75 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

Fox – MLB – NLCS, Game 4 (Atlanta vs. LA Dodgers)
Viewers: 2.97 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research