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Thursday Ratings: ABC and CBS Share Broadcast Leadership, Prime Video Tops All Outlets

THURSDAY FINAL NATIONALS

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What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 19, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
Fox News: 2.970, ABC: 2.252, CBS: 2.084, NBC: 1.851, MSNBC: 1.756, Fox: 1.674, CNN: 0.807, TBS (150 min.): 0.641, ESPN: 0.620, FX: 0.475, Hallmark: 0.461, HGTV: 0.441, Food Network: 0.423, TV Land: 0.386, CW: 0.352

Adults 18-49 ratings:
CBS: 0.30, Fox: 0.27, ABC: 0.20, Fox News: 0.17, ESPN: 0.15, NBC: 0.14, MSNBC: 0.10, TBS (150 min.): 0.09, Bravo: 0.08, CNN: 0.08, MTV (150 min.): 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.08, FX: 0.07, Food Network: 0.06, CW: 0.04

A 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings point equals approximately 1.3409 million viewers aged 18 thru 49; prime time averages for cable networks and digital subchannels are approximations.

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Total Viewers:

  1. Thursday Night Football New England Patriots at New York Jets (Prime Video, 8:15 PM)
    • 13.37 million viewers
  2. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.151 million viewers
  3. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.145 million viewers
  4. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.067 million viewers
  5. Press Your Luck (Thu.) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.678 million viewers
  6. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.615 million viewers
  7. Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.243 million viewers
  8. Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.184 million viewers
  9. Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.075 million viewers
  10. All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.062 million viewers
  11. Lucky 13 (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.834 million viewers

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. Thursday Night Football New England Patriots at New York Jets (Prime Video, 8:15 PM)
    • 4.74 A18-49 rating (6.35 million adults 18-49)
    • 14.96 million viewers
  2. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.56/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.744-0.758 million adults 18-49; 0.69/9 F18-49, 0.43/5 M18-49)
  3. Fox Thursday Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:54 PM, 114 min.)
    • 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.369-0.382 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.34/4 M18-49)
  4. Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
    • 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.315-0.328 million adults 18-49; 0.33/4 F18-49, 0.15/1 M18-49)
  5. Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.288-0.302 million adults 18-49; 0.30/4 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)
  6. Press Your Luck (Thu.) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.288-0.302 million adults 18-49; 0.30/4 F18-49, 0.15/2 M18-49)
  7. CBS Fall First Look (S) (CBS, 9:31 PM-10:01 PM, 30 min.)
    • 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.261-0.275 million adults 18-49; 0.25/3 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)
  8. Fox Thurs Baseball Post (CNX) (Fox, 9:55 PM-10:06 PM, 11 min.)
    • 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.22/2 M18-49)
  9. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.20 M18-49)
  10. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)
  11. Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.18/2 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

Household ratings:
Fox News: 1.81, ABC: 1.40, CBS: 1.27, NBC: 1.25, MSNBC: 1.13, Fox: 0.97, CNN: 0.52, TBS: 0.40, ESPN: 0.36, CW: 0.22

Adults 18-34 ratings:
CBS: 0.18, Fox: 0.18, ESPN: 0.12, ABC: 0.11, Fox Business: 0.09, Adult Swim: 0.08, Fox News: 0.07, MTV: 0.06, NBC: 0.06, CW: 0.02

Adults 25-54 ratings:
CBS: 0.40, Fox: 0.38, ABC: 0.33, Fox News: 0.30, NBC: 0.23, ESPN: 0.20, TBS: 0.16, MSNBC: 0.15, CNN: 0.13, CW: 0.06
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Sub-Demos

Females 18-49 ratings:
CBS: 0.38, ABC: 0.27, Fox: 0.21, Fox News: 0.17, NBC: 0.15, Bravo: 0.14, MTV: 0.10, TBS: 0.10, MSNBC: 0.08, CW: 0.04

Males 18-49 ratings:
Fox: 0.33, CBS: 0.22, ESPN: 0.21, Fox News: 0.17, ABC: 0.14, NBC: 0.12, MSNBC: 0.12, CNN: 0.11, Adult Swim: 0.09, CW: 0.03

Females 18-34 ratings:
CBS: 0.24, Fox: 0.13, ABC: 0.12, Fox Business: 0.08, Food Network: 0.07, ESPN: 0.07, MTV: 0.06, NBC: 0.06, Bravo: 0.06, CW: 0.03

Males 18-34 ratings:
Fox: 0.23, ESPN: 0.17, Adult Swim: 0.12, CBS: 0.11, Fox Business: 0.09, ABC: 0.09, Fox News: 0.08, CNN: 0.07, NBC: 0.06, CW: 0.01

Females 25-54 ratings:
CBS: 0.47, ABC: 0.44, Fox: 0.30, Fox News: 0.27, NBC: 0.25, Bravo: 0.19, TBS: 0.18, MSNBC: 0.15, Food Network: 0.15, CW: 0.06

Males 25-54 ratings:
Fox: 0.47, Fox News: 0.34, CBS: 0.32, ESPN: 0.29, ABC: 0.23, NBC: 0.20, MSNBC: 0.16, CNN: 0.16, TBS: 0.14, CW: 0.06


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ABC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
2.252 1.40/4 0.20/2

Press Your Luck (Thu.) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.678 million viewers
• 1.67/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.095-2.107 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.288-0.302 million adults 18-49; 0.30/4 F18-49, 0.15/2 M18-49)

Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.243 million viewers
• 1.37/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.717-1.730 million households)
• 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.288-0.302 million adults 18-49; 0.30/4 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)

Lucky 13 (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.834 million viewers
• 1.18/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.478-1.491 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.20/3 F18-49, 0.13/1 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
2.084 1.27/4 0.30/3

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.067 million viewers
• 1.82/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.283-2.296 million households)
• 0.56/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.744-0.758 million adults 18-49; 0.69/9 F18-49, 0.43/5 M18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 1.799 million viewers
• 1.12/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.403-1.415 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.315-0.328 million adults 18-49; 0.33/4 F18-49, 0.15/1 M18-49)

Cbs Fall First Look (S) (CBS, 9:31 PM-10:01 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.660 million viewers
• 1.05/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.315-1.327 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.261-0.275 million adults 18-49; 0.25/3 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)

Elsbeth (R) (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM, 59 min.)
• 1.450 million viewers
• 0.92/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.151-1.164 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.10/1 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.851 1.25/4 0.14/2

Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.184 million viewers
• 1.45/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.818-1.830 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.18/2 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.075 million viewers
• 1.40/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.755-1.767 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.13/1 M18-49)

Found (RS) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.294 million viewers
• 0.89/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.113-1.126 million households)
• 0.11/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.13/2 F18-49, 0.10/1 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.674 0.97/3 0.27/3

Fox Thursday Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at New York Mets (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:54 PM, 114 min.)
• 1.700 million viewers
• 0.98/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.227-1.239 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.369-0.382 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.34/4 M18-49)

Fox Thurs Baseball Post (CNX) (Fox, 9:55 PM-10:06 PM, 11 min.)
• 1.399 million viewers
• 0.84/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.050-1.063 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.22/2 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
0.352 0.22/1 0.04/0

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) (CW, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.397 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.296-0.308 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.06/1 F18-49, 0.04/0 M18-49)

Totally Funny Animals (CW, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.303 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.233-0.245 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04/0 F18-49, 0.02/0 M18-49)

Totally Funny Kids (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.312 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.245-0.258 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02/0 F18-49, 0.02/0 M18-49)

CABLE

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.145 million viewers
• 1.92 HH rating (Range: 2.409-2.422 million households)
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.151 million viewers
• 1.91 HH rating (Range: 2.396-2.409 million households)
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.20 M18-49)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.579 million viewers
• 0.41 HH rating (Range: 0.509-0.522 million households)
• 0.16 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.25 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.615 million viewers
• 1.61 HH rating (Range: 2.019-2.032 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.14 M18-49)

College Football Prime South Alabama at Appalachian State (ESPN, 7:30 PM-10:52 PM, 202 min.)
• 0.629 million viewers
• 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.459-0.472 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.21 M18-49)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.062 million viewers
• 1.30 HH rating (Range: 1.629-1.642 million households)
• 0.14 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.14 F18-49, 0.14 M18-49)

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation S7B (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:02 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.301 million viewers
• 0.17 HH rating (Range: 0.208-0.220 million households)
• 0.14 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

SportsCenter 12AM (ESPN, 10:52 PM-12:00 AM, 68 min.)
• 0.418 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.308-0.321 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

NFL Gameday Ko Pre-Kick (NFL Network, 8:00 PM-8:15 PM, 15 min.)
• 0.491 million viewers
• 0.30 HH rating (Range: 0.371-0.384 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.680 million viewers
• 1.09 HH rating (Range: 1.365-1.377 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

Watch What Happens Live (Bravo, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.369 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.321-0.333 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.820 million viewers
• 0.53 HH rating (Range: 0.660-0.673 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

The Source with Kaitlan Collins (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.806 million viewers
• 0.52 HH rating (Range: 0.648-0.660 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.10 M18-49)

Newsnight (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.794 million viewers
• 0.51 HH rating (Range: 0.635-0.648 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.525 million viewers
• 1.00 HH rating (Range: 1.252-1.264 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

The Penguin (HBO, 9:01 PM-10:07 PM, 66 min.)
• 0.242 million viewers
• 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.170-0.182 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:01 PM-10:31 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.518 million viewers
• 0.36 HH rating (Range: 0.447-0.459 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

NASCAR Trucks Racing (Live)NASCAR Craftsman Truck Series: UNOH 200 presented by Ohio Logistics (FS1, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.289 million viewers
• 0.17 HH rating (Range: 0.208-0.220 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.237 million viewers
• 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

The Old Man (FX, 10:00 PM-11:02 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.483 million viewers
• 0.29 HH rating (Range: 0.359-0.371 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Divided By Design (HGTV, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.364 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.321-0.333 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research