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Thursday Ratings: Amazon Leads Prime Time with Season Premiere of ‘Thursday Night Football’

THURSDAY FINAL NATIONALS


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UPDATED 9/13/2024 4:55 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 12, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
Fox News: 2.842, NBC: 2.187, CBS: 2.003, ABC: 1.980, Fox: 1.891, MSNBC: 1.813, ESPN: 0.993, CNN: 0.827, TBS: 0.559, FX: 0.530, HGTV: 0.471, Hallmark: 0.436, NFL Network: 0.419, Food Network: 0.418, CW: 0.380

Adults 18-49 ratings:
CBS: 0.29, Fox: 0.27, ESPN: 0.26, NBC: 0.21, Fox News: 0.17, ABC: 0.15, CNN: 0.10, Adult Swim: 0.10, MSNBC: 0.08, TBS: 0.08, Bravo: 0.07, NFL Network: 0.07, Food Network: 0.07, USA (120 min.): 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 Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (Prime Video, 8:15 PM)
    • 14.96 million viewers
  2. America’s Got Talent (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 4.171 million viewers
  3. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.171 million viewers
  4. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.165 million viewers
  5. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.715 million viewers
  6. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.647 million viewers
  7. AI And The Future Of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:04 PM, 64 min.)
    • 2.456 million viewers
  8. Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.094 million viewers
  9. Fox Thursday Baseball Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:14 PM, 134 min.)
    • 1.929 million viewers
  10. Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:04 PM-10:03 PM, 59 min.)
    • 1.874 million viewers
  11. Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
    • 1.787 million viewers

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. Thursday Night Football Buffalo Bills at Miami Dolphins (Prime Video, 8:15 PM)
    • 5.55 A18-49 rating (7.44 million adults 18-49)
  2. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.57/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.758-0.771 million adults 18-49; 0.66/8 F18-49, 0.49/5 M18-49)
  3. America’s Got Talent (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.35/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.463-0.476 million adults 18-49; 0.38/5 F18-49, 0.32/3 M18-49)
  4. Fox Thursday Baseball Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:14 PM, 134 min.)
    • 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.369-0.382 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.35/4 M18-49)
  5. College Football Prime Arizona State at Texas State (ESPN, 7:30 PM-11:21 PM, 231 min.)
    • 0.26 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.342-0.355 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.40 M18-49)
  6. NFL Gameday Ko Pre-Kick (NFL Network, 8:00 PM-8:15 PM, 15 min.)
    • 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.29 M18-49)
  7. Mr. Throwback (RS) (NBC, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
    • 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.261-0.275 million adults 18-49; 0.21/2 F18-49, 0.18/2 M18-49)
  8. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.19 M18-49)
  9. AI And The Future Of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:04 PM, 64 min.)
    • 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.23/3 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)
  10. Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
    • 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.21/2 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)
  11. Fox Thurs Baseball Post (CNX) (Fox, 10:15 PM-10:24 PM, 9 min.)
    • 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.18/2 M18-49)

Household ratings:
Fox News: 1.73, NBC: 1.39, ABC: 1.27, CBS: 1.23, MSNBC: 1.18, Fox: 1.11, ESPN: 0.55, CNN: 0.55, TBS: 0.35, CW: 0.22

Adults 18-34 ratings:
ESPN: 0.18, Fox: 0.16, CBS: 0.14, NBC: 0.12, NFL Network: 0.07, ABC: 0.06, Universo: 0.06, Adult Swim: 0.06, Fox News: 0.05, CW: 0.03

Adults 25-54 ratings:
CBS: 0.42, Fox: 0.36, ESPN: 0.32, NBC: 0.30, Fox News: 0.29, ABC: 0.26, MSNBC: 0.17, TBS: 0.15, CNN: 0.14, CW: 0.05
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Sub-Demos

Females 18-49 ratings:
CBS: 0.34, NBC: 0.22, Fox: 0.20, ABC: 0.18, Fox News: 0.17, ESPN: 0.13, Bravo: 0.12, Food Network: 0.10, Nick at Nite: 0.10, CW: 0.05

Males 18-49 ratings:
ESPN: 0.40, Fox: 0.34, CBS: 0.24, NBC: 0.20, Fox News: 0.16, ABC: 0.12, Adult Swim: 0.11, CNN: 0.11, MSNBC: 0.09, CW: 0.03

Females 18-34 ratings:
CBS: 0.17, Fox: 0.12, NBC: 0.11, ESPN: 0.11, Universo: 0.11, CW: 0.06, ABC: 0.06, Nick at Nite: 0.06, NFL Network: 0.06, Food Network: 0.05

Males 18-34 ratings:
ESPN: 0.26, Fox: 0.21, NBC: 0.13, CBS: 0.12, NFL Network: 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.08, ABC: 0.06, Fox News: 0.06, truTV: 0.05, CW: 0.01

Females 25-54 ratings:
CBS: 0.48, ABC: 0.32, NBC: 0.32, Fox: 0.28, Fox News: 0.26, Bravo: 0.20, MSNBC: 0.18, ESPN: 0.17, TBS: 0.15, CW: 0.07

Males 25-54 ratings:
ESPN: 0.47, Fox: 0.43, CBS: 0.36, Fox News: 0.31, NBC: 0.28, ABC: 0.21, MSNBC: 0.17, CNN: 0.16, TBS: 0.14, CW: 0.04


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ABC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.980 1.27/4 0.15/2

AI And The Future Of Us: An Oprah Winfrey Special (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:04 PM, 64 min.)
• 2.456 million viewers
• 1.57/5 HH rating/share (Range: 1.969-1.981 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.23/3 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)

Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:04 PM-10:03 PM, 59 min.)
• 1.874 million viewers
• 1.20/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.503-1.516 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.195-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.18/2 F18-49, 0.12/1 M18-49)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire (RS) (ABC, 10:03 PM-11:00 PM, 57 min.)
• 1.556 million viewers
• 1.01/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.264-1.277 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.13/2 F18-49, 0.11/1 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
2.003 1.23/4 0.29/3

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.171 million viewers
• 1.88/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.359-2.371 million households)
• 0.57/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.758-0.771 million adults 18-49; 0.66/8 F18-49, 0.49/5 M18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 1.787 million viewers
• 1.14/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.428-1.440 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.21/2 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 9:31 PM-10:01 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.611 million viewers
• 1.00/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.252-1.264 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.18/2 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)

Fire Country (R) (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM, 59 min.)
• 1.128 million viewers
• 0.73/3 HH rating/share (Range: 0.912-0.925 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.10/1 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
2.187 1.39/4 0.21/2

America’s Got Talent (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.171 million viewers
• 2.54/8 HH rating/share (Range: 3.189-3.201 million households)
• 0.35/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.463-0.476 million adults 18-49; 0.38/5 F18-49, 0.32/3 M18-49)

Mr. Throwback (RS) (NBC, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.671 million viewers
• 1.08/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.352-1.365 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.261-0.275 million adults 18-49; 0.21/2 F18-49, 0.18/2 M18-49)

Lopez Vs Lopez (RS) (NBC, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.922 million viewers
• 0.64/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.799-0.811 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.12/1 F18-49, 0.13/1 M18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.093 million viewers
• 0.79/3 HH rating/share (Range: 0.988-1.000 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.11/1 F18-49, 0.12/1 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.891 1.11/4 0.27/3

Fox Thursday Baseball Boston Red Sox at New York Yankees (C) (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:14 PM, 134 min.)
• 1.929 million viewers
• 1.13/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.415-1.428 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.369-0.382 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.35/4 M18-49)

Fox Thurs Baseball Post (CNX) (Fox, 10:15 PM-10:24 PM, 9 min.)
• 1.321 million viewers
• 0.83/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.038-1.050 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.18/2 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
0.380 0.22/1 0.04/0

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R) (CW, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.360 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05/1 F18-49, 0.03/0 M18-49)

Totally Funny Animals (CW, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.389 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.296-0.308 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04/0 F18-49, 0.04/0 M18-49)

Totally Funny Kids (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.409 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.283-0.296 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)

CABLE

College Football Prime Arizona State at Texas State (ESPN, 7:30 PM-11:21 PM, 231 min.)
• 0.993 million viewers
• 0.55 HH rating (Range: 0.686-0.698 million households)
• 0.26 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.342-0.355 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.40 M18-49)

NFL Gameday Ko Pre-Kick (NFL Network, 8:00 PM-8:15 PM, 15 min.)
• 0.834 million viewers
• 0.45 HH rating (Range: 0.560-0.572 million households)
• 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.29 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.165 million viewers
• 1.91 HH rating (Range: 2.396-2.409 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.19 M18-49)

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.647 million viewers
• 1.60 HH rating (Range: 2.007-2.019 million households)
• 0.16 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.715 million viewers
• 1.69 HH rating (Range: 2.120-2.132 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.14 M18-49)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.650 million viewers
• 0.45 HH rating (Range: 0.560-0.572 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.21 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.920 million viewers
• 0.60 HH rating (Range: 0.749-0.761 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.154-0.167 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter Season 2 (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.250 million viewers
• 0.16 HH rating (Range: 0.195-0.207 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

The Source with Kaitlan Collins (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.849 million viewers
• 0.56 HH rating (Range: 0.698-0.711 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.746 million viewers
• 1.15 HH rating (Range: 1.440-1.453 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.10 M18-49)

Divided By Design (HGTV, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.429 million viewers
• 0.28 HH rating (Range: 0.346-0.358 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.094 million viewers
• 1.35 HH rating (Range: 1.692-1.704 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Watch What Happens Live (Bravo, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.406 million viewers
• 0.29 HH rating (Range: 0.359-0.371 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Newsnight (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.713 million viewers
• 0.48 HH rating (Range: 0.598-0.610 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.10 M18-49)

Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.491 million viewers
• 0.31 HH rating (Range: 0.384-0.396 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.599 million viewers
• 1.05 HH rating (Range: 1.315-1.327 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.316 million viewers
• 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

House Hunters (HGTV, 10:01 PM-10:31 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.532 million viewers
• 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.459-0.472 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Caso Cerrado (Universo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.156 million viewers
• 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Caso Cerrado (Universo, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.149 million viewers
• 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

The Old Man (FX, 10:00 PM-11:07 PM, 67 min.)
• 0.503 million viewers
• 0.30 HH rating (Range: 0.371-0.384 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers Inside Jokes (TBS, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.156 million viewers
• 0.12 HH rating (Range: 0.145-0.157 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

TNA Impact! (AXS, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.074 million viewers
• 0.04 HH rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.00 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Movie-LMN Acquired Premiere (LMN, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.223 million viewers
• 0.13 HH rating (Range: 0.157-0.170 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

BET & ET Present: James Earl Jones (BET, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.233 million viewers
• 0.19 HH rating (Range: 0.233-0.245 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Chris Plante Right Squad (Newsmax, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.254 million viewers
• 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

MLB Big Inning (MLB Network, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.069 million viewers
• 0.04 HH rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Storm Center (Weather, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.107 million viewers
• 0.07 HH rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.00 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Greg Kelly Reports (Newsmax, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.340 million viewers
• 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.245-0.258 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research