Thursday Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ Tops Night Again in Adults 18-49; CBS Wins Evening

Thursday, August 20, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Thursday, August 20. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 2.53 million, ABC: 2.46, NBC: 2.13, Fox: 1.00, CW: 717,000

-Adults 18-49:
CBS: 0.5 rating.3 share, ABC: 0.4/ 3, NBC and Fox: 0.3/ 2 each

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Holey Moley (R)
Viewers: 2.84 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Big Brother
Viewers: 4.08 million (#1), A18-49: 0.9/ 4 (#1)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.74 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Gordon Ramsay’s To Hell and Back (R)
Viewers: 1.03 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Mysteries Decoded (network premiere)
Viewers: 853,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Holey Moley (R)
Viewers: 2.11 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Big Brother
Viewers: 3.88 million (#1), A18-49: 1.0/ 6 (#1)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.47 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Gordon Ramsay’s To Hell and Back (R)
Viewers: 933,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CW – Mysteries Decoded (network premiere)
Viewers: 771,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – To Tell the Truth (R)
Viewers: 2.37 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Young Sheldon (R)
Viewers: 2.38 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 1.99 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – Gordon Ramsay’s To Hell and Back (R)
Viewers: 989,000 (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 618,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – To Tell the Truth (R)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – The Unicorn (R)
Viewers: 1.69 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Law & Order: SVU (R)
Viewers: 2.03 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – Gordon Ramsay’s To Hell and Back (R)
Viewers: 1.06 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 635,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – Democratic National Convention: Your Voice/Your Vote
Viewers: 2.37 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1)

CBS – CBS News: Democratic Convention
Viewers: 1.62 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#2t)

NBC – Democratic National Convention
Viewers: 1.75 million (#2), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#2t)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – Democratic National Convention: Your Voice/Your Vote
Viewers: 2.48 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1)

CBS – CBS News: Democratic Convention
Viewers: 1.55 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#3)

NBC – Democratic National Convention
Viewers: 1.76 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research