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Thursday Ratings: CBS Leads in All Key Prime Time Figures

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, August 17, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Note: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned here are all approximate.

Households (rating / share):
CBS: 1.59/5, NBC: 1.55/5, ABC: 1.35/4, Fox: 0.90/3, CW: 0.15/0

Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 2.60, NBC: 2.40, ABC: 2.13, Fox: 1.45, CW: 0.23

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.39/5, ABC: 0.30/4, NBC: 0.27/3, Fox: 0.21/3, CW: 0.03/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.26/5, ABC: 0.17/3, NBC: 0.14/3, Fox: 0.11/2, CW: 0.00/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.57/5, ABC: 0.45/4, NBC: 0.39/3, Fox: 0.28/3, CW: 0.05/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Generation Gap
Households: 2.15/7 (#2)
Viewers: 3.40 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.46/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.24/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.67/6 (#1)

CBS — Young Sheldon (repeat)
Households: 2.20/7 (#1)
Viewers: 3.49 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.32/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.52/5 (#2)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 1.79/6 (#3)
Viewers: 2.80 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.34/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.48/4 (#3)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Households: 0.77/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.27 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#4)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.21/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.31 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Generation Gap
Households: 1.99/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.15 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.41/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.20/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.58/5 (#1)

CBS — Ghosts (repeat)
Households: 1.79/6 (#2)
Viewers: 2.82 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.29/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.44/4 (#2)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 1.64/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.60 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.31/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.43/4 (#3)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Households: 0.77/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.28 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#4)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.17/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.25 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — The Prank Panel (repeat)
Households: 1.23/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.91 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.32/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.48/4 (#2)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.97/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.33 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.58/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.44/9 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.85/7 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Households: 1.46/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.26 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.23/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.34/3 (#3)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Households: 0.85/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.43 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.21/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#4)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.18 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.03/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — The Prank Panel (repeat)
Households: 1.17/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.86 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.30/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.45/4 (#2)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.66/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.84 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.52/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.40/8 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.76/6 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Households: 1.50/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.28 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.23/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.36/3 (#3)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals
Households: 0.92/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.26/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.31/3 (#4)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.18 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.00/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.03/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Claim to Fame (repeat)
Households: 0.79/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#3)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 1.03/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.67 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.32/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.23/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.46/4 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order (repeat)
Households: 1.43/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.20 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.25/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.05/3
Viewers: 1.67 million, Adults 18-49: 0.24/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2, Adults 25-54: 0.36/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.46/2
Viewers: 0.69 million, Adults 18-49: 0.09/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1, Adults 25-54: 0.11/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Claim to Fame (repeat)
Households: 0.81/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.26/2 (#3)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 0.92/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.43 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.28/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.39/4 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order (repeat)
Households: 1.46/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.26 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.24/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.36/3 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.02/4
Viewers: 1.54 million, Adults 18-49: 0.22/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2, Adults 25-54: 0.33/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.32/1
Viewers: 0.49 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1, Adults 25-54: 0.09/1

UPDATED 8/18/2023 4:03 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, August 17, 2023:

ABC
• 1.856 million viewers
• 1.15/4 HH (1.427 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.346 million adults 18-49)

Generation Gap (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.000 million viewers
• 1.85/6 HH (2.291 million households)
• 0.39/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.508 million adults 18-49)

The Prank Panel (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.624 million viewers
• 1.00/3 HH (1.243 million households)
• 0.28/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.369 million adults 18-49)

Claim to Fame (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.944 million viewers
• 0.60/2 HH (0.746 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.162 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.490 million viewers
• 1.48/5 HH (1.838 million households)
• 0.38/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.500 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 3.292 million viewers
• 2.05/6 HH (2.534 million households)
• 0.29/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.380 million adults 18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 2.614 million viewers
• 1.65/5 HH (2.037 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.341 million adults 18-49)

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:01 PM)
• 3.065 million viewers
• 1.72/5 HH (2.134 million households)
• 0.59/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.773 million adults 18-49)

The Challenge: USA (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.421 million viewers
• 0.86/3 HH (1.070 million households)
• 0.28/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.367 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 2.061 million viewers
• 1.31/4 HH (1.626 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.236 million adults 18-49)

Password (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.255 million viewers
• 1.42/4 HH (1.753 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.297 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.971 million viewers
• 1.28/4 HH (1.585 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.201 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.957 million viewers
• 1.24/4 HH (1.541 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.209 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.438 million viewers
• 0.83/3 HH (1.030 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.310 million adults 18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball Pre Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 7:00 PM- 7:13 PM)
• 1.036 million viewers
• 0.69/2 HH (0.849 million households)
• 0.17/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.220 million adults 18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball New York Mets at St. Louis Cardinals (Fox, 7:13 PM-10:09 PM)
• 1.360 million viewers
• 0.79/3 HH (0.982 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.288 million adults 18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball Post Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 10:09 PM-10:19 PM)
• 1.218 million viewers
• 0.73/2 HH (0.906 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.246 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.215 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.180 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.041 million adults 18-49)

Fight to Survive (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.262 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.221 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.054 million adults 18-49)

FBoy Island (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.169 million viewers
• 0.11/0 HH (0.139 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.028 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.253 million viewers
• 0.77/2 HH (0.951 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.419 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.170 million viewers
• 0.67/2 HH (0.830 million households)
• 0.30/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.396 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.433 million viewers
• 0.87/3 HH (1.079 million households)
• 0.39/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.514 million adults 18-49)

Mujer (Thu.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.108 million viewers
• 0.72/2 HH (0.889 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.325 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.127 million viewers
• 0.08/0 HH (0.103 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.065 million adults 18-49)

Cineplex Thursday The Assassin Next Door (2009) (R) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.111 million viewers
• 0.07/0 HH (0.084 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.057 million adults 18-49)

Desafio the Box Season 2 (Thu.) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.165 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.121 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.087 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos: La Isla (Thu.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.116 million viewers
• 0.09/0 HH (0.106 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.060 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.781 million viewers
• 0.48/2 HH (0.594 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.228 million adults 18-49)

Los 50 (Thu.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:05 PM)
• 0.885 million viewers
• 0.54/2 HH (0.674 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.278 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Thu.) (Telemundo, 9:05 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.709 million viewers
• 0.43/1 HH (0.535 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.192 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.344 million viewers
• 0.21 HH (Range: 0.254-0.266 million households)
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.228-0.241 million adults 18-49)

Project Runway (Bravo, 8:00 PM-9:30 PM, 90 min.)
• 0.852 million viewers
• 0.56 HH (Range: 0.687-0.699 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.163-0.176 million adults 18-49)

60 Days In (A&E, 9:01 PM-10:04 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.507 million viewers
• 0.32 HH (Range: 0.390-0.402 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.189-0.202 million adults 18-49)

Booked: First Day In (A&E, 10:04 PM-11:07 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.353 million viewers
• 0.22 HH (Range: 0.266-0.278 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.124-0.137 million adults 18-49)

Botched (E!, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.320 million viewers
• 0.20 HH (Range: 0.241-0.254 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.085-0.098 million adults 18-49)

What We Do In The Shadows (FX, 10:00 PM-10:33 PM, 33 min.)
• 0.350 million viewers
• 0.20 HH (Range: 0.241-0.254 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.124-0.137 million adults 18-49)

Tacoma FD (truTV, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.168 million viewers
• 0.09 HH (Range: 0.105-0.117 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49)

NFL Preseason Cleveland Browns at Philadelphia Eagles (NFLN, 7:37 PM-11:02 PM, 205 min.)
• 1.659 million viewers
• 0.95 HH (Range: 1.170-1.182 million households)
• 0.49 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.633-0.646 million adults 18-49)

Little League World Series 2023 Game 8: West Region vs. Great Lakes Region (ESPN, 6:58 PM-9:00 PM, 122 min.)
• 1.204 million viewers
• 0.70 HH (Range: 0.860-0.873 million households)
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.254-0.267 million adults 18-49)

Superstar Racing Experience (ESPN, 9:00 PM-11:02 PM, 122 min.)
• 0.589 million viewers
• 0.34 HH (Range: 0.415-0.427 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.163-0.176 million adults 18-49)

USGA 2023 U.S. Amateur, Round of 16 (GOLF, 7:57 PM-10:16 PM, 139 min.)
• 0.204 million viewers
• 0.12 HH (Range: 0.142-0.155 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research