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Thursday Ratings: CBS Tops Broadcast Networks, NFL on Prime Video Wins Overall

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, September 21, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

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

Although their fast affiliate figures were not yet available at post time, Amazon Prime Video is likely the top TV outlet overall on this prime time with NFL’s “Thursday Night Football.”

New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers was simulcast on Fox affiliates in New York (WNYW, channel 5) and San Francisco (KTVU, channel 2).

— Households (rating / share):
Fox: 1.49/4, CBS: 1.38/4, ABC: 1.20/4, NBC: 0.99/3, CW: 0.15/0

— Total Viewers (in millions):
Fox: 2.34, CBS: 2.18, ABC: 1.79, NBC: 1.53, CW: 0.22

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.45/4, CBS: 0.36/3, ABC: 0.22/2, NBC: 0.18/2, CW: 0.02/0

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.32/4, CBS: 0.19/3, ABC: 0.09/1, NBC: 0.08/1, CW: 0.02/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.57/4, CBS: 0.56/4, ABC: 0.35/2, NBC: 0.29/2, CW: 0.05/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Generation Gap (season finale)
Households: 1.91/6 (#2)
Viewers: 2.93 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.32/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#3)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 2.21/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.52 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.62/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.95/7 (#1)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 1.46/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.17 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.23/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.38/3 (#4)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies or Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians
Households: 1.58/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.59 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.51/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.36/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.62/5 (#2)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.21/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.30 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Generation Gap (season finale)
Households: 1.76/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.69 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.30/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.46/3 (#3)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.92/5 (#1)
Viewers: 3.06 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.55/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.35/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.85/6 (#1)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 1.38/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.04 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.24/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.36/2 (#4)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies or Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians
Households: 1.51/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.36 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.45/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.30/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.59/4 (#2)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.16/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.24 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — The Prank Panel (season finale)
Households: 1.05/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.52 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.23/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.37/2 (#3)

CBS — Buddy Games
Households: 1.18/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.87 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.28/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.46/3 (#2)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Households: 0.91/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.44 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.31/2 (#4)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies or Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians
Households: 1.45/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.21 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.42/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.29/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.55/4 (#1)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.18 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — The Prank Panel (season finale)
Households: 0.85/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.28/2 (#3)

CBS — Buddy Games
Households: 1.05/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.66 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.21/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.36/2 (#2)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Households: 0.77/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.22 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#4)

Fox — Baseball Night in America New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies or Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians
Households: 1.44/4 (#1)
Viewers: 2.23 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.44/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.36/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.54/4 (#1)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.12/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.18 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Shark Tank (repeat)
Households: 0.80/2 (#2)
Viewers: 1.16 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.15/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.25/2 (#2)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 1.00/3 (#1)
Viewers: 1.54 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.24/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#1)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Households: 0.72/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#3)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.58/5
Viewers: 2.53 million, Adults 18-49: 0.48/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.34/5, Adults 25-54: 0.60/4

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.50/2
Viewers: 0.78 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1, Adults 25-54: 0.12/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Shark Tank (repeat)
Households: 0.82/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.23 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.23/2 (#3)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 0.92/3 (#1)
Viewers: 1.41 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.22/2 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/1 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.34/3 (#1)

NBC — American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Households: 0.70/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.13 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.37/5
Viewers: 2.12 million, Adults 18-49: 0.41/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.25/4, Adults 25-54: 0.53/4

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.41/1
Viewers: 0.63 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0, Adults 25-54: 0.11/1

UPDATED 9/25/2023 4:44 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 21, 2023:

Prime Video
• 13.374 million viewers
• 6.24/18 HH (7.730 million households)
• 4.99/46 A18-49 rating/share (6.510 million adults 18-49)

TNF Tonight (Prime Video, 6:59 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.621 million viewers
• 0.81/3 HH (1.001 million households)
• 0.53/8 A18-49 rating/share (0.688 million adults 18-49)

Thursday Night Kickoff (Prime Video, 8:00 PM- 8:13 PM)
• 5.888 million viewers
• 2.88/9 HH (3.569 million households)
• 1.92/23 A18-49 rating/share (2.502 million adults 18-49)

Thursday Night Football New York Giants at San Francisco 49ers (Prime Video, 8:13 PM-11:09 PM)
• 13.922 million viewers
• 6.49/19 HH (8.036 million households)
• 5.22/48 A18-49 rating/share (6.816 million adults 18-49)

ABC
• 1.844 million viewers
• 1.19/4 HH (1.472 million households)
• 0.23/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.302 million adults 18-49)

Generation Gap (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.891 million viewers
• 1.83/5 HH (2.270 million households)
• 0.33/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.425 million adults 18-49)

The Prank Panel (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.391 million viewers
• 0.92/3 HH (1.142 million households)
• 0.22/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.289 million adults 18-49)

Shark Tank (R) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.250 million viewers
• 0.81/3 HH (1.005 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.192 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.265 million viewers
• 1.37/4 HH (1.699 million households)
• 0.39/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.513 million adults 18-49)

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 3.476 million viewers
• 2.09/6 HH (2.590 million households)
• 0.65/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.849 million adults 18-49)

Buddy Games (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.791 million viewers
• 1.07/3 HH (1.325 million households)
• 0.27/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.355 million adults 18-49)

The Challenge: USA (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.500 million viewers
• 0.94/3 HH (1.161 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.328 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.526 million viewers
• 0.95/3 HH (1.170 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.253 million adults 18-49)

Password (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.088 million viewers
• 1.34/4 HH (1.655 million households)
• 0.26/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.343 million adults 18-49)

American Ninja Warrior (RS) (NBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.245 million viewers
• 0.75/2 HH (0.928 million households)
• 0.16/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.208 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.630 million viewers
• 0.96/3 HH (1.185 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.356 million adults 18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball Pre-Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 7:00 PM- 7:12 PM)
• 1.224 million viewers
• 0.73/3 HH (0.905 million households)
• 0.21/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.277 million adults 18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball New York Mets at Philadelphia Phillies or Baltimore Orioles at Cleveland Guardians (Fox, 7:12 PM-10:17 PM)
• 1.585 million viewers
• 0.93/3 HH (1.149 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.350 million adults 18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball Post Game (Sustainer) (Fox, 10:07 PM-10:17 PM)
• 1.243 million viewers
• 0.77/2 HH (0.948 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.231 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.192 million viewers
• 0.13/0 HH (0.160 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.030 million adults 18-49)

Fight to Survive (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.223 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.186 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.032 million adults 18-49)

FBoy Island (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.162 million viewers
• 0.11/0 HH (0.134 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.028 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.334 million viewers
• 0.77/2 HH (0.954 million households)
• 0.35/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.458 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.078 million viewers
• 0.59/2 HH (0.735 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.350 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Thu.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.344 million viewers
• 0.75/2 HH (0.926 million households)
• 0.34/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.438 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.498 million viewers
• 0.87/2 HH (1.079 million households)
• 0.43/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.556 million adults 18-49)

Minas de Pasion (Thu.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.161 million viewers
• 0.69/2 HH (0.858 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.380 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.237 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.190 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.070 million adults 18-49)

Amor Prohibido (Thu.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.166 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.123 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.049 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Thu.) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.271 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.219 million households)
• 0.05/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.068 million adults 18-49)

Hotel VIP (Thu.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-12:00 AM)
• 0.138 million viewers
• 0.09/0 HH (0.111 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.059 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.703 million viewers
• 0.46/1 HH (0.573 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.193 million adults 18-49)

Los 50 (Thu.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:05 PM)
• 0.914 million viewers
• 0.57/2 HH (0.711 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.265 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Thu.) (Telemundo, 9:05 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.584 million viewers
• 0.39/1 HH (0.485 million households)
• 0.13/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.164 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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