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Thursday Ratings: CBS Tops Broadcast in Total Viewers as NFL Preseason Final Week Kicked Off in Select Markets

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, August 24, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Note 1: the following fast affiliate results for any of the live events mentioned here are all approximate.

Note 2: the following fast affiliate results are inflated due to the markets of Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Atlanta and Pittsburgh televising local NFL preseason football in prime time.

— Households (rating / share):
CBS: 1.61/5, ABC: 1.35/4, NBC: 1.29/4, Fox: 1.07/3, CW: 0.17/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 2.64, ABC: 2.11, NBC: 1.95, Fox: 1.74, CW: 0.26

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.42/5, Fox: 0.35/4, ABC: 0.25/3, NBC: 0.18/2, CW: 0.05/1

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.22/4, Fox: 0.15/3, ABC: 0.14/3, NBC: 0.08/2, CW: 0.02/0

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.62/5, Fox: 0.48/4, ABC: 0.40/3, NBC: 0.30/3, CW: 0.07/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Generation Gap
Households: 1.99/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.08 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.35/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.54/5 (#1)

CBS — Young Sheldon (repeat)
Households: 2.03/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.23 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.33/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.54/5 (#1)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 1.36/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.16 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.22/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#4)

Fox — TMZ Investigates Britney Spears: Divorce and Despair (special)
Households: 1.10/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.79 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.15/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.50/4 (#3)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.23/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.36 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.08/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Generation Gap
Households: 1.95/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.10 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.36/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.57/5 (#1)

CBS — Ghosts (repeat)
Households: 1.76/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.29/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.49/4 (#2)

NBC — Password (repeat)
Households: 1.30/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.03 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.22/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#4)

Fox — TMZ Investigates Britney Spears: Divorce and Despair (special)
Households: 1.00/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.60 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.36/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.47/4 (#3)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.20/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.32 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.08/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Jimmy Kimmel Live 20th Anniversary Show (repeat)
Households: 1.27/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.99 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.24/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.12/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.39/3 (#3)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.99/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.35 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.61/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.38/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.89/7 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Households: 1.24/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.85 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.29/2 (#4)

Fox — Name That Tune (repeat)
Households: 1.10/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.81 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.36/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.51/4 (#2)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.15/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.21 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Jimmy Kimmel Live 20th Anniversary Show (repeat)
Households: 1.19/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.88 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.22/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#3)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.82/6 (#1)
Viewers: 3.11 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.61/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.39/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.85/7 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Households: 1.35/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.00 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.10/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#4)

Fox — Name That Tune (repeat)
Households: 1.09/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.76 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.31/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.45/4 (#2)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.11/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.15 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Endless Summer Vacation (special)
Households: 0.89/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.39 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.19/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.29/2 (#2)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 1.12/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.82 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.53/4 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order (repeat)
Households: 1.26/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.85 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.15/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.26/2 (#3)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.83/6
Viewers: 2.88 million, Adults 18-49: 0.39/5,
Adults 18-34: 0.17/3, Adults 25-54: 0.62/5

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.34/1
Viewers: 0.52 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1, Adults 25-54: 0.09/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Endless Summer Vacation (special)
Households: 0.83/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.24 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#2)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 0.94/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.46 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.30/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.43/4 (#1)

NBC — Law & Order (repeat)
Households: 1.25/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.81 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.13/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.24/2 (#2)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.58/6
Viewers: 2.44 million, Adults 18-49: 0.33/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.15/3, Adults 25-54: 0.53/5

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.29/1
Viewers: 0.46 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1, Adults 25-54: 0.09/1

UPDATED 8/25/2023 4:56 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, August 24, 2023:

ABC
• 1.957 million viewers
• 1.23/4 HH (1.519 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.292 million adults 18-49)

ABC Special Report Trump booked in Georgia (Sustainer) (ABC, 7:39 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 3.906 million viewers
• 2.39/7 HH (2.958 million households)
• 0.39/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.510 million adults 18-49)

Generation Gap (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.914 million viewers
• 1.81/5 HH (2.245 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.403 million adults 18-49)

Jimmy Kimmel Live! 20th Anniversary Show (RS) (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.759 million viewers
• 1.09/3 HH (1.350 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.271 million adults 18-49)

Endless Summer (S) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.199 million viewers
• 0.78/3 HH (0.961 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.203 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.370 million viewers
• 1.40/4 HH (1.735 million households)
• 0.40/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.517 million adults 18-49)

CBS News Special Report Trump booked in Georgia (Sustainer) (CBS, 7:33 PM- 7:51 PM)
• 3.526 million viewers
• 2.14/7 HH (2.653 million households)
• 0.35/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.463 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 2.767 million viewers
• 1.70/5 HH (2.108 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.324 million adults 18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 2.457 million viewers
• 1.50/4 HH (1.851 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.312 million adults 18-49)

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:01 PM)
• 3.019 million viewers
• 1.71/5 HH (2.112 million households)
• 0.63/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.816 million adults 18-49)

The Challenge: USA (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.459 million viewers
• 0.89/3 HH (1.096 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.418 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 1.950 million viewers
• 1.25/4 HH (1.552 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.234 million adults 18-49)

NBC News Special Report Trump booked in Georgia (Sustainer) (NBC, 7:30 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 2.279 million viewers
• 1.42/4 HH (1.763 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.319 million adults 18-49)

Password (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.084 million viewers
• 1.27/4 HH (1.567 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.290 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.923 million viewers
• 1.26/4 HH (1.560 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.230 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.843 million viewers
• 1.24/4 HH (1.529 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.183 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.113 million viewers
• 0.69/2 HH (0.857 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.272 million adults 18-49)

TMZ Investigates Britney Spears: Divorce and Despair (S) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.102 million viewers
• 0.69/2 HH (0.850 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.292 million adults 18-49)

Name That Tune (RS) (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.124 million viewers
• 0.70/2 HH (0.864 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.252 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.224 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.180 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.056 million adults 18-49)

Fight to Survive (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.307 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.234 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.065 million adults 18-49)

FBoy Island (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.141 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.125 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.047 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.433 million viewers
• 0.82/3 HH (1.011 million households)
• 0.42/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.548 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.219 million viewers
• 0.70/2 HH (0.872 million households)
• 0.35/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.459 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.650 million viewers
• 0.90/3 HH (1.119 million households)
• 0.51/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.666 million adults 18-49)

Mujer (Thu.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.338 million viewers
• 0.81/3 HH (0.997 million households)
• 0.37/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.479 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.228 million viewers
• 0.14/0 HH (0.174 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.072 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Thu.) (P) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.282 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.227 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.078 million adults 18-49)

Hotel VIP (Thu.) (P) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.185 million viewers
• 0.11/0 HH (0.134 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.068 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.763 million viewers
• 0.45/1 HH (0.562 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.252 million adults 18-49)

Los 50 (Thu.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:05 PM)
• 0.893 million viewers
• 0.51/2 HH (0.632 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.317 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Thu.) (Telemundo, 9:05 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.690 million viewers
• 0.42/1 HH (0.514 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.214 million adults 18-49)

Amazon
• 1.616 million viewers
• 0.86/3 HH (1.061 million households)
• 0.54/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.699 million adults 18-49)

Thursday Night Kickoff (S) (Amazon, 8:00 PM- 8:09 PM)
• 1.076 million viewers
• 0.54/2 HH (0.672 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.422 million adults 18-49)

Thursday Night Football NFL Preseason, Indianapolis Colts @ Philadelphia Eagles (S) (Amazon, 8:09 PM-11:11 PM)
• 1.602 million viewers
• 0.85/3 HH (1.055 million households)
• 0.53/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.696 million adults 18-49)

CABLE

NFL Preseason Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons (NFLN, 7:35 PM-10:20 PM, 165 min.)
• 1.306 million viewers
• 0.70 HH (Range: 0.860-0.873 million households)
• 0.33 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.424-0.437 million adults 18-49)

NFL Preseason Pittsburgh Steelers at Atlanta Falcons (NFLN, 7:35 PM-10:20 PM, 165 min.)
• 1.306 million viewers
• 0.70 HH (Range: 0.860-0.873 million households)
• 0.33 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.424-0.437 million adults 18-49)

Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.365 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-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.779 million viewers
• 0.55 HH (Range: 0.675-0.687 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.124-0.137 million adults 18-49)

The First 48 Presents Critical Minutes (A&E, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.496 million viewers
• 0.31 HH (Range: 0.378-0.390 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.111-0.124 million adults 18-49)

60 Days In (A&E, 9:01 PM-10:04 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.466 million viewers
• 0.27 HH (Range: 0.328-0.340 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.150-0.163 million adults 18-49)

Booked: First Day In (A&E, 10:04 PM-11:07 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.339 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)

Botched (E!, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.241 million viewers
• 0.15 HH (Range: 0.180-0.192 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49)

What We Do In The Shadows (FX, 10:00 PM-10:37 PM, 37 min.)
• 0.291 million viewers
• 0.16 HH (Range: 0.192-0.204 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.111-0.124 million adults 18-49)

Tacoma FD (truTV, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.192 million viewers
• 0.11 HH (Range: 0.130-0.142 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.085-0.098 million adults 18-49)

Love After Lockup (WETV, 8:30 PM-9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.256 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.229-0.241 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49)

Toys & Reginae (WETV, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.127 million viewers
• 0.08 HH (Range: 0.093-0.105 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49)

Little League World Series 2023 Game 34: Northwest Region vs. West Region (ESPN, 7:00 PM-8:52 PM, 112 min.)
• 1.218 million viewers
• 0.69 HH (Range: 0.848-0.860 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.215-0.228 million adults 18-49)

Herbies Preseason Show (ESPN, 8:52 PM-9:52 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.312 million viewers
• 0.19 HH (Range: 0.229-0.241 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.072-0.085 million adults 18-49)

Prime Baseball Game Texas Rangers at Minnesota Twins or Toronto Blue Jays at Baltimore Orioles (MLBN, 7:11 PM-9:47 PM, 156 min.)
• 0.158 million viewers
• 0.09 HH (Range: 0.105-0.117 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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