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Thursday Ratings: Chiefs’ Win Over Ravens on NBC and Peacock Sets New Record for NFL Kickoff Game

THURSDAY FINAL NATIONALS


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UPDATED 9/09/2024 5:08 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 5, 2024:

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 23.379, Fox News: 2.613, CBS: 1.830, ABC: 1.680, MSNBC: 1.503, ESPN: 1.113, Fox: 0.693, CNN: 0.646, TBS (150 min.): 0.598, HGTV: 0.581, Hallmark: 0.423, Discovery: 0.413, AMC (150 min.): 0.381, CW: 0.351, Food Network: 0.334

— Adults 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 6.24, CBS: 0.28, ESPN: 0.18, ABC: 0.17, Fox News: 0.14, TBS (150 min.): 0.10, Fox: 0.10, Adult Swim: 0.10, NFL Network (153 min.): 0.09, AMC (150 min.): 0.08, Bravo: 0.07, CNN: 0.06, Food Network: 0.06, MSNBC: 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. NBC NFL Thursday Special Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs (S) (NBC, 8:45 PM-11:00 PM, 135 min.)
    • 24.558 million viewers
  2. NBC NFL Thursday Pre-Kick (S) (NBC, 8:33 PM-8:45 PM, 12 min.)
    • 19.866 million viewers
  3. NFL Kick-Off Show2 (S) (NBC, 8:18 PM-8:33 PM, 15 min.)
    • 15.579 million viewers
  4. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.092 million viewers
  5. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.068 million viewers
  6. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.518 million viewers
  7. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.253 million viewers
  8. Press Your Luck (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.986 million viewers
  9. Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.778 million viewers
  10. Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.658 million viewers

— Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. NBC NFL Thursday Special Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs (S) (NBC, 8:45 PM-11:00 PM, 135 min.)
    • 6.61/56 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 8.857-8.870 million adults 18-49; 4.59/45 F18-49, 8.62/64 M18-49)
  2. NBC NFL Thursday Pre-Kick (S) (NBC, 8:33 PM-8:45 PM, 12 min.)
    • 5.05/48 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 6.765-6.778 million adults 18-49; 3.61/38 F18-49, 6.47/56 M18-49)
  3. NFL Kick-Off Show2 (S) (NBC, 8:18 PM-8:33 PM, 15 min.)
    • 3.82/41 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 5.116-5.129 million adults 18-49; 2.73/32 F18-49, 4.90/48 M18-49)
  4. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.56/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.744-0.758 million adults 18-49; 0.64/7 F18-49, 0.49/4 M18-49)
  5. Kickoff Simulcast (NFL Network, 7:30 PM-8:33 PM, 63 min.)
    • 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.31 M18-49)
  6. Press Your Luck (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.23/2 F18-49, 0.15/1 M18-49)
  7. Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.21/2 F18-49, 0.16/1 M18-49)
  8. Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
    • 0.18/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.22/2 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)
  9. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)
  10. Tennis U.S. Open Women’s Semifinals (ESPN, 7:00 PM-11:32 PM, 272 min.)
    • 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.17 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)

— Household ratings:
NBC: 12.02, Fox News: 1.61, CBS: 1.12, ABC: 1.07, MSNBC: 0.95, ESPN: 0.69, Fox: 0.43, CNN: 0.42, HGTV: 0.37, CW: 0.20

— Adults 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 4.82, CBS: 0.15, ESPN: 0.10, ABC: 0.09, NFL Network: 0.08, AMC: 0.06, Fox News: 0.06, TBS: 0.05, Fox: 0.04, CW: 0.02

— Adults 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 7.69, CBS: 0.41, ABC: 0.25, Fox News: 0.25, ESPN: 0.24, Fox: 0.16, TBS: 0.16, MSNBC: 0.12, AMC: 0.11, CW: 0.06
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Sub-Demos

— Females 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 4.35, CBS: 0.33, ABC: 0.20, ESPN: 0.17, Fox News: 0.12, TBS: 0.11, Bravo: 0.11, Fox: 0.11, Adult Swim: 0.10, CW: 0.04

— Males 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 8.12, CBS: 0.24, ESPN: 0.18, Fox News: 0.16, ABC: 0.15, NFL Network: 0.11, Adult Swim: 0.09, TBS: 0.09, Fox: 0.08, CW: 0.03

— Females 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 3.36, CBS: 0.18, ABC: 0.12, ESPN: 0.12, USA: 0.07, NFL Network: 0.06, Fox News: 0.05, Bravo: 0.05, Fox: 0.05, CW: 0.04

— Males 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 6.25, CBS: 0.12, NFL Network: 0.10, ESPN: 0.09, AMC: 0.07, Fox News: 0.06, TBS: 0.06, ABC: 0.05, Fox: 0.03, CW: 0.00

— Females 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 5.35, CBS: 0.47, ABC: 0.25, ESPN: 0.23, Fox News: 0.21, TBS: 0.19, Fox: 0.17, Bravo: 0.16, AMC: 0.13, CW: 0.07

— Males 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 10.03, CBS: 0.34, Fox News: 0.29, ESPN: 0.25, ABC: 0.24, NFL Network: 0.15, Fox: 0.14, TBS: 0.13, MSNBC: 0.12, CW: 0.05


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ABC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.680 1.07/3 0.17/2

Press Your Luck (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.986 million viewers
• 1.28/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.604-1.616 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.23/2 F18-49, 0.15/1 M18-49)

Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.778 million viewers
• 1.10/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.378-1.390 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.21/2 F18-49, 0.16/1 M18-49)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (RS) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.276 million viewers
• 0.83/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.038-1.050 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.14/2 F18-49, 0.13/1 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.830 1.12/3 0.28/3

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.092 million viewers
• 1.82/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.283-2.296 million households)
• 0.56/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.744-0.758 million adults 18-49; 0.64/7 F18-49, 0.49/4 M18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 1.458 million viewers
• 0.91/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.138-1.151 million households)
• 0.18/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.22/2 F18-49, 0.14/1 M18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 9:31 PM-10:01 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.219 million viewers
• 0.79/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.988-1.000 million households)
• 0.15/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.195-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.17/2 F18-49, 0.12/1 M18-49)

Fire Country (R) (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM, 59 min.)
• 1.053 million viewers
• 0.68/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.849-0.862 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.09/1 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
23.379 12.02/36 6.24/54

NFL Kick-Off Show2 (S) (NBC, 8:18 PM-8:33 PM, 15 min.)
• 15.579 million viewers
• 8.12/25 HH rating/share (Range: 10.209-10.221 million households)
• 3.82/41 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 5.116-5.129 million adults 18-49; 2.73/32 F18-49, 4.90/48 M18-49)

NBC NFL Thursday Pre-Kick (S) (NBC, 8:33 PM-8:45 PM, 12 min.)
• 19.866 million viewers
• 10.09/29 HH rating/share (Range: 12.687-12.699 million households)
• 5.05/48 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 6.765-6.778 million adults 18-49; 3.61/38 F18-49, 6.47/56 M18-49)

NBC NFL Thursday Special Baltimore Ravens at Kansas City Chiefs (S) (NBC, 8:45 PM-11:00 PM, 135 min.)
• 24.558 million viewers
• 12.62/37 HH rating/share (Range: 15.870-15.882 million households)
• 6.61/56 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 8.857-8.870 million adults 18-49; 4.59/45 F18-49, 8.62/64 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.693 0.43/1 0.10/1

MasterChef (RS) (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.693 million viewers
• 0.43/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.535-0.547 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.11/1 F18-49, 0.08/1 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.351 0.20/1 0.04/0

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (RP) (CW, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.391 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; 0.05/0 F18-49, 0.03/0 M18-49)

Totally Funny Animals (P) (CW, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.322 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.233-0.245 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03/0 F18-49, 0.03/0 M18-49)

Totally Funny Kids (P) (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.298 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.220-0.233 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)

CABLE

Kickoff Simulcast (NFL Network, 7:30 PM-8:33 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.651 million viewers
• 0.35 HH rating (Range: 0.434-0.446 million households)
• 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.31 M18-49)

Tennis U.S. Open Women’s Semifinals (ESPN, 7:00 PM-11:32 PM, 272 min.)
• 1.113 million viewers
• 0.69 HH rating (Range: 0.862-0.874 million households)
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.17 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.068 million viewers
• 1.88 HH rating (Range: 2.359-2.371 million households)
• 0.18 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.606 million viewers
• 0.41 HH rating (Range: 0.509-0.522 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.20 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.518 million viewers
• 1.57 HH rating (Range: 1.969-1.981 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.154-0.167 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.14 M18-49)

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.253 million viewers
• 1.39 HH rating (Range: 1.742-1.755 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

The Source with Kaitlan Collins (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.622 million viewers
• 0.40 HH rating (Range: 0.497-0.509 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.534 million viewers
• 0.97 HH rating (Range: 1.214-1.226 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter Season 2 (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.191 million viewers
• 0.13 HH rating (Range: 0.157-0.170 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Newsnight (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.567 million viewers
• 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.459-0.472 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.749 million viewers
• 0.48 HH rating (Range: 0.598-0.610 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.318 million viewers
• 0.82 HH rating (Range: 1.025-1.038 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.658 million viewers
• 1.07 HH rating (Range: 1.340-1.352 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.242 million viewers
• 0.16 HH rating (Range: 0.195-0.207 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Rumbo Al Mundial (Universo, 7:55 PM-10:07 PM, 132 min.)
• 0.111 million viewers
• 0.07 HH rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

TNA Impact! (AXS, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.109 million viewers
• 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.069-0.082 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Kevin Harvick’s Happy Hour (FS1, 9:29 PM-10:00 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.077 million viewers
• 0.03 HH rating (Range: 0.031-0.044 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.00 M18-49)

Prime Baseball Game Philadelphia Phillies at Miami Marlins or Washington Nationals at Pittsburgh Pirates (MLB Network, 6:41 PM-9:15 PM, 154 min.)
• 0.168 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.120-0.132 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Movie-LMN Acquired Premiere The Past Comes Knocking (2024) (LMN, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.198 million viewers
• 0.12 HH rating (Range: 0.145-0.157 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Big East Women’s Volleyball (FS1, 7:00 PM-9:29 PM, 149 min.)
• 0.103 million viewers
• 0.05 HH rating (Range: 0.057-0.069 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

Prime Baseball Game Detroit Tigers at San Diego Padres or Los Angeles Angels at Texas Rangers (MLB Network, 9:15 PM-11:07 PM, 112 min.)
• 0.096 million viewers
• 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.069-0.082 million households)
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.020-0.033 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research

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