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Thursday Ratings: Kamala Harris and Tim Walz Interview Delivers Big Numbers for CNN

THURSDAY FINAL NATIONALS

What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, August 29, 2024:

Total Viewers (in millions):
ESPN: 4.761, CNN: 3.291, Fox News: 2.943, ABC: 2.134, CBS: 1.976, NBC: 1.727, MSNBC: 1.570, Fox: 1.301, ESPN2: 0.777, TBS: 0.713, History: 0.707, HGTV: 0.529, Hallmark: 0.432, Food Network: 0.403, CW: 0.360

Adults 18-49 ratings:
ESPN: 1.55, CBS: 0.33, CNN: 0.32, Fox: 0.28, Fox News: 0.20, ABC: 0.18, NBC: 0.17, ESPN2: 0.14, TBS: 0.12, Adult Swim: 0.09, Bravo: 0.09, FX (150 min.): 0.08, Food Network: 0.07, MTV (121 min.): 0.07, CW: 0.05

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. CNN Exclusive The First Interview: Harris & Walz: A CNN Exclusive (CNN, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, 50 min.)
    • 6.305 million viewers
  2. College Football Prime North Dakota State at Colorado (ESPN, 8:00 PM-11:22 PM, 202 min.)
    • 4.761 million viewers
  3. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.261 million viewers
  4. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
    • 3.183 million viewers
  5. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.892 million viewers
  6. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.675 million viewers
  7. Newsnight (CNN, 9:50 PM-11:00 PM, 70 min.)
    • 2.653 million viewers
  8. Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.648 million viewers
  9. Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.083 million viewers
  10. Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.075 million viewers

Top Ten Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. College Football Prime L North Dakota State at Colorado (ESPN, 8:00 PM-11:22 PM, 202 min.)
    • 1.55 A18-49 rating (Range: 2.072-2.085 million adults 18-49; 0.77 F18-49, 2.32 M18-49)
  2. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
    • 0.64/9 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.852-0.865 million adults 18-49; 0.82/11 F18-49, 0.46/6 M18-49)
  3. CNN Exclusive The First Interview: Harris & Walz: A CNN Exclusive (CNN, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, 50 min.)
    • 0.62 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.825-0.838 million adults 18-49; 0.58 F18-49, 0.66 M18-49)
  4. Fox CFB Thurs-Big 10 Prime North Carolina at Minnesota (S) (Fox, 9:02 PM-11:00 PM, 118 min.)
    • 0.42/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.557-0.570 million adults 18-49; 0.25/4 F18-49, 0.59/8 M18-49)
  5. Newsnight (CNN, 9:50 PM-11:00 PM, 70 min.)
    • 0.28 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.369-0.382 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.30 M18-49)
  6. Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.315-0.328 million adults 18-49; 0.30/4 F18-49, 0.19/3 M18-49)
  7. Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:01 PM-9:30 PM, 29 min.)
    • 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.315-0.328 million adults 18-49; 0.34/4 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)
  8. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.23 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)
  9. Ghosts (R) (CBS, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
    • 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.29/4 F18-49, 0.13/2 M18-49)
  10. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.19 M18-49)

Household ratings:
ESPN: 2.57, CNN: 1.91, Fox News: 1.76, ABC: 1.36, CBS: 1.15, NBC: 1.13, MSNBC: 1.00, Fox: 0.81, ESPN2: 0.48, CW: 0.22

Adults 18-34 ratings:
ESPN: 1.22, Fox: 0.23, CBS: 0.19, CNN: 0.18, Fox News: 0.11, NBC: 0.08, ABC: 0.08, ESPN2: 0.07, Adult Swim: 0.06, CW: 0.04

Adults 25-54 ratings:
ESPN: 1.88, CNN: 0.50, CBS: 0.45, Fox: 0.36, Fox News: 0.30, ABC: 0.30, NBC: 0.27, ESPN2: 0.19, TBS: 0.18, CW: 0.07
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Sub-Demos

Females 18-49 ratings:
ESPN: 0.77, CBS: 0.43, CNN: 0.30, ABC: 0.22, NBC: 0.20, Fox News: 0.20, Fox: 0.18, Bravo: 0.13, MTV: 0.12, CW: 0.05

Males 18-49 ratings:
ESPN: 2.32, Fox: 0.39, CNN: 0.35, CBS: 0.23, Fox News: 0.19, ESPN2: 0.17, NBC: 0.15, ABC: 0.14, TBS: 0.11, CW: 0.05

Females 18-34 ratings:
ESPN: 0.60, CBS: 0.27, CNN: 0.18, Fox News: 0.14, Fox: 0.13, NBC: 0.09, MTV: 0.08, ABC: 0.08, Freeform: 0.07, CW: 0.04

Males 18-34 ratings:
ESPN: 1.83, Fox: 0.32, CNN: 0.19, CBS: 0.11, ESPN2: 0.09, ABC: 0.08, Fox News: 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.08, NBC: 0.07, CW: 0.05

Females 25-54 ratings:
ESPN: 0.97, CBS: 0.55, CNN: 0.47, ABC: 0.36, NBC: 0.31, Fox News: 0.29, Fox: 0.21, Bravo: 0.19, TBS: 0.19, CW: 0.07

Males 25-54 ratings:
ESPN: 2.79, CNN: 0.53, Fox: 0.51, CBS: 0.35, Fox News: 0.32, NBC: 0.24, ABC: 0.24, ESPN2: 0.22, TBS: 0.17, CW: 0.07


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ABC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
2.134 1.36/5 0.18/2

Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.648 million viewers
• 1.65/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.069-2.082 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.315-0.328 million adults 18-49; 0.30/4 F18-49, 0.19/3 M18-49)

Lucky 13 (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.075 million viewers
• 1.31/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.642-1.654 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.12/1 M18-49)

Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? (RS) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.678 million viewers
• 1.11/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.390-1.403 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.17/2 F18-49, 0.11/2 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.976 1.15/4 0.33/5

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 3.183 million viewers
• 1.80/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.258-2.271 million households)
• 0.64/9 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.852-0.865 million adults 18-49; 0.82/11 F18-49, 0.46/6 M18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:01 PM-9:30 PM, 29 min.)
• 1.670 million viewers
• 1.00/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.252-1.264 million households)
• 0.24/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.315-0.328 million adults 18-49; 0.34/4 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.469 million viewers
• 0.86/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.076-1.088 million households)
• 0.21/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.29/4 F18-49, 0.13/2 M18-49)

Fire Country (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.150 million viewers
• 0.71/3 HH rating/share (Range: 0.887-0.899 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.10/1 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.727 1.13/4 0.17/2

Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.083 million viewers
• 1.35/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.692-1.704 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.18/3 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (R) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.743 million viewers
• 1.16/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.453-1.465 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.20/3 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.354 million viewers
• 0.88/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.101-1.113 million households)
• 0.18/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.235-0.248 million adults 18-49; 0.21/3 F18-49, 0.16/2 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
1.301 0.81/3 0.28/4

Fox CFB Thurs Pre – Prime (GS) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.843 million viewers
• 0.55/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.686-0.698 million households)
• 0.15/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.195-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.13/2 F18-49, 0.18/3 M18-49)

Fox CFB Thurs-Big 10 Prime North Carolina at Minnesota (S) (Fox, 9:02 PM-11:00 PM, 118 min.)
• 1.825 million viewers
• 1.10/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.378-1.390 million households)
• 0.42/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.557-0.570 million adults 18-49; 0.25/4 F18-49, 0.59/8 M18-49)

Big Ten Rain Delay-Th Sus (NX) (Fox, 8:00 PM-8:53 PM, 53 min.)
• 0.663 million viewers
• 0.44/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.547-0.560 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.09/1 F18-49, 0.16/2 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)
Households A18-49
0.360 0.22/1 0.05/1

The Conners (R) (CW, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.444 million viewers
• 0.28/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.346-0.358 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.07/1 F18-49, 0.06/1 M18-49)

The Conners (R) (CW, 8:30 PM-9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.364 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.283-0.296 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04/1 F18-49, 0.04/0 M18-49)

Masters of Illusion (CW, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.314 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)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.316 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.220-0.233 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.05/1 F18-49, 0.05/1 M18-49)

CABLE

College Football Prime North Dakota State at Colorado (ESPN, 8:00 PM-11:22 PM, 202 min.)
• 4.761 million viewers
• 2.57 HH rating (Range: 3.227-3.239 million households)
• 1.55 A18-49 rating (Range: 2.072-2.085 million adults 18-49; 0.77 F18-49, 2.32 M18-49)

CNN Exclusive The First Interview: Harris & Walz: A CNN Exclusive (CNN, 9:00 PM-9:50 PM, 50 min.)
• 6.305 million viewers
• 3.54 HH rating (Range: 4.447-4.459 million households)
• 0.62 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.825-0.838 million adults 18-49; 0.58 F18-49, 0.66 M18-49)

Newsnight (CNN, 9:50 PM-11:00 PM, 70 min.)
• 2.653 million viewers
• 1.57 HH rating (Range: 1.969-1.981 million households)
• 0.28 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.369-0.382 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.30 M18-49)

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.892 million viewers
• 1.73 HH rating (Range: 2.170-2.183 million households)
• 0.23 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.302-0.315 million adults 18-49; 0.23 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.675 million viewers
• 1.61 HH rating (Range: 2.019-2.032 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.19 M18-49)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.684 million viewers
• 0.46 HH rating (Range: 0.572-0.585 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.11 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.261 million viewers
• 1.94 HH rating (Range: 2.434-2.447 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.17 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

Tennis: U.S. Open Prime Second Round (ESPN2, 7:00 PM-11:49 PM, 289 min.)
• 0.777 million viewers
• 0.48 HH rating (Range: 0.598-0.610 million households)
• 0.14 A18-49 rating (0.188 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.523 million viewers
• 0.95 HH rating (Range: 1.189-1.201 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.15 M18-49)

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter Season 2 (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.256 million viewers
• 0.18 HH rating (Range: 0.220-0.233 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.559 million viewers
• 0.32 HH rating (Range: 0.396-0.409 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

First 48: Inside The Tape (A&E, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.463 million viewers
• 0.28 HH rating (Range: 0.346-0.358 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

Tennis: U.S. Open Afternoon Second Round (ESPN, 12:00 PM-6:00 PM, 360 min.)
• 0.571 million viewers
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (0.115 million adults 18-49)
• 0.12 A25-54 rating (0.145 million adults 25-54)

Outchef’d (Food Network, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.409 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.308-0.321 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.377 million viewers
• 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.283-0.296 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

B1G Football Howard at Rutgers (BTN, 6:01 PM-9:15 PM, 194 min.)
• 0.269 million viewers
• 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.650 million viewers
• 1.05 HH rating (Range: 1.315-1.327 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Tennis: U.S. Open Prime (ESPN2, 6:00 PM-7:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.366 million viewers
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (0.097 million adults 18-49)
• 0.11 A25-54 rating (0.138 million adults 25-54)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.702 million viewers
• 1.09 HH rating (Range: 1.365-1.377 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:01 PM-10:31 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.591 million viewers
• 0.39 HH rating (Range: 0.484-0.497 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.257 million viewers
• 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Alone (History, 8:00 PM-9:35 PM, 95 min.)
• 0.816 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; 0.06 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Christina On The Coast (HGTV, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.512 million viewers
• 0.33 HH rating (Range: 0.409-0.421 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.358 million viewers
• 0.85 HH rating (Range: 1.063-1.075 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

60 Days In Specials (A&E, 9:00 PM-11:04 PM, 124 min.)
• 0.226 million viewers
• 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.170-0.182 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Alone (History, 9:35 PM-11:03 PM, 88 min.)
• 0.586 million viewers
• 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.459-0.472 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

West Coast Hustle (MTV, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.098 million viewers
• 0.07 HH rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

MLB Showcase Game Atlanta Braves at Philadelphia Phillies or Toronto Blue Jays at Boston Red Sox (MLB Network, 6:42 PM-9:27 PM, 165 min.)
• 0.270 million viewers
• 0.15 HH rating (Range: 0.182-0.195 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

MLB Tonight Postgame (MLB Network, 9:27 PM-10:21 PM, 54 min.)
• 0.158 million viewers
• 0.09 HH rating (Range: 0.107-0.119 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Lost Treasures Of Rome (Nat Geo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.191 million viewers
• 0.12 HH rating (Range: 0.145-0.157 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Parents Gone Wild (FYI, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.087 million viewers
• 0.04 HH rating (Range: 0.044-0.056 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Paralympics Paris (USA, 6:00 AM-5:00 PM, 660 min.)
• 0.130 million viewers
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (0.034 million adults 18-49)
• 0.03 A25-54 rating (0.038 million adults 25-54)

Paralympics Paris (USA, 5:00 AM-6:00 AM, 60 min.)
• 0.102 million viewers
• 0.02 A18-49 rating (0.033 million adults 18-49)
• 0.03 A25-54 rating (0.041 million adults 25-54)


Source: Nielsen Media Research