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Thursday Ratings: Nearly 29 Million Watch Kamala Harris’ Acceptance Speech, Final Night of Democratic National Convention Averages More Than 26 Million Viewers

THURSDAY FINAL NATIONALS


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UPDATED 8/23/2024 5:01 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, August 22, 2024:

— Total Viewers (in millions):
MSNBC: 5.999, ABC: 3.712, CNN: 3.681, NBC: 2.661, CBS: 2.602, Fox News: 2.402, Fox: 1.804, NFL Network: 1.221, TBS: 0.662, ESPN: 0.655, History: 0.619, HGTV: 0.580, Food Network: 0.460, Discovery: 0.447, CW: 0.330

— Adults 18-49 ratings:
MSNBC: 0.63, CNN: 0.61, ABC: 0.48, CBS: 0.42, NBC: 0.38, Fox: 0.33, NFL Network: 0.30, Fox News: 0.18, ESPN: 0.11, Adult Swim: 0.11, TBS: 0.10, Bravo: 0.08, HGTV: 0.07, Food Network: 0.07, CW: 0.05

A 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings point equals approximately 1.3188 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. Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 7.040 million viewers
  2. Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 6.015 million viewers
  3. Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 4.942 million viewers
  4. America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 4.291 million viewers
  5. 2024 Democratic Convention (S) (ABC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 4.233 million viewers
  6. America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.663 million viewers
  7. America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.088 million viewers
  8. Decision ’24 Democratic National Convention (S) (NBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 3.014 million viewers
  9. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.957 million viewers
  10. Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.669 million viewers

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

  1. Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.80 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.048-1.062 million adults 18-49; 0.90 F18-49, 0.70 M18-49)
  2. America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.71 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.930-0.943 million adults 18-49; 0.76 F18-49, 0.67 M18-49)
  3. America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.68 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.890-0.903 million adults 18-49; 0.70 F18-49, 0.67 M18-49)
  4. Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.62 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.811-0.824 million adults 18-49; 0.73 F18-49, 0.51 M18-49)
  5. 2024 Democratic Convention (S) (ABC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 0.60/7 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.785-0.798 million adults 18-49; 0.67/7 F18-49, 0.53/6 M18-49)
  6. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.59/8 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.772-0.785 million adults 18-49; 0.68/9 F18-49, 0.49/6 M18-49)
  7. Decision ’24 Democratic National Convention (S) (NBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 0.48/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.626-0.640 million adults 18-49; 0.55/6 F18-49, 0.42/5 M18-49)
  8. Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.46 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.600-0.613 million adults 18-49; 0.51 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)
  9. America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.45 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.587-0.600 million adults 18-49; 0.49 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)
  10. Fox Thursday Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (CP) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:52 PM, 112 min.)
    • 0.35/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.455-0.468 million adults 18-49; 0.27/4 F18-49, 0.44/6 M18-49)

— Household ratings:
MSNBC: 3.31, ABC: 2.28, CNN: 2.01, NBC: 1.65, CBS: 1.55, Fox News: 1.46, Fox: 1.05, NFL Network: 0.65, TBS: 0.39, CW: 0.21

— Adults 18-34 ratings:
MSNBC: 0.38, CNN: 0.36, ABC: 0.25, NFL Network: 0.24, Fox: 0.23, CBS: 0.23, NBC: 0.19, Fox News: 0.09, ESPN: 0.06, CW: 0.02

— Adults 25-54 ratings:
MSNBC: 0.92, CNN: 0.82, ABC: 0.71, CBS: 0.61, NBC: 0.56, Fox: 0.43, NFL Network: 0.40, Fox News: 0.27, ESPN: 0.18, CW: 0.09
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Sub-Demos

— Females 18-49 ratings:
MSNBC: 0.71, CNN: 0.65, ABC: 0.53, CBS: 0.48, NBC: 0.43, Fox: 0.25, NFL Network: 0.19, Fox News: 0.17, Bravo: 0.12, CW: 0.05

— Males 18-49 ratings:
CNN: 0.58, MSNBC: 0.54, ABC: 0.43, NFL Network: 0.42, Fox: 0.41, CBS: 0.36, NBC: 0.33, Fox News: 0.19, ESPN: 0.16, CW: 0.04

— Females 18-34 ratings:
MSNBC: 0.43, CNN: 0.39, ABC: 0.29, CBS: 0.27, NBC: 0.23, NFL Network: 0.18, Fox: 0.16, Fox News: 0.08, TBS: 0.07, CW: 0.03

— Males 18-34 ratings:
CNN: 0.34, MSNBC: 0.33, NFL Network: 0.32, Fox: 0.30, ABC: 0.22, CBS: 0.20, NBC: 0.16, Fox News: 0.10, ESPN: 0.08, CW: 0.01

— Females 25-54 ratings:
MSNBC: 1.04, CNN: 0.87, ABC: 0.78, CBS: 0.68, NBC: 0.63, Fox: 0.33, Fox News: 0.26, NFL Network: 0.25, Bravo: 0.18, CW: 0.10

— Males 25-54 ratings:
MSNBC: 0.81, CNN: 0.76, ABC: 0.63, NFL Network: 0.56, CBS: 0.54, Fox: 0.54, NBC: 0.49, Fox News: 0.29, ESPN: 0.26, CW: 0.07


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ABC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
3.712 2.28/7 0.48/5

Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.669 million viewers
• 1.66/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.069-2.081 million households)
• 0.25/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.323-0.336 million adults 18-49; 0.26/3 F18-49, 0.23/3 M18-49)

2024 Democratic Convention (S) (ABC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 4.233 million viewers
• 2.58/8 HH rating/share (Range: 3.219-3.231 million households)
• 0.60/7 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.785-0.798 million adults 18-49; 0.67/7 F18-49, 0.53/6 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
2.602 1.55/5 0.42/5

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.957 million viewers
• 1.73/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.156-2.169 million households)
• 0.59/8 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.772-0.785 million adults 18-49; 0.68/9 F18-49, 0.49/6 M18-49)

Campaign 2024 Democratic National Convention (S) (CBS, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 2.424 million viewers
• 1.47/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.831-1.844 million households)
• 0.34/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.442-0.455 million adults 18-49; 0.38/4 F18-49, 0.29/3 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
2.661 1.65/5 0.38/4

Law & Order (R) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.956 million viewers
• 1.27/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.581-1.594 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.204-0.218 million adults 18-49; 0.18/2 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

Decision ’24 Democratic National Convention (S) (NBC, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 3.014 million viewers
• 1.84/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.294-2.306 million households)
• 0.48/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.626-0.640 million adults 18-49; 0.55/6 F18-49, 0.42/5 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.804 1.05/3 0.33/5

Fox Thursday Baseball Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (CP) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:52 PM, 112 min.)
• 1.951 million viewers
• 1.13/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.406-1.419 million households)
• 0.35/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.455-0.468 million adults 18-49; 0.27/4 F18-49, 0.44/6 M18-49)

Fox Thursday Baseball Post Game (CNX) (Fox, 9:30 PM-9:53 PM, 23 min.)
• 1.091 million viewers
• 0.66/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.819-0.831 million households)
• 0.21/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.270-0.283 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.27/3 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.330 0.21/1 0.05/1

The Conners (R) (CW, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.364 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.281-0.294 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.04/1 F18-49, 0.04/1 M18-49)

The Conners (R) (CW, 8:30 PM-9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.370 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.294-0.306 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.05/1 F18-49, 0.05/1 M18-49)

Masters of Illusion (CW, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.278 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.219-0.231 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.073-0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.07/1 F18-49, 0.05/1 M18-49)

World’s Funniest Animals (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.307 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.231-0.244 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.05/1 F18-49, 0.02/0 M18-49)

CABLE

Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 7.040 million viewers
• 3.78 HH rating (Range: 4.719-4.731 million households)
• 0.80 A18-49 rating (Range: 1.048-1.062 million adults 18-49; 0.90 F18-49, 0.70 M18-49)

America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.291 million viewers
• 2.34 HH rating (Range: 2.919-2.931 million households)
• 0.71 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.930-0.943 million adults 18-49; 0.76 F18-49, 0.67 M18-49)

America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.663 million viewers
• 1.96 HH rating (Range: 2.444-2.456 million households)
• 0.68 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.890-0.903 million adults 18-49; 0.70 F18-49, 0.67 M18-49)

Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 6.015 million viewers
• 3.32 HH rating (Range: 4.144-4.156 million households)
• 0.62 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.811-0.824 million adults 18-49; 0.73 F18-49, 0.51 M18-49)

Decision 2024 Democratic National Convention (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.942 million viewers
• 2.82 HH rating (Range: 3.519-3.531 million households)
• 0.46 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.600-0.613 million adults 18-49; 0.51 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)

America’s Choice 2024 Democratic National Convention (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.088 million viewers
• 1.72 HH rating (Range: 2.144-2.156 million households)
• 0.45 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.587-0.600 million adults 18-49; 0.49 F18-49, 0.41 M18-49)

NFL Preseason Chicago Bears at Kansas City Chiefs (NFL Network, 8:25 PM-11:33 PM, 188 min.)
• 1.333 million viewers
• 0.71 HH rating (Range: 0.881-0.894 million households)
• 0.33 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.429-0.442 million adults 18-49; 0.21 F18-49, 0.46 M18-49)

Fnc Democracy 2024: Dnc Democratic National Convention (Fox News, 10:00 PM-10:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 2.206 million viewers
• 1.34 HH rating (Range: 1.669-1.681 million households)
• 0.20 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.257-0.270 million adults 18-49; 0.23 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

Harris Acceptance Speech (Fox News, 10:31 PM-11:12 PM, 41 min.)
• 2.262 million viewers
• 1.36 HH rating (Range: 1.694-1.706 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.244-0.257 million adults 18-49; 0.18 F18-49, 0.21 M18-49)

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.611 million viewers
• 1.60 HH rating (Range: 1.994-2.006 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.244-0.257 million adults 18-49; 0.17 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)

Little League World Series Game 34: Florida vs. Nevada (ESPN, 7:00 PM-9:04 PM, 124 min.)
• 1.228 million viewers
• 0.71 HH rating (Range: 0.881-0.894 million households)
• 0.16 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.204-0.217 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.363 million viewers
• 1.44 HH rating (Range: 1.794-1.806 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.191-0.204 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

NFL Gameday Kickoff (NFL Network, 7:00 PM-8:25 PM, 85 min.)
• 0.528 million viewers
• 0.31 HH rating (Range: 0.381-0.394 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.152-0.165 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.520 million viewers
• 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.456-0.469 million households)
• 0.12 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.152-0.165 million adults 18-49; 0.19 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.625 million viewers
• 0.35 HH rating (Range: 0.431-0.444 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.112-0.125 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter Season 2 (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.182 million viewers
• 0.13 HH rating (Range: 0.156-0.169 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.099-0.112 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

Alone (History, 8:00 PM-9:34 PM, 94 min.)
• 0.808 million viewers
• 0.46 HH rating (Range: 0.569-0.581 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.099-0.112 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

College Football Live (ESPN, 9:04 PM-11:00 PM, 116 min.)
• 0.339 million viewers
• 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.244-0.256 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.099-0.112 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

House Hunters International (HGTV, 10:01 PM-10:31 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.658 million viewers
• 0.40 HH rating (Range: 0.494-0.506 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.099-0.112 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Outchef’d (Food Network, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.515 million viewers
• 0.28 HH rating (Range: 0.344-0.356 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Christina On The Coast (HGTV, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.629 million viewers
• 0.39 HH rating (Range: 0.481-0.494 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.334 million viewers
• 0.22 HH rating (Range: 0.269-0.281 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.073-0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

First 48: Inside The Tape (A&E, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.375 million viewers
• 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.281-0.294 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

60 Days In Specials (A&E, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.337 million viewers
• 0.20 HH rating (Range: 0.244-0.256 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Alone Australia (History, 10:34 PM-11:33 PM, 59 min.)
• 0.323 million viewers
• 0.18 HH rating (Range: 0.219-0.231 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

West Coast Hustle (MTV, 9:00 PM-9:31 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.116 million viewers
• 0.07 HH rating (Range: 0.081-0.094 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.00 M18-49)

Alone Australia (History, 9:34 PM-10:34 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.451 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.306-0.319 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers Inside Jokes (TBS, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.191 million viewers
• 0.12 HH rating (Range: 0.144-0.156 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

Movie-LMN Acquired Premiere Bonds Will Be Broken (2024) (LMN, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.159 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.119-0.131 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

High School Football Grayson (GA) at Thompson (AL) (ESPN2, 8:00 PM-11:02 PM, 182 min.)
• 0.147 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.119-0.131 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.01 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

The Anonymous 101 Welcome To The Anonymous (R) (USA, 9:00 PM-10:15 PM, 75 min.)
• 0.082 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49 rating (0.019 million adults 18-49)

The Anonymous 102 Can You Handle It? (R) (USA, 10:15 PM-11:30 PM, 75 min.)
• 0.047 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49 rating (0.011 million adults 18-49)

The Anonymous 103 Face-Off, The (R) (USA, 11:30 PM-12:30 AM, 60 min.)
• 0.039 million viewers
• 0.01 A18-49 rating (0.010 million adults 18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research

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