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Thursday Ratings: NFL on NBC Returns to Dominate the Prime Time TV Landscape

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, September 7, 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.

Households (rating / share):
NBC: 11.24/31, CBS: 1.42/4, ABC: 0.87/2, Fox: 0.61/2, CW: 0.14/0

Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 19.69, CBS: 2.26, ABC: 1.33, Fox: 0.91, CW: 0.22

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
NBC: 5.28/44, CBS: 0.38/3, Fox: 0.14/1, ABC: 0.11/1, CW: 0.04/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
NBC: 3.97/49, CBS: 0.19/2, Fox: 0.07/1, ABC: 0.05/1, CW: 0.03/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
NBC: 6.69/42, CBS: 0.57/4, Fox: 0.21/1, ABC: 0.18/1, CW: 0.05/0

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8:00 PM

ABC — Generation Gap (repeat)
Households: 1.51/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.33 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.19/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.33/2 (#3)

CBS — Young Sheldon (repeat)
Households: 1.86/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.84 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.28/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.45/3 (#2)

NBC — NFL Kickoff Special Pre-Game (special)
Households: 9.87/27 (#1)
Viewers: 17.29 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 4.21/39 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 3.06/43 (#1), Adults 25-54: 5.52/38 (#1)

Fox — I Can See Your Voice (repeat)
Households: 0.61/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.87 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#4)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.18/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.28 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Generation Gap (repeat)
Households: 1.28/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.97 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.17/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.09/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#3)

CBS — Young Sheldon (repeat)
Households: 1.44/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.21 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.26/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.41/3 (#2)

NBC — NFL Kickoff Special Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Households: 11.82/32 (#1)
Viewers: 20.87 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 5.33/45 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 3.86/48 (#1), Adults 25-54: 6.88/43 (#1)

Fox — I Can See Your Voice (repeat)
Households: 0.54/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.83 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#4)

CW — Fight to Survive
Households: 0.15/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.25 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.05/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.06/0 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — The Prank Panel (repeat)
Households: 0.65/2 (#3)
Viewers: 0.97 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.13/1 (#4)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.75/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.57/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.84/5 (#2)

NBC — NFL Kickoff Special Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Households: 12.35/33 (#1)
Viewers: 21.81 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 5.72/45 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.31/49 (#1), Adults 25-54: 7.30/43 (#1)

Fox — Name That Tune (repeat)
Households: 0.62/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.92 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.20/1 (#3)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.11/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.18 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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9:30 PM

ABC — The Prank Panel (repeat)
Households: 0.55/1 (#4)
Viewers: 0.83 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.07/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.11/1 (#4)

CBS — Big Brother
Households: 1.60/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.67 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.55/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.31/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.81/5 (#2)

NBC — NFL Kickoff Special Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Households: 11.05/30 (#1)
Viewers: 19.52 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 5.39/43 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.15/48 (#1), Adults 25-54: 6.76/40 (#1)

Fox — Name That Tune (repeat)
Households: 0.66/2 (#3)
Viewers: 1.01 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.14/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.23/1 (#3)

CW — FBoy Island
Households: 0.11/0 (#5)
Viewers: 0.18 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.04/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Shark Tank (repeat)
Households: 0.59/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.89 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.06/0 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.11/1 (#4)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 1.00/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.59 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.33/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.50/3 (#2)

NBC — NFL Kickoff Special Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Households: 11.57/33 (#1)
Viewers: 20.18 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 5.69/47 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.38/52 (#1), Adults 25-54: 7.10/44 (#1)

Fox — Name That Tune (repeat)
Households: 1.26/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.94 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.24/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.34/2 (#3)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.30/1
Viewers: 0.51 million, Adults 18-49: 0.06/0,
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0, Adults 25-54: 0.08/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Shark Tank (repeat)
Households: 0.66/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.98 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.08/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/0 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.14/1 (#4)

CBS — The Challenge: USA
Households: 0.88/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.41 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.30/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.11/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.42/3 (#2)

NBC — NFL Kickoff Special Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs
Households: 10.77/33 (#1)
Viewers: 18.50 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 5.35/48 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.03/52 (#1), Adults 25-54: 6.60/44 (#1)

Fox — Name That Tune (repeat)
Households: 1.14/3 (#2)
Viewers: 1.70 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.20/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.29/2 (#3)

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.26/1
Viewers: 0.43 million, Adults 18-49: 0.04/0,
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0, Adults 25-54: 0.06/0

UPDATED 9/11/2023 5:36 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, September 7, 2023:

ABC
• 1.358 million viewers
• 0.86/2 HH (1.071 million households)
• 0.12/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.161 million adults 18-49)

Generation Gap (R) (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.188 million viewers
• 1.36/4 HH (1.702 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.259 million adults 18-49)

The Prank Panel (R) (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.911 million viewers
• 0.59/2 HH (0.733 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.115 million adults 18-49)

Shark Tank (R) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.975 million viewers
• 0.62/2 HH (0.778 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.108 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.305 million viewers
• 1.39/4 HH (1.732 million households)
• 0.40/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.524 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 2.794 million viewers
• 1.78/5 HH (2.220 million households)
• 0.27/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.356 million adults 18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 2.205 million viewers
• 1.39/4 HH (1.738 million households)
• 0.25/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.333 million adults 18-49)

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:01 PM)
• 2.901 million viewers
• 1.67/5 HH (2.089 million households)
• 0.61/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.803 million adults 18-49)

The Challenge: USA (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.492 million viewers
• 0.89/3 HH (1.109 million households)
• 0.32/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.425 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 23.034 million viewers
• 11.95/33 HH (14.934 million households)
• 6.39/54 A18-49 rating/share (8.381 million adults 18-49)

NFL Kick-Off Show (Sustainer) (NBC, 7:00 PM- 7:30 PM)
• 4.834 million viewers
• 2.83/10 HH (3.536 million households)
• 0.86/13 A18-49 rating/share (1.127 million adults 18-49)

NFL Kick-Off Show (S) (NBC, 7:30 PM- 7:57 PM)
• 6.481 million viewers
• 3.58/11 HH (4.475 million households)
• 1.50/19 A18-49 rating/share (1.966 million adults 18-49)

NFL Kick-Off Show (S) (NBC, 7:57 PM- 8:12 PM)
• 11.200 million viewers
• 5.99/18 HH (7.489 million households)
• 2.67/29 A18-49 rating/share (3.505 million adults 18-49)

NBC NFL Thursday Pre-Kick (S) (NBC, 8:12 PM- 8:23 PM)
• 16.540 million viewers
• 8.69/25 HH (10.864 million households)
• 4.11/41 A18-49 rating/share (5.382 million adults 18-49)

NBC NFL Thursday Special Detroit Lions at Kansas City Chiefs (S) (NBC, 8:23 PM-11:24 PM)
• 24.282 million viewers
• 12.65/35 HH (15.808 million households)
• 6.85/56 A18-49 rating/share (8.975 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 0.919 million viewers
• 0.59/2 HH (0.743 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.182 million adults 18-49)

I Can See Your Voice (RS) (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.851 million viewers
• 0.56/2 HH (0.697 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.180 million adults 18-49)

Name That Tune (RS) (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.988 million viewers
• 0.63/2 HH (0.788 million households)
• 0.14/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.184 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.209 million viewers
• 0.12/0 HH (0.155 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.049 million adults 18-49)

Fight to Survive (CW, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.242 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.186 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.055 million adults 18-49)

FBoy Island (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.176 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.125 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.044 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.265 million viewers
• 0.75/2 HH (0.938 million households)
• 0.33/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.430 million adults 18-49)

La Rosa de Guadalupe (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.060 million viewers
• 0.55/2 HH (0.685 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.405 million adults 18-49)

Eternamente Amandonos (Thu.) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.163 million viewers
• 0.70/2 HH (0.874 million households)
• 0.29/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.385 million adults 18-49)

Tierra de Esperanza (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.456 million viewers
• 0.86/2 HH (1.074 million households)
• 0.41/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.537 million adults 18-49)

Minas de Pasion (Thu.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.178 million viewers
• 0.69/2 HH (0.866 million households)
• 0.28/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.369 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.326 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.235 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.109 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Thu.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.342 million viewers
• 0.22/1 HH (0.274 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.107 million adults 18-49)

Hotel VIP (Thu.) (UniMás, 9:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.280 million viewers
• 0.15/0 HH (0.184 million households)
• 0.08/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.102 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.721 million viewers
• 0.37/1 HH (0.466 million households)
• 0.19/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.255 million adults 18-49)

Los 50 (Thu.) (S) (Telemundo, 5:55 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.801 million viewers
• 0.44/1 HH (0.544 million households)
• 0.19/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.253 million adults 18-49)

Rumbo Al Mundial (S) (Telemundo, 8:00 PM-10:09 PM)
• 0.840 million viewers
• 0.41/1 HH (0.512 million households)
• 0.24/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.318 million adults 18-49)

Secretos de Sangre (Thu.) (Telemundo, 10:09 PM-11:09 PM)
• 0.418 million viewers
• 0.28/1 HH (0.353 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.092 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research