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Updated Thursday Ratings: Cardinals-Cubs on Fox On Track for Season-High in Viewers for an MLB Prime Time Window

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, September 19. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

Notes: ABC: NFL in Jacksonville & Local Sports in Las Vegas; CW: MLB in New York and Hartford

  • Total Viewers (in millions):
    ABC: 4.18 million, CBS: 3.82, Fox: 3.06, NBC: 1.94, CW: 1.06

  • Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
    ABC, CBS, Fox: 0.7 rating/ 4 share each, NBC: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.2/ 1

  • Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
    ABC and Fox: 0.4 rating/ 3 share each, CBS: 0.3/ 3, NBC: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.1/ 1

  • Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
    ABC and CBS: 1.0 rating/ 4 share each, Fox: 0.9/ 4, NBC: 0.4/ 2, CW: 0.3/ 1


8:00 PM

ABC – Celebrity Family Feud (repeat)
Viewers: 4.70 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#1)

CBS – Young Sheldon (repeat)
Viewers: 4.45 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#2)

NBC – Return to Downton Abbey (special)
Viewers: 3.06 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#4)

Fox – MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Viewers: 2.67 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#3)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 1.30 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.3/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#5)


8:30 PM

ABC – Celebrity Family Feud (repeat)
Viewers: 4.65 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.9/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#1)

CBS – Young Sheldon (repeat)
Viewers: 4.56 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#2)

NBC – Return to Downton Abbey (special)
Viewers: 2.61 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

Fox – MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Viewers: 2.96 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#3)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 1.21 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#5)


9:00 PM

ABC – The Last Days of Phil Hartman (special)
Viewers: 3.92 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#2)

CBS – Big Brother 21
Viewers: 4.71 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.1/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.6/6 (#1)

NBC – The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place (special)
Viewers: 1.51 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.4/1 (#4)

Fox – MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Viewers: 3.18 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#3)

CW – Two Sentence Horror Stories (season finale)
Viewers: 1.11 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#5)


9:30 PM

ABC – The Last Days of Phil Hartman (special)
Viewers: 3.73 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#2)

CBS – Big Brother 21
Viewers: 4.10 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.4/6 (#1)

NBC – The Paley Center Salutes The Good Place (special)
Viewers: 1.16 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#4)

Fox – MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs
Viewers: 2.98 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#2)

CW – Two Sentence Horror Stories (season finale)
Viewers: 0.61 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


10:00 PM

ABC – The Last Days of Phil Hartman (special)
Viewers: 4.07 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#1)

CBS – FBI (repeat)
Viewers: 2.49 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

NBC – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Viewers: 1.55 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#4)

Fox – MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs (special)
Viewers: 3.35 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#1)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 1.20 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1, Adults 25-54: 0.3/1


10:30 PM

ABC – The Last Days of Phil Hartman (special)
Viewers: 4.00 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#1)

CBS – FBI (repeat)
Viewers: 2.64 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#3)

NBC – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Viewers: 1.78 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#4)

Fox – MLB Baseball St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs (special)
Viewers: 3.22 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#1)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.89 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1, Adults 25-54: 0.3/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research