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Updated Thursday Ratings: CBS, NBC and Fox Share Prime Time Victory Among Adults 18-49 and 25-54

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, August 22. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

Please note that these fast-affiliate ratings are unreliable today due to numerous high-rated preemptions for local NFL preseason football.

  • Total Viewers (in millions):
    NBC: 4.41 million, CBS: 4.32, Fox: 3.46, ABC: 2.97, CW: 0.93

  • Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
    CBS, NBC, Fox: 0.9 rating/ 5 share, ABC: 0.6/ 3, CW; 0.2/ 1

  • Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
    NBC: 0.6 rating/ 5 share, CBS: 0.6/ 4, Fox: 0.5/ 4, ABC: 0.4/ 3, CW; 0.1/ 1

  • Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
    CBS, NBC, Fox: 1.2 rating/ 5 share, ABC: 0.8/ 3, CW; 0.3/ 1


8:00 PM

ABC – Holey Moley
Viewers: 3.88 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/4 (#4), Adults 25-54: 1.0/5 (#4)

CBS – The Big Bang Theory (repeat)
Viewers: 4.94 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#2)

NBC – The Wall (repeat)
Viewers: 4.94 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.3/6 (#1)

Fox – NFL Preseason Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (special)
Viewers: 3.26 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#2)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 1.23 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#5)


8:30 PM

ABC – Holey Moley
Viewers: 3.30 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#4), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#4)

CBS – Young Sheldon (repeat)
Viewers: 4.76 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#3)

NBC – The Wall (repeat)
Viewers: 5.04 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.1/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.4/6 (#1)

Fox – NFL Preseason Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (special)
Viewers: 3.47 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.9/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.2/5 (#2)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 0.96 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 – Holey Moley (season finale)
Viewers: 2.90 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.7/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#4)

CBS – Big Brother 21
Viewers: 5.34 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.4/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.9/7 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.8/7 (#1)

NBC – Ellen’s Game of Games (repeat)
Viewers: 4.63 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.1/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.4/6 (#2)

Fox – NFL Preseason Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (special)
Viewers: 3.69 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.9/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.3/5 (#3)

CW – Two Sentence Horror Stories
Viewers: 0.82 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.3/1 (#5)


9:30 PM

ABC – Holey Moley (season finale)
Viewers: 2.83 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#4)

CBS – Big Brother 21
Viewers: 4.91 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.2/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.8/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.6/6 (#1)

NBC – Ellen’s Game of Games (repeat)
Viewers: 4.50 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.3/5 (#2)

Fox – NFL Preseason Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (special)
Viewers: 3.34 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#3)

CW – Two Sentence Horror Stories (repeat)
Viewers: 0.70 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


10:00 PM

ABC – Reef Break
Viewers: 2.61 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#4)

CBS – FBI (repeat)
Viewers: 3.17 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#3)

NBC – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Viewers: 3.84 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#2)

Fox – NFL Preseason Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (special)
Viewers: 3.70 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.3/6 (#1)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 1.36 million, Adults 18-49: 0.3/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1, Adults 25-54: 0.3/1


10:30 PM

ABC – Reef Break
Viewers: 2.29 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

CBS – FBI (repeat)
Viewers: 2.80 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#3)

NBC – Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (repeat)
Viewers: 3.49 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.7/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/4 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#2)

Fox – NFL Preseason Jacksonville Jaguars at Miami Dolphins (special)
Viewers: 3.29 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#1)

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 1.04 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1, Adults 25-54: 0.3/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research