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Updated Thursday Ratings: NFL Kickoff Game on NBC Up Double-Digit Percentage in Metered Markets from Last Year

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, September 5. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

  • Total Viewers (in millions):
    NBC: 19.56 million, CBS: 3.61, Fox: 2.21, ABC: 1.52, CW: 0.61

  • Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
    NBC: 6.2 rating/29 share, CBS: 0.7/ 3, Fox: 0.5/ 2, ABC: 0.3/ 2, CW; 0.1/ 1

  • Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
    NBC: 4.6 rating/31 share, CBS: 0.3/ 2, Fox: 0.2/ 2, ABC: 0.2/ 1, CW; 0.1/ 0

  • Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
    NBC: 7.4 rating/28 share, CBS: 1.0/ 4, Fox: 0.7/ 2, ABC: 0.4/ 2, CW; 0.2/ 1



8:00 PM

ABC – Movie The Lego Movie (2014)
Viewers: 2.11 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

CBS – Young Sheldon (repeat)
Viewers: 4.10 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#2)

NBC – NFL Kickoff Game Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (special)
Viewers: 17.09 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 5.0/25 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 3.7/26 (#1), Adults 25-54: 6.1/25 (#1)

Fox – Spin the Wheel (season finale)
Viewers: 1.96 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#3)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 0.77 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


8:30 PM

ABC – Movie The Lego Movie (2014)
Viewers: 1.49 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#4)

CBS – Young Sheldon (repeat)
Viewers: 3.96 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/3 (#2)

NBC – NFL Kickoff Game Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (special)
Viewers: 20.93 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 6.3/29 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.7/31 (#1), Adults 25-54: 7.7/29 (#1)

Fox – Spin the Wheel (season finale)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#3)

CW – The Outpost
Viewers: 0.60 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


9:00 PM

ABC – Movie The Lego Movie (2014)
Viewers: 1.26 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#4)

CBS – Big Brother 21 Double Eviction Night
Viewers: 4.27 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.5/5 (#2)

NBC – NFL Kickoff Game Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (special)
Viewers: 21.44 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 6.7/30 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.9/31 (#1), Adults 25-54: 8.1/29 (#1)

Fox – Spin the Wheel (season finale)
Viewers: 2.29 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.7/2 (#3)

CW – Two Sentence Horror Stories
Viewers: 0.59 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)


9:30 PM

ABC – Movie The Lego Movie (2014)
Viewers: 1.17 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.4/1 (#4)

CBS – Big Brother 21 Double Eviction Night
Viewers: 4.05 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 1.5/5 (#2)

NBC – NFL Kickoff Game Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (special)
Viewers: 20.19 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 6.5/29 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.8/31 (#1), Adults 25-54: 7.9/28 (#1)

Fox – Spin the Wheel (season finale)
Viewers: 2.37 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.7/2 (#3)

CW – Two Sentence Horror Stories (repeat)
Viewers: 0.50 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)


10:00 PM

ABC – Reef Break
Viewers: 1.48 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/1 (#3)

CBS – FBI (repeat)
Viewers: 2.67 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#2)

NBC – NFL Kickoff Game Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (special)
Viewers: 19.33 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 6.5/30 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.7/31 (#1), Adults 25-54: 7.6/28 (#1)

Fox – Local Programming
Viewers: 3.40 million, Adults 18-49: 0.7/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3, Adults 25-54: 1.0/4

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


10:30 PM

ABC – Reef Break
Viewers: 1.63 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.3/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#3)

CBS – FBI (repeat)
Viewers: 2.64 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/1 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.6/2 (#2)

NBC – NFL Kickoff Game Green Bay Packers at Chicago Bears (special)
Viewers: 18.41 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 6.1/31 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 4.5/32 (#1), Adults 25-54: 7.3/29 (#1)

Fox – Local Programming
Viewers: 2.73 million, Adults 18-49: 0.6/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2, Adults 25-54: 0.8/3

CW – Local Programming
Viewers: 0.78 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1, Adults 25-54: 0.2/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research