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Wednesday Ratings: ESPN Earns Young Adult Demo Victory Among Cable Networks with U.S. Open Tennis Quarterfinals

WEDNESDAY FINAL NATIONALS

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What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Wednesday, September 4, 2024:

— Total Viewers (in millions):
Fox News: 3.617, NBC: 2.273, CBS: 2.128, Fox: 1.722, MSNBC: 1.573, ESPN: 1.356, ABC: 1.264, CNN: 0.990, HGTV: 0.905, Discovery: 0.649, TBS: 0.521, WETV (120 min.): 0.483, Hallmark: 0.468, ID: 0.421, CW: 0.392

— Adults 18-49 ratings:
Fox: 0.33, CBS: 0.32, ESPN: 0.26, Fox News: 0.24, NBC: 0.23, TBS: 0.15, ABC: 0.14, MTV: 0.12, CNN: 0.12, Adult Swim: 0.11, TNT (165 min.): 0.10, HGTV: 0.10, Food Network: 0.10, FS1 (125 min.): 0.08, CW: 0.04

A 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings point equals approximately 1.3409 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. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 4.423 million viewers
  2. America’s Got Talent (Wed.) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 4.255 million viewers
  3. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.233 million viewers
  4. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.196 million viewers
  5. Big Brother (Wed.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 3.190 million viewers
  6. The Real CSI: Miami (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.826 million viewers
  7. Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.731 million viewers
  8. MasterChef (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 1.722 million viewers
  9. Abbott Elementary (RS) (ABC, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, 30 min.)
    • 1.646 million viewers
  10. All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.632 million viewers

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

  1. Big Brother (Wed.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.64/9 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.852-0.865 million adults 18-49; 0.72/10 F18-49, 0.56/8 M18-49)
  2. America’s Got Talent (Wed.) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.34/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.449-0.463 million adults 18-49; 0.38/5 F18-49, 0.30/4 M18-49)
  3. MasterChef (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
    • 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.436-0.449 million adults 18-49; 0.36/5 F18-49, 0.30/4 M18-49)
  4. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.31 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.409-0.422 million adults 18-49; 0.27 F18-49, 0.35 M18-49)
  5. Tennis U.S. Open Quarterfinals (ESPN, 7:00 PM-11:57 PM, 297 min.)
    • 0.26 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.342-0.355 million adults 18-49; 0.23 F18-49, 0.30 M18-49)
  6. NBC NFL Special (S) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.288-0.302 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.28/4 M18-49)
  7. The Challenge Battle of the Eras (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:33 PM, 93 min.)
    • 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.27 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)
  8. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.21 F18-49, 0.21 M18-49)
  9. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)
  10. The Real CSI: Miami (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.19/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.22/3 F18-49, 0.17/2 M18-49)

— Household ratings:
Fox News: 2.17, NBC: 1.40, CBS: 1.28, MSNBC: 1.04, Fox: 1.01, ABC: 0.82, ESPN: 0.77, CNN: 0.63, HGTV: 0.58, CW: 0.24

— Adults 18-34 ratings:
Fox: 0.17, ESPN: 0.17, CBS: 0.15, TBS: 0.12, NBC: 0.11, MTV: 0.10, Fox News: 0.09, ABC: 0.08, Adult Swim: 0.08, CW: 0.03

— Adults 25-54 ratings:
Fox: 0.47, CBS: 0.45, Fox News: 0.41, ESPN: 0.36, NBC: 0.35, ABC: 0.22, TBS: 0.19, CNN: 0.19, MTV: 0.16, CW: 0.07
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Sub-Demos

— Females 18-49 ratings:
CBS: 0.37, Fox: 0.36, ESPN: 0.23, Fox News: 0.21, NBC: 0.21, MTV: 0.15, ABC: 0.14, HGTV: 0.12, CNN: 0.11, CW: 0.05

— Males 18-49 ratings:
Fox: 0.30, ESPN: 0.30, CBS: 0.28, Fox News: 0.26, NBC: 0.25, TBS: 0.19, ABC: 0.14, CNN: 0.13, TNT: 0.13, CW: 0.04

— Females 18-34 ratings:
Fox: 0.23, CBS: 0.18, ESPN: 0.14, MTV: 0.13, NBC: 0.08, TBS: 0.07, HGTV: 0.07, ABC: 0.07, CNN: 0.07, CW: 0.02

— Males 18-34 ratings:
ESPN: 0.19, TBS: 0.15, NBC: 0.14, CBS: 0.12, FS1: 0.12, Fox: 0.11, Fox News: 0.11, Adult Swim: 0.10, ABC: 0.09, CW: 0.03

— Females 25-54 ratings:
Fox: 0.50, CBS: 0.48, Fox News: 0.38, NBC: 0.34, ESPN: 0.32, ABC: 0.23, MTV: 0.18, HGTV: 0.18, CNN: 0.17, CW: 0.08

— Males 25-54 ratings:
Fox: 0.45, Fox News: 0.45, CBS: 0.42, ESPN: 0.39, NBC: 0.36, TBS: 0.26, CNN: 0.21, ABC: 0.20, TNT: 0.18, CW: 0.06


—–

ABC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.264 0.82/3 0.14/2

Abbott Elementary (RS) (ABC, 8:00 PM-8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.646 million viewers
• 1.05/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.315-1.327 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.12/2 F18-49, 0.19/3 M18-49)

Abbott Elementary (RS) (ABC, 8:30 PM-9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.325 million viewers
• 0.86/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.076-1.088 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.221-0.235 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.18/3 M18-49)

Abbott Elementary (RS) (ABC, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.241 million viewers
• 0.82/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.025-1.038 million households)
• 0.16/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.208-0.221 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.17/2 M18-49)

Abbott Elementary (RS) (ABC, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.175 million viewers
• 0.76/3 HH rating/share (Range: 0.950-0.962 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.14/2 M18-49)

9-1-1 (RS) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.098 million viewers
• 0.72/3 HH rating/share (Range: 0.899-0.912 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.154-0.168 million adults 18-49; 0.14/2 F18-49, 0.09/1 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
2.128 1.28/4 0.32/5

Big Brother (Wed.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.190 million viewers
• 1.82/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.283-2.296 million households)
• 0.64/9 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.852-0.865 million adults 18-49; 0.72/10 F18-49, 0.56/8 M18-49)

The Real CSI: Miami (CBS, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.826 million viewers
• 1.13/4 HH rating/share (Range: 1.415-1.428 million households)
• 0.19/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.22/3 F18-49, 0.17/2 M18-49)

The Real CSI: Miami (R) (CBS, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.367 million viewers
• 0.88/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.101-1.113 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.181-0.194 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.11/2 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
2.273 1.40/5 0.23/3

America’s Got Talent (Wed.) (NBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.255 million viewers
• 2.52/8 HH rating/share (Range: 3.164-3.176 million households)
• 0.34/5 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.449-0.463 million adults 18-49; 0.38/5 F18-49, 0.30/4 M18-49)

NBC NFL Special NFL Kickoff Eve 2024 (S) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.558 million viewers
• 0.98/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.227-1.239 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.288-0.302 million adults 18-49; 0.16/2 F18-49, 0.28/4 M18-49)

Chicago PD (R) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.007 million viewers
• 0.70/3 HH rating/share (Range: 0.874-0.887 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.09/1 F18-49, 0.17/3 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.722 1.01/3 0.33/4

MasterChef (Fox, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 1.722 million viewers
• 1.01/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.264-1.277 million households)
• 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.436-0.449 million adults 18-49; 0.36/5 F18-49, 0.30/4 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.392 0.24/1 0.04/1

Sullivans Crossing (R) (CW, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.355 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.283-0.296 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.04/1 F18-49, 0.03/0 M18-49)

Police 24/7 (R) (CW, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.428 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.308-0.321 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.06/1 F18-49, 0.04/1 M18-49)

CABLE

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 4.423 million viewers
• 2.60 HH rating (Range: 3.265-3.277 million households)
• 0.31 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.409-0.422 million adults 18-49; 0.27 F18-49, 0.35 M18-49)

Tennis U.S. Open Quarterfinals (ESPN, 7:00 PM-11:57 PM, 297 min.)
• 1.356 million viewers
• 0.77 HH rating (Range: 0.962-0.975 million households)
• 0.26 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.342-0.355 million adults 18-49; 0.23 F18-49, 0.30 M18-49)

The Challenge Battle of the Eras (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:33 PM, 93 min.)
• 0.479 million viewers
• 0.27 HH rating (Range: 0.333-0.346 million households)
• 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.27 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.196 million viewers
• 1.93 HH rating (Range: 2.422-2.434 million households)
• 0.21 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.275-0.288 million adults 18-49; 0.21 F18-49, 0.21 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 3.233 million viewers
• 1.98 HH rating (Range: 2.485-2.497 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.16 F18-49, 0.22 M18-49)

AEW Dynamite (TBS, 8:00 PM-10:07 PM, 127 min.)
• 0.660 million viewers
• 0.37 HH rating (Range: 0.459-0.472 million households)
• 0.19 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.248-0.261 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.25 M18-49)

The Source with Kaitlan Collins (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.144 million viewers
• 0.72 HH rating (Range: 0.899-0.912 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.194-0.208 million adults 18-49; 0.13 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

Newsnight (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.901 million viewers
• 0.59 HH rating (Range: 0.736-0.748 million households)
• 0.13 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.168-0.181 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.14 M18-49)

Guy’s Grocery Games (Food Network, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.515 million viewers
• 0.28 HH rating (Range: 0.346-0.358 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.10 F18-49, 0.12 M18-49)

Bargain Block (HGTV, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 1.031 million viewers
• 0.66 HH rating (Range: 0.824-0.836 million households)
• 0.11 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.141-0.154 million adults 18-49; 0.14 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Unsellable Houses (HGTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.945 million viewers
• 0.58 HH rating (Range: 0.723-0.736 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.127-0.141 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

House Hunters: All Stars Repack (HGTV, 10:01 PM-10:31 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.777 million viewers
• 0.52 HH rating (Range: 0.648-0.660 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.12 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.924 million viewers
• 0.59 HH rating (Range: 0.736-0.748 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.632 million viewers
• 1.08 HH rating (Range: 1.352-1.365 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.114-0.127 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:15 PM, 75 min.)
• 0.454 million viewers
• 0.30 HH rating (Range: 0.371-0.384 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

MLB Regular Season Cleveland Guardians at Kansas City Royals (FS1, 7:35 PM-10:05 PM, 150 min.)
• 0.303 million viewers
• 0.18 HH rating (Range: 0.220-0.233 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.13 M18-49)

Expedition X (Discovery, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.818 million viewers
• 0.51 HH rating (Range: 0.635-0.648 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.101-0.114 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.357 million viewers
• 0.90 HH rating (Range: 1.126-1.138 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.08 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.731 million viewers
• 1.15 HH rating (Range: 1.440-1.453 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Ms. Pat Settles It Season 2 (BET, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.312 million viewers
• 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

How (Not) to Get Rid of a Body (ID, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.500 million viewers
• 0.36 HH rating (Range: 0.447-0.459 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.087-0.100 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Born Evil: The Serial Killer and the Savior (ID, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.456 million viewers
• 0.29 HH rating (Range: 0.359-0.371 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Expedition Bigfoot (Discovery, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.647 million viewers
• 0.39 HH rating (Range: 0.484-0.497 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.074-0.087 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Pawn Stars Best of (History, 10:03 PM-11:05 PM, 62 min.)
• 0.325 million viewers
• 0.18 HH rating (Range: 0.220-0.233 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Pawn Stars (History, 9:00 PM-10:03 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.461 million viewers
• 0.27 HH rating (Range: 0.333-0.346 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.060-0.074 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

America’s Game (NFL Network, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.129 million viewers
• 0.07 HH rating (Range: 0.082-0.094 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

My Strange Arrest (A&E, 10:01 PM-10:32 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.376 million viewers
• 0.23 HH rating (Range: 0.283-0.296 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Court Cam (A&E, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.395 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.321-0.333 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.047-0.060 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Court Cam (A&E, 9:30 PM-10:01 PM, 31 min.)
• 0.382 million viewers
• 0.25 HH rating (Range: 0.308-0.321 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

To Catch A Smuggler (Nat Geo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.316 million viewers
• 0.17 HH rating (Range: 0.208-0.220 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.02 M18-49)

My Strange Arrest (A&E, 10:32 PM-11:04 PM, 32 min.)
• 0.324 million viewers
• 0.21 HH rating (Range: 0.258-0.270 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.034-0.047 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research

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