Prime Time TV Ratings Week September 4-10

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Viewers in millions

1. Thursday Night Football NBC 20.0
2. NFL Pre-Kick NBC 13.4
3. NFL Kick-Off NBC 9.3
4. College Football (Sun) ABC 7.6
5. America's Got Talent (Tue) NBC 6.1

6. America's Got Talent (Wed) NBC 5.7
7. 60 Minutes CBS 5.1
8. Big Brother (Wed) CBS 3.8
9. FBI CBS 3.5
10. Young Sheldon CBS 3.4

11. The Bachelorette (Mon) ABC 3.3
11. Big Brother (Sun) CBS 3.3
11. Queen Elizabeth (9pm) ABC 3.3
14. The Bachelorette (Tue) ABC 3.2
14. Big Brother (Thu) CBS 3.2

14. NCIS CBS 3.2
14. Queen Elizabeth (8pm) ABC 3.2
18. 20/20 ABC 3.1
19. The Neighborhood CBS 3.0
19. Saturday Night Football ABC 3.0

21. FBI: International CBS 2.9
22. Password (Tue) NBC 2.8
23. Chicago Fire NBC 2.7
23. FBI: Most Wanted CBS 2.7
23. Ghosts CBS 2.7

26. Bob Hearts Abishola CBS 2.6
26. NCIS: Hawaii CBS 2.6
26. Secret Celebrity Renovation CBS 2.6
29. The Con ABC 2.5
30. Blue Bloods (10pm) CBS 2.4

30. WWE Friday Night Smackdown Fox 2.4
32. American Ninja Warrior NBC 2.3
32. Chicago PD NBC 2.3
32. The Conners (7:25) ABC 2.3
32. Masterchef (Wed) Fox 2.3

32. Password (Sun 8pm) NBC 2.3
37. Blue Bloods (9pm) CBS 2.2
38. Challenge USA CBS 2.1
38. Dateline (Sat) NBC 2.1
40. Equalizer CBS 2.0

40. Password (Sun 7pm) NBC 2.0
42. Claim to Fame (Mon) ABC 1.9
42. NCIS: Los Angeles CBS 1.9
44. Abbott Elementary (8pm) ABC 1.8
44. Capital One College Bowl (8pm) NBC 1.8

44. Claim to Fame (Tue) ABC 1.8
44. The Conners (7pm) ABC 1.8
44. Major League Baseball (7:12) Fox 1.8
44. Weakest Link NBC 1.8
50. America's Got Talent (Sun) NBC 1.7

50. TMZ Investigates Fox 1.7
52. America's Got Talent (Sat) NBC 1.6
52. Beat Shazam Fox 1.6
52. Capital One College Bowl (9pm) NBC 1.6
52. Dateline (Fri) NBC 1.6

56. Crimetime (8pm) CBS 1.5
56. Don't Forget the Lyrics Fox 1.5
56. S.W.A.T. CBS 1.5
59. Abbott Elementary (8:30) ABC 1.4
59. Abbott Elementary (9pm) ABC 1.4

59. Crimetime (9pm) CBS 1.4
59. 48 Hours CBS 1.4
59. Press Your Luck ABC 1.4
64. Abbott Elementary (9:30) ABC 1.3
65. Major League Baseball (10:25) Fox 1.2

65. Masterchef (Thu) Fox 1.2
67. Fantasy Island Fox 0.8
68. Family Guy Fox 0.6
68. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.6
70. MLS Soccer Fox 0.5

70. PBC Fight Night Fox 0.5
70. Stargirl CW 0.5
70. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.5
74. Bob's Burgers Fox 0.4
74. Great Chocolate Showdown (Thu) CW 0.4

74. Leonardo CW 0.4
74. Penn & Teller: Fool Us CW 0.4
74. Roswell, New Mexico CW 0.4
74. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9pm) CW 0.4
74. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9:30) CW 0.4

81. Bump CW 0.3
81. Great Chocolate Showdown (Sat) CW 0.3
81. Masters of Illusion (9pm) CW 0.3
81. Masters of Illusion (9:30) CW 0.3
85. Devils CW 0.2

85. Dynasty CW 0.2
85. In the Dark CW 0.2
85. Whose Line Is It Anyway? CW 0.2
89. Killer Camp CW 0.1

CW

1.....................…….68. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8pm) CW 0.6
2...................……70. Stargirl CW 0.5
2.....................…….70. World's Funniest Animals (Sun 8:30) CW 0.5
4.....................……74. Great Chocolate Showdown (Thu) CW 0.4
4......................……74. Leonardo CW 0.4

4....................……74. Penn & Teller: Fool Us CW 0.4
4...................……74. Roswell, New Mexico CW 0.4
4.....................…….74. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9pm) CW 0.4
4.....................…….74. World's Funniest Animals (Wed 9:30) CW 0.4
10.................……81. Bump CW 0.3

10.....................……81. Great Chocolate Showdown (Sat) CW 0.3
10...................…….81. Masters of Illusion (9pm) CW 0.3
10....................…….81. Masters of Illusion (9:30) CW 0.3
14...................……85. Devils CW 0.2
14....................……85. Dynasty CW 0.2

14...................……85. In the Dark CW 0.2
14....................……85. Whose Line Is It Anyway? CW 0.2
18......................……89. Killer Camp CW 0.1

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It's that time again. I'm a little early because I'm going to try to start next week's. I have final numbers through Monday which means the Emmys, and then as final numbers are posted for other nights I can add them. There won't be any new numbers for a while after I get several days' worth done, and I won't have time until at least Tuesday, but I may get the remaining numbers posted Tuesday of next week. I can't be sure what my situation will be.

"20/20" did unusually well and I will assume that is due to the passing of Queen Elizabeth. I haven't done any research to determine what the topic was, but ABC devoted all of Thursday night to the one story.

"Smackdown" had more total viewers than usual, though all that matters is the large number of younger viewers and the huge numbers of men.

"Capitol One College Bowl" started off poorly and then just went downhill.

If you didn't think things could get any worse for The CW on Friday, think again. And when you can see all three digits, "Dynasty" did even worse. When will it end?

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Okay, now things are about to get less confusing. I hope.

"Press Your Luck" got The Whammy from The Queen this week, but the episode that aired was a rerun. "Big Brother" seems to have lost some viewers to the Queen as well, but just on the one night.

NBC won't get the big boost from Thursday Night Football every week, and it was down from last year, but the comments said, "still a mammoth number for linear television in 2022."

The CW has either gotten rid of "Wellington" or they fell back on their reliable animal videos. On the other hand, I can't remember "Whose Line" ever doing that poorly.

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I wondered why the number of viewers was down on Monday, and for some shows it actually said "Labor Day" after the title as if that was part of the title.

The men seemed to have forgotten the lyrics.

However, this did not affect "The Bachelorette". The Tuesday episode, however, did come in second with 18-49 to "America's Got Talent".

Series finales for two CW shows, and both appeared to deserve cancellation. "Roswell" did even worse when you see all three digits.

Another "Abbott Elementary" marathon. Those don't seem to do much.

And college football has more "normal" numbers for ABC this week.

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And that's it for this week.

I forgot one thing. "Devils" on The CW did even worse than "Dynasty" but not worse than "Killer Camp". But Sunday night has the always reliable animal videos, though "Penn & Teller" made that audience disappear.

Fox tried soccer and boxing, which didn't work. They even lost what few viewers watch the animated shows that followed.

I don't know what "Louisiana Kickoff" means but the comments call it "College Football". Big audience, anyway. And "Big Brother", the comments said, "was hit hard by the sports competition" though that's 18-49 and total viewers weren't down by that much.

Don't ask me why there are two separate numbers for one "Conners" episode.

You can already see Sunday and Monday for next week, and I'll update as the final numbers become available, or in the case of next Tuesday, if I get time.