Primetime Ratings: 'Big Brother' Wins It For CBS

CBS took the primetime ratings per Nielsen overnights in adults 18-49 with a new episode of Big Brother. The network did a 1.0/5, staying steady from last week. ABC and NBC both tied for second with a 0.6/3.

Big Brother did a 1.4 and 7 share for the night staying the same as last week's Thursday premiere. A repeat of S.W.A.T closed out the night for CBS.

ABC stayed the same as last week with its 0.6 ratings. New episodes of The Gong Show which rated a 0.6 followed by Match Game which did a 0.7 and Take Two which closed primetime for ABC with a 0.4.

NBC also stayed the same and had new episodes of Little Big Shots which rated a 0.8, up a tenth of a point from last week. Marlon rated a 0.6 for the third week in a row. Repeats of Law & Order: SVU closed the night for NBC.

Fox rated a 0.5 and a 2 share on the night with repeats of The Four: Battle For Stardom.

Telemundo rated a 0.5/2 and Univision came in with a 0.4/2.

The CW ranked last with a 0.2/1 with repeats. 

Chelsea Anderson
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Chelsea Anderson has been with Future for two years. She started as an intern with NewBay Media/Multichannel News in 2015. During her time she wrote bylined articles and program reviews as well as helped with research graphics for the magazine. She later became News Assistant for Broadcasting & Cable in 2017 until 2020 when she became Assistant Content Producer. Chelsea graduated from Niagara University in 2016 with a Bachelor's in Communication Studies and a double minor in Writing Studies and Sociology.