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Thursday Ratings: NBC Prevails with the Return of its ‘Law & Order’ Trio

THURSDAY FAST AFFILIATE AND FINAL RATINGS

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Thursday, January 18, 2024 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

Households (rating / share):
NBC: 3.00/9, ABC: 1.54/5, CBS: 1.30/4, Fox: 1.03/3, CW: 0.21/1

Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 4.866, ABC: 2.412, CBS: 2.060, Fox: 1.678, CW: 0.303

Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
NBC: 0.50/6, ABC: 0.30/4, Fox: 0.27/3, CBS: 0.12/1, CW: 0.03/0

Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
NBC: 0.19/4, ABC: 0.13/3, Fox: 0.12/2, CBS: 0.05/1, CW: 0.02/0

Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
NBC: 0.83/7, ABC: 0.43/4, Fox: 0.42/3, CBS: 0.25/2, CW: 0.06/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Press Your Luck
Households: 1.97/6 (#3)
Viewers: 3.100 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.40/5 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.58/5 (#2)

CBS — Young Sheldon (repeat)
Households: 2.11/6 (#2)
Viewers: 3.393 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.18/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#4)

NBC — Law & Order (season premiere)
Households: 3.18/9 (#1)
Viewers: 5.172 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.45/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.74/6 (#1)

Fox — Hell’s Kitchen
Households: 1.45/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.405 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.57/5 (#3)

CW — Son of a Critch
Households: 0.24/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.358 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Press Your Luck
Households: 1.88/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.933 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.38/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.18/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.54/4 (#3)

CBS — Ghosts (repeat)
Households: 1.65/5 (#3)
Viewers: 2.613 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.13/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.30/2 (#4)

NBC — Law & Order (season premiere)
Households: 3.19/9 (#1)
Viewers: 5.203 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.46/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.17/3 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.77/6 (#1)

Fox — Hell’s Kitchen
Households: 1.35/4 (#4)
Viewers: 2.264 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.37/4 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.19/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.56/5 (#2)

CW — The Conners (repeat)
Households: 0.19/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.274 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.03/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.02/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — Press Your Luck (repeat)
Households: 1.56/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.451 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.31/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.14/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.43/3 (#2)

CBS — SEAL Team
Households: 1.12/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.782 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.22/2 (#4)

NBC — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season premiere)
Households: 3.42/10 (#1)
Viewers: 5.579 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.59/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.23/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.97/8 (#1)

Fox — Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip Spanish Vacation (special)
Households: 0.68/2 (#4)
Viewers: 1.052 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.17/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.06/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.29/2 (#3)

CW — The Conners (repeat)
Households: 0.24/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.331 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.04/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.07/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — Press Your Luck (repeat)
Households: 1.49/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.344 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.26/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.13/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.37/3 (#2)

CBS — SEAL Team
Households: 0.98/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.579 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.04/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.19/2 (#4)

NBC — Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (season premiere)
Households: 3.42/10 (#1)
Viewers: 5.549 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.61/7 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.23/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.00/8 (#1)

Fox — Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip Spanish Vacation (special)
Households: 0.64/2 (#4)
Viewers: 0.989 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.16/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.27/2 (#3)

CW — Children Ruin Everything
Households: 0.18/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.249 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.02/0 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.01/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.05/0 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — Press Your Luck (repeat)
Households: 1.17/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.830 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.21/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.07/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.32/3 (#2)

CBS — SEAL Team
Households: 0.94/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.472 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.10/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.19/2 (#3)

NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime (season premiere)
Households: 2.53/8 (#1)
Viewers: 4.044 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.47/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.15/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.78/7 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.71/6
Viewers: 2.772 million, Adults 18-49: 0.32/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.11/2, Adults 25-54: 0.53/5

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.47/2
Viewers: 0.722 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1, Adults 25-54: 0.13/1

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10:30 PM

ABC — Press Your Luck (repeat)
Households: 1.17/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.816 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.22/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.08/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.32/3 (#2)

CBS — SEAL Team
Households: 0.99/3 (#3)
Viewers: 1.522 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.11/1 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.05/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.21/2 (#3)

NBC — Law & Order: Organized Crime (season premiere)
Households: 2.28/8 (#1)
Viewers: 3.648 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.40/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.16/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.71/7 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.53/5
Viewers: 2.414 million, Adults 18-49: 0.31/4,
Adults 18-34: 0.09/2, Adults 25-54: 0.50/5

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.40/1
Viewers: 0.622 million, Adults 18-49: 0.07/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.03/1, Adults 25-54: 0.12/1

UPDATED 1/22/2024 12:28 PM ET: What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, January 18, 2024:

Household rating / share (raw amount):
NBC: 3.00/9 (3.754m), ABC: 1.53/5 (1.913m), CBS: 1.29/4 (1.616m), Fox: 1.02/3 (1.278m), Univision: 0.76/2 (0.954m), Telemundo: 0.53/2 (0.660m), CW: 0.21/1 (0.265m), UniMás: 0.20/1 (0.250m)

Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 4.961, ABC: 2.471, CBS: 2.099, Fox: 1.728, Univision: 1.451, Telemundo: 0.967, UniMás: 0.356, CW: 0.311

Adults 18-49 rating / share (raw amount):
NBC: 0.52/6 (0.689m), Univision: 0.37/4 (0.482m), ABC: 0.32/4 (0.423m), Fox: 0.30/3 (0.394m), Telemundo: 0.23/3 (0.300m), CBS: 0.14/2 (0.189m), UniMás: 0.06/1 (0.080m), CW: 0.03/0 (0.042m)

Top 5 Broadcast Network Prime Time Telecasts in Adults 18-49:

  1. Law & Order: SVU (P) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
    • 0.62/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.824 million adults 18-49)
  2. Law & Order (P) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
    • 0.48/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.636 million adults 18-49)
  3. Law & Order: Organized Crime (P) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
    • 0.46/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.608 million adults 18-49)
  4. Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
    • 0.43/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.563 million adults 18-49)
  5. Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
    • 0.41/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.547 million adults 18-49)

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ABC
• 2.471 million viewers
• 1.53/5 HH (1.913 million households)
• 0.32/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.423 million adults 18-49)

Press Your Luck (ABC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 3.116 million viewers
• 1.92/6 HH (2.398 million households)
• 0.43/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.563 million adults 18-49)

Press Your Luck (RS) (ABC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 2.479 million viewers
• 1.53/5 HH (1.911 million households)
• 0.31/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.405 million adults 18-49)

Press Your Luck (RS) (ABC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.818 million viewers
• 1.14/4 HH (1.430 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.301 million adults 18-49)

CBS
• 2.099 million viewers
• 1.29/4 HH (1.616 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.189 million adults 18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 8:00 PM- 8:31 PM)
• 3.473 million viewers
• 2.11/6 HH (2.639 million households)
• 0.20/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.269 million adults 18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 8:31 PM- 9:01 PM)
• 2.649 million viewers
• 1.64/5 HH (2.054 million households)
• 0.14/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.187 million adults 18-49)

SEAL Team (S) (CBS, 9:01 PM-10:01 PM)
• 1.704 million viewers
• 1.04/3 HH (1.296 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.175 million adults 18-49)

SEAL Team (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.498 million viewers
• 0.94/3 HH (1.180 million households)
• 0.12/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.162 million adults 18-49)

NBC
• 4.961 million viewers
• 3.00/9 HH (3.754 million households)
• 0.52/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.689 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order (P) (NBC, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 5.315 million viewers
• 3.19/9 HH (3.982 million households)
• 0.48/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.636 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: SVU (P) (NBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 5.664 million viewers
• 3.42/10 HH (4.276 million households)
• 0.62/7 A18-49 rating/share (0.824 million adults 18-49)

Law & Order: Organized Crime (P) (NBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 3.902 million viewers
• 2.40/8 HH (3.003 million households)
• 0.46/6 A18-49 rating/share (0.608 million adults 18-49)

Fox
• 1.728 million viewers
• 1.02/3 HH (1.278 million households)
• 0.30/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.394 million adults 18-49)

Hell’s Kitchen (Fox, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 2.393 million viewers
• 1.39/4 HH (1.735 million households)
• 0.41/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.547 million adults 18-49)

Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip Spanish Vacation (S) (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.064 million viewers
• 0.66/2 HH (0.821 million households)
• 0.18/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.242 million adults 18-49)

CW
• 0.311 million viewers
• 0.21/1 HH (0.265 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.042 million adults 18-49)

Son of a Critch (CW, 8:00 PM- 8:30 PM)
• 0.358 million viewers
• 0.23/1 HH (0.289 million households)
• 0.04/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.052 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (R) (CW, 8:30 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 0.282 million viewers
• 0.19/1 HH (0.239 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.043 million adults 18-49)

The Conners (R) (CW, 9:00 PM- 9:30 PM)
• 0.344 million viewers
• 0.24/1 HH (0.300 million households)
• 0.03/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.046 million adults 18-49)

Children Ruin Everything (CW, 9:30 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.261 million viewers
• 0.18/1 HH (0.230 million households)
• 0.02/0 A18-49 rating/share (0.027 million adults 18-49)

Univision
• 1.451 million viewers
• 0.76/2 HH (0.954 million households)
• 0.37/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.482 million adults 18-49)

Vencer La Culpa (Thu.) (Univision, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 1.231 million viewers
• 0.67/2 HH (0.835 million households)
• 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.429 million adults 18-49)

Tu Vida es Mi Vida (Thu.) (P) (Univision, 8:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.265 million viewers
• 0.67/2 HH (0.834 million households)
• 0.33/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.435 million adults 18-49)

Mujer 2 (Thu.) (Univision, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 1.474 million viewers
• 0.77/2 HH (0.962 million households)
• 0.38/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.495 million adults 18-49)

Minas de Pasion (Thu.) (Univision, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 1.614 million viewers
• 0.85/3 HH (1.065 million households)
• 0.39/5 A18-49 rating/share (0.515 million adults 18-49)

UniMás
• 0.356 million viewers
• 0.20/1 HH (0.250 million households)
• 0.06/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.080 million adults 18-49)

¿Quién Caerá? (Thu.) (UniMás, 7:00 PM- 8:00 PM)
• 0.226 million viewers
• 0.12/0 HH (0.153 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.066 million adults 18-49)

Enamorandonos (Thu.) (UniMás, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.430 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH (0.314 million households)
• 0.07/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.091 million adults 18-49)

Reto 4 Elementos, La Liga Extrema (Thu.) (UniMás, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.208 million viewers
• 0.10/0 HH (0.121 million households)
• 0.04/1 A18-49 rating/share (0.057 million adults 18-49)

Telemundo
• 0.967 million viewers
• 0.53/2 HH (0.660 million households)
• 0.23/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.300 million adults 18-49)

Exatlon Estados Unidos Season 8 (Thu.) (Telemundo, 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM)
• 1.186 million viewers
• 0.60/2 HH (0.745 million households)
• 0.29/4 A18-49 rating/share (0.387 million adults 18-49)

Vuelve A Mi (Thu.) (Telemundo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM)
• 0.930 million viewers
• 0.52/2 HH (0.656 million households)
• 0.22/3 A18-49 rating/share (0.289 million adults 18-49)

Amor Imposible (Thu.) (Telemundo, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM)
• 0.758 million viewers
• 0.45/2 HH (0.563 million households)
• 0.17/2 A18-49 rating/share (0.220 million adults 18-49)

Source: Nielsen Media Research