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Thursday Ratings: Paris Olympics on NBC and Peacock Highlighted by Simone Biles and Suni Lee Medal Wins in Gymnastics Individual All-Around Final

THURSDAY FINAL NATIONALS

Thursday’s live afternoon coverage of the women’s gymnastics all-around (12:15-2:30 p.m. ET) – which was mostly outside of the 2-5 p.m. ET live “Paris Prime” window – averaged 10.9 million viewers across NBC and Peacock.

Thursday’s coverage was streamed by 4.4 million viewers on Peacock and NBCU Digital platforms.

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UPDATED 8/02/2024 4:42 PM ET:
What follows are the Live + Same Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Thursday, August 1, 2024:

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 15.529, ABC: 3.122, Fox News: 2.594, CBS: 1.778, ESPN: 1.654, MSNBC: 1.138, USA (179 min.): 1.077, CNN: 0.736, Fox: 0.678, TBS: 0.563, Hallmark: 0.482, HGTV: 0.472, CW: 0.470, Bravo (120 min.): 0.453, Food Network: 0.335

— Adults 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 2.63, ABC: 0.63, ESPN: 0.54, USA (179 min.): 0.29, CBS: 0.25, Fox News: 0.16, Bravo (120 min.): 0.11, TBS: 0.11, Fox: 0.09, Adult Swim: 0.09, CNN: 0.07, A&E: 0.06, Nick at Nite (90 min.): 0.06, MTV: 0.05, CW: 0.05

A 1.0 adults 18-49 ratings point equals approximately 1.3188 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. Summer Olympics Women’s Gymnastics: All-Around Final, Swimming (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-11:01 PM, 181 min.)
    • 15.529 million viewers
  2. NFL Hall of Fame Game on ABC Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 3.122 million viewers
  3. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.934 million viewers
  4. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
    • 2.759 million viewers
  5. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.511 million viewers
  6. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 2.336 million viewers
  7. NFL Pre-Season Football AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game: Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears (ESPN, 8:00 PM-10:21 PM, 141 min.)
    • 1.811 million viewers
  8. Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:01 PM-9:31 PM, 30 min.)
    • 1.491 million viewers
  9. Ghosts (R) (CBS, 9:31 PM-10:01 PM, 30 min.)
    • 1.409 million viewers
  10. All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 1.169 million viewers

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

  1. Summer Olympics Women’s Gymnastics: All-Around Final, Swimming (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-11:01 PM, 181 min.)
    • 2.63/30 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 3.462-3.475 million adults 18-49; 2.87/31 F18-49, 2.39/28 M18-49)
  2. NFL Hall of Fame Game On ABC Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
    • 0.63/7 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.824-0.837 million adults 18-49; 0.42/5 F18-49, 0.85/10 M18-49)
  3. NFL Pre-Season Football AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game: Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears (ESPN, 8:00 PM-10:21 PM, 141 min.)
    • 0.59 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.771-0.785 million adults 18-49; 0.30 F18-49, 0.89 M18-49)
  4. Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
    • 0.53/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.692-0.705 million adults 18-49; 0.59/7 F18-49, 0.47/6 M18-49)
  5. NFL Weather Delay (ESPN, 10:21 PM-11:00 PM, 39 min.)
    • 0.37 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.481-0.494 million adults 18-49; 0.18 F18-49, 0.56 M18-49)
  6. Summer Olympics Prime Women’s Handball: Angola vs. France, Basketball 3×3 Pool Play, BMX Racing, Shooting (USA, 8:01 PM-11:00 PM, 179 min.)
    • 0.29 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.376-0.389 million adults 18-49; 0.27 F18-49, 0.32 M18-49)
  7. Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.218-0.231 million adults 18-49; 0.18 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)
  8. Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.218-0.231 million adults 18-49; 0.17 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)
  9. Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.218-0.231 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)
  10. Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
    • 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.191-0.204 million adults 18-49; 0.14 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

— Household ratings:
NBC: 8.31, ABC: 1.79, Fox News: 1.59, CBS: 1.10, ESPN: 0.93, MSNBC: 0.75, USA: 0.54, CNN: 0.46, Fox: 0.41, CW: 0.30

— Adults 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 1.45, ABC: 0.45, ESPN: 0.42, USA: 0.20, CBS: 0.16, Fox News: 0.09, Adult Swim: 0.07, Fox: 0.05, E!: 0.05, CW: 0.02

— Adults 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 3.68, ABC: 0.86, ESPN: 0.68, CBS: 0.36, USA: 0.36, Fox News: 0.27, TBS: 0.17, Bravo: 0.16, Fox: 0.14, CW: 0.09
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Sub-Demos

— Females 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 2.87, ABC: 0.42, CBS: 0.30, ESPN: 0.27, USA: 0.27, Bravo: 0.17, Fox News: 0.16, Fox: 0.11, TBS: 0.10, CW: 0.06

— Males 18-49 ratings:
NBC: 2.39, ABC: 0.85, ESPN: 0.82, USA: 0.32, CBS: 0.20, Fox News: 0.17, TBS: 0.11, Adult Swim: 0.10, Fox: 0.08, CW: 0.04

— Females 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 1.65, ABC: 0.30, ESPN: 0.21, USA: 0.21, CBS: 0.19, Fox News: 0.12, Fox: 0.07, Adult Swim: 0.07, Bravo: 0.06, CW: 0.04

— Males 18-34 ratings:
NBC: 1.24, ESPN: 0.62, ABC: 0.60, USA: 0.19, CBS: 0.13, Adult Swim: 0.08, E!: 0.07, Fox News: 0.07, Fox: 0.04, CW: 0.01

— Females 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 3.97, ABC: 0.59, CBS: 0.39, USA: 0.34, ESPN: 0.34, Fox News: 0.25, Bravo: 0.23, Fox: 0.15, TBS: 0.15, CW: 0.13

— Males 25-54 ratings:
NBC: 3.38, ABC: 1.14, ESPN: 1.04, USA: 0.38, CBS: 0.33, Fox News: 0.30, TBS: 0.18, Fox: 0.13, CNN: 0.13, CW: 0.05


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ABC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
3.122 1.79/6 0.63/7

NFL Hall of Fame Game on ABC Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears (S) (ABC, 8:00 PM-11:00 PM, 180 min.)
• 3.122 million viewers
• 1.79/6 HH rating/share (Range: 2.231-2.244 million households)
• 0.63/7 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.824-0.837 million adults 18-49; 0.42/5 F18-49, 0.85/10 M18-49)

CBS Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
1.778 1.10/3 0.25/3

Big Brother (Thu.) (CBS, 8:00 PM-9:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 2.759 million viewers
• 1.63/5 HH rating/share (Range: 2.031-2.044 million households)
• 0.53/6 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.692-0.705 million adults 18-49; 0.59/7 F18-49, 0.47/6 M18-49)

Young Sheldon (R) (CBS, 9:01 PM-9:31 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.491 million viewers
• 0.96/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.194-1.206 million households)
• 0.15/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.191-0.204 million adults 18-49; 0.18/2 F18-49, 0.11/1 M18-49)

Ghosts (R) (CBS, 9:31 PM-10:01 PM, 30 min.)
• 1.409 million viewers
• 0.89/3 HH rating/share (Range: 1.106-1.119 million households)
• 0.10/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49; 0.14/1 F18-49, 0.06/1 M18-49)

The Real CSI: Miami (RS) (CBS, 10:01 PM-11:00 PM, 59 min.)
• 1.096 million viewers
• 0.71/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.881-0.894 million households)
• 0.09/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.112-0.125 million adults 18-49; 0.14/2 F18-49, 0.05/1 M18-49)

NBC Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
15.529 8.31/26 2.63/30

Summer Olympics Women’s Gymnastics: All-Around Final, Swimming (S) (NBC, 8:00 PM-11:01 PM, 181 min.)
• 15.529 million viewers
• 8.31/26 HH rating/share (Range: 10.381-10.394 million households)
• 2.63/30 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 3.462-3.475 million adults 18-49; 2.87/31 F18-49, 2.39/28 M18-49)

Fox Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.678 0.41/1 0.09/1

Don’t Forget The Lyrics (R) (Fox, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.960 million viewers
• 0.57/2 HH rating/share (Range: 0.706-0.719 million households)
• 0.13/2 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.165-0.178 million adults 18-49; 0.15/2 F18-49, 0.11/1 M18-49)

Just The Facts With Steve Ballmer (NX) (Fox, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.395 million viewers
• 0.25/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.306-0.319 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.06/1 F18-49, 0.05/1 M18-49)

CW Viewers
(million)		 Households A18-49
0.470 0.30/1 0.05/1

Miss Teen USA (S) (CW, 8:00 PM-10:00 PM, 120 min.)
• 0.470 million viewers
• 0.30/1 HH rating/share (Range: 0.369-0.381 million households)
• 0.05/1 A18-49 rating/share (Range: 0.059-0.073 million adults 18-49; 0.06/1 F18-49, 0.04/0 M18-49)

CABLE

NFL Pre-Season Football AFC-NFC Hall of Fame Game: Houston Texans vs. Chicago Bears (ESPN, 8:00 PM-10:21 PM, 141 min.)
• 1.811 million viewers
• 1.01 HH rating (Range: 1.256-1.269 million households)
• 0.59 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.771-0.785 million adults 18-49; 0.30 F18-49, 0.89 M18-49)

NFL Weather Delay L (ESPN, 10:21 PM-11:00 PM, 39 min.)
• 1.086 million viewers
• 0.62 HH rating (Range: 0.769-0.781 million households)
• 0.37 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.481-0.494 million adults 18-49; 0.18 F18-49, 0.56 M18-49)

Summer Olympics Prime Women’s Handball: Angola vs. France, Basketball 3×3 Pool Play, BMX Racing, Shooting (USA, 8:01 PM-11:00 PM, 179 min.)
• 1.077 million viewers
• 0.54 HH rating (Range: 0.669-0.681 million households)
• 0.29 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.376-0.389 million adults 18-49; 0.27 F18-49, 0.32 M18-49)

Jesse Watters Primetime (Fox News, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.934 million viewers
• 1.82 HH rating (Range: 2.269-2.281 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.218-0.231 million adults 18-49; 0.17 F18-49, 0.18 M18-49)

Real Housewives of Orange County (Bravo, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.621 million viewers
• 0.42 HH rating (Range: 0.519-0.531 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.218-0.231 million adults 18-49; 0.26 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Hannity (Fox News, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.511 million viewers
• 1.54 HH rating (Range: 1.919-1.931 million households)
• 0.17 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.218-0.231 million adults 18-49; 0.18 F18-49, 0.17 M18-49)

Gutfeld! (Fox News, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 2.336 million viewers
• 1.42 HH rating (Range: 1.769-1.781 million households)
• 0.15 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.191-0.204 million adults 18-49; 0.14 F18-49, 0.16 M18-49)

Teen Mom: The Next Chapter Season 2 (MTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.214 million viewers
• 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.169-0.181 million households)
• 0.10 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.125-0.138 million adults 18-49; 0.15 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

After The First 48 (A&E, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.353 million viewers
• 0.22 HH rating (Range: 0.269-0.281 million households)
• 0.09 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.112-0.125 million adults 18-49; 0.09 F18-49, 0.08 M18-49)

Watch What Happens Live (Bravo, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.393 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.319-0.331 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.099-0.112 million adults 18-49; 0.11 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

The Source with Kaitlan Collins (CNN, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.749 million viewers
• 0.46 HH rating (Range: 0.569-0.581 million households)
• 0.08 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.099-0.112 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:00 PM-10:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.272 million viewers
• 0.17 HH rating (Range: 0.206-0.219 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.09 M18-49)

Newsnight (CNN, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.758 million viewers
• 0.48 HH rating (Range: 0.594-0.606 million households)
• 0.07 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.086-0.099 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Caught! (Discovery, 9:32 PM-10:02 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.291 million viewers
• 0.16 HH rating (Range: 0.194-0.206 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.073-0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Beat Bobby Flay (Food Network, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.418 million viewers
• 0.26 HH rating (Range: 0.319-0.331 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.073-0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.06 M18-49)

Anderson Cooper 360 (CNN, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.701 million viewers
• 0.45 HH rating (Range: 0.556-0.569 million households)
• 0.06 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.073-0.086 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.07 M18-49)

Caught! (Discovery, 9:00 PM-9:32 PM, 32 min.)
• 0.281 million viewers
• 0.14 HH rating (Range: 0.169-0.181 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Christina On The Coast (HGTV, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.520 million viewers
• 0.34 HH rating (Range: 0.419-0.431 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Inmate To Roommate (A&E, 10:01 PM-11:04 PM, 63 min.)
• 0.241 million viewers
• 0.16 HH rating (Range: 0.194-0.206 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.07 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

60 Days In (A&E, 9:00 PM-10:01 PM, 61 min.)
• 0.296 million viewers
• 0.19 HH rating (Range: 0.231-0.244 million households)
• 0.05 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.059-0.072 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.05 M18-49)

Last Word with Lawrence O’Donnell (MSNBC, 10:00 PM-11:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.117 million viewers
• 0.73 HH rating (Range: 0.906-0.919 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

All In with Chris Hayes (MSNBC, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.169 million viewers
• 0.76 HH rating (Range: 0.944-0.956 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.05 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

Alex Wagner Tonight (MSNBC, 9:00 PM-10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 1.129 million viewers
• 0.76 HH rating (Range: 0.944-0.956 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Alone (History, 8:00 PM-9:35 PM, 95 min.)
• 0.724 million viewers
• 0.42 HH rating (Range: 0.519-0.531 million households)
• 0.04 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.046-0.059 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Impractical Jokers (TBS, 10:30 PM-11:00 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.155 million viewers
• 0.10 HH rating (Range: 0.119-0.131 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.03 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)

West Coast Hustle (MTV, 9:00 PM-9:30 PM, 30 min.)
• 0.081 million viewers
• 0.06 HH rating (Range: 0.069-0.081 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.06 F18-49, 0.01 M18-49)

Prime Baseball Game St. Louis Cardinals at Chicago Cubs or Miami Marlins at Atlanta Braves (MLB Network, 8:05 PM-10:41 PM, 156 min.)
• 0.199 million viewers
• 0.13 HH rating (Range: 0.156-0.169 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.02 F18-49, 0.04 M18-49)

Beach Bargains (HGTV, 8:00 PM-9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• 0.397 million viewers
• 0.24 HH rating (Range: 0.294-0.306 million households)
• 0.03 A18-49 rating (Range: 0.033-0.046 million adults 18-49; 0.04 F18-49, 0.03 M18-49)


Source: Nielsen Media Research

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