Thursday TV Ratings: ‘Big Brother’ & ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ Battle for Top Spots
A nail-biter of an eviction of one of the Big Brother: All Stars houseguests (who was unexpectedly put on the block in Tuesday’s episode) put the CBS reality series on top in the 18-49 demo for primetime broadcast television on Thursday, September 17. In total viewers, BB was edged out by a rerun of ABC’s game show, Celebrity Family Feud.
In the 18-49 demo, two hours of CBS dating reality series Love Island tied with a new episode of ABC’s Holey Moley in the 9 o’clock hour with a 0.5 rating but took the lead in the 10 o’clock hour.
Here’s the breakdown for Thursday, September 17, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating | Total Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Big Brother (CBS) | 1.0 | 4.1 |
| Celebrity Family Feud – R (ABC) | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| Gordon Ramsay’s 24 Hours to Hell and Back – R (Fox) | 0.4 | 1.3 | |
| The Wall (NBC) | 0.3 | 2.3 | |
| Mysteries Decoded (CW) | 0.1 | 740,000 | |
| 9:00 p.m. | Holey Moley (ABC) | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Love Island (CBS) | 0.5 | 2.0 | |
| The Masked Singer Season 4 Preview – R (Fox) | 0.3 | 1.2 | |
| Law & Order: SVU (NBC) | 0.2 | 2.1 | |
| Penn & Teller: Fool Us – R (CW) | 0.1 | 691,000 | |
| 10 p.m. | Match Game – R (ABC) | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| Law & Order: SVU (NBC) | 0.3 | 1.8 |
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