Thursday TV Ratings: ABC’s Game Shows Top Night
1 Comment
ABC/Christopher Willard
The premiere of Celebrity Wheel of Fortune on ABC topped Thursday night in the key demo (1.1 rating among adults 18-49) and viewers (7.8 million), with The Chase coming in second.
Elsewhere for the night, Fox’s Call Me Kat and Last Man Standing made their time period premieres after special Sunday, January 3 airings; the former was down, while the latter was up in viewers. Over on NBC, 4.6 million tuned in to Mr. Mayor‘s debut.
Here’s the breakdown for Thursday, January 7, 2021 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 Rating | Total Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Celebrity Wheel of Fortune (ABC) | 1.1 | 7.8 |
| Young Sheldon (CBS) | 0.6 | 4.3 | |
| Mr. Mayor (NBC) | 0.6 | 4.9 | |
| Hell’s Kitchen (Fox) | 0.7 | 2.7 | |
| iHeartRadio Music Festival (CW) | 0.1 | 489,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | B Positive (CBS) | 0.4 | 3.0 |
| Mr. Mayor (NBC) | 0.5 | 4.3 | |
| 9 p.m. | The Chase (ABC) | 0.9 | 6.2 |
| Mom (CBS) | 0.4 | 3.1 | |
| Law & Order: SVU (NBC) | 0.6 | 3.8 | |
| Call Me Kat (Fox) | 0.6 | 3.2 | |
| iHeartRadio Music Festival (CW) | 0.1 | 332,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | The Unicorn (CBS) | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Last Man Standing (Fox) | 0.5 | 3.3 | |
| 10 p.m. | The Hustler (ABC) | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| Star Trek: Discovery (CBS) | 0.2 | 1.6 | |
| Dateline NBC (NBC) | 0.3 | 1.8 |
From TV Guide Magazine
How Hulu's 'Mid-Century Modern' Is a 'Golden Girls' for Our Times
Settle in for some older and bolder laughs with the BFFs of a certain age in the new comedy starring Nathan Lane, Matt Bomer, and Nathan Lee Graham. Read the story now on TV Insider.
Watchlist Easy access to only the shows you care about — all in one simple place
Alerts Only important notifications — when a show is returning, when it becomes available to stream, and more.
Special Offers Exclusive products we release related to your favorite shows and streaming services