TV Ratings: Big Brother and AGT Lead Night; MasterChef Dips With Finale

Matt Webb Mitovich

September 16, 2021 at 12:37 p.m.·1 min read

In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Big Brother this Wednesday drew 3.9 million total viewers and a 0.8 rating, dipping in the demo week-to-week yet still leading the night in that measure.

The final two episodes of House Calls With Dr. Phil did 1.5 mil/0.2 and then 1.3 mil/0.2.

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Ovre on NBC, America’s Got Talent (6.1 mil/0.7, read recap) ticked up with its finale and dominated Wednesday in total viewers. Opening NBC’s night, Family Game Fight (2.3 mil/0.4) was steady.

Elsewhere:

FOX | MasterChef (2.4 mil/0.5) dipped with its Season 11 finale.

ABC | Press Your Luck (3.6 mil/0.5) was steady, Pyramid (2.9 mil/0.4) hit and matched season lows, and a 20/20 special did 1.6 mil/0.2

THE CW | Riverdale (480K/0.1, read recap) added some eyeballs while steady in the demo.

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The Live+Same Day numbers reported in our ratings column do not reflect a show’s overall performance, given the increased use of delayed playback via DVR and streaming platforms, plus out-of-home viewing. These numbers (Nielsen fast nationals, unless denoted as finals) instead aim to simply illustrate trends or superlatives. Warning: Contents may be hot!

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