Wednesday TV Ratings: 'Big Brother' & 'AGT' Trounce 2020 RNC Night 3
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Reality TV of the entertaining kind (as opposed to the political) won out during the Wednesday, August 26 primetime broadcast with CBS' Big Brother All-Stars leading the night in the 18-49 demo and NBC's America's Got Talent reigning supreme in total viewers.
For Night 3 of the 2020 Republican National Convention, the networks ended up close in both the 18-49 demo (they all tied with a 0.3 rating) and total viewers, though NBC slightly edged out CBS and then ABC. The fourth and final night airs tonight.
Here's the breakdown for Wednesday, August 26, 2020 (numbers are fast-affiliate based):
| Time | Show | Adults 18-49 rating | Total Viewers (millions) |
| 8 p.m. | Big Brother (CBS) | 1.1 | 4.2 |
| America’s Got Talent (NBC) | 0.6 | 4.9 | |
| United We Fall (ABC) | 0.5 | 3.1 | |
| MasterChef - R (Fox) | 0.3 | 1.3 | |
| The 100 (CW) | 0.1 | 556,000 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | The Goldbergs - R (ABC) | 0.4 | 2.1 |
| 9:00 p.m. | Tough As Nails (CBS) | 0.5 | 2.9 |
| Ellen’s Game of Games – R (NBC) | 0.4 | 2.6 | |
| MasterChef – R (Fox) | 0.4 | 1.5 | |
| The Conners – R (ABC) | 0.3 | 1.8 | |
| Coroner (CW) | 0.1 | 606,000 | |
| 9:30 p.m. | American Housewife – R (ABC) | 0.3 | 1.5 |
| 10 p.m. | Republican National Convention (NBC) | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| Republican National Convention (CBS) | 0.3 | 1.6 | |
| Republican National Convention (ABC) | 0.3 | 1.5 |
