The Breakdown: ABC Thursday in 2025-26 (9-1-1, 9-1-1: Nashville, Grey's Anatomy and more!)

It's time for a journey through the ABC Thursday schedule in 2025-26...

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 12/18/25

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Spotted Ratings, Thursday 12/11/25

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Spotted Ratings, Thursday 12/4/25

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. ABC's The Great Christmas Light Fight returned with some competition from another short-order holiday unscripted series, Next Level Baker on Fox.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 12/19/24

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Spotted Ratings, Thursday 12/5/24

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Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 12/19/23

FINALS UPDATE: Big Brother Reindeer Games (0.3) and The Voice (R) (0.4) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

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Spotted Ratings, Tuesday 12/12/23

FINALS UPDATE: The Voice (0.5), The Masked Singer Special (0.3), Inside the NFL (0.1), Whose Line Is It Anyway? (0.1) and Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R) (0.1) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

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Spotted Ratings, Sunday 12/10/23

FINALS UPDATE: The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.2), NFL Overrun (5.1, +0.3) and Sunday Night Football (6.1, +1.1) adjusted up while The Equalizer (R) (0.3), Football Night in America p1 (0.2, -1.1), Football Night in America p2 (0.9, -1.5), Football Night in America p3 (3.5, -0.9) and LEGO Masters (R) (0.3, -0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

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Spotted Ratings, Sunday 12/3/23

FINALS UPDATE: America's Funniest Home Videos (0.3), Movie: The Santa Clause (0.3), Sunday Night Football (5.7, +1.1), NFL Overrun (6.8, +2.0), The OT (3.2, +0.2), Krapopolis (1.2, +0.3) and The Simpsons (0.6) adjusted up while 60 Minutes (0.4), Football Night in America p1 (0.2, -0.9), Football Night in America p2 (0.9, -1.1) and Football Night in America p3 (2.8, -1.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

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Spotted Ratings, Sunday 11/26/23

FINALS UPDATE: NFL Overrun (5.8, +0.2), Sunday Night Football (4.5, +1.0) and Krapopolis (R) (0.2) adjusted up while 60 Minutes (1.0, -1.1), Yellowstone (R) (0.3, -0.2), Football Night in America p1 (0.2, -0.7), Football Night in America p2 (0.3, -0.8) and Football Night in America p3 (0.8, -1.9) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

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Spotted Ratings, Monday 12/12/22

FINALS UPDATE: The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.4) adjusted up while The Neighborhood (R) (0.4), Bob Hearts Abishola (R) (0.3, -0.2) and NCIS (R) (0.3, -0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. Peacock reality series Baking It got a one-hour holiday special following The Voice.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 12/5/22

FINALS UPDATE: NCIS (0.5) and The Voice (0.7) adjusted up while TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas (0.2) and The Cleaning Lady (0.2) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. NBC's That's My Jam returned for a holiday special following The Voice, three months before its regularly-scheduled return in the spring.

Spotted Ratings, Monday 11/28/22

FINALS UPDATE: The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.5), The Neighborhood (R) (0.4) and 9-1-1 (0.7) adjusted up while Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin Special (0.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. The Great Christmas Light Fight returned to ABC, and NBC previewed Peacock series Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin after The Voice.

Spotted Ratings, Thursday 12/2/21

FINALS UPDATE: United States of Al (0.5) and Thursday Night Football (4.8, +1.9) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. NBC had its latest installment in its live musical production series with Annie Live!

Spotted Ratings, Monday 11/29/21

FINALS UPDATE: NCIS: Hawai'i (0.5) and 9-1-1 (0.9) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. NBC previewed winter game show That's My Jam after The Voice.

Spotted Ratings, Sunday 11/28/21

FINALS UPDATE: 60 Minutes (0.6), Sunday Night Football (4.5, +0.9) and Bob's Burgers (0.6) adjusted up while Football Night in America p1 (0.2, -1.0), Football Night in America p2 (0.6, -0.6), Football Night in America p3 (2.2, -1.0) and The OT (3.3) adjusted down.

WHAT MATTERS:

• Numbers posted. ABC and CBS had dueling specials with The Wonderful World Of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration and One Last Time: An Evening with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga. The Disney special led into the return of The Great Christmas Light Fight, while The Equalizer had a special 9/8c airing to finish its fall run.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 12/23/20

FINALS UPDATE: Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town (R) (0.6) and The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.6) adjusted up while Silent Night -- A Song For the World (R) (0.0) adjusted down.

Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 12/16/20

FINALS UPDATE: The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.7), The Masked Singer (1.3) and The Masked Singer (1.8) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

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Spotted Ratings, Wednesday 12/9/20

FINALS UPDATE: The Masked Singer Special (1.1) adjusted up.

WHAT MATTERS:

• On a night full of holiday specials, Fox was still on top with a holiday singalong edition of The Masked Singer (1.0), though it was at least a half point lower than regular episodes, and the season finale of I Can See Your Voice (0.8).
  

• It was a pretty tight race among the rest of the big four, as ABC staple The Great Christmas Light Fight (0.7/0.6) returned and was about in line with NBC's two-hour Dr. Seuss' The Grinch Musical! (0.6). CBS dramas SEAL Team (0.6) and S.W.A.T. (0.5) along with ABC's For Life (0.4) were all on the upswing.