Big Brother 20 ratings: Season finale numbers in for CBS

Big Brother 20 ratings have been finalized for the season finale. The September 26 episode drew a lot of viewers to CBS, but the time slot may have hurt the overall viewership numbers.

The September 26 television ratings have now been finalized, providing a look at the last episode of the summer for the BB20 cast. In a change of time slots to allow the Survivor season premiere to air at 8/7c on CBS, the Big Brother 20 ratings took a bit of a hit at 9:30/8:30c. It was still good enough to give CBS BS a win in the key demographic of viewers aged 18-49.

The September 26 Big Brother 20 ratings

An updated report from TV By the Numbers has come in, revealing the final television ratings for Wednesday, September 26. The great news for the network was that the show has the highest mark in its time slot for the key demo. It received a 1.7/7 mark. The 5.65 million estimated viewers were also quite good, especially with all of the shows premiering over on ABC.

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While 5.65 million viewers might not seem like a huge number, it was a strong finish to the Big Brother 20 ratings. It gives the show something to build off of as the fall months approach. It also shows that millions of fans still want to tune in every week to watch the reality competition play out.

The Big Brother 21 cast will get formed soon, giving fans something to look forward to for summer 2019. Before that point, Celebrity Big Brother 2 will come to CBS, providing another winter of entertainment. The spin-off started last winter, as CBS put up some competition for the Winter Olympics on NBC. Now, it returns for a second season.

Celebrity Big Brother 2

There aren’t a lot of details about the new season of CBB USA yet, other than it is already receiving some promotion from the network. As a reminder, it was Marissa Jaret Winokur who ended up becoming the first Celebrity Big Brother USA winner.

These latest television ratings numbers bring a close to the Big Brother 20 season.  It was a successful run for the summer 2018 season, giving CBS and the producers every incentive to bring it back again. There had been questions about Julie Chen Moonves returning for another year, but it now appears that she is ready to go. It’s going to be a long wait until the Big Brother 21 premiere, but at least Celebrity Big Brother should bring some winter excitement.