CBS relies on Big Brother for Thursday win

Big Brother was back to kick off a new season, and it powered the Eye Network to a win over ABC. Fox beat NBC for 3rd, and Univision beat NBC for 4th.

Thursday Overnight Nielsen ratings Ratings/Share Adults 18-49 1.9/6 1.7/5 1.3/4 1.1/3 0.8/2 0.4/1 Adults 18-34 1.3/5 1.4/5 1.2/4 1.1/4 0.6/2 0.4/1 Total Viewers (millions) 6.789 5.945 4.247 2.713 2.147 1.143