‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire’ Dominates During Show’s Summer Run — Jumping Over Last Year’s Average by +9%

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• “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” (4.09 million Total Viewers) concluded a phenomenal summer run with a resounding victory opposite the season premiere of NBC’s “America’s Got Talent” live results show (+8% vs. 3.79 million) and CBS’ “Big Brother” (+22% vs. 3.35 million) in Total Viewers.
• “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” averaged 4.22 million Total Viewers this summer, up +9% vs. last year’s average (3.87 million across eight episodes) and standing as Wednesday’s No. 1 primetime program among Total Viewers in each of its five weeks.
• Wednesday’s “Millionaire” summer finale outdelivered its season premiere (4.07 million on 7/22/26) and grew over its year-ago telecast by +17% in Total Viewers (4.09 million vs. 3.51 million on 8/20/25).

“Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” returns with new episodes Wednesday, Oct. 7 (9 p.m. EDT/PDT).

Source: Nielsen, National Live+Same Day Big Data Plus Panel Program Ratings for 8/19/26. “Who Wants To Be A Millionaire” Summer Averages (7/22-8/19/26 vs. 7/23-9/25/25).

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