Fox scored a ratings victory on Thursday night with the NFL pre-season game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Pittsburgh Steelers, while ABC showed strong gains across the board and "Big Brother"'s already imposing ratings climbed 11 percent, according to preliminary numbers.
While final, time-zone adjusted numbers for the game have not yet been issued, early reports indicate that the NFL match-up gave Fox an average 3.0 rating/9 share in the adults 18-49 demographic, handily winning the demo, and an average of 8.3 million total viewers.
Meanwhile, at CBS, "Big Brother" at 9 p.m. put up an impressive showing, growing 11 percent from last week with a 3.0/8