The Winner Is… was adjusted down five tenths, Hollywood Game Night was adjusted down four tenths, Motive and Rookie Blue were each adjusted down three tenths, Wipeout was adjusted down two tenths and Big Brother was adjusted down a single tenth among adults 18-49 versus the preliminary Thursday broadcast ratings. It should be noted that there were multiple football premeptions on the big four networks, resulting in a large number of adjustments.
Want to know why adjustments occur to the preliminary ratings? Read this.
Broadcast primetime final ratings for Thursday, August 8:
| Time | Net | Show | 18-49 Rating/Sh | Viewers (Millions) |
| 8:00 | CBS | The Big Bang Theory – R | 1.6/6 | 6.58 |
| ABC | Wipeout | 0.9/3 | 3.50 | |
| NBC | America’s Got Talent -R | 0.8/3 | 3.40 | |
| FOX | Glee – R | 0.5/2 | 1.50 | |
| CW | The Vampire Diaries – R | 0.2/1 | 0.65 | |
| 8:30 | CBS | Two and a Half Men – R | 1.5/5 | 5.51 |
| 9:00 | CBS | Big Brother | 2.4/7 | 6.61 |
| NBC | The Winner Is… Season Finale | 0.9/3 | 3.83 | |
| ABC | Motive | 0.7/3 | 3.95 | |
| FOX | New Girl – R | 0.5/2 | 1.23 | |
| CW | America’s Next Top Model – R | 0.3/1 | 0.71 | |
| 9:30 | FOX | The Mindy Project – R | 0.5/2 | 1.21 |
| 10:00 | NBC | Hollywood Game Night | 1.1/3 | 3.58 |
| ABC | Rookie Blue | 0.9/3 | 4.50 | |
| CBS | Elementary – R | 0.7/2 | 4.06 |
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