Friday Ratings: NBC and Fox Share Victory on First Summer Friday Night of 2023

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, May 26, 2023 broken out by network and by each half-hour.

— Households (rating / share):
NBC: 1.4/5, Fox: 1.3/4, ABC: 1.3/4, CBS: 1.3/4, CW: 0.4/1

— Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 2.21, Fox: 2.03, CBS: 1.97, ABC: 1.88, CW: 0.68

— Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.5/6, NBC: 0.3/3, ABC: 0.2/2, CBS: 0.1/2, CW: 0.1/1

— Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.3/6, NBC: 0.1/3, ABC: 0.1/1, CBS: 0.1/1, CW: 0.0/1

— Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
Fox: 0.6/6, NBC: 0.4/4, ABC: 0.3/3, CBS: 0.2/2, CW: 0.1/1

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8:00 PM

ABC — Soul of a Nation The New Face of Hollywood
Households: 1.4/5 (#2)
Viewers: 2.00 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/3 (#3)

CBS — Movie Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Households: 1.4/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.18 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#4)

NBC — That’s My Jam (repeat)
Households: 1.3/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.97 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.3/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/4 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.3/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.02 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/6 (#1)

CW — Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Households: 0.4/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.60 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC — Soul of a Nation The New Face of Hollywood
Households: 1.0/3 (#4)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.3/3 (#3)

CBS — Movie Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Households: 1.3/4 (#1)
Viewers: 1.91 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.1/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#4)

NBC — That’s My Jam (repeat)
Households: 1.2/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.96 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/4 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.2/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.96 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/6 (#1)

CW — Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Households: 0.5/2 (#5)
Viewers: 0.72 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/0 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC — 20/20 (repeat)
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.86 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.3/3 (#3)

CBS — Movie Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Households: 1.2/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#4)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.5/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.25 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/4 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 2.00 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.6/6 (#1)

CW — Whose Line Is It Anyway? (repeat)
Households: 0.5/2 (#5)
Viewers: 0.71 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC — 20/20 (repeat)
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.99 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.4/3 (#3)

CBS — Movie Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Households: 1.2/4 (#4)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.1/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#5), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#4)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.5/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.29 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.4/4 (#2)

Fox — WWE Friday Night SmackDown
Households: 1.3/4 (#3)
Viewers: 2.13 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/6 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.7/6 (#1)

CW — The Great American Joke Off (repeat)
Households: 0.4/1 (#5)
Viewers: 0.69 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.2/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC — 20/20 (repeat)
Households: 1.3/4 (#2)
Viewers: 1.94 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.2/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/3 (#2)

CBS — Movie Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Households: 1.3/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.99 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.1/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#3)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.6/5 (#1)
Viewers: 2.39 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/3 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.4/4 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.3/4
Viewers: 1.99 million, Adults 18-49: 0.3/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2, Adults 25-54: 0.4/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.5/2
Viewers: 0.82 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/2,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2, Adults 25-54: 0.2/2

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10:30 PM

ABC — 20/20 (repeat)
Households: 1.3/5 (#2)
Viewers: 1.97 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.2/2 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.3/3 (#2)

CBS — Movie Star Trek Into Darkness (2013)
Households: 1.2/4 (#3)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.1/2 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.0/1 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.2/2 (#3)

NBC — Dateline
Households: 1.6/6 (#1)
Viewers: 2.38 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.3/3 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2 (#1), Adults 25-54: 0.4/4 (#1)

Fox — Local Programming
Households: 1.1/4
Viewers: 1.66 million, Adults 18-49: 0.2/3,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2, Adults 25-54: 0.3/3

CW — Local Programming
Households: 0.5/2
Viewers: 0.72 million, Adults 18-49: 0.1/1,
Adults 18-34: 0.1/2, Adults 25-54: 0.1/1

Source: Nielsen Media Research