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Friday Ratings: CBS and ABC Win; ‘Blue Bloods’ Rises to Second Most-Watched Telecast of the Year

FRIDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

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Friday 4/16/21 Preliminary Primetime Ratings 

Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.40 million, ABC: 3.48, NBC: 2.97, Fox: 2.00, CW: 693,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC: 0.6 rating/4 share, CBS and Fox: 0.5/ 4 each, NBC: 0.4/ 3, CW: 0.1/ 1

CBS, as usual, was the most-watched network on Friday, besting No. 2 ABC by almost 2 million viewers. And “Blue Bloods” at 10 p.m. rose its most-watched episode since January, with 6.66 million viewers (and an also dominant 0.6 rating/4 share in adults 18-49).

Earlier in the evening on CBS was soon-to-conclude “MacGyver” (Viewers: #1, 4.19 million; #3, 0.4/ 3) and “Magnum, P.I.” (Viewers: #1, 5.35 million; A18-49: #1t, 0.5/ 4) from 8-10 p.m. For more on “MacGyver”, click here

On ABC, “Shark Tank” topped the 8 p.m. hour in adults 18-49, with a 0.6/ 5 (and 3.80 million viewers). And that led into 3.31 million viewers (#2) and a 0.5/ 4 (#1) for “20/20” from 9-11 p.m., which had an advantage over competing “Dateline” on NBC (Viewers: #3, 2.74 million; A18-49: #t, 0.4/ 3).

Earlier in the evening on NBC was already renewed “The Blacklist” at an anemic 3.43 million viewers (#3) and a 0.3/ 3 in the demo at 8 p.m.

Elsewhere, Fox had a typical night care of “WWE Friday Night Smackdown” (see network averages above). And The CW featured “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and “Penn & Teller: Fool Us.”

UPDATED 4/25/2021: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Friday, April 16:

Shark Tank (ABC, 8:00 PM, 61 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.067 million viewers, 0.69 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.766 million viewers, 0.86 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 4.864 million viewers, 0.89 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.797 million viewers (+20%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+29%)

20/20 (ABC, 9:01 PM, 119 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.452 million viewers, 0.56 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.446 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 4.583 million viewers, 0.78 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.131 million viewers (+33%), +0.22 adults 18-49 rating (+39%)

MacGyver (CBS, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.329 million viewers, 0.48 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.193 million viewers, 0.61 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.435 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.106 million viewers (+26%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

Magnum P.I. (CBS, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.578 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.151 million viewers, 0.79 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.426 million viewers, 0.84 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.848 million viewers (+33%), +0.30 adults 18-49 rating (+56%)

Blue Bloods (CBS, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.826 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 10.040 million viewers, 0.93 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 10.516 million viewers, 0.98 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.690 million viewers (+54%), +0.39 adults 18-49 rating (+66%)

The Blacklist (NBC, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.527 million viewers, 0.37 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.935 million viewers, 0.54 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.312 million viewers, 0.58 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.785 million viewers (+51%), +0.21 adults 18-49 rating (+57%)

Dateline (NBC, 9:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.843 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.842 million viewers, 0.59 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 4.046 million viewers, 0.63 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.203 million viewers (+42%), +0.22 adults 18-49 rating (+54%)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Fox, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.119 million viewers, 0.56 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.449 million viewers, 0.68 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.513 million viewers, 0.71 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.394 million viewers (+19%), +0.15 adults 18-49 rating (+27%)

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (CW, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.750 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.886 million viewers, 0.14 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.924 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.174 million viewers (+23%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.647 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.828 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.858 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.211 million viewers (+33%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

La Rosa De Guadalupe (Univision, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.716 million viewers, 0.50 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.743 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.747 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.031 million viewers (+2%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+2%)

Te Acuerdas De Mi (Univision, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.606 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.633 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.645 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.039 million viewers (+2%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

La Hija Del Embajador (Univision, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.413 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.529 million viewers, 0.38 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.554 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.141 million viewers (+10%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+15%)

Enamorandonos (UniMas, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.791 million viewers, 0.26 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.819 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.820 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.029 million viewers (+4%), +0.01 adults 18-49 rating (+4%)

Desafio Super Region (UniMas, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.463 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.502 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.502 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.039 million viewers (+8%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+11%)

Exatlón Estados Unidos Season 5 (Telemundo, 7:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.022 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.053 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.053 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.031 million viewers (+3%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

La Suerte De Loli (Telemundo, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.071 million viewers, 0.31 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.146 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.151 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.080 million viewers (+7%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+10%)

Buscando Frida (Telemundo, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.207 million viewers, 0.39 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.295 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.306 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.099 million viewers (+8%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+5%)

Mama June From Not To Hot (WETV, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.673 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.092 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.175 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.502 million viewers (+75%), +0.15 adults 18-49 rating (+83%)

RuPaul’s Drag Race Season 13 (VH1, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.479 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.822 million viewers, 0.33 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.849 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.370 million viewers (+77%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+70%)

Mama June First Look (S) (WETV, 10:00 PM, 13 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.680 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.115 million viewers, 0.28 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.194 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.514 million viewers (+76%), +0.14 adults 18-49 rating (+78%)

Gold Rush: Freddy Dodge’s Mine Rescue (DISC, 9:08 PM, 62 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.501 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.869 million viewers, 0.35 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.923 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.422 million viewers (+28%), +0.11 adults 18-49 rating (+44%)

Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine (DISC, 8:00 PM, 68 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.431 million viewers, 0.25 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.765 million viewers, 0.32 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.817 million viewers, 0.34 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.386 million viewers (+27%), +0.09 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

Real Time With Bill Maher (HBO, 10:01 PM, 57 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.054 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.671 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.742 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.688 million viewers (+65%), +0.09 adults 18-49 rating (+90%)

Ready To Love (OWN, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.349 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.541 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.550 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.201 million viewers (+58%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+100%)

Gold Rush: Dave Turin’s Lost Mine (S) (DISC, 10:10 PM, 59 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.865 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.080 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.116 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.251 million viewers (+29%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

Ridiculousness Season 20 (MTV, 8:30 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.408 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.483 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.512 million viewers, 0.21 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.104 million viewers (+25%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+31%)

Ridiculousness Season 20 (MTV, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.387 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.451 million viewers, 0.18 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.490 million viewers, 0.20 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.103 million viewers (+27%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+25%)

The Unxplained (HIST, 9:00 PM, 63 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.826 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.093 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.149 million viewers, 0.16 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.323 million viewers (+39%), +0.04 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

90 Day Fiancé More to Love (TLC, 8:00 PM, 120 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.538 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.627 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.636 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.098 million viewers (+18%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

Rachel Maddow Show (MSNBC, 9:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.034 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.176 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.176 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.142 million viewers (+7%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+25%)

Van Helsing P(SYFY, 10:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.304 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.414 million viewers, 0.08 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.460 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.156 million viewers (+51%), +0.03 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

Spongebob Puppet Edition (NICK, 8:00 PM, 6 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.413 million viewers, 0.11 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.467 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.476 million viewers, 0.13 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.063 million viewers (+15%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+18%)

Mark Of A Killer (OXYG, 8:00 PM, 60 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.259 million viewers, 0.04 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.302 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.307 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.048 million viewers (+19%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+50%)

Cops Reloaded (Reelz, 8:00 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.212 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.232 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.232 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.020 million viewers (+9%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+29%)

Living With Serial Killer (S) (OXYG, 9:00 PM, 90 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.285 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.315 million viewers, 0.06 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.334 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.049 million viewers (+17%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+40%)

Cops Reloaded (Reelz, 9:00 PM, 30 min.)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.197 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.226 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.226 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.029 million viewers (+15%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+40%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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