Friday Overnight Ratings: Red Sox-Yankees on WPIX Dominates New York Prime Time

FRIDAY, MAY 31, 2019

Note: CW affiliate in NY (WPIX) aired Boston at NY Yankees; averaged 6.0 household rating from 8-10 p.m.

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 3.1/ 6, ABC: 2.5/ 5, NBC: 2.0/ 4, Fox: 1.2/ 2, CW: 0.6/ 1

—Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (6/01/18):
Fox: +50, CW: +50, ABC: no change, NBC: + 5, CBS: – 6

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, May 31 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.2/ 5 (#2) — “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
CBS: 3.0/ 6 (#1) — “Whistleblower”
NBC: 2.0/ 4 (#3) — “Blindspot”
Fox: 1.3/ 3 (#4) — “Beat Shazam” (repeat)
CW: 0.8/ 2 (#5) — “Masters of Illusion: 21st Anniversary Special”

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.7/ 3 (#3) — “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
CBS: 3.0/ 6 (#1) — “Whistleblower”
NBC: 1.7/ 4 (#2) — “Blindspot”
Fox: 1.3/ 3 (#4) — “Beat Shazam” (repeat)
CW: 0.7/ 1 (#5) — “Masters of Illusion: 21st Anniversary Special”

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.7/ 5 (#2) — “20/20”
CBS: 2.8/ 6 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (repeat)
NBC: 1.7/ 3 (#3) — “Blindspot” (season finale)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “MasterChef” (repeat)
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (repeat)

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 3.0/ 6 (#1) — “20/20”
CBS: 3.0/ 6 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (repeat)
NBC: 1.6/ 3 (#3) — “Blindspot” (season finale)
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “MasterChef” (repeat)
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (repeat)

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.8/ 5 (#2) — “20/20”
CBS: 3.3/ 6 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (repeat)
NBC: 2.2/ 4 (#3) — “Dateline NBC”

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.8/ 6 (#2) — “20/20”
CBS: 3.3/ 7 (#1) — “Blue Bloods” (repeat)
NBC: 2.5/ 5 (#3) — “Dateline NBC”

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.9/ 5 (#2) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 2.1/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 1.8/ 4 (#3) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat)

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.2/ 3 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel” (repeat)
CBS: 1.4/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (repeat)
NBC: 1.3/ 4 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon” (repeat)

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.1/ 4 (#1) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.1/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.0/ 3 (#3)— “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.8/ 3 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 0.8/ 3 (#1) — “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:30 a.m.
NBC: 0.6/ 3 — “Last Call with Carson Daly” (repeat)

Source: Nielsen Media Research