Friday Overnight Ratings: ‘The Blacklist’ on NBC Registers its Season-Best in Households with Season Finale

FRIDAY, MAY 17, 2019

Notes:
NBC: MLB in San Francisco will be included in Fast Nationals (11 a.m. ET).

TNT: NBA Playoffs

Household Rating/Share (top 56 markets)
CBS: 3.2/ 6, NBC: 3.1/ 6, ABC: 1.9/ 4, Fox: 1.1/ 2, CW: 0.4/ 1

—Household Percent Change from the Year-Ago Evening (5/18/18):
ABC: no change, NBC: no change, CBS: -16, CW: -50, Fox: -56

What follows are the household overnight ratings for Friday, May 17 broken out by half-hour:

PRIME TIME

8:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.9/ 4 (#3) — “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
CBS: 3.6/ 7 (#1) — “Meghan and Harry Plus One” (special)
NBC: 3.3/ 7 (#2) — “The Blacklist” (season finale)
Fox: 1.2/ 2 (#4) — “MasterChef Junior” (repeat)
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Dynasty”

8:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.5/ 3 (#3) — “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.”
CBS: 3.7/ 7 (#1) — “Meghan and Harry Plus One” (special)
NBC: 3.1/ 6 (#2) — “The Blacklist” (season finale)
Fox: 1.2/ 2 (#4) — “MasterChef Junior” (repeat)
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “Dynasty”

9:00 p.m.
ABC: 1.8/ 3 (#3) — “20/20: Undercover Mother”
CBS: 2.4/ 4 (#2) — “No Exit!” (special)
NBC: 2.8/ 5 (#1) — “Dateline NBC: The Betrayal of Sarah Stern”
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “MasterChef Celebrity Family Showdown” (repeat)
CW: 0.4/ 1 (#5) — “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (repeat)

9:30 p.m.
ABC: 1.9/ 3 (#3) — “20/20: Undercover Mother”
CBS: 2.3/ 4 (#2) — “No Exit!” (special)
NBC: 3.1/ 6 (#1) — “Dateline NBC: The Betrayal of Sarah Stern”
Fox: 1.1/ 2 (#4) — “MasterChef Celebrity Family Showdown” (repeat)
CW: 0.5/ 1 (#5) — “Whose Line Is It Anyway?” (repeat)

10:00 p.m.
ABC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “20/20: Undercover Mother”
CBS: 3.6/ 7 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (season finale)
NBC: 3.2/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC: The Betrayal of Sarah Stern”

10:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.1/ 4 (#3) — “20/20: Undercover Mother”
CBS: 3.6/ 7 (#1) — “Hawaii Five-0” (season finale)
NBC: 3.2/ 6 (#2) — “Dateline NBC: The Betrayal of Sarah Stern”

LATE NIGHT

11:30 p.m.
ABC: 2.0/ 5 (#3) — “Jimmy Kimmel”
CBS: 2.8/ 7 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 2.1/ 5 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:00 a.m.
ABC: 1.4/ 4 (#2) — “Jimmy Kimmel”
CBS: 1.8/ 5 (#1) — “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert”
NBC: 1.4/ 4 (#2) — “The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon”

12:30 a.m.
ABC: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “Nightline”
CBS: 1.2/ 4 (#1) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 1.1/ 4 (#3)— “Late Night with Seth Meyers” (repeat)

1:00 a.m.
CBS: 0.8/ 3 (#2) — “The Late Late Show with James Corden” (repeat)
NBC: 0.9/ 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