Friday Ratings: ABC and CBS Share Modest Leadership

Friday, April 24, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, April 24. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

Total Viewers:
CBS: 7.11 million, NBC: 4.67, ABC: 3.12, Fox: 2.01, CW: 814,000

Adults 18-49:
ABC and CBS: 0.7 rating/4 share each, NBC: 0.6/ 3, Fox: 0.5/ 3, CW: 0.2/ 1

8:00 p.m.

ABC – NFL Draft
Viewers: 3.91 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#1)

CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 6.38 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

NBC – The Blacklist
Viewers: 5.11 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.17 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#4)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 965,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – NFL Draft
Viewers: 3.66 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1)

CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 5.98 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2)

NBC – The Blacklist
Viewers: 4.52 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
3tViewers: 1.93 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#4)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)
Viewers: 922,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.

ABC – NFL Draft
Viewers: 3.27 million (#3), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#2)

CBS – Magnum, P.I.
Viewers: 6.98 million (#1), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#4)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 618,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – NFL Draft
Viewers: 2.94 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

CBS – Magnum, P.I.
Viewers: 7.13 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#4)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 749,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – NFL Draft
Viewers: 2.53 million (#3), A18-49: 0.7/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 8.13 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.73 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#3)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – NFL Draft
Viewers: 2.42 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods
Viewers: 8.04 million (#1), A18-49: 0.8/ 4 (#1)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 4.61 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 3 (#2t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research