Friday Ratings: ABC and CBS Share Modest Leadership

Friday, January 8, 2021

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, January 8, 2021. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 5.71 million, ABC: 3.87, NBC: 2.59, Fox: 2.00, CW: 795

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

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 4.72 million (#2), A18-49: 0.8/ 5 (#1)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 5.15 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

NBC – Mr. Mayor (R)
Viewers: 2.87 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.15 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#3)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway?
Viewers: 849,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 4.16 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 4.97 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – Mr. Mayor (R)
Viewers: 2.19 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2t)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway?
Viewers: 818,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.83 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 5.68 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.47 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.00 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Viewers: 748,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.47 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 5.64 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.59 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.93 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Viewers: 766,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.51 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 6.40 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.62 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.55 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 6.42 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.609 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research