Friday Ratings: ABC, CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, January 15, 2021

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, January 15, 2021. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.85 million, ABC: 4.10, Fox: 2.15, NBC: 2.07, CW: 755,000

-Adults 18-49:
ABC and Fox: 0.6 rating/4 share, CBS: 0.4/ 3, NBC: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.2/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 4.34 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 5 (#1)

CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 4.96 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#3)

NBC – Figure Skating
Viewers: 2.59 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.21 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

CW – Who’s Line is it Anyway?
Viewers: 886,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank
Viewers: 4.08 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

CBS – MacGyver
Viewers: 4.73 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Figure Skating
Viewers: 2.25 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.19 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

CW – Who’s Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 742,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 4.13 million (#2), A18-49: 0.7/ 4 (#1)

CBS – Magnum, P.I.
Viewers: 5.35 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.11 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.12 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Viewers: 695,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 4.01 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CBS – Magnum, P.I.
Viewers: 5.23 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 1.94 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.109 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#2)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Viewers: 819,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 4.05 million (#2), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.46 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2)

NBC – Figure Skating
Viewers: 1.74 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.99 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.40 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

NBC – Figure Skating
Viewers: 1.75 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#3)

Source: Nielsen Media Research