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Friday Ratings: ‘Blue Bloods’ on CBS Reaches the 250 Episode Mark; CBS, ABC and Fox Top Typically Quiet Night

FRIDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

© by John Paul Filo/CBS

Friday, March 11, 2022
Fast Affiliate Data (time period based)

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 4.74 million, ABC: 3.54, Fox: 2.13, NBC: 1.76, CW: 3.60

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.5 rating/5 share, ABC: 0.5/ 4, CBS: 0.4/ 3, NBC: 0.2/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

In season premiere news was “Charmed” on The CW at an uneventful 461,000 viewers (#5) and a 0.1 rating/1 share at 8 p.m. ET. That led into “Dynasty” at a typically invisible 258,000 viewers and a 0.1/ 0 in the demo (#5) at 8 p.m.

Led by the 250th episode of “Blue Bloods”, CBS topped the evening in total viewers as follows:

CBS/Friday
8:00 p.m. – “Undercover Boss”
Viewers: 3.48 million (#1); Adults 18-49: 0.4 rating/3 share (#3)

9:00 p.m. – “Magnum P.I.”
Viewers: 4.90 million (#1); Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

10:00 p.m. – “Blue Bloods”
Viewers: 5.83 million (#1); Adults 18-49: 0.4/ 4 (#2)

Fox, meanwhile, tied ABC for first in adults 18-49 care of perennial “WWE Friday Night Smackdown.” ABC, as usual, featured “Shark Tank” (Viewers: #2, 3.36 million; A18-49: #2, 0.5/ 4 at 8 p.m.) and an edition of “20/20″, Heaven’s Gate Cult,” anchored by Diane Sawyer (Viewers: #2, 3.64 million; A18-49: #1, 0.5/ 4 from 9-11 p.m.).

Elsewhere, NBC opened with sports special “Paralympics” (Viewers: #4, 1.26 million; A18-49: #4, 0.2/ 1 at 8 p.m.), followed by veteran “Dateline” at 2.00 million viewers (#4) and a 0.2/ 2 (#4) from 9-11 p.m.

UPDATED 3/20/2022: What follows are the Live + Seven Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Friday, March 11:

Shark Tank (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.551 million viewers, 0.55 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.330 million viewers, 0.74 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 4.411 million viewers, 0.75 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.860 million viewers (+24%), +0.20 adults 18-49 rating (+36%)

20/20 (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.744 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 5.008 million viewers, 0.71 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 5.191 million viewers, 0.76 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.447 million viewers (+39%), +0.26 adults 18-49 rating (+53%)

Undercover Boss (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.535 million viewers, 0.36 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.880 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.936 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.401 million viewers (+11%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+18%)

Magnum P.I. (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.008 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 6.945 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 7.219 million viewers, 0.66 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +2.211 million viewers (+44%), +0.25 adults 18-49 rating (+61%)

Blue Bloods (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.140 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.353 million viewers, 0.74 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 9.844 million viewers, 0.77 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.704 million viewers (+60%), +0.30 adults 18-49 rating (+65%)

Paralympics (S) (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 1.344 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.362 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 1.363 million viewers, 0.19 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.019 million viewers (+1%), +0.00 adults 18-49 rating (+0%)

Dateline Friday (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.519 million viewers, 0.27 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.672 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 3.861 million viewers, 0.51 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.342 million viewers (+53%), +0.24 adults 18-49 rating (+87%)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.226 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.471 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 2.508 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.282 million viewers (+13%), +0.10 adults 18-49 rating (+18%)

Charmed (P) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.402 million viewers, 0.07 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.633 million viewers, 0.12 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.718 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.316 million viewers (+79%), +0.08 adults 18-49 rating (+110%)

Dynasty (P) (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.248 million viewers, 0.05 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.391 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+7: 0.417 million viewers, 0.10 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.169 million viewers (+68%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+94%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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