Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Lead; CW Docuseries ‘Being Ruben’ Left at the Starting Gate

Friday, August 7, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, August 7. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.56 million, NBC: 2.85, ABC: 2.22, Fox: 1.06, CW: 376,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.5 rating/4 share, ABC and NBC: 0.4/ 3 each, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.77 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Greatest#AtHome Videos
Viewers: 3.83 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.21 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.97 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 555,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.55 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Greatest#AtHome Videos
Viewers: 3.64 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.32 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.87 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 480,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.09 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.28 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.92 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.00 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben (series premiere)
Viewers: 253,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 1.97 million (#3t), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.24 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.04 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.97 million (#3t), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben (series premiere)
Viewers: 255,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.0/ 0 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 1.99 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.66 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.30 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 1.95 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.73 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.32 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research