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Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Lead Typically Diluted Evening

FRIDAY FAST AFFILIATE RATINGS

© by Tristen Ikaika

FRIDAY, JANUARY 21, 2022
Fast Affiliate Ratings

Total Viewers: 
CBS: 5.02 million, ABC: 3.14, NBC: 2.66, Fox: 2.14, CW: 704,000

Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.6 rating/5 share, ABC: 0.5/ 4, CBS: 0.4/ 4, NBC: 0.4/ 3, CW: 0.1/ 1

It was another typical network Friday. Translation: diluted audience interest. CBS topped the night in total viewers care of “Undercover Boss” (#2: 3.92 million; A18-49: #3, 0.4 rating/3 share at 8 p.m.), “Magnum P.I.” (Viewers: #1, 5.20 million; A18-49: #2t, 0.4/ 4 at 9 p.m.) and “Blue Bloods” (Viewers; #1 for the night: 5.93 million; A18-49: #1, 0.5/ 4 at 10 p.m.). But almost 6-million viewers for Tom Selleck’s “Blue Bloods” pales in comparison to the 15-million+ weekly million viewers in its heyday.

For more on “Undercover Boss”, click here

Fox, meanwhile, led the night in adults 18-49 care of “WWE Friday Night Smackdown!” See network averages above.

In the battle of the fading network newsmagazines, both NBC’s “Dateline” (Viewers: #2, 3.04 million; A18-48: #3t, 0.4/ 3) and ABC’s “20/20” (Viewers: #3, 2.72 million; A18-49: #3t, 0.4/ 3), each from 9-11 p.m. ET, demonstrate why two hours is one too many.

Elsewhere, ABC opened the night on a winning note care of “Shark Tank” (Viewers: 3.99 million; A18-49: 0.6/ 5 – tied with “Smackdown” on Fox. The CW featured “Penn & Teller: Fool Us” (Viewers: #5, 914,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at 8 p.m.), which was just renewed for next season, and “Nancy Drew” (Viewers: #5, 495,000; A18-49: #5, 0.1/ 1 at p.m.). And NBC aired a repeat of “That’s My Jam” in the Friday 8 p.m. hour.

UPDATED 1/26/2022: What follows are the Live + Three Day rating results for the night’s network telecasts on Friday, January 21:

Shark Tank (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.194 million viewers, 0.65 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.910 million viewers, 0.86 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.716 million viewers (+17%), +0.21 adults 18-49 rating (+33%)

20/20 (ABC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.847 million viewers, 0.44 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 3.873 million viewers, 0.67 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.026 million viewers (+36%), +0.23 adults 18-49 rating (+52%)

Undercover Boss (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 4.104 million viewers, 0.42 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.544 million viewers, 0.47 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.440 million viewers (+11%), +0.05 adults 18-49 rating (+13%)

Magnum P.I. (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 5.426 million viewers, 0.49 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 7.218 million viewers, 0.71 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.792 million viewers (+33%), +0.22 adults 18-49 rating (+45%)

Blue Bloods (CBS)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 6.268 million viewers, 0.53 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 9.508 million viewers, 0.82 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +3.240 million viewers (+52%), +0.29 adults 18-49 rating (+56%)

Dateline Friday (NBC)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 3.085 million viewers, 0.41 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 4.093 million viewers, 0.57 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +1.008 million viewers (+33%), +0.16 adults 18-49 rating (+40%)

WWE Friday Night SmackDown (Fox)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 2.255 million viewers, 0.64 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 2.443 million viewers, 0.70 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.188 million viewers (+8%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+9%)

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.908 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 1.048 million viewers, 0.17 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.140 million viewers (+15%), +0.02 adults 18-49 rating (+15%)

Nancy Drew (CW)
• Updated Live+Same Day: 0.474 million viewers, 0.09 adults 18-49 rating
• Live+3: 0.798 million viewers, 0.15 adults 18-49 rating
• Gains: +0.324 million viewers (+68%), +0.06 adults 18-49 rating (+71%)

Source: Nielsen Media Research

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