Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Low-Rated Dominance

Friday, July 17, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, July 17. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.66 million, NBC: 2,91, ABC: 2.62, Fox: 1.84, CW: 706,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.5 rating/3 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: 3.08 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.57 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.33 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.95 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 I(#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion
Viewers: 755,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.35 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.33 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.88 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 I(#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 647,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.68 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.88 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – Who’s Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 658,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.32 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.80 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.04 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.81 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CW – Who’s Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 763,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.48 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.75 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.35 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.45 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.82 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.49 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research