Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, May 22, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Thursday, May 21. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 4.36 million, NBC: 2.89, ABC: 2.71, Fox: 2.04, CW: 767,000

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

8:00 p.m.

ABC – The Disney Family Singalong – Volume II (R)
Viewers: 2.92 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 4.41 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – Celebrity Escape Room (R)
Viewers: 2.73 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.17 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion
Viewers: 807,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – The Disney Family Singalong – Volume II (R)
Viewers: 2.48 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 4.24 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – Celebrity Escape Room (R)
Viewers: 2.37 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.98 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 757,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.47 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 4.12 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.99 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#2)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.04 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 699,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.65 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 4.27 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.02 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.97 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 764,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.86 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.83 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.08 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.88 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.55 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.16 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research