Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, July 31, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, July 31. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.20 million, NBC: 2.72, ABC: 2.52, Fox: 1.89, CW: 539,000

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

8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.88 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – The Greatest #AtHomeVideos
Viewers: 3.46 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.22 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.90 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1t)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 559,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.67 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – The Greatest #AtHomeVideos
Viewers: 3.09 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

NBC – The Wall (R)
Viewers: 2.29 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 1.84 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1t)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 494,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:00 p.m.
ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.51 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, PI (R)
Viewers: 3.04 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

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

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

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 545,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.36 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, PI (R)
Viewers: 3.10 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.86 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

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

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 559,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.35 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.25 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.11 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.34 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.24 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.22 million (#2), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research