Friday Ratings CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, August 28, 2020

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, August 28. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 2.45 million, ABC: 2.21, Fox: 2.18, NBC: 2.17, CW: 482,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.6 rating/4 share, NBC: 0.4/ 3, ABC and CBS: 0.3/ 2 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.92 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 2.96 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 2.28 million (#4), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.29 million (#3), A18-49: 0.6/ 5 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 725,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.61 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 2.85 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 1.92 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.13 million (#3), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#1)

CW – Masters of Illusion (R)
Viewers: 644,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.04 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 1.62 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 2.18 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.20 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben
Viewers: 326,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 1.90 million (#4), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#4)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 1.47 million (#4), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – America’s Got Talent (R)
Viewers: 2.06 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – Friday Night Smackdown
Viewers: 2.10 million (#1), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Being Ruben
Viewers: 234000,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 1.91 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 2.72 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.24 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 1.85 million (#3), A18-49: 0.2/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.09 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#2)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.33 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research