Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, January 1, 2021

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Friday, January 1, 2021. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate).

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.14 million, NBC: 2.37, ABC: 2.18, Fox: 1.91, CW: 480,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.5 rating/3 share, ABC and NBC: 0.4/ 2 each, CBS: 0.2/ 1, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.08 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – The Weakest Link (R)
Viewers: 2.31 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.04 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – RuPaul’s Drag Race (season premiere)
Viewers: 501,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 2.24 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 2.88 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – The Weakest Link (R)
Viewers: 2.34 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.95 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – RuPaul’s Drag Race (season premiere)
Viewers: 494,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.03 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 2.98 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.25 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.85 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – RuPaul’s Drag Race (season premiere)
Viewers: 544,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.05 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.08 million (#1), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.26 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 1.82 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – RuPaul’s Drag Race (season premiere)
Viewers: 375,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 0 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.08 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.42 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 1 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.51 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1t)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.14 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 3.40 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 2.53 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#1t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research