Friday Ratings: CBS and Fox Share Modest Dominance

Friday, January 28, 2021

What follows are the fast affiliate ratings from Nielsen for Thursday, January 29, 2021. Note: These ratings are time period based (and are, therefore, only approximate). Results for any live sporting event are always estimated.

-Total Viewers:
CBS: 3.87 million, NBC: 3.30, ABC: 3.07, Fox: 2.23, CW: 910,000

-Adults 18-49:
Fox: 0.6 rating/4 share, ABC: 0.5/ 3, NBC: 0.4/ 3, CBS: 0.3/ 2, CW: 0.2/ 1

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8:00 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 3.73 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.69 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

NBC – The Blacklist
Viewers 3.43 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#3)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.33 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway?
Viewers: 1.09 million (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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8:30 p.m.

ABC – Shark Tank (R)
Viewers: 3.44 million (#1), A18-49: 0.5/ 4 (#2)

CBS – MacGyver (R)
Viewers: 3.33 million (#2), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

NBC – The Blacklist
Viewers 3.24 million (#3), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#3t)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.56 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Whose Line is it Anyway? (R)
Viewers: 895,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.2/ 1 (#5)

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9:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.05 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.77 million (#1), A18-49: 0.3/ 2 (#4)

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

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.22 million (#4), A18-49: 0.6/ 4 (#1)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Viewers: 856,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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9:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.81 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

CBS – Magnum, P.I. (R)
Viewers: 3.79 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 2 (#2t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.21 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#2t)

Fox – WWE Friday Night Smackdown!
Viewers: 2.10 million (#4), A18-49: 0.5/ 3 (#1)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Viewers: 797,000 (#5), A18-49: 0.1/ 1 (#5)

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10:00 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.72 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.36 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.55 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

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10:30 p.m.

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 2.65 million (#3), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

CBS – Blue Bloods (R)
Viewers: 4.27 million (#1), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

NBC – Dateline
Viewers: 3.38 million (#2), A18-49: 0.4/ 3 (#1t)

Source: Nielsen Media Research