Friday Ratings: CBS Tops Primetime with NFL Preseason Football

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, August 24. These results are time period based and are only approximate.

– Total Viewers (in millions):
CBS: 3.88 million, ABC: 3.05, NBC: 3.02, Fox: 2.03, CW: 1.58

– Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.9 rating/5 share, NBC and Fox: 0.6/ 3 each, ABC: 0.5/ 3, CW: 0.4/ 2

– Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
CBS: 0.6 rating/5 share, Fox: 0.3/ 3, ABC: 0.3/ 2, NBC and CW: 0.2/ 2 each

– Adults 25-54 (rating / share):
CBS: 1.2 rating/5 share, NBC: 0.8/ 3, ABC and Fox: 0.7/ 3 each, CW: 0.5/ 2

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8:00 PM

ABC – Fresh Off the Boat (repeat)
Viewers: 2.82 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/3 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#4)

CBS – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Viewers: 3.87 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.5/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#1)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Viewers: 3.06 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.8/4 (#2)

Fox – BIG3 Basketball Championship
Viewers: 2.40 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/4 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.4/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/4 (#2)

CW – Masters of Illusion (repeat)
Viewers: 1.65 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC – Speechless (repeat)
Viewers: 2.32 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.6/3 (#4)

CBS – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Viewers: 3.64 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.8/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.1/5 (#1)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Viewers: 2.88 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

Fox – BIG3 Basketball Championship
Viewers: 1.94 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/3 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#3)

CW – Masters of Illusion (repeat)
Viewers: 1.67 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#4),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.5/2 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC – What Would You Do?
Viewers: 2.97 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#3)

CBS – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Viewers: 4.28 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/5 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.3/6 (#1)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Viewers: 2.58 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#3),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

Fox – BIG3 Basketball Championship
Viewers: 1.93 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#3)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Viewers: 1.53 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC – What Would You Do?
Viewers: 3.32 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

CBS – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Viewers: 4.29 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.1/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.8/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.4/5 (#1)

NBC – American Ninja Warrior (repeat)
Viewers: 2.69 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#2)

Fox – BIG3 Basketball Championship
Viewers: 1.85 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.7/3 (#4)

CW – Penn & Teller: Fool Us (repeat)
Viewers: 1.46 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#5),
Adults 18-34: 0.2/2 (#4), Adults 25-54: 0.4/2 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.36 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#3)

CBS – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Viewers: 3.98 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 1.0/5 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.7/6 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.2/5 (#1)

NBC – Dateline NBC
Viewers: 3.33 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#2)

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10:30 PM

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.50 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.8/3 (#3)

CBS – NFL Preseason Football: Detroit Lions at Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Viewers: 3.24 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.8/4 (#1),
Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#1), Adults 25-54: 1.0/4 (#1)

NBC – Dateline NBC
Viewers: 3.59 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2),
Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#2), Adults 25-54: 0.9/4 (#2)

Source: Nielsen Media Research