Friday Ratings: NBC’s Dominant Winter Olympics Winds Down

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 2018

What follows are the fast affiliate results for Friday, February 23 broken out by network and by each half-hour. Keep in mind that results for any live event are always approximate.

Fast Affiliate metrics are NOT REFLECTIVE of Olympic viewership as they do not include viewers in Mountain and Pacific Time zones watching NBC’s coverage, which will be “live across” the country.

– Total Viewers (in millions):
NBC: 12.05 million, CBS: 4.49, ABC: 2.43, Fox: 2.08, CW: 723,000

– Adults 18-49 (rating / share):
NBC: 2.7 rating/12 share, CBS: 0.9/ 4, ABC: 0.6/ 2, Fox: 0.5/ 2, CW: 0.1/ 1

– Adults 18-34 (rating / share):
NBC: 1.7 rating/10 share, CBS: 0.6/ 4, ABC and Fox: 0.3/ 2 each, CW: 0.1/ 1

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8:00 PM

ABC – Movie: Wreck-It-Ralph (RS)
Viewers: 2.33 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/3 (#3). Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

CBS – Celebrity Big Brother
Viewers: 5.02 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.2/6 (#2), Adults 18-34: 0.8/5 (#2)

NBC – XXIII Winter Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 (S)
Viewers: 11.70 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.3/11 (#1), Adults 18-34: 1.5/10 (#1)

Fox – Showtime at The Apollo (RS)
Viewers: 2.15 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3), Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

CW – Howie Mandel Stand-Up Gala (RS)
Viewers: 0.94 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.2/1 (#5), Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5)

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8:30 PM

ABC – Movie: Wreck-It-Ralph (RS)
Viewers: 1.83 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3). Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

CBS – Celebrity Big Brother
Viewers: 4.63 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.1/5 (#2), Adults 18-34: 0.8/5 (#2)

NBC – XXIII Winter Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 (S)
Viewers: 12.91 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.7/12 (#1), Adults 18-34: 1.7/11 (#1)

Fox – Showtime at The Apollo (RS)
Viewers: 2.01 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3), Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

CW – Howie Mandel Stand-Up Gala (RS)
Viewers: 0.73 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:00 PM

ABC – Movie: Wreck-It-Ralph (RS)
Viewers: 1.82 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3). Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

CBS – Celebrity Big Brother
Viewers: 4.40 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/4 (#2), Adults 18-34: 0.7/4 (#2)

NBC – XXIII Winter Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 (S)
Viewers: 13.85 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 3.0/13 (#1), Adults 18-34: 1.9/11 (#1)

Fox – Showtime at The Apollo (RS)
Viewers: 2.05 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#3), Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

CW – Howie Mandel Stand-Up Gala (RS)
Viewers: 0.67 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5)

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9:30 PM

ABC – Movie: Wreck-It-Ralph (RS)
Viewers: 1.90 million (#4), Adults 18-49: 0.5/2 (#4). Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#3)

CBS – Celebrity Big Brother
Viewers: 4.34 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 1.0/4 (#2), Adults 18-34: 0.6/4 (#2)

NBC – XXIII Winter Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 (S)
Viewers: 13.39 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.9/12 (#1), Adults 18-34: 1.8/11 (#1)

Fox – Showtime at The Apollo (RS)
Viewers: 2.10 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/2 (#3), Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#4)

CW – Whose Line Is It Anyway? (RS)
Viewers: 0.56 million (#5), Adults 18-49: 0.1/1 (#5), Adults 18-34: 0.1/1 (#5)

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10:00 PM

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.20 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2). Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods (RS)
Viewers: 3.99 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC – XXIII Winter Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 (S)
Viewers: 11.13 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.7/12 (#1), Adults 18-34: 1.8/11 (#1)

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10:30 PM

ABC – 20/20
Viewers: 3.49 million (#3), Adults 18-49: 0.6/3 (#2). Adults 18-34: 0.4/2 (#2)

CBS – Blue Bloods (RS)
Viewers: 4.55 million (#2), Adults 18-49: 0.4/2 (#3), Adults 18-34: 0.3/2 (#3)

NBC – XXIII Winter Olympics: PyeongChang 2018 (S)
Viewers: 9.36 million (#1), Adults 18-49: 2.3/10 (#1), Adults 18-34: 1.5/9 (#1)

Source: Nielsen Media Research