Friday TV Ratings 1/8/21: Shark Tank Ties Season High for Midseason Premiere, Blue Bloods and 20/20 Also Rise (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: Back after a month-long hiatus, ABC's 'Shark Tank' (0.8) rose two-tenths and matched its season high. While the longtime reality series did top the night, it was likely fueled by having Alex Trebek's final 'Jeopardy' episode as a lead-in in some areas. '20/20' (0.6) also rose two-tenths in the 10pm hour. 'MacGyver' (0.5) held even for its return on CBS but 'Magnum PI' (0.6) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.6) inched up to new season highs. Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.5) tied its previous episode but couldn't quite reach the heights of Christmas evening. NBC aired a pair of 'Mr. Mayor' encores (0.4/0.3) and a steady 'Dateline' (0.4). The CW had 'Whose Line' (0.1/0.1) and 'Penn & Teller' (0.1).

Finals Update: MacGyver (+0.1), WWE SmackDown (+0.1) and the repeats of Mr. Mayor (+0.1 each) and Whose Line Is It Anyway? (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time

Show

18-49 Rating/Share

Viewers (mil)

Channel

8 PMShark Tank0.81/54.68ABC

MacGyver0.59/45.17CBS

WWE SmackDown0.56/32.12Fox

Mr. Mayor (R)0.45/32.94NBC

Whose Line Is It Anyway? (P)0.13/10.83The CW
8:30 PMMr. Mayor (R)
Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)
0.36/2
0.15/1
2.28
0.81
NBC
The CW
9 PM20/200.62/43.75ABC

Magnum PI0.60/45.87CBS

Dateline NBC0.42/32.65NBC

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (P)0.12/10.73The CW
10 PMBlue Bloods0.61/46.56CBS
Key:
(P) = premiere
(R) = repeat

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