Preliminary Analysis: The 'Tokyo Olympics' (2.3) suffered quite a blow on Friday night, dropping by nine-tenths from the rating it managed the day prior. This may still be a winning number for NBC, but the decline does signal a sign of audience fatigue. On Fox, 'WWE Smackdown' (0.5) matched the preliminary rating it garnered seven days ago and was easily the top non-'Olympics' broadcast. CBS's 'Love Island' (0.3) shed a tenth from Thursday's episode but was even with its previous Friday outing. A stable 'Secret Celebrity Renovation' (0.2) and a 'Blue Bloods' rerun (0.2) sandwiched the reality series. Repeats of 'Shark Tank' (0.3) and '20/20' (0.3) were on-par with their week-ago ratings on ABC. The CW's 'Burden of Truth' (0.1) was steady in its season premiere, followed immediately after by a flat edition of 'Dynasty' (0.1).
Finals Update: 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics (+0.3), WWE SmackDown (+0.1) and the repeat of 20/20 (+0.1) adjusted up. Dynasty (-0.1) adjusted down.
Time | Show | 18-49 Rating/Share | Viewers (mil) | Network |
| 8 PM | 2020 Tokyo Summer Olympics | 2.62/19 | 11.73 | NBC |
| WWE SmackDown | 0.57/4 | 2.04 | Fox |
| Shark Tank (R) | 0.31/3 | 2.21 | ABC |
| Secret Celebrity Renovation | 0.26/2 | 2.17 | CBS |
| Burden of Truth (P) | 0.06/1 | 0.33 | The CW |
| 9 PM | 20/20 (R) | 0.36/3 | 2.48 | ABC |
| Love Island | 0.32/2 | 1.54 | CBS |
| Dynasty | 0.04/1 | 0.26 | The CW |
| 10 PM | Blue Bloods (R) | 0.17 | 1.69 | CBS |
Key:(P) = premiere
(R) = repeat
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