Friday TV Ratings 10/1/21: Blue Bloods and Magnum PI Tie Lows in Premieres, The Most Magical Story on Earth Solid (UPDATED)

Preliminary Analysis: CBS's Friday-night drama lineup got off to a rocky start as 'SWAT' (0.4), 'Magnum PI' (0.4), and 'Blue Bloods' (0.4) all tied their respective lows for their season debuts. Though 'SWAT' matched what it garnered for its year-ago return, 'Magnum' and 'Blue Bloods' were both a tenth short of where they began in fall 2020. ABC's '50 Years of Walt Disney World' special (0.5) actually managed to eclipse the eye network's drama premieres but '20/20' (0.3) fell a good bit from there at 10. Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.6) was the top program as it often is, continuing to outperform the majority of the network's scripted offerings. NBC had a rerun of 'La Brea' (0.2) and a stable edition of 'Dateline' (0.4). The season premiere of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.1) was at its normal level on the CW. 'Dynasty' (0.0) was flat in no man's land for its finale.

Finals Update: 'The Most Magical Story on Earth' (+0.1), 'Blue Bloods' (+0.1), and the repeat of 'La Brea' (+0.1) adjusted up.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	WWE SmackDown	0.62/5	2.25	Fox
	The Most Magical Story on Earth: 50 Years of Walt Disney World	0.61/5	4.07	ABC
	SWAT (P)	0.42/4	4.86	CBS
	La Brea (R)	0.25/2	2.33	NBC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (P)	0.08/1	0.67	The CW
9 PM	Dateline NBC	0.42/3	3.32	NBC
	Magnum PI (P)	0.39/3	5.23	CBS
	Dynasty (F)	0.03/0	0.22	The CW
10 PM	Blue Bloods (P)	0.45/3	6.30	CBS
	20/20 (R)	0.34/3	2.34	ABC