Friday TV Ratings 7/29/22: Secret Celebrity Renovation Stays Low in Return, The Fatal Flaw Hits New High in New Slot, Dropping WWE SmackDown Leads

Ratings Analysis: CBS's 'Secret Celebrity Renovation' (0.25) returned five-hundredths higher than its September 2021 season finale (0.20) but could only manage to secure the third-place slot in its hour. Reruns of 'Blue Bloods' (0.16/0.20) occupied the 9-11PM stretch. Over on ABC, 'The Fatal Flaw' (0.31, +0.07) climbed to a new series high for its first episode since being shipped to Fridays. Much of that growth is likely a result of being placed in a more cushiony 8PM timeslot, as opposed to the more challenging 10PM slot it occupied on Thursday nights. Despite the passable performance, 'Flaw' was bested by the 9PM edition of '20/20' (0.33). Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.52, -0.10) dropped by a full tenth but still beat out its competitors. NBC had middling repeats of 'American Ninja Warrior' (0.22) and 'Dateline' (0.28). The CW had lifeless encores of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.07) and 'World's Funniest Animals' (0.04/0.04).

Finals Update: 'WWE Smackdown' (+0.1), 'Secret Celebrity Renovation' (+0.1), the 9PM repeat of 'Blue Bloods' (+0.1), and 'Dateline' (+0.1) adjusted up. The two reruns of 'World's Funniest Animals' (-0.1; -0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	WWE SmackDown	0.52/6	2.19	Fox
	The Fatal Flaw	0.31/4	2.86	ABC
	Secret Celebrity Renovation (P)	0.25/3	2.68	CBS
	American Ninja Warrior (R)	0.22/3	1.58	NBC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.07/1	0.55	The CW
9 PM	20/20 (R)	0.33/4	2.65	ABC
	Blue Bloods (R)	0.16/2	2.35	CBS
	World's Funniest Animals (R)	0.04/1	0.44	The CW
9:30 PM	World's Funniest Animals (R)	0.04/0	0.45	The CW
10 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.28/3	2.04	NBC
	Blue Bloods (R)	0.20/2	2.87	CBS