Friday TV Ratings 10/14/22: SWAT, Fire Country and Shark Tank All Grow, WWE SmackDown Leads Yet Again (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Though it clearly had a very solid start last week, CBS's 'Fire Country' (0.48, +0.08) jumped into gamechanger territory in week two. The new drama set the night ablaze by soaring to a rating that was nearly a full tenth higher than its already promising premiere (0.40). 'SWAT' (0.43, +0.05) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.43, +0.02) were also able to grow from their premieres at 8 and 10 respectively. ABC also had something to write home about as both 'Shark Tank' (0.51, +0.04) and '20/20' (0.36, +0.04) rose to new season highs. Although 'Shark Tank' and 'Fire Country' were stronger competitors than usual, Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.54, 0.00) was stable and won the night yet again. On NBC, 'Capital One College Bowl' (0.20, -0.01) and 'Dateline' (0.27, -0.01) shed a hundredth apiece. The CW went with the middling premieres of 'Penn & Teller: Fool Us' (0.06) and 'Whose Line Is It Anyway?' (0.04). Both were down by two-hundredths from their year-ago starts (0.08/0.06).

Finals Update: 'Shark Tank' (+0.1) and 'Fire Country' (+0.1) adjusted up. 'Whose Line?' (-0.1) and its repeat (-0.1) adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating/Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	WWE SmackDown	0.54/6	2.27	Fox
	Shark Tank	0.51/5	3.44	ABC
	SWAT	0.43/5	4.61	CBS
	Capital One College Bowl	0.20/2	1.63	NBC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (P)	0.06/1	0.55	The CW
9 PM	Fire Country	0.48/5	5.80	CBS
	20/20	0.36/4	2.59	ABC
	Dateline NBC	0.27/3	2.29	NBC
	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (P)	0.04/0	0.45	The CW
9:30 PM	Whose Line Is It Anyway? (R)	0.04/0	0.40	The CW
10 PM	Blue Bloods	0.43/5	6.06	CBS