Friday TV Ratings 8/11/23: WWE SmackDown Drops as Dateline Encore Takes Second Amid Huge NFL Preseason Preemptions, Secret Celebrity Renovation Rises (UPDATED)

Ratings Analysis: Fox's 'WWE Smackdown' (0.55, -0.07) took a clear hit but was still the top Friday-night program. On CBS, 'Secret Celebrity Renovation' (0.22, +0.05) rebounded rather nicely after its lackluster premiere from last week. Reruns of 'Fire Country' (0.13) and 'Blue Bloods' (0.15) followed 'Renovation'. NBC went with repeats of 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (0.15) and 'Dateline' (0.24). ABC had encores of 'Will Trent' (0.21) and '20/20' (0.18). 'Family Law' (0.04, -0.02) and 'Moonshine' (0.02, -0.01) slipped on the CW.

Finals Update: 'Secret Celebrity Renovation' (-0.1) adjusted down. Repeats of 'Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge' (-0.3), 'Dateline NBC' (-0.1), '20/20' (-0.1), and 'Fire Country' (-0.2) also adjusted down.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	WWE SmackDown	0.55	7	2.10	Fox
	Secret Celebrity Renovation	0.22	3	2.29	CBS
	Will Trent (R)	0.21	3	2.27	ABC
	Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge (R)	0.15	2	1.02	NBC
	Family Law	0.04	1	0.46	The CW
9 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.24	3	1.93	NBC
	20/20 (R)	0.18	2	1.83	ABC
	Fire Country (R)	0.13	3	2.62	CBS
	Moonshine	0.02	0	0.21	The CW
10 PM	Blue Bloods (R)	0.15	2	2.42	CBS