Friday TV Ratings 5/24/24: Lingo Returns Low, Declining WWE SmackDown Easily Leads [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: RuPaul game show Lingo (0.20/0.18) underwhelmed in its CBS return and was a clear step below last week's drama finales (0.34/0.39/0.26) in the Adults 18-49 demographic. On Fox, WWE Smackdown (0.56, -0.03) declined a bit but remained well above the night's other offerings in the key demo. ABC aired reruns of Shark Tank (0.22) and 20/20 (0.18). NBC went with repeats of Night Court (0.18/0.15) and Dateline (0.25). 100 Days to Indy (0.02, 0.00) held flat on the CW.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	WWE SmackDown	0.56	7	2.15	Fox
	Shark Tank (R)	0.22	3	2.21	ABC
	Lingo (P)	0.20	3	1.91	CBS
	Night Court (R)	0.18	3	1.67	NBC
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.04	1	0.44	CW
8:30 PM	Night Court (R)	0.15	2	1.40	NBC
9 PM	Dateline NBC (R)	0.25	3	2.22	NBC
	Lingo	0.18	2	1.62	CBS
	20/20 (R)	0.18	2	1.97	ABC
	100 Days to Indy	0.02	0	0.19	CW
10 PM	Blue Bloods (R)	0.14	2	2.04	CBS