Friday TV Ratings 8/2/24: Summer Olympics Drop, WWE SmackDown Rebounds, On Patrol: Live and Lingo Near Series Lows [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: The 2024 Summer Olympics (2.29, -0.34) slipped on NBC, but it still fended off a rising edition of Fox's WWE Smackdown (0.60, +0.08). Lingo (0.13, -0.04) declined on CBS, falling behind ABC reruns of Jeopardy! Masters (0.18) and 20/20 (0.17). Repeats of SWAT (0.11) and Blue Bloods (0.13) aired after Lingo. Totally Funny Animals (0.03, 0.00) and Totally Funny Kids (0.03, 0.00) were both steady on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	2024 Summer Olympics	2.29	29	13.11	NBC
	WWE SmackDown	0.60	7	2.18	Fox
	Jeopardy! Masters (R)	0.18	2	1.99	ABC
	Lingo	0.13	2	1.60	CBS
	The Conners (R)	0.05	1	0.35	CW
8:30 PM	The Conners (R)	0.03	0	0.31	CW
9 PM	20/20 (R)	0.17	2	1.77	ABC
	SWAT (R)	0.11	1	1.45	CBS
	Totally Funny Animals	0.03	0	0.27	CW
9:30 PM	Totally Funny Kids	0.03	0	0.29	CW
10 PM	Blue Bloods (R)	0.13	2	1.67	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
2024 Summer Olympics	USA	0.30	1.18
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.18	2.92
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.11	2.09
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.09	0.72
AEW: Rampage	TNT	0.07	0.21