Friday TV Ratings 11/15/24: SWAT Leads Broadcast as All Scripted Shows Sink to New Lows, Christmas with the Singhs Weak for Hallmark [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: It was an abysmal Friday night for the broadcast networks as practically every show took a hit, likely because of Netflix's highly-anticipated fight between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson. CBS's SWAT (0.26, -0.05) was the top-rated non-cable program but was still down markedly from last week. Fire Country (0.24, -0.11) and Blue Bloods (0.22, -0.06) declined by even more. On ABC, Shark Tank (0.18, -0.08) and 20/20 (0.18, -0.06) nosedived. Happy's Place (0.21, -0.06), Lopez vs Lopez (0.16, -0.02), and Dateline (0.13, -0.04) all slipped on NBC. Fox's UCLA/WA college football game (0.24) was a notch below the network's former Friday-night staple WWE Smackdown (0.32). The CW aired repeats of CBS sitcom Bob Hearts Abishola (0.05/0.03/0.03/0.03). Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	SWAT	0.26	4	4.13	CBS
	Happy's Place	0.21	4	2.95	NBC
	Shark Tank	0.18	3	2.69	ABC
	Rescue: HI-Surf (R)	0.10	2	0.71	Fox
	Bob Hearts Abishola (R)	0.05	1	0.31	CW
8:30 PM	Lopez vs Lopez	0.16	3	1.63	NBC
	Bob Hearts Abishola (R)	0.03	1	0.26	CW
9 PM	College Football: UCLA v. WA	0.24	4	1.26	Fox
	Fire Country	0.24	4	4.26	CBS
	20/20	0.18	2	2.49	ABC
	St. Denis Medical (R)	0.13	2	1.14	NBC
	Bob Hearts Abishola (R)	0.03	0	0.23	CW
9:30 PM	St. Denis Medical (R)	0.12	2	1.05	NBC
	Bob Hearts Abishola (R)	0.03	0	0.27	CW
10 PM	Blue Bloods	0.22	4	4.73	CBS
	Dateline NBC	0.13	2	1.26	NBC

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA: Lakers v. Spurs	ESPN	0.35	1.28
WWE SmackDown	USA	0.32	1.23
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.17	2.82
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.15	3.48
Hannity	Fox News	0.10	2.66
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.08	0.50
Christmas with the Singhs	Hallmark	0.08	1.13
AEW: Rampage	TNT	0.06	0.19
Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	0.02	0.54