Friday TV Ratings 3/7/25: Shark Tank Returns Down, SWAT Drops Following Cancellation, RuPaul’s Drag Race and Happy’s Place Rise [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: In its return from a month-long hiatus, ABC's Shark Tank (0.28, -0.14) dropped to its lowest rating since mid-January. 20/20 (0.19, -0.02) also dropped at nine. CBS's SWAT (0.25, -0.04) was down after being canceled, but NCIS: Sydney (0.27, 0.00) held steady, and Fire Country (0.32, +0.02) rose. NBC sitcom Happy's Place (0.26, +0.04) was on the rise, as was Dateline (0.29, +0.09). Fox's college basketball broadcast (0.24) was steady with last week's. Penn & Teller (0.05, -0.03) slipped on the CW, but Masters of Illusion (0.05, +0.01) ticked up. Key: (R) = repeat.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Shark Tank	0.28	4	2.96	ABC
	NCIS: Sydney	0.27	4	4.12	CBS
	Happy's Place	0.26	4	3.25	NBC
	College Basketball: Purdue v. IL	0.24	4	1.22	Fox
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us	0.05	1	0.53	CW
8:30 PM	Night Court (R)	0.19	3	2.03	NBC
9 PM	Fire Country	0.32	5	4.12	CBS
	Dateline NBC	0.29	4	2.69	NBC
	20/20	0.19	3	2.65	ABC
	Masters of Illusion	0.05	1	0.34	CW
10 PM	SWAT	0.25	4	3.20	CBS

Cable:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
WWE SmackDown	USA	0.52	1.74
NBA: Grizzlies v. Mavericks	ESPN	0.22	0.93
RuPaul's Drag Race	MTV	0.22	0.57
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.19	3.24
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.18	3.75
Women's College Basketball: IA v. OH St.	Big Ten	0.16	0.54
Hannity	Fox News	0.14	3.01
Untucked	MTV	0.14	0.32
The Rachel Maddow Show	MSNBC	0.09	1.71
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.09	0.52
Women's College Basketball: NE v. UCLA	Big Ten	0.07	0.30
NewsNight	CNN	0.06	0.48
The Way Home	Hallmark	0.06	0.71
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.06	1.07
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.05	0.61
Unrivaled: Lunar Owls v. Rose	TNT	0.05	0.16
Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	0.04	0.73
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.04	0.53
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.04	0.96
Unrivaled: Phantom v. Laces	TNT	0.03	0.11