Friday TV Ratings 5/16/25: Shark Tank Rises for Mark Cuban’s Final Episode, SWAT Slightly Rebounds but Stays Low for Series Finale, Real Time with Bill Maher Hits Series Low [+ Analysis]

Ratings Analysis: On the night of Mark Cuban's final episode, ABC's Shark Tank (0.28, +0.03) climbed higher, but 20/20 (0.17) dropped noticeably from there. On NBC, Grosse Pointe Garden Society (0.15, +0.03) was up for its finale. CBS's SWAT (0.19, +0.04) was also up for its series finale, but the drama fell behind The Greatest @Home Videos (0.24). Fox was up from last week with UFL (0.12). Encores of Penn & Teller (0.04) and Masters of Illusion (0.03/0.03) aired on the CW. Key: (R) = repeat. (F) = finale.

Time	Show	18-49 Rating	18-49 Share	Viewers (mil)	Network
8 PM	Shark Tank (F)	0.28	4	2.91	ABC
	The Greatest @Home Videos	0.24	4	2.42	CBS
	Grosse Pointe Garden Society (F)	0.15	2	1.37	NBC
	UFL: Memphis v. San Antonio	0.12	1	0.57	Fox
	Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)	0.04	1	0.44	CW
9 PM	SWAT	0.19	3	3.16	CBS
	20/20	0.17	3	2.34	ABC
	Dateline NBC (R)	0.15	2	1.68	NBC
	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.03	0	0.35	CW
9:30 PM	Masters of Illusion (R)	0.03	0	0.31	CW
10 PM	SWAT (Series Finale)	0.19	3	3.02	CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show	Network	18-49 Viewers	Viewers (mil.)
NBA Playoffs: Celtics v. Knicks	ESPN	1.63	5.73
WWE SmackDown	USA	0.36	1.29
NHL Playoffs: Maple Leafs v. Panthers	TNT	0.22	0.92
Jesse Watters Primetime	Fox News	0.14	3.16
Gutfeld!	Fox News	0.11	2.75
Hannity	Fox News	0.10	2.49
On Patrol: Live	Reelz	0.09	0.50
MLB: Regional Coverage	MLB	0.06	0.32
Anderson Cooper 360	CNN	0.04	0.43
All In with Chris Hayes	MSNBC	0.04	0.82
NewsNight	CNN	0.30	0.33
Power Book III: Raising Kanan	Starz	0.03	0.14
The Source with Kaitlan Collins	CNN	0.02	0.34
Real Time with Bill Maher	HBO	0.02	0.54
Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell	MSNBC	0.02	0.77
The Briefing with Jen Psaki	MSNBC	0.02	0.84
Percy Jackson & the Olympians	Disney	0.02	0.07