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 PMShark Tank (F)0.2842.91ABC

The Greatest @Home Videos0.2442.42CBS

Grosse Pointe Garden Society (F)0.1521.37NBC

UFL: Memphis v. San Antonio0.1210.57Fox

Penn & Teller: Fool Us (R)0.0410.44CW
9 PMSWAT0.1933.16CBS

20/200.1732.34ABC

Dateline NBC (R)0.1521.68NBC

Masters of Illusion (R)0.0300.35CW
9:30 PMMasters of Illusion (R)0.0300.31CW
10 PMSWAT (Series Finale)0.1933.02CBS

Cable Highlights:

Show

Network

18-49 Viewers

Viewers (mil.)

NBA Playoffs: Celtics v. KnicksESPN1.635.73
WWE SmackDownUSA0.361.29
NHL Playoffs: Maple Leafs v. PanthersTNT0.220.92
Jesse Watters PrimetimeFox News0.143.16
Gutfeld!Fox News0.112.75
HannityFox News0.102.49
On Patrol: LiveReelz0.090.50
MLB: Regional CoverageMLB0.060.32
Anderson Cooper 360CNN0.040.43
All In with Chris HayesMSNBC0.040.82
NewsNightCNN0.300.33
Power Book III: Raising KananStarz0.030.14
The Source with Kaitlan CollinsCNN0.020.34
Real Time with Bill MaherHBO0.020.54
Last Word with Lawrence O'DonnellMSNBC0.020.77
The Briefing with Jen PsakiMSNBC0.020.84
Percy Jackson & the OlympiansDisney0.020.07

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